105 Quotes by Rick Wilson

As a result of Trump’s train-wreck trade war with China and the rest of the world, Midwest farmers have lost many of their international markets; to mitigate the political damage, the Trump administration has showered them with “relief payments” to the tune of over $28 billion. It’s red-hat instead of red-banner socialism. But don’t dare call it that—it’s just the government redistributing wealth because of its failed attempt to manipulate markets and dictate production.

Trump isn’t Hitler. Hitler had normal-sized hands and the ability to concentrate for more than thirty seconds.

Don’t build a watch; tell voters the time.

Every time I hear “Hillary won the popular vote,” I cringe.The correct answer to this is “And?”Winning the popular vote and $5.45 gets you a venti mocha latte at Starbucks.It. Means. Nothing.

Some days, you can almost convince yourself he’s trying to lose this election. It feels like he’s sabotaging himself with the tweets, the crazy talk, the scandals generated by his own slips of the tongue and thumbs.Shake it the fuck off.

But you can see a mist all over the place.

When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power.

Con artists specialize in finding what people need, and Trump knows the media craves variety, scandal, secrets, and he-said-she-said stories, even of the most dubious provenance.

I've written about this before, but the sad truth is this: There are only a handful of Trump true believers in the Senate. The rest are chugging a toxic slurry of cowardice, ambition, and opportunism that has led members of the upper house of a co-equal branch of government to relinquish their power and prerogatives.