a nest of vipers

"he divided the people in this way to ensure the voting power was under the control not of the rabble but of the wealthy, and he saw to it that the greatest number did not have the greatest power, a principle we should always stand by in politics" cicero on servius tullius. "...there quickly formed various rival factions that held divergent views, spied on each other, and held each other in contempt. a mixture of scorn and contempt became the prevailing mood within the party." albert speer "one of the national security council staffers on the asian trip was navy yeoman charles radford, the spy planted by the joint chiefs. the sailor, ostensibly a stenographer, had been copying nsc documents and kissinger's memos for ten months...working at night and searching his burn bags, sending white house paper to the pentagon each morning." president nixon:alone in the white house. richard reeves._____________________________________ ___ the president calls mccain a "loser" and suddenly unsecured servers and android phones are acceptable, not treason...the president's supreme court nominee takes exception to the president's comments about the judiciary...it seems obvious i will have to start paying closer attention to all of this...it will be a long four years...there will be blowback and unexpected moments...there are always uncontrolled variables...expect consequences.