A nasty thought. \u00a0If they don\u2019t want it, they\u2019re building up Trump\u2019s awfulness so nothing short of an\u00a0apocalyptic catastrophe will justify the hysteria.<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s good to see someone stand up and be an adult in the room. \u00a0Had Clinton taken this approach, instead of trying to do a Rubio and out-Trump Trump, who knows. \u00a0But credit where it is due.<\/p>\n
\u201cSources told New York magazine that the Clintons decided to attend out of a sense of duty and respect for the democratic process.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I\u00a0had forgotten that people capable of thinking along these lines.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Clintons will attend the Inauguration. \u00a0I\u2019m beginning to wonder if some people want horrible things to happen under Trump\u2019s presidency, so they can say, \u201cHa! \u00a0Told you!\u201d A nasty thought. \u00a0If they don\u2019t want it, they\u2019re building up Trump\u2019s awfulness so nothing short of an\u00a0apocalyptic catastrophe will justify the hysteria. So it\u2019s good to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,15],"tags":[3,7],"class_list":["post-8061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-politics","tag-current-events","tag-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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