I hope Bannon is on the outs if only to kill off the President Bannon meme, which never made much sense anyway.
I’m given to understand he was kicked down because of that meme brushing against Trump’s giant ego.
I guess there is only so much degrading one racist can take from another racist.
He’s out.
Washington Post alert.
Most ironic Dog Wag ever!
Another article:
But I don’t understand why now? Isn’t he the only White House staff member who is a supporter of Trump’s belief that both the alt-right and alt-left are equally to blame for violence?
Does anybody know how this is playing with the brownshirts? Do they see this as a betrayal, or are they happy he’s gone after calling them clowns?
You know, if Trump would just resign, he wouldn’t have to fire all these people.
But it’s the only thing he actually does.
It was probably this interview that did it.
I get the feeling that Bannon’s conflict with the generals had gotten to him just as much as it was getting to McMaster and others. Bannon was also probably still smarting from having lost a political fight to Kushner, a Jew. He was hoping to have outsized influence on the regime but in the end, kept running into a wall. Trump has a certain fondness for bigots, but he also apparently likes his son-in-law and he loves hanging out with generals, playing their medals, and asking them when it’s okay to finally start bombing the shit out of people like he talked about during the campaign. So Bannon’s the loser inside the Beltway.
But now that he’s going back to private life, it’ll be interesting to see what happens next. I have no doubt that Bannon will be nasty toward his perceived enemies in the West Wing, and that might even include Trump himself.
I already posted a response but I suspect the interview with American Prospect is what capped it once and for all. When Scaramucci bungled that “off record” interview, Bannon knew what was up and that it was just a matter of time before Trump sent him down the river. So he actually pulled a Trump and basically fired himself before Trump could actually think of a polite reason to do it. That interview was basically his middle finger to his White House downgrade.
It looks like Bannon’s the loser here, but in reality, it might be Donald who oughtta be shitting bricks. Steve Bannon probably knows a lot about what Donny knows, and unlike the Trump sons, Kushner, Flynn, and others, he doesn’t appear to be a target of the investigation. But in addition to being a legal pain in the ass, Bannon is basically the spiritual advisor, the Ayman Alzawahiri, of the the Alt Qaeda. If Trump makes a misstep, he’ll be there to write about it, and good luck convincing his followers that Breitbart is fake news.
So, we’re hearing different stories - one saying Trump decided to fire him, and another saying he turned in a resignation on August 7th. Opinions?
Yeah, calling the president an idiot is often a ticket out the door. 
When I heard about this yesterday I was thinking about starting a “death pool”.
But I wonder how much of this is Kelly’s doing. Whatever the cause, good riddance!
The difference between a resignation and a termination can be subtle and is usually irrelevant, other than for Unemployment Insurance eligibility.
I don’t care if the door hits him in the ass. Good riddance.
Its an ancient tactic, may even be the oldest trick in the book. The king hires a grand vizier, the Finger of the King, and allows him to be the front man for policy that may prove to be unpopular. Then, if things get out of hand, the GV or PM gets it in the neck. “The Czar is a good man, but he is surrounded by Evil Advisers…” You know the drill.
There are cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, recording the actions of the King of Akkad, and how his Grand Vizier was summarily dismissed. That’s a true fact, you could look it up!
I hear he’s working on a “BannonLife” signature line of nutritional supplements and skin care products.
Okay, I’m confused–do I root for Breitbart now?
“The Cossacks work for the Czar.” - Brad DeLong
How many different skin tones does it come in?