In February 2019, Estase wrote a blogpost comparing the Court of King's Bench to crooked NBA referee Tim Donaghy. The blogpost argued that American politics might be as real as professional wrestling.
Jean Jacques Rousseau posited imaginary systems of government. That is, he did for government what Isaac Newton did for the natural world. What is real becoming imaginary may have aided in creating republican systems of government. But in an era where presidents from Wilson on have treated Congress as a rubber stamp, many of us see representative government in danger of becoming totally imaginary.
The relationship between the White House and Capital Hill is so dysfunctional that we almost expected Pelosi to hit Orange Blatherskite over the head with a folding chair during the State of the Union address.
O.B.'s respect for Paul Ryan had been even lower than it is for Pelosi. Obviously, it's O.B.'s desire for unfettered power, rather than party, that makes him despise the Speaker. Total domination may be a pro wrestler's goal, but it makes little sense in government.
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