Month: December 2016

Casual Observation

It’s interesting that the left in this country is probably more committed to the idea that the people should get to vote for the president than the Republicans are, but we don’t vote for president and never have. We...

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Clinton: If You’re Going to Throw, Throw to Ryan

Every day brings more proof that Donald Trump will be an absolute disaster as President, one thoroughly dwarfing the disaster that was George W. Bush. The CIA statement of Russian interference in the election creates a further...

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What Alexander Hamilton Would Want

Our first president was from Virginia, and our second president was from Massachusetts. In fact, our first six presidents were from one of those two states. It’s an oversimplification, but the competition between Virginia...

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Why the President Needs Intel Briefings

Since Donald Trump now says that he will not accept a daily intelligence briefing (known as the Presidential Daily Briefing or “PDB”) because he’s so smart that he doesn’t need it, I want to remind you...

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Galeotti: The West’s Paranoia About Putin

Yep! I suppose Mark Galeotti, gets downrated by the oelewappers running wild here at the pond … By matching Moscow’s paranoia, the west plays into Putin’s hands | The Guardian | by Mark Galeotti The current...

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