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> In his first Term when the GoP controlled congress Trump would praise a bill one day, and say he would veto it the next. Trump probably rationalizes consiste
by Terr_ 2y ago
> In his first Term when the GoP controlled congress Trump would praise a bill one day, and say he would veto it the next.
Trump probably rationalizes consistency as weakness. After all, people with principles are people you can cheat and defraud, like his contractors.
Reminds me of a fictional scene:
> “You were out of your league from the beginning, Cavilo,” said Miles, walking slowly around her as if inspecting his prize. Her head turned to follow him, then had to swivel to pick up his orbit on the other side. “You should have stuck to your original contract. Or your second plan. Or your third. You should, in fact, have stuck to something. Anything. Your total self-interest didn’t make you strong, it made you a rag in the wind, anybody’s to pick up. [...]"
-- The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold