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How's that working for Trump? Sessions is digging in. Now what will Trump do?

We see Trump himself publicly proclaiming his disappointment in Sessions. We see him driving that point home with repeated tweets. We see him demonstrating phenomenal public disloyalty and disrespect toward one of his earliest and most loyal supporters. We see Trump oblivious to the support...

As expected, the House voted on this bill today. It passed 419-3.

I happened to see part of John McCain's speech today while eating a late lunch. It is one of the most moving political speeches I have heard in a very long time. It literally brought tears to my eyes. The president delayed his White House press conference today to wait for the speech to be...

If there is no rational explanation for Trump's treatment of Sessions, that leaves the irrational. What he's doing makes little sense to most people but it makes perfect sense to a super-narcissist. His behavior is thereby explained.

I'm not alone in believing that Trump is doing himself no favors by kicking Sessions around like a stray dog. There is no master plan and Trump is not crazy like a fox. In this case, he's just crazy to work against his own best interests like this. "President Trump’s decision Tuesday to attack...

Have you noticed the relative media silence regarding Jared Kushner? Yesterday, ahead of his voluntary appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Kushner released a long statement explaining many of the things the press (and investigators, I presume) are looking into. The statement was...

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Trump's recent comments and tweets about Sessions leave me confused. Sessions was the first U.S. senator to back Trump. Now Trump is openly critical of Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation and further critical because Sessions "... has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary...

I see it otherwise. Time will tell which of us has the better Trump insight. Both of us see him signing the bill (or letting it become law without signature). You see him accepting the result and moving on. I see him resenting the result and lashing out.

Since we're on the topic, let's have some fun with the Trump super-narcissist notion. It appears that the House will take up the Russia sanctions bill this week and both houses are likely to place a veto-proof bill on the president's desk for him to sign. This bill expresses the deep concern...

In reply to you and Turtle, no, I did not copyright the term. Until Turtle mentioned it, I did not know super-narcissist is in an urban dictionary. For me, the term came to mind and I started using it because it expresses my view. It does not surprise me a bit that others see fit to use the term...

Perhaps so. When musing aloud about his power to pardon, perhaps he's doing it with his family in mind. But there too would be an implied admission of guilt. Using the powers of the presidency to pardon a family member would be problematic also.

Narcissistic characteristics can be found in every human being alive. The degree to which they manifest varies from person to person. While it is true to say Ventura exhibits narcissistic behaviors, it is not equivalent to Trump. "Super-narcissist" is not a formal term of art. I made it up and I...

I get the impeachment part (no man is above the law). The admission of guilt idea is a new insight to me. I never thought about that before reading it here. It never occurred to me that a self-pardon might be widely perceived as an admission of guilt, even if the pardon was for unspecified...

We see this reluctance in the gym also. One woman in particular comes to mind. She has totally transformed herself from morbidly obese to fit, toned and trim. Joint pain she used to experience went away because the joints are no longer bearing too much weight. Physical activity like biking...

With Trump himself now tweeting about his power to pardon, it's no longer an unnamed source or fake news item. Would Trump be wise to use this power?

You can count on me to run everything Trump does and does not do through the narcissism filter. Trump is a super narcissist. I believe this personality characteristic defines his world view and explains his his deeds.

There is speculation in the press that Preiebus is on his way out as Trump's chief of staff. Before it was even known who Trump's first chief of staff would be, it could be expected that person would leave. When Priebus goes, I would not attribute a great deal of significance to it. It is common...

This week's prize for the most brilliant political move in Washington goes to new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. In his press conference yesterday, on national TV, he said multiple times, "I love Donald Trump" (or variations like "I love the president"), Better than...