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Mike 03

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3. Per Bob Woodward's book

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 11:42 AM

Oct 2019

Mattis and company tried all sorts of things to reduce the amount of data the president had to pay attention to, including things like single sheets of paper, index cards and eventually bullet points. All failed.

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Former Mattis Aide: Trump veered from topic to topic like a squirrel caught in traffic [View all] kpete Oct 2019 OP

NOBODY in the room could say . . . gratuitous Oct 2019 #1

To those of us who have been paying attention... Guilded Lilly Oct 2019 #2

I completely agree. They've put loyalty to that incompetent a-hole above... brush Oct 2019 #4

More importantly, his sycophant enablers haveno honor, no virtue vlyons Oct 2019 #6

What would you suggest they do that would remove Trump from office? Kaleva Oct 2019 #9

You know nothing about my advocacy outside a political... Guilded Lilly Oct 2019 #15

Trump doesn't even have a rudimentary knowledge of history and governments. Botany Oct 2019 #11

Well said EndlessWire Oct 2019 #23

OK :) I can certainly embrace that! Equal opportunity BLAME. Guilded Lilly Oct 2019 #27

Per Bob Woodward's book Mike 03 Oct 2019 #3

His cognitive skills are compromised, and rapidly declining Siwsan Oct 2019 #5

i'm not so sure. unblock Oct 2019 #8

I'm looking at lots of his behaviors that, from my experience, are setting off alarm bells Siwsan Oct 2019 #10

EXACTLY....Those of us who have had the unimaginably HORRIFIC & sad The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #16

He needs to go through an intense psych/neuro work up at a civilian facility Siwsan Oct 2019 #17

WORD. I can't prove it YET but I believe that he received a Dx BEFORE he "announced" The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #18

I'm expecting they will find him wandering the Rose Garden, wearing just y-fronts and slippers Siwsan Oct 2019 #19

Yep. I believe that it's already happened, which would also explain why he's so The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #20

I'm not as charitable EndlessWire Oct 2019 #24

Who would LIKELY be a civilian, so I concur Siwsan Oct 2019 #25

Maybe if we're lucky, Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2019 #26

Two things... Baked Potato Oct 2019 #7

ABSOLUTELY! I have alot of family & friends In NYC & from what they've told me The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #21

This is hardly breaking news. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #12

Trump Raftergirl Oct 2019 #13

He never took the brass serious anyway... MartyTheGreek Oct 2019 #14

Hence all the bankruptcies and crimes, while he was a 'businessman'. Mc Mike Oct 2019 #22