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Tom Nichols

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

This amazing, you know, let us not be the last one to stop clapping, comrades. These aren't real cabinet meetings, real cabinet meetings. You close the door. President says, OK, you know, tell me the stuff I got to hear. What are we doing this week? How are we going to get our message and our program for it.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Instead, everybody goes around the table taking turns talking about the amazing three holes in one that the dear leader shot at Mar-a-Lago yesterday. I mean, it's everything the American system of government first of all, isn't supposed to be, but also was designed to prevent. I mean, it really tells you that our entire constitutional system of government is hanging by a thread here.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Instead, everybody goes around the table taking turns talking about the amazing three holes in one that the dear leader shot at Mar-a-Lago yesterday. I mean, it's everything the American system of government first of all, isn't supposed to be, but also was designed to prevent. I mean, it really tells you that our entire constitutional system of government is hanging by a thread here.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Instead, everybody goes around the table taking turns talking about the amazing three holes in one that the dear leader shot at Mar-a-Lago yesterday. I mean, it's everything the American system of government first of all, isn't supposed to be, but also was designed to prevent. I mean, it really tells you that our entire constitutional system of government is hanging by a thread here.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And thank God for other parts of our constitution. And let me give a shout out here for federalism, where you have states around the country saying, president can say anything he wants. States have rights and there are still courts and people can still organize.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And thank God for other parts of our constitution. And let me give a shout out here for federalism, where you have states around the country saying, president can say anything he wants. States have rights and there are still courts and people can still organize.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And thank God for other parts of our constitution. And let me give a shout out here for federalism, where you have states around the country saying, president can say anything he wants. States have rights and there are still courts and people can still organize.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But at that level within the White House, I mean, George Washington and John Adams and I imagine FDR and Jack Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, a lot of other presidents are spinning in their graves saying, you know, what the hell are you doing?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But at that level within the White House, I mean, George Washington and John Adams and I imagine FDR and Jack Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, a lot of other presidents are spinning in their graves saying, you know, what the hell are you doing?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But at that level within the White House, I mean, George Washington and John Adams and I imagine FDR and Jack Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, a lot of other presidents are spinning in their graves saying, you know, what the hell are you doing?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Oh, yeah. Oh, no. Oh, hey, in Pyongyang, they're sitting there going, dudes. Fox. Fox.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Oh, yeah. Oh, no. Oh, hey, in Pyongyang, they're sitting there going, dudes. Fox. Fox.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Oh, yeah. Oh, no. Oh, hey, in Pyongyang, they're sitting there going, dudes. Fox. Fox.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But to have the people that you count on to defend the country, to administer the law, to protect the constitution, you know, talking about, you know, as it, I mean, these every one of these cabinet meetings is like like a cut scene from Death of Stalin or something. And I think that's really disturbing. You can expect, especially in the press shop. I mean, you know this.