re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This slate article highlights a point I have been making for a long time:

The Working White House
Donald Trump’s distractions give cover to an administration that is quietly enacting its policy goals.

they know that we will go off endlessly about his latest gaffe, his mental state, or his threats to start a nuclear war.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

No doubt. What can people like us do to block these things? What can Democrats in Congress do about it? Not being defeatist, asking serious question. In some ways, it seems more effective to focus on the clownshow to get unengaged people more engaged. A lot of the clownshow matters too. We’re in the Kardashain epoch.