Drunk on Power

Ex-CIA director John Brennan went on Rachel Maddow a few nights ago to call out Donald Trump in regards to his revoked security clearance. Some people might say that Brennan is just chewing on sour grapes, but however you choose to characterize a 25-year veteran of the intelligence community, his labeling of Trump as “Drunk with power”, while cliché, feels pretty apt. To call Trump’s behavior erratic and lacking forethought feels like an understatement. He’s all prone to angry outbursts and nonsensical diatribes. For a man who prides himself on having never consumed alcohol or taken drugs, he sure acts like he’s under the influence on a near constant basis. Maybe power really has intoxicated the President. Or he’s a incompetent, bigoted, half wit with zero common sense. But at this point, what’s the difference, really?