"When the student is ready the teacher arrives". That applies to lotsa things doesn't it?
When the mark shows up the scammer arrives. When the "useful idiot" shows up the puppetmaster arrives. When the opportunity shows up the go-getter arrives. And so on and so on and so on.
You just stripped away all the chaff m'dear and we are left with the wheat. Neat. Exactly right as is your wont. SIGH. Thank you for your succinct reply and spot-on analysis. So when mr trump returns will it be TRIUMPHANT? mr trump is both the mark and the con man. Which one prevails? Do they work at cross-purpposes? I'm gonna ask tom. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday! :)