Comments on: Program Note http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/11/18/program-note-100/ Reality-based political commentary Mon, 25 May 2026 02:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/11/18/program-note-100/#comment-221473 nypoet22 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:16:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27025#comment-221473 i still maintain that such a quick reversal only makes sense if Donald has been protecting someone other than just himself. if it were personally damaging to himself he would have lobbied, vetoed, gaslit, sued and played chicken until Congress backed off or the end of his term, whichever came first. i still maintain that such a quick reversal only makes sense if Donald has been protecting someone other than just himself. if it were personally damaging to himself he would have lobbied, vetoed, gaslit, sued and played chicken until Congress backed off or the end of his term, whichever came first.

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/11/18/program-note-100/#comment-221472 John M from Ct. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:56:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27025#comment-221472 Yes, that was a head-spinner all right. From the president hauling in Representatives to the Situation Room to browbeat them into voting against the bill, to endorsing the bill and in return getting a near-unanimous House vote for it, in less than a week. And with very few commentators or congresspeople noting the irony that, if Trump wanted his people to vote for the bill, then the bill had suddenly become unnecessary because it was all about forcing him, against his previous declared stand, to release the files. "Yes, I want you all to vote for this bill that will make me do something I don't want to do. I mean, that I didn't want to do but I want to do it now. Wait, I mean..." Yes, that was a head-spinner all right. From the president hauling in Representatives to the Situation Room to browbeat them into voting against the bill, to endorsing the bill and in return getting a near-unanimous House vote for it, in less than a week.

And with very few commentators or congresspeople noting the irony that, if Trump wanted his people to vote for the bill, then the bill had suddenly become unnecessary because it was all about forcing him, against his previous declared stand, to release the files.

"Yes, I want you all to vote for this bill that will make me do something I don't want to do. I mean, that I didn't want to do but I want to do it now. Wait, I mean..."

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