Tom Nichols

But to know that you're just being brought in to be the kid throwing spitballs from the back row is really – it was just embarrassing. I felt a little nauseous watching it, but I could feel – I felt like – embarrassment by proxy. I was like, just, oh, my God, this is so these are grown men. I find myself with this administration so often just saying these are grown men and women acting this way.

But to know that you're just being brought in to be the kid throwing spitballs from the back row is really – it was just embarrassing. I felt a little nauseous watching it, but I could feel – I felt like – embarrassment by proxy. I was like, just, oh, my God, this is so these are grown men. I find myself with this administration so often just saying these are grown men and women acting this way.

But to know that you're just being brought in to be the kid throwing spitballs from the back row is really – it was just embarrassing. I felt a little nauseous watching it, but I could feel – I felt like – embarrassment by proxy. I was like, just, oh, my God, this is so these are grown men. I find myself with this administration so often just saying these are grown men and women acting this way.

Like these are these are adults. And it's pathetic. It's just it really is pathetic to say to watch people that are, you know, in middle age acting like they're 15 during study hall, you know, trying to piss off all the other kids. I mean, it's really astonishing. But I think, you know, once again, I mean, you know, I've criticized J.D. Vance. comprehensively.

Like these are these are adults. And it's pathetic. It's just it really is pathetic to say to watch people that are, you know, in middle age acting like they're 15 during study hall, you know, trying to piss off all the other kids. I mean, it's really astonishing. But I think, you know, once again, I mean, you know, I've criticized J.D. Vance. comprehensively.

Like these are these are adults. And it's pathetic. It's just it really is pathetic to say to watch people that are, you know, in middle age acting like they're 15 during study hall, you know, trying to piss off all the other kids. I mean, it's really astonishing. But I think, you know, once again, I mean, you know, I've criticized J.D. Vance. comprehensively.

But I think it really brought home that, you know, Trump runs the country. All the lights are plugged into the Oval Office at this point, which means eventually it all breaks down because nobody can manage that way. Musk is his his number two, you know, running rampant. And J.D.

But I think it really brought home that, you know, Trump runs the country. All the lights are plugged into the Oval Office at this point, which means eventually it all breaks down because nobody can manage that way. Musk is his his number two, you know, running rampant. And J.D.

But I think it really brought home that, you know, Trump runs the country. All the lights are plugged into the Oval Office at this point, which means eventually it all breaks down because nobody can manage that way. Musk is his his number two, you know, running rampant. And J.D.

Vance is just brought in to like be, you know, the guy who is the living embodiment of of snarky tweets, petulance, petulance of snarky tweets.

Vance is just brought in to like be, you know, the guy who is the living embodiment of of snarky tweets, petulance, petulance of snarky tweets.

Vance is just brought in to like be, you know, the guy who is the living embodiment of of snarky tweets, petulance, petulance of snarky tweets.

It's Lent and I'm a Christian. I don't hate anyone. But I do have severe reservations.

It's Lent and I'm a Christian. I don't hate anyone. But I do have severe reservations.

It's Lent and I'm a Christian. I don't hate anyone. But I do have severe reservations.

I'm Greek Orthodox. We don't do that.

I'm Greek Orthodox. We don't do that.

I'm Greek Orthodox. We don't do that.

I mean, right. With that, by unanimous consent, I'd like to revise and extend my remarks. You know, Sacks is just, I mean, Sacks and Vance, and they're all part of this small circle of plutocrats who have convinced themselves that they are deep thinkers, that they are, you know, deep thinkers.

I mean, right. With that, by unanimous consent, I'd like to revise and extend my remarks. You know, Sacks is just, I mean, Sacks and Vance, and they're all part of this small circle of plutocrats who have convinced themselves that they are deep thinkers, that they are, you know, deep thinkers.