Apr 15, 2018 – Let’s talk about the grudge he has against a guy who rejected his demand for personal loyalty. … The big questions in Comey’s badly reviewed book aren’t answered like, how come he gave up Classified Information (jail), why did he … lie to Congress (jail), why did the DNC refuse to give Server to the FBI (why didn’t they TAKE it), why the phony memos, McCabe’s…

Apr 13, 2018 – As in “the apocalypse is just around the corner.” … Like that guy who loves the idea of universal healthcare. Or that woman who hopes they build a wall to keep those illegals out. … In the big picture, I don’t know how long this cycle of incivility will last. It may never improve as a whole.…

Apr 12, 2018 – MINUTE to clear the way for the inevitable battle between Rep. … And the establishment. And the Trumpers. And the anti-Trumpers, depending on the day and what was going on in the news. … The speaker fashioned himself as a policy wonk and a nitty-gritty numbers guy. Trump is anything but.…

Apr 12, 2018 – (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)   John Bolton hasn’t been on the job a week yet and the bodies are continuing to drop at the National … True or false, he was quickly fingered as being the guy who leaked to the press the story about Trump ignoring the instructions not … (By the way, I’m a big believer in loyalty and the idea that if you can’t give your boss your loyalty you need to find another job.…

Apr 11, 2018 – In other words, we should all call Grassley and say “thank you” for possibly being the one guy who is going to make consuming any shred … has been ruthlessly effective at doing is taking down big names in the D.C. swamp, foremost among them Clintonworld’s Tony Podesta … Tony probably won’t be the last big name in Clintonworld, or Democratic circles to topple, so people who dig that kind of thing (literally…

Apr 11, 2018 – Today, we’ve got a little less than hoped for… I was hoping to do a Gear Review on a new optic I ordered, but it’s still on the Big … Quote of the Day “History does not long entrust the care of Freedom to the weak or the timid.”–Dwight D. … Eisenhower   As always, the Watercooler is an Open Thread. And as so eloquently coined by ntrepid, “Thanks for the click!…

Apr 11, 2018 – Ryan really took the hit for McConnell here. … He was interested in solving big problems like entitlements. They weren’t.5. Ryan sees himself as an idea guy. … Ryan was the driving force behind the GOP tax cuts. 8.…

Apr 29, 2018 – Events like this demean the office of the President and celebrate the ignorance and one-sidedness of the press. … Sanders signed on to be the mouthpiece for a guy who unfairly mocked people’s appearances, disabilities, and genders all the way to … She’s a big girl and knew what she was doing and I’m sure she also knows that the left has a hard time distinguishing between funny…

Apr 21, 2018 – Here’s the thing: that’s not the way the statute reads. … Here’s what I said about all this in July 2016: One rule for the little guy, another for the Important People. … And what is most maddening about Comey’s book is the way that he portrays himself as the guy who rises about politics — which he arguably…

May 10, 2018 – This writer has always been under the impression that the election of Donald Trump as President in 2016 caught not only the political … Romney seems like a nice guy and Obama must be wondering how Romney knew Russia was still a threat to the United States, but he didn … While some were saying this was because he saw the writing on the wall and the GOP would be relegated to minority status in the House…

May 8, 2018 – That’s why Hawley is the right guy. … And in recognizing that, Hawley is the type of guy who is going to support constitutional judges and justices, and vote against the … man for the GOP.…

May 3, 2018 – Giuliani make some pretty big errors in giving some of the answers he did regarding Stormy Daniels?  … That's the mob defense. … I’m in the same boat, but I also feel like the strategy could misfire for the reasons stated in Malor’s thread.…

May 3, 2018 – The key player in the whole drama is Paul Manafort. … as their ticket to the big leagues, but Manafort was the villain sent directly from Central Casting. … He was the PR guy for tyrants and despots. He appears to have been actively involved in money laundering for the Russian mob.…

May 2, 2018 – He said he planned to stay at the White House, likely through the end of the month, to help Mr. … If so, he hired the right guy. Flood represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment proceedings. … The close relationship with McGahn is critical and having a guy who has fought political battles at the highest levels is a big plus…

May 1, 2018 – But one example of Reagan’s genius: “You can’t be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy … So the Big Government-Big Business Borg is born. … Perhaps never before has Big Government-Big Business