Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:47
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:He's a decent dude, and his wife is great. But he's quite ambitious and made the political calculus a while ago that the National Review brand of conservatism was not a viable path for his political fortunes. He can be thoughtful and nuanced (and some of his writings reflect this, even if you do not agree with him), but nobody is buying that these days, especially with the specter of Trumpism looming. He's had to walk back a number of his anti-Trump opinions in order to try to carve out a niche. This is the calculus that has been made, but it does not appear to be working.
Look at Asha Rangappa, who was at YLS at the same time as JD and is now a twitter warrior. These things happen when visibility, attention, ambition, scrutiny and brand-building enter the mix.
As evidenced by Ted Cruz at the SCOTUS confirmation hearings recently, you would be surprised (or perhaps not) by the number of esteemed, venerable people who are completely obsessed with their twitter mentions and the concomitant attention high. Sign of the times.
Vance is a decent dude? Prove it!
Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:45
Subject: What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So many wives of these men look like absolute hostages
Knowing they have girlfriends on the side
Knowing they are basically "hired outward-facing" personnel
I think about Kavanaugh's wife occasionally. Those kids of theirs are getting older. Once they're out off the house and prescriptively off to Yale or Georgetown or Harvard, she's going to be off the table.
It's crazy what you think you see when you're 40, and what you see once you're into your 60s. It's all the same story over time.
Even the "good men" in power leave their wives for the most part.
This is so accurate: "absolute hostages"--indeed. some are on their second or third marriages.
Kavanaugh 's wife is safe because she could write a tell all book and make $$$$$$$$$$!
Anonymous
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:51
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Agree with this completely. Vance deserves more than a snub.
Still, Rubio deserves as many snubs as Vance. Trump loves to hurt the people who love him. Rubio sycophantic toadying is working for now but Trump will turn on him soon enough.
Is there any sycophant other than family who has survived long term?
Kellyanne Conway? He never seemed to turn on her though she paid a price for her loyalty to him (divorce). But I remember noting that she seemed to survive the maelstrom.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:49
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Agree with this completely. Vance deserves more than a snub.
Still, Rubio deserves as many snubs as Vance. Trump loves to hurt the people who love him. Rubio sycophantic toadying is working for now but Trump will turn on him soon enough.
Is there any sycophant other than family who has survived long term?
Miller.
In the “sold his soul to the devil for wealth and political power” version of the TV movie, Miller plays the embodiment of satan’s assistant on earth, pulling the strings.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:35
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
His career is over. He’s a sycophant to a historically unpopular President. He has embarrassed himself with his attacks on the pope and associating himself with Orban and the Iran war.
He’s a vapid charisma-free toad who will do and say anything he thinks will advance his career. He was anti-Trump before he became pro-Trump for political expediency. He was anti-intervention before he became pro-intervention with the Iran war. He stands for nothing.
He’s a vapid charisma-free toad who will do and say anything he thinks will advance his career. He was anti-Trump before he became pro-Trump for political expediency. He was anti-intervention before he became pro-intervention with the Iran war. He stands for nothing.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:15
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:
Agree with this completely. Vance deserves more than a snub.
Still, Rubio deserves as many snubs as Vance. Trump loves to hurt the people who love him. Rubio sycophantic toadying is working for now but Trump will turn on him soon enough.
Is there any sycophant other than family who has survived long term?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 07:31
Subject: Re:What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Agree with this completely. Vance deserves more than a snub.
Still, Rubio deserves as many snubs as Vance. Trump loves to hurt the people who love him. Rubio sycophantic toadying is working for now but Trump will turn on him soon enough.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 02:04
Subject: What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Remember when Trump crushed Sean Spicer’ms little Catholic heart by bringing hope hicks to meet with the Pope instead of sean? I feel like sean was out shortly thereafter.
Anonymous
Anonymous
04/24/2026 00:36
Subject: What the hell happened to JD Vance?
He needs some alone time with the couch.
Anonymous
Anonymous
04/19/2026 17:33
Subject: What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Vance is a hostage wife too — to trump and to mega donors
Anonymous
04/19/2026 17:07
Subject: What the hell happened to JD Vance?
Anonymous wrote:So many wives of these men look like absolute hostages
Knowing they have girlfriends on the side
Knowing they are basically "hired outward-facing" personnel
I think about Kavanaugh's wife occasionally. Those kids of theirs are getting older. Once they're out off the house and prescriptively off to Yale or Georgetown or Harvard, she's going to be off the table.
It's crazy what you think you see when you're 40, and what you see once you're into your 60s. It's all the same story over time.
Even the "good men" in power leave their wives for the most part.
This is so accurate: "absolute hostages"--indeed. some are on their second or third marriages.