From David Brooks:

“We all struggle to be the best version of ourselves we can be, & #Romney’s struggle is now taking him into retirement & out of the #Senate. On the way he gave us a gift, in the form of a series of conversations w/ @TheAtlantic’s #McKayCoppins, who has written a book on him….

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/opinion/mitt-romney-senate-trump-mcconnell.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | Mitt Romney Has Given Us a Gift

You can’t negotiate with narcissism.

The New York Times

“There is an old quote that has been attributed to Lee Atwater: ‘When your enemy is in the process of drowning, throw him a brick,’”

Waiting for a Deus Ex Machina End to the Trump Era
@TheAtlantic @mckaycoppins https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/01/2024-republican-primary-donald-trump-deus-ex-machina/672888/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share #leeatwater #donaldtrump #gop #deusexmachina #theatlantic #mckaycoppins

Republicans’ 2024 Magical Thinking

Lots of Republicans want Donald Trump to disappear from politics. Their main strategy is hope.

The Atlantic