C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘The fact that Trump and Republicans continue to believe a large chunk of the country (the GOP base) must be lied to relentlessly and at all costs is dispiriting on its own. But it makes progress harder in other ways. Trump and Republicans continue to tell the lie that Obamacare has collapsed, which makes it harder to reach a bipartisan deal to shore up the exchanges, since that would require admitting that the law is not doomed to failure. Trump and Republicans continue to push the fiction that we desperately need a costly wall on the southern border, which makes it harder to reach a reasonable settlement on the “dreamers,” since the base now will not countenance a deal in which Trump “loses” on the wall. Trump and his allies continue to insist that the Russia probes are hoaxes designed to destroy our persecuted president, which makes it harder to have a sane discussion about how to prevent sabotage of future elections.
How we get out of this cycle is anybody’s guess, since it is clear that Trump and Republicans don’t view it as an option to just stop lying so damn much.’
Opinion | Trump is failing, and the White House is covering it up with lies
It’s been true for quite some time now that conservatives don’t know what the truth is anymore – or more likely they don’t care.
How we get out of this cycle is anybody’s guess, since it is clear that Trump and Republicans don’t view it as an option to just stop lying so damn much.’
Opinion | Trump is failing, and the White House is covering it up with lies
It’s been true for quite some time now that conservatives don’t know what the truth is anymore – or more likely they don’t care.