harebrained

That’s why we see two fiercely opposed candidates rushing to agree on this harebrained scheme.

Constrained by work and family, Mr. McDonnell took more than three years to carry out what he described as his “harebrained” idea.

The move, which was the first of many harebrained strategies cooked up by Giuliani and Trump without input from people who know better, came as a complete surprise to his staff.

As it happened, this scheme turned out to be even more harebrained than was evident at face value.

He put together a harebrained scheme to kidnap President Lincoln, take him to Richmond, and hold him as a hostage for the Confederacy, in an effort to help win the war for the South.