Noonan on the Drama Queen President:
.... not strong and self-controlled, not cool and tough, not low-key and determined; he’s whiny, weepy and self-pitying. He throws himself, sobbing, on the body politic. He’s a drama queen. It was once said, sarcastically, of George H.W. Bush that he reminded everyone of her first husband. Trump must remind people of their first wife. Actually his wife, Melania, is tougher than he is with her stoicism and grace, her self-discipline and desire to show the world respect by presenting herself with dignity….Half the president’s tweets show utter weakness. They are plaintive, shrill little cries, usually just after dawn.
Sessions gave up his Senate seat in order to implement Trump’s immigration and tough-on-crime agenda. He’s proud of his efforts and daring Trump to fire him.
Noonan’s best insight comes at the very end of her piece:
Meanwhile the whole world is watching, a world that contains predators. How could they not be seeing this weakness, confusion and chaos and thinking it’s a good time to cause some trouble.
As Noonan points out, Trump’s lack of manliness undermines America’s foreign policy. Those who attempt to appease Trump by swatting his flies end up stains on an airport tarmac while those like Sessions who remain steadfast not only maintain their dignity but also avoid (so far at least) firing by the hardass CEO of the Apprentice, someone who’s supposed to be able to effortlessly fire anyone at anytime but instead responds to defiance by morphing into a transitioning Bruce Jenner.
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