Glad you liked it. Add uncertainty about the GOP nominee to the effective frontloading of the primaries due to early voting in big states that will favor candidates starting with national or nearly national campaign organizations, the possibility of a nominating convention that makes the final decision, greatly reduced power of superdelegates, and we might be looking at a very exciting Democratic nominating process. I am inclined to think that the Dems will ultimately cooperate, and the Republican Party is likely to tear itself apart. The actions of the newly flipped Democratic governorships and legislatures should have a considerable influence as well. If Stacy Abrams and her supporters manage to root out GOP electoral misbehavior in Georgia, that could be significant for the entire country. The Dems can't have fifty different messages, either--which means some important things get soft-pedaled for the sake of victory. I hope to see a Democratic nominee who is not on the wrong side of seventy, but if I don't get that wish, so be it. Victory will mean abundant spoils to be parceled out.
Yet, the sadness I am feeling is due to the death of my friend, Dick Stuart, on the same day.
Dick was a vibrant pastor, psychologist, statesman, husband, dad, and grandfather, who protested from the Vietnam War to immigration atrocities last week. And through it all he was a cheerful hummingbird kind of person, and wonderfully compassionate.
I will say that GHWB was incredibly qualified for the job.
It's his connections to the Iran Contra mess (as VP) and the first Gulf War (as Commander in Chief) that highlight the negative for me. Plus all the Reaganomics. But to watch the anchors and pundits today, you'd think the man walked on water.
"It's not right to speak ill of the dead." "Why not? Isn't it safe?"
~ Davy in Anne of Avonlea Lucy Maud Montgomery (whose 144th birthday would have been yesterday)
This is the outside-the-paywall section of a column at talkingpointsmemo.com: "There are some more details about Michael Cohen’s cooperation that came out overnight. Most came in a sentencing memorandum which Cohen’s attorneys submitted to the US District Court in the Southern District. The outline of what is contained in this new document broadly match what came out earlier this week: the Moscow deal negotiations lasted much longer than admitted, Cohen kept the President in the loop on all his activities (hardly surprising). But the sentencing memorandum goes into more and different detail. Cohen claims he discussed details of a potential trip to Russia with Trump in the summer of 2016, as part of the effort to secure the Moscow Trump Tower deal. Cohen says he worked closely with and remained in regular contact with White House lawyers and the President’s personal lawyers as he plotted to deceive Congress about the the same deal a year later. "
What if Trump doesn’t run for re-election in 2020? [Click] Washington Post opinion
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DeleteGlad you liked it. Add uncertainty about the GOP nominee to the effective frontloading of the primaries due to early voting in big states that will favor candidates starting with national or nearly national campaign organizations, the possibility of a nominating convention that makes the final decision, greatly reduced power of superdelegates, and we might be looking at a very exciting Democratic nominating process. I am inclined to think that the Dems will ultimately cooperate, and the Republican Party is likely to tear itself apart. The actions of the newly flipped Democratic governorships and legislatures should have a considerable influence as well. If Stacy Abrams and her supporters manage to root out GOP electoral misbehavior in Georgia, that could be significant for the entire country. The Dems can't have fifty different messages, either--which means some important things get soft-pedaled for the sake of victory. I hope to see a Democratic nominee who is not on the wrong side of seventy, but if I don't get that wish, so be it. Victory will mean abundant spoils to be parceled out.
DeleteGeorge HW Bush, former US president, dies aged 94 [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe last President of the WWII generation.
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DeleteYet, the sadness I am feeling is due to the death of my friend, Dick Stuart, on the same day.
Dick was a vibrant pastor, psychologist, statesman, husband, dad, and grandfather, who protested from the Vietnam War to immigration atrocities last week. And through it all he was a cheerful hummingbird kind of person, and wonderfully compassionate.
I will say that GHWB was incredibly qualified for the job.
DeleteIt's his connections to the Iran Contra mess (as VP) and the first Gulf War (as Commander in Chief) that highlight the negative for me. Plus all the Reaganomics. But to watch the anchors and pundits today, you'd think the man walked on water.
"It's not right to speak ill of the dead."
"Why not? Isn't it safe?"
~ Davy in Anne of Avonlea
Lucy Maud Montgomery (whose 144th birthday would have been yesterday)
Death does not confer sainthood on the evil. I wish more people realized that.
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ReplyDeleteThis is the outside-the-paywall section of a column at talkingpointsmemo.com: "There are some more details about Michael Cohen’s cooperation that came out overnight. Most came in a sentencing memorandum which Cohen’s attorneys submitted to the US District Court in the Southern District. The outline of what is contained in this new document broadly match what came out earlier this week: the Moscow deal negotiations lasted much longer than admitted, Cohen kept the President in the loop on all his activities (hardly surprising). But the sentencing memorandum goes into more and different detail. Cohen claims he discussed details of a potential trip to Russia with Trump in the summer of 2016, as part of the effort to secure the Moscow Trump Tower deal. Cohen says he worked closely with and remained in regular contact with White House lawyers and the President’s personal lawyers as he plotted to deceive Congress about the the same deal a year later. "
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