re: #88 jaunte

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“Kushner is often described as a moderating force in the White House, though in truth he seems to be more of a rank-and-file member of the kakistocracy. It’s his incompetence that makes him look moderate. Kushner focused on peace in the Middle East and managing relations with China (and Mexico) and solving the opioid crisis and fixing the VA and making government more like a business. He did not succeed at any of this. Though in fairness, he had to do it all while juggling a bunch of real-estate debt which he did (miraculously!) succeed in getting rescued from at the very last minute by Qatar.”

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“Like so many clusterfuckeries in Trumpworld it’s extremely hard to figure out who to root for. You might assume that the guy who doesn’t want to gas children is technically the good guy. But it’s hard to choose kleptocracy over more typical governance, even if that typical governance is horrifying.”