QOTD: The Bumbling Hatchet Man

 

The always readable and perceptive Nobel laureate Paul Krugman again gives us today's quote, commenting on the sinister appointment of MAGA fanatic and the Malignant Fascist's fiercely loyal hatchet man Bill Pulte to the Director of National Intelligence position.  From his Substack post:

"Pulte is a bumbling hatchet man: so far none of his attempted lynchings have succeeded. But for Trump, willingness to engage in unethical behavior is all that matters.

What will Pulte do as America’s senior intelligence official? You might think that even someone like Trump, who has no desire to serve the national interest, who sees wars only as ways to enrich himself and distract from his domestic woes, would want accurate intelligence. After all, if you’re going to wag the dog, you don’t want the dog to bite back the way it has in Iran.

But Trump appears to have given up on governing — even governing aimed at consolidating his own power and legacy. He wants to punish everyone he imagines has wronged him but has lost all interest in making the government work, even for nefarious purposes. So he doesn’t need intelligence, just someone who will indulge his rage. And that will be Pulte’s job." (our emphasis)

Watch as Pulte discovers "domestic terrorism" among Dems and those that oppose his cult leader.  His predecessor, the opportunistic Kremlin friend Tulsi Gabbard was bad enough, but we have a feeling we ain't seen nothing yet.