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I absolutely agree that Trump is not blameless. Though in the calm light of day nearly 2 years later, seeing the fallout from an FBI director making things up as he goes on the Clinton issue, it's fair to wonder if she should have been prosecuted. I also was always struck by Bernie Sanders silence when his supporters rushed the stage at trump rallies...which brings me back full circle to "they all do it in some way, shape form.". great piece, well-crafted, well written. I thought this part was spot on. words matter, context matters, and many in the media have raised manipulation to an art form with prose like "abnormal". The choice of diction is telling. Gopnik doesn’t call the administration evil, corrupt, or incompetent. He calls it abnormal. That requires a different response than the usual democratic one of criticism, investigation, and campaigning, all conducted through proper channels. Abnormality suspends the ordinary rules of engagement

You seem to know where you, exactly. I think you're correct..stupidity and hostility toward an opponent goes back to the beginning of time. And extremists of a particular stripes are similar to extremists of all stripes. I will say the most recent election reveals thus. Nary an objection was raised when Clinton hung all sorts of horrible descriptors on Candidate Trump, yet much was made when he returned the favor in kind. To be blunt, he treated her respectfully, as an equal, in approach and tone. She played the gender card, which is fine politically when trying to win an election, but soft as hell as a leader.

Don't we all owe something to someone in the larger sense? Thank you for your contribution, komrade.

You've offered expert analysis and a compelling reason for the Trump admin to move slowly through this process. On your behalf I have called the White House to urge restraint in nominating the next Justice to the Supreme Court. The person I spoke with went to ask. .....hold for POTUS reply.... ....still holding....there seems to be a lot of discussion on this issue.... ....still on hold, My God you may have gotten their attention with the white protestant Christian line! They think it will play well in Peoria.... ...someone just picked up... Darn it. POTUS thought about it but decided to go in a different direction. He did say something like if things go south he'll let Mike decide. So close, so so close.

jm fiddled for decades while the border burned, all while anointing himself a "maverick" when he was nothing more than an entrenched Washington operative.

Haley opened its first overseas plant in 2014 (India) during the Obama administration. . Union mgmt criticized the move during the Obama admin, suggesting Harley was taking jobs from American workers. Harley planned for a plant in Thailand during the Obama admin, started construction on the any in May, 2017....because tariffs imposed by international players during the Obama made it extremely difficult for Harley to pimp their rides overseas. In fact, the company is looking to expand market share in the Asian market, was during the Obama admin, and now during the Trump admin. if you're just catching up, things happened before Pravda reported Trump screwing Harley today.

I don't understand this reference.

This is what you ascribe to? why would you spread this type of hate anywhere? what a sicko.

i agree with you on this issue, she could be a centrist for all we know. And that's the most disturbing point about this sort of thing. She could hate Baptists, hate construction workers and hate successful women who disagree with her. She could employ 2 gay individuals, 5, none or all. What struck me about this particular deal is the collective, team decision to kick 8 people out because they didn't like one of them. The owner comes off sounding like a nitwit, up to and including the bizarre discussion about comping the appetizers after SHS said she would pay for what she ordered. In this case, shs takes the high road, and the restaurant goes to the gutter...making you wonder...if shs refused to leave, how far would a crowd that demanded she leave for what she thinks go in making her uncomfortable? Would they taint the food? Undercook the boneless wings? Spit in the food? boogers? Blood? I have never understood a business taking this sort of action for any individual/group.

All I can say on this issue is at least he was honest on what they said to him, and his role in the departure. He does sound like he's got a major chip on his shoulder, and regardless of who might read his column, that can be a real drag in the workplace.

Portland’s last Republican mayor left office in 1980. Why are Democrat-monopoly cities such cesspits of crime, violence, homelessness, and err, “daily defecations” in retail lobbies? ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS NOT BE CRAZY. And they can’t even do that. History repeats itself. It took thousands of years to develop and implement modern sanitation and these idiots are perfectly comfortable going back to the good old days of pestilence and anarchy in the streets.

You have some sack son! The equities market ebbs and flows with emotion, and that's the problem at times. In that regard, you're feeling exactly the way many other people feel. I'm primarily interested in dividend paying stocks in a brokerage account, don't deviate much from that and try to remove the emotion from the equation. I've gotten better at that as I've gotten older and realize that I'm no smarter when I have a good run and not all that much dumber when i don't. I'm not particularly creative when it comes to chasing hot money stocks or ideas, respect people who do but it just isn't me. On the other hand, I think it's important that we know who we are...who we really are when it comes to risk, time horizon and expectations. There is no shame imo when an individual of any age decides to push themselves away from the table, though mathematically speaking odds of success improve over the long haul in the equities market. In addition, with increased life expectancy comes the need to be honest with our needs. I'm planning to be around until 85ish, plan to have a bit of fun until o can't any longer, and want legacy money for my children if possible. An interesting book on this subject is "Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth" by Nick Murray. Spoiler alert....I don't recall any mention of buying the stock of any companies building cell towers in the Mongolian Sea. Have a great weekend, and with your recent change in fortune is it too early to suggest buying margarine, powdered milk and keystone beer?

