In the end, Bannon wasn’t either Thomas Cromwell or Thomas More; he was just a damp firecracker. Now he is slithering back to Breitbart and declaring war on “globalists” and “cuckservatives” in Congress, the media, and the administration. What does it mean?
Here’s what I think:
- Bannon made the same mistake that many conservative pundits made; he assumed that there was a coherent “Trumpist” doctrine and that he was the keeper of the flame. “Trumpism” is about the erratic impulses of the man on golf cart, period. Nothing about that will change; it will just make even less sense.
- Trump was reportedly concerned that Bannon would be more dangerous outside than inside the administration. He might be right; Breitbart is going to turn up the temperature at just the time when we need it least. The odds on a government shutdown, and possibly even a default, just got worse.