Jim, despotic mad man is a bridge too far. Dowd may understate the facts by calling him a belligerent conspiratorial who only thinks h knows 'stuff' surrounded by sycophantic children, but understatements are classy. I remember your four letter word descriptions. Bannon fits the despotic madman best. He actually 'ordered' Congress how to vote.

The keyword in Dowd's column about Trump I believe is "sucker".

Contrary to stated opinions I think Sanders who would be 78 in 2020 could indeed run again, a bit slower next time.

PS Ake the word liberal does not need quotation marks unless it is a quote. Who are you quoting?