This is probably going to be a (very) unpopular post.

[paulkienitz]

123. Every time they say he's failing, he comes back.

I've said all along that those who call him crazy or deluded or demented are not giving enough credit. He sounds crazy or deluded or demented because he lies so much. He has repeatedly demonstrated that he is very aware of the difference between what he says in public and what he tells those near him in private, that it's highly intentional and conscious, and that even at his most incoherent and irrelevant he is not unmoored, but following a chosen strategy. Wandering off topic into random bullshit is a personal technique he calls "the weave".

That said, his health clearly isn't great, and there are reports of him having some bad days. Maybe he'll be gone by spring, or maybe not. But bad health does not explain the nonsensical way he communicates — that's something he does on his good days.

It's also clear that when he isn't actively steering policy, and the Chief of Staff is sending out orders on his behalf, that Miller is every bit as vicious and cruel as his master, perhaps even more so.