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Karen is patient, kind, and understands Washington all too well. She nails the details. She also nails the big picture: Trump is a brick-layer, not an architect.

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Nice to see you at another location, Jeff. I agree Karen's terrific with great insight and common sense. Great line, bricklayer vs architect and spot on.

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Trump's designs on Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal are part of his desire to consolidate and strengthen Oceania for the upcoming wars against Eurasia (Russia) and Eastasia (China).

[with due credit to George Orwell to having foreseen this almost 80 years ago]

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Thank you, Karen, for another, brilliantly accurate & articulated analysis!!

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It's simple: He needs to do what he campaigned to do, and why he was elected. Otherwise . . . we shall soon see.

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very well written, clear, prescient article (i found it at lew rockwell.com). that said, i do not think trump has shown any capacity for learning much about governing , the constitution, and political character, which were spoken of so eloquently by so many about jimmy carter at his recent DC funeral. trump has surprised me by being more intelligent than i had thought. he can master numbers and even new ideas quickly. but he lacks the moral character and real courage to commit to much of lasting value. the people will have to force him, and congress, to do that. our children and grandchildren are depending on us.

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Karen, I truly believe you are clairvoyant.

The USA is 36 trillion in debt. How in the world could we afford to acquire Panama, Canada or Greenland? Oh, I know what they’re thinking: War.

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That was supposed to be Kwiatkowsi, sorry.

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Nailed it, Dr. Kwiaykowski. Thank you.

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