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Looks like Trump may have sealed his fate with this. I've been thinking since his declaration of candidacy that his personal financial ties with Russian bankers would not settle easily with the rest of the ruling class or the government hierarchies, unless he really took pains to disconnect himself--at least superficially--from his business. It became increasingly clear that his special blend of aggressive ignorance and arrogance was going to make that impossible. Even with the U.S. media preoccupied with other things, a few investigative journalists anywhere in the world are going to be able to peel back enough of this story to force the hand of the government investigators. As to this recent jaunt, he not only had a back-slapping good time hanging with Vlad but publicly identifying his views with Putin & Co. on a range of things. Worse, he did so while he continued to behave as though he had something to hide--and while gratuitously attacking the U.S,. media that made him a celebrity, the intelligence community, the Congress, etc. . ML _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
