Twisting in the Wind

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11. Really Interesting Post

The Michael Flynn connection is particularly fascinating. His full turn to the dark side appears to pivot on his dismissal by President Obama, a president he didn't respect. I recall listening to Colin Powell's former aide Lawrence Wilkerson who knows Flynn well. He said he was shocked by the level of Flynn's rage, how he was hell-bent to 'get back at his perceived enemies' and had taken up a conspiracy-driven mindset. Wilkerson said he suggested Flynn get his anger in check or it would lead him into real trouble. Obviously Flynn didn't take the suggestion, instead going full-tilt into 'Lock Her Up' mode, hinky foreign alliances/deals and complete allegiance to Trump's authoritarian spiel. From the speculation I've read, his weak spot may be his son, his desire to protect Flynn, Jr.

As for Manafort and Trump? I agree that both men would sell their mothers to scramble out of a hole. Manafort is a thoroughly corrupt actor, rubbing shoulders with international mafia types for money and prestige. His family connections seem tenuous at best; even his daughter has bad-mouthed him on FB. Trump is similar in nature, his long reported collegiality with underworld types. But I agree--Trump is thoroughly unhinged., as in seriously deranged. We see it everyday. One can only imagine how his psychopathic nature will react to a true and unyielding legal threat, a threat where he's publicly exposed and humiliated. Maybe that's his major weakness: the need to always be right and perceived as a winner in all things. He appears wiling to do anything to maintain that illusion.

The drama continues. Thanks for the thought provoking post.