It was astonishing to watch George W. Bush and Dick Cheney be treated as elder statesmen during Donald Trump’s attempted coup d’état considering the fact that they did the same thing in 2000 — and it worked.
Yesteryear’s Fascist Is Tomorrow’s Elder Statesman
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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Forgetting won’t make you heal.
It will make you a heel.
The most terrifying part of it all? ESR (ever since Reagan) we have returned to a monarchy. Bush/Cheney, Clinton, Obama, even Trump, all have offspring who are being groomed for runs in the near future. And there are idiots on both sides who would happily vote for a “name” brand. The party leadership on both sides would be thrilled with such a situation. Imagine how much simpler it would be for them to continue to accumulate power.
Although there are many candidates, Henry Kissinger should be on this list.