I think Erick Erickson is beginning to question his own eyes in talking about AG Bondi’s performance in Congress yesterday:
In 2016, talking to Howard Stern, actress Tina Fey told Stern, “I always like it when someone is articulate at these things, because let’s face it, actors are very stupid.” In the same way, in 2019, Sir Anthony Hopkins sat for an interview with Brad Pitt and said, “I don’t have any opinions. Actors are pretty stupid. My opinion is not worth anything.” Actors themselves very frequently acknowledge that actors are stupid.
Unfortunately for America, President Trump decided to choose people from central casting who looked the part, more than fit the role. When one goes to central casting, one does not often find the best and brightest. One might wind up with a puppy killer at Homeland Security and Bondi at the Justice Department.
Or a lush, harassing former military man whose conception of the military is little more than inflicting violence on whoever gets in the way at the Defense Department. He happens to have been a Fox News host.
And I’m sure I could go on with a Cabinet that often seems to exist only to praise the President, but I’ll leave off with the most obvious: the big guy himself has only had success in dramatic roles: The Apprentice and getting himself elected; don’t mistake the latter to mean he was a success as President, only that three times he put on quite a show on the campaign trail.
I think Erickson nailed this one.
