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On 1/5/2025 11:32 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
> On 4 Jan 2025 22:22:05 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> 
>> Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 12/31/2024 10:21 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You mean "Musk Forever". He's running Trump now.
>>>
>>> Nobody runs Trump.  Appearances can be quite deceiving.
>>
>> Might be true.  The problem with Trump is that his opinions seem to be
>> those of the last person he spoke with,  So he'll seem to agree with
>> some member of his cabinet but then a week later be wildly in the
>> opposite direction.  It's a hell of a way to run a railroad.
> 
> Fortunately, he is so ineffective that it doesn't really matter what
> he says. Or attempts. And I don't expect that to change.

He was ineffective last time.

This time, he's surrounded by a lot of smart, effective people
who see him as the means to enact their agendas.

Its going to be a weird four years.

pt