The king is dead, long live the king. Or is it long live The Vance?
Are we really ready for The Vance? Big question. I’ve been waffling on this one as much as Taco Donny waffles on an Article 25. Keep the known putz, or hand the keys to the non-senile conniver waiting in the wings? Not an easy choice.
There’s a real argument for simply neutering the king until 2028 and cleaning house then. Yes, it would be painful to wait. But maybe less painful than living through The Vance.
Here’s the real argument against him. He’s the true believer Trump never was. More disciplined. Younger. Genuinely ideological in ways Trump simply isn’t — Trump wants applause, Vance wants outcomes. That combination is more durable and more dangerous than anything Trump has ever managed to be.
That scares me.
I don’t believe he cares about us any more than Trump does. Everything he’s done up to this point says it’s all about The Vance. I have never once heard him put forward an actual plan — even when he was running for VP, he was a yes man. I know that’s practically a job requirement in this administration, but I never expected it to be the entire resume.
We have better. On both sides of the aisle. But The Vance has the microphone and the spotlight right now.
I suspect Trump is quietly setting him up to take the fall on Iran. But nobody’s watching closely enough to fall for it — not even the most committed MAGA voter is that gullible. Sorry, Donny.
I’ll admit I’m surprised I haven’t seen more movement from him and Rubio. Not sure what they’re waiting for, unless they’re still giving the MAGA base far more credit than it deserves. My honest read, for whatever an old man’s observation is worth — if either of them publicly distanced themselves from MAGA right now, the rest of the Republican party would carry them through the streets on their shoulders.
We’ve watched The Vance flip flop more times than I can count. He called Trump “cultural heroin.” He called him “reprehensible.” Then he slithered right into the VP slot anyway. I will never forgive him for promoting election denial-ism or for downplaying January 6th. If that’s genuinely who he is, I don’t want him anywhere near the Oval Office. And if it was all lip service to get the job — then grow a spine and be your own man. Either way, I have real trouble seeing the qualities of a Commander in Chief in there.
