The "It Could Be Worse" Strategy: America's Politics by Default The recent confirmation hearings for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, have highlighted a disturbing trend in American politics.
Both parties are increasingly relying on the "it could be worse" argument to justify questionable appointments. Blanche's hearing was a masterclass in sidestepping accountability.
His involvement in the phony settlement of a phony case, which siphoned $1. 8 billion from the Treasury, went unmentioned.