The Freak Presidency

From start to finish, the memories will last forever — insisting his inauguration crowd was bigger than Obama’s; siding with Putin in Helsinki; suggesting people inject themselves with disinfectant; all the lies about election fraud; and, oh yeah, being impeached… twice.

I called him a freak businessman 30 years ago, and he was equally freakish as president. Melania isn’t the only one who’s happy it’s over.

Media-um Well

For all the claims of media bias, Leslie Stahl gets Nancy Pelosi to state some unconvincing, flat denials to valid questions. It’s quite apparent that merely mentioning AOC’s name gets under Pelosi’s skin.

The aged leaders of both parties are beyond their “best if used by” dates. Biden has said privately he would be a one term president, and I hope that’s what he does. This raises the prospect of the next four years being a de facto co-presidency. Harris 2024?