"It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong-un, you see it with Putin, you see with dictators around the world that are weak and just want to demonstrate strength. Weakness masquerading as strength. To fete the dear leader on his birthday? What an embarrassment." he said. "Honestly, that's about as small as it gets."
It took the GOP and the Trump administration’s poor decisions to give new life to Gavin Newsom’s political career. And for that I expect the Dems thank you.
At this point he seems the perfect counterpoint to a withering president.
He’s smart. He’s young. He’s articulate. He’s TV ready. And he leads the world’s fourth largest economy.
Most importantly, he’s not cowed by a bully.
So while we watch our brave military being used to massage a dictator wannabe’s fragile ego tomorrow, we should ponder…
Who has the cards in this fight?