“He’s told us what he will do. It’s very easy to see the steps that he will take. People who say, ‘Well, if he’s elected, it’s not that dangerous because we have all of these checks and balances,’ don’t fully understand the extent to which the Republicans in Congress today have been co-opted. One of the things that we see happening today is a sort of a sleepwalking into dictatorship in the United States. If you look at what Donald Trump is trying to do, he can’t do it by himself. He has to have collaborators. And the story of Mike Johnson is a story of, of a collaborator and of someone who knew then – and knows now – that what he’s doing and saying is wrong, but he’s willing to do it in an effort to please Donald Trump. And that’s what makes it dangerous.” – Former Rep. Liz Cheney, speaking to CBS News.
Somebody can be a “tremendous source of advice and guidance and wisdom” and yet make poor decisions. You’re framing people as if they’re “good or bad” with a neat little ribbon tied on the box. People are a constantly fluctuating mix of good and bad things at all times, and depending on your perspective in this moment, you’ll experience one or the other. I’ve seen wisdom in the otherwise dense, and I’ve seen ignorance in the otherwise sharp. I’ve seen wickedness in the otherwise gentle, and I’ve seen compassion in the otherwise cold. Really just depends when you happen to look and if you allow yourself to see it
I agree people are a good mix of good and bad but I have trouble seeing much of any good in war profiteer Dick Cheney. He’s down there with Kissinger in my mind.