Well, anonymous nobody, there was a time when I just would have said "oh, cut the crap -- he doesn't have a f**ing speech defect, he's just dumb!!" But I admit of late I have had second thoughts; I believe he does have a speech defect and there is some per centage of a brain inside trying mightily, if with only limited success, to get out.

I still think of him as a dysfunctional human being though, and I am sorry he is in office; but troll is right -- he is there and we don't have an option right now. It is to his credit that he has so far handled this catastrophe with good will and a modicum of intelligence, hasn't launched tactical nukes on the heads of the recent Taliban convention (although I was tempted myself, emotionally) and has accepted the advice of his betters on strategic and tactical matters, public presentation, and diplomatic relations.

As long as he does that, maybe his speech defect makes him a better sounding board for a smart round table of Cabinet level experts with some brains.

So let's give it a rest on his personal peculiarities and stick to the issues.

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