[RD] Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of illegal wiretap; calls for investigation

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I certainly do attribute those failures to his boss... well, in addition to the fact that their goals are objectively contrary to the public good at best, malicious self-serving pilfering in all cases, and immoral, discriminatory and racist at worst. The point is... Trump being at the top doesn't help Pence much, except as others have pointed out, in the sense that he acts as a never-ending distraction, which may at times coincidentally help obscure more sinister policy action going on outside the flaps of the circus tent. We're all crying about how bad the ringmaster is treating the elephants while one of the acrobats is being raped in the alley outside the big top.

No, it doesn't help much, but I don't think it's quite the hindrance many might think, and Pence has done absolutely nothing constructive in his role as Congressional liaison. There are still legitimate things to threaten members with. Trump's still popular with Republicans. Anyone who wants a future in the party can legitimately have their career held over their head. To not be able to leverage that into any legislative victories under a unified government is staggering incompetence at all levels, and on many sides . . . on many sides.