in the world or being able (he thinks) to pardon himself.

to get out of this gig, I think he might resign. He is not enjoying this power at all. He looks miserable most of the time. Though he might be looking at the presidency as a protection against prosecution for possibly more crimes than we know.

us. Trump is much worse than Nixon.

i see trump as a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself.

Of course trump is a horrible human being; there's no debating that.

but in terms of policies, the only real difference is how OPENLY racist and pro-corporate trump is. Nixon was just as bad, but was so much better of a politician. it is only nixon's veneer that keeps us from equating the two. i

n the end, the people got a glimpse of how bad nixon was, but judging by your post, they didn't get the whole picture. follow the money and you end up at the same place...corporatism/imperialism.

greed. Trump is the poster boy for greed. While it might be nice to fantascize that it will ever change, that is not going to happen.

I was in college during Nixon's Presidency. From the view colored by years and perspective, some of the policies he pushed look liberal today. For years I thought there could be no one worse. Then Reagan came along. The affable fool. Then George W. Bush. In my opinion Trump is worse than any of the others. He's corrupt without Nixon's brains, he's folksy playing to the swarms of fearful xenophobes and he is dangerous because he doesn't have people around him to give good advice. Even if he did, he's too proud to heed it. In addition, he is mentally unstable. It would be best for him to resign, but he won't.

If he resigns the prosecutorial floodgates open. He has to be able first to pardon all his friends, family members, and of course, himself. Maybe then he could resign. The White House is all that's standing between him and the big house. It's his get out of jail free card.

So I ask that all the prosecutors hurry up.

pardons are not valid in NY, for tax evasions, money laundering etc. This is why Mueller has lawyers on his team looking into the money schemes in NY real estate. tRump's good buddy, Felix Sater has already told his family that he and tRump could be going to prison. Rightfully so, both have screwed people over for YEARS. Time to pay the piper. I personally would like to see the entire tRump family have to pay for their money laundering scams.

...he would immediately relocate all his assets to a country whose laws will protect them, and then resign and relocate himself and his family to a non-extradition country.

knowing that he only cares for himself, he might even do that and let everyone else, family included, fend for themselves. of course, he better have good security, 'cause a lot of people will have a bone to pick with him.

I don't think he can just go to a gold plated island somewhere and spend his days counting his money.

offer both federal and state prosecutors.

I think you are right that the power of the pardon is one of the few things keeping him from resigning. Another might a desire some some big real or fake "win" so he can claim a victory.

In particular in 2002 when he was chosen to replace Wellstone on the ballot.

I did witness his vice presidential and presidential campaigns. He was an enthusiastic campaigner and "Happy Warrior" like his mentor, Hubert Humphrey.

Then I thought he'd get in in 1988, but we all know what happened there.

Anyway, I do like Walter Mondale a lot. It was very disappointing when Norm Coleman won that election in MN. Thankfully Al Franken quickly replaced him.

Reagan would have beat Hart too. Perhaps it would have been closer.

There is no silver lining the barbarians cleared the gate plunder is for the taking. The only solace I take in this mess is the possibility Trump hates his job.

Unfortunately, too few Americans support intelligence and decency.

Mondale's perspective is wise and most appreciated in this moment.

I didn't realize he was still living. That slap of mine aside, I'll say he's one of my list of our losing candidates who were more noble, smarter, of more integrity than the a-holes who beat them.

But the winner takes it all. The a-hole carnival barkers win. As LETTERMAN said about MONDALE after the next big loss for the replacement Senate seat, "Came back for another ass-kicking."

Sorry/not sorry but we need somebody to *WIN*.

*********My thing is, I'm with whomEVER our nominee is from whatever wing of our party to the bitter end, but when the end is bitter, it's time to move on to look for somebody who can *WIN*. The system we've got is winner takes all. Without winning, it's a generation of wilderness.