Reply #6: I think they're beginning to see the handwriting on the wall . . .

[MrModerate]

I listened to Schimpanski on Friday when he tried to lay out a line of happy talk following a meeting of an economic discussion group at the White House. His highly randomized use of punctuation (a Bush family genetic trait) was twitchier than ever.

When he was quizzed about the ruling that the NSA program was unconstitutional, he was clearly infuriated, but cognizant of the need to not blow his top in public. The stress in his voice and the sheer incoherence of his response was striking (even for him) . . . once he even "went up," meaning he lost his train of thought and couldn't get it back. Almost immediately thereafter, he abruptly closed the questioning and stalked off.

My judgment: he's losing it. Everything he's touched has turned to shit, and he knows it. He's tried to wish it away but it won't stay away. I say we need to watch him closely from now on for signs he's going to spontaneously combust.

And let's not forget, this guy could nuke Tehran (or San Francisco, for that matter) if he wants to.