Stephen King: JD Vance never lost that snotty little half-smile--the expression of a used car salesman who just convinced

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8. It reminded me more of that strange "looking away now' stance one might see...............

from someone trying to think of something to do somewhere else. " Sorry, can't debate anymore now. Emergency at home, my grandmother's dying and my dog needs a vet, STAT!"
Oddest thing is though, I think he actually thinks it makes him look smarter, that pose.

He's really a very deranged man, you know. He lives along the precipice, has for decades, and as VP cum POTUS he'll try to take us all there with him. From delusion to disaster, he's the man of the moment for horror/adventure.