Yeah, it's called "whataboutism" and the right wingers do it all the time. Baruch does it a lot, too, so I'm wondering if he's a right-winger, but he claims to not be.
I haven't figured out Baruch either. Sometimes I think he lives in a trailer and hugs a laptop close all day looking for acknowledgement of his expertise every day.
Rightwingers do the Trump shuffle all the time. They go out and speak his thoughts and justify him, fearfully awaiting the 180 shuffle that forces them to say that what they said the day before was 'fake news' even after being shown the video tape. What a horrible life...
I worked in the Fed Govt for 30 years. I know the kind of traps the ambitious ones fall into. There was a day during the Reagan Administration where the supervisors came around with a loyalty pledge to Reagan. They had all signed it without hesitation. When the Division Director handed it to all of us. I crumpled it into a ball and tossed it to his feet. He turned beet-red and left the office. We never heard about that pledge afterwards.
I was later thanked by everyone in the office. On one hand, I never got promoted again. On the other, I consider that one of the best moments of my life. Not everyone gets a chance to do something honorable like that.
Rightwingers should grow some spine...
