Many are saying the N.Y. Times op ed anonymous author should stand up like a man, resign, and tell all. That sounds moral, upstanding, even patriotic. But can we not put ourselves in his place without preaching about him?
- If he resigns and tells all, who will be left minding the self destructive baby in the lengthy meantime?
- He’s trapped by survival concerns for himself, me, you and America.
- He’s sending SOS signals from a sinking ship, taking on his shoulders the lonely and dangerous task of asking for help without extinguishing the source of the SOS.
- He must be discouraged that his courageous end-of-the-rope ploy is criticized, not heeded, and certainly not processed at its level of desperation.
- Do we really want access to the button to global annihilation so tempting in a tantrum>?
The problem is, while I’m glad a few folks inside are aware, it is not constitutional. We are to have a president, not another secret group, running things.
I wish they would all form a coalition and come out publicly together… That would make it harder for retribution.
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Thanks for the reminder, However, given a situation where it’s between non-constitutional vs. non-constitutional, I guess I’d take the safer route. I can’t see that we’re being offered “constitutional” as an option. Folks seem to assume it’s a takeover ploy (a la Pence), but what if it isn’t? I recognize the validity of the other view also, however.
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