Juror # 8... I'm a simple beet farmer, so I'm confused as to how Juror #7 lost $64,980 in "liquid cash". Did someone find his stash of Mason jars?

of course. the kids are disposable, the parents are disposable, at least until such time until they are useful, then the narrative reaches a fever pitch. that's the insidious part about the open border crowd.

Like many patriot fans I know as deflategate came to a satisfying conclusion.

Corruption at the highest level of the government, undone by the will of strong American individuals branded as despicable, racists, homophobes and a President tough (or crazy) enough to say "Go ^%$# yourself". At the same time, these folks rejected the notion of 'the next chosen one" or "the heir apparent" when they knew with absolute certainty that they were being sold a pig in sheep's clothing. Count among them the not-Trump but most-definitely-not-clinton crowd. what an amazing time to be alive. At the same time, are some of these operatives and political hatchet men among the dumbest people on the planet? There is a trail a mile long with fingerprints of all the key players easily identifiable. We're so used to saying the big dogs generally escape any major harm, but in this case, some major players are being knocked around like ping pong balls, if ping pong balls were despicable scumbags that seek total world dominance.

Thanks, but don't go out of your way. I'm caucasian but I tan up a bit in the summer. That makes me disposable, and in that regard, I'm similar to the people we're discussing here. How is that for irony. Now, if you know the Kardashians maybe we have a shot.

because they don't care about the families, they don't care about the children, and they don't care about what happens to them. they are pawns in a political game that has gone on for decades. It's shameful, and the game now goes on. Faux outrage from senators of all stripes will show up on camera, neatly dressed and made up, making sure the camera catches their good side, and speak passionately about the children all while knowing the policies (or lack thereof) result in suffering, abuse, sexual exploitation, and death to...hundreds of thousands? millions? meanwhile, simple folk at home see crying babies on the TV, and think that's the real problem. Next time I go to Canada with my kids, I think I'll stop the car just short of the entry point, hop out and make a run for it. When they catch me I'll just tell them I wanted to grab a few prescriptions but thought waiting lines were for suckers. I'm sure my kids will be brought to me immediately.

Spitzer..cuomo...schneiderman...skelos...silver and on and on it goes. Let's take bets on the new AG. i predict she was a drug mule foe El Chappo. this state is a rats nest of corruption, but yeah, trumps foundation is the problem in 2007.

watching the leftys, known for their vocal and inherent distrust of all things law enforcement, bend over backwards to defend corrupt law enforcement is worth it's weight in gold. it reaffirms my belief that if someone stands for nothing, in spite of all the moral indignation and expressed outrage, they just end of being the b$tch of someone else who uses them and then moves on. it's amazing to to think that Donald Trump...Donald Trump for God's sake....may well end up the best thing that ever happened to the American political process. Who saw that coming?

Absolutely true on the first part. Comey decided to carve a path, creating new procedures and deviating from what he was entrusted to do. He was a weak leader, and what happened on his watch was a national disgrace. Some things are complicated, but at the end of the day, it's no different than filling the slurpy machine at the 7-11. Do your job the way your job is supposed to be done. let the chips fall where they may. If Loretta Lynch f#@!ed up in her role, that's her problem, not yours.

Two thoughts: 1. So over the past couple months, as I have read and followed your posts, it's always with a cynics perspective There's a part of my 50+ year old mindset that figures the big dogs always walk free, a few mid and low level guys do some short time and it all amounts to political theater. As I've tried to follow the logic of the game within the game (what is mueller reallllly doing, and sessions, what's the real deal there), I keep coming back to the same argument I have when I'm near 100% convinced that the NFL is tilted toward a desired outcome----there are just so many dominos that have to fall for it to play out as one large operation sweep-it-clean. On the other hand, with some positive things happening economically and a general shift in confidence of many Americans, coupled with Trumps silence on the issue of late...I'm hopeful you're on the right path. 2. With all the work you've put in---and thanks for that, at a minimum it's been very enlightening and awfully well-done---it's pretty obvious that I'm actually the epicenter of getting s#/+ done up in here. One simple entry about not redacting the IG report and you literally hear from a source it's playing out that way? I'm a #%#^ing steamroller. Tomorrow should be fun.

This whole redaction issue annoys the heck out of me. Most certainly protects those that need protection, but beyond that, let's open this up and get to it. None of the key players will suddenly cop to wrongdoing, Clinton inc will not see the light, and the opposition will continue to suggest the other guy is always the problem. Trump has done a good job of changing the narrative of ghosts of republicans past (just shut up and take it!) and is going to throw haymakers anyway. I hope you're correct on the Exec Order, and think that you are. Declassifying provides something for us all.

I read OC in Buff but in my head it's all J. Peterman.

$#@!ing bigots. All Marco' s must be Italian explorers? How uncomfortable would it be for Marco Goldstein if he was just grabbing lunch for all the accountants at the office? I hate the small-minded who walk among us.