Just one Trump link today but it's an important one. David Roberts thinks some people are digging too far to analyze The Donald and construct a complex profile of his strategies and motivations. I think it's pretty simple. It's the old Flip Wilson premise of "What you see is what you get."
He really is that petty. He really feels it's all about saying whatever works at a given moment, never mind past inconsistencies or having to follow up tomorrow on what he says today. It worked to a certain extent when he ran businesses and it worked fine to get him into the White House. It doesn't work now that he has to operate within a different system of laws and limits. The man's used to being able to expect blind loyalty from everyone around him and to be able to fire anyone he wants who won't give it to him. And he doesn't seem capable of change…