The test

As I've watched some of the news commentators reflect on Trump's ridiculous touting of his cognitive test results, I've found myself actually feeling sorry for him.

When that happens, I have to remind myself that Trump is not just pathetic. He is something else also - a dangerous combination of power and malice. Here's just some of what that has meant ....

- He is (E. Jean Carroll) and has sexually assaulted dozens of other women.

- He has and is *still* separating children, even toddlers and babies, from their parents at the border.

- He has pardoned war criminals.

- He has greenlit hunting, drilling, and mining in national parks.

- He has ruined the careers of countless public servants, from James Comey and Andy McCabe to Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.

- He has rolled back environmental protections that save lives and has left the Paris Climate Accord.

- He abandoned our Kurdish allies in Syria, and has done nothing about the bounties placed on our troops in Afghanistan.

- He has mocked the disabled.

- He has defended journalist-murdering MBS.

- He wants to bring back torture.

- He assassinated an Iranian general.

- He wants a border wall with spikes to impale people, and a moat filled with snakes and alligators.

- He refuses to condemn white supremacy, and defends Confederate flag and moniments.

I could od this all day, as the list is almost endless, but you get the idea.