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Merry Go - Distressed

Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0

In one paragraph the President says a man lost the primary and so deserved nothing, then demands that every remaining contender step aside, which makes ‘deserving’ whatever is convenient that afternoon. He quotes his own pep talk on arithmetic, ‘Too many Republicans, three,’ as though counting to three were an act of statesmanship. The endorsement ends with a policy list that could be pasted onto any candidate in any state, and in practice usually is. ‘She will never let you down’ is a strong promise from a man whose deal with Bronson lasted three days.

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