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Donald would rudely interrupt, often with a personal insult, and Joe would be jolted out of his canned-answer haze. Joe would come alive, or nearly so, and for an angry and indigent moment or two Joe would look – almost – like a plausible candidate. Re: Blackout... ThenWorld War III Trish, Very good article and update that even with the North Korean threat having subsided, the china threat has now risen, in spite of President Trump making it a priority. Not sure if you have read the fiction work of ‘One Second After’ byWilliam Forstchen, but it’s the best book of that genre concerning what would happen if we actually had an EMP strike us. By the way, really enjoying your work here and even with all the reading I do, I try not to miss your contributions. – Brian M. Excellent article, Trish. Thanks. I HIGHLY recommend the book, “One Second After” byWilliam Forstchen. It’s a detailed look at what would likely happen aftermath. Please keep writing. – Dave S. Trish Regan Response: I will definitely check out the book. It’s a pretty alarming thing to think about... And while Washington and the media get carried away with the daily drama of whatever happens to be in the news cycle, there are some real concerns and threats to our nation out there. Thank you for reading the piece and for your One Second After recommendation .
I had an affinity for him because he looked and sounded a lot like my father, who happened to be a Republican. – Mac H. Buck Sexton Response: Dear Mac, Thanks so much for the words of support! And clearly, since you see the political scene as I do, you’re a man of great wisdom and taste. As for Trump’s style, I think it’s very hard to find even a close approximation of him from previous presidents. His background, the way he speaks, the loose cannon (that somehow still hits bullseyes) on Twitter – it’s all really pretty unprecedented. It was enough to shock the world with a win in 2016. Let’s hope it’s enough this time around, too. I would love to hear PJ’s response to the Presidential debate. – Dale M. P.J. O’Rourke Comment: Dale, I’ve seen more substantive arguments take place on barroom floors with fists and boots. And at least none of those lasted for 90 minutes. I kept wishing Chris Wallace were a bigger guy so that – like bartenders of yore – he could grab the two of them by their shirt collars and belt loops and heave them out the door. But, to be a little more calmly analytical about the spectacle, I thought Trump did himself a huge disservice by not letting Biden drone on. Joe was showing every sign of being as fatally boring as Hillary Clinton with his stupidly tedious platform positions addressing everything from additional hand sanitizer in public restrooms to making the weather better. Yet each time that Joe started to send the viewers off to sleep (dreaming of voting for anybody but Joe),
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