Good observation - better than mine. I agree that Trump is just the "Punch" in the Punch and Judy Show that is presented to the governed as drama, with all puppets being run by the same puppeteer. Your obervatio makes more sense than my own. Even with my extreme distrust of the "deep state", in the end they are all part of the same cabal.
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Yea when it comes down to it, to whatever degree a so-called deep state exists and whatever power the may wield is not really important cuz as you said, its all controlled by the same puppeteers. Compromises and deals get made to become the candidate. So, that alone rules any politician out of doing anything truly good. The ran Ron Paul out even though the people clearly wanted him. He obviously would compromise and deal. Just at the RNC level, if he wasnt wanted, he would be out, like they did to Paul.