The country’s entire upper-crust political elite is in the National Cathedral right now. Except… the president. Take from that what you will.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) September 1, 2018
That seemed like a funeral not so much for McCain, but for an ideology which had once sustained America's imperial hegemony, and is now on the way out.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) September 1, 2018
Shows of elite unity, like this McCain Holy Week, are a defense mechanism. They know their standing is precarious. So they create this weird mythology to justify their existence. Fewer and fewer are buying it.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) September 1, 2018
Obama on McCain: “When all was said and done, we were on the same team.” Sports metaphors are the least persuasive demonstrations of elite unity. But it’s all they have.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) September 1, 2018
The state funeral for this corrupt open…
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