[Watchman]

The new nominee, while still a cunt, at least has the experience and background as a senior prosecutor in Florida (where else?) to make me wonder if this was the plan all along - nominate a load of human disaster zones, then once the media furore builds up, replace them with someone more competent and less outwardly awful. The new person looks 100 times better than they probably are, and avoids a lot of scrutiny.

We're so used to "ha ha, isn't he stupid?", that we forget there's a lot of cunning there, and face it, he outplayed us.

I was thinking more along the lines of " we'll put up a clown, then get him to stand down, and then pick someone who has the right qualifications and experience, and everyone will say yeah that's better"...... but all the time hiding the fact that she is an evil bitch who is there just to carry out Trump's retribution in the style of the Game of Thrones

[The Weeping Angel]

The new nominee, while still a cunt, at least has the experience and background as a senior prosecutor in Florida (where else?) to make me wonder if this was the plan all along - nominate a load of human disaster zones, then once the media furore builds up, replace them with someone more competent and less outwardly awful. The new person looks 100 times better than they probably are, and avoids a lot of scrutiny.

We're so used to "ha ha, isn't he stupid?", that we forget there's a lot of cunning there, and face it, he outplayed us.

Nah he fucked up by thinking the Republicans would go along with Gaetz he's a lucky huckster not some master strategist.

[Andy McDandy]

Yes, and I remember Napoleon's views on luck.

[The Weeping Angel]

Yeah and I know how often he acts on impulse and barely thinks things through.

[satnav]

Ultimately Trump has already achieved what he set out he achieved. He has won a second presidential election and with it the ability to pardon himself of most of his crimes and misdemeanors. Anything else he achieves will be a bonus.

He doesn't need a long term strategy because in two years time the Republicans will be focussed on what happens next and who will be their next presidential candidate. If Trump starts coming up with outrageous ideas in two years time many Republicans might start to kickback if they think it could damage their future prospects.

[Youngian]

Trump can appoint as many rapists, thieves and paedophiles as he likes to senior positions it won't be a deal breaker with the US electorate. I'm sure Mary Beard can name worse leaders of a declining empire but it's still all very sad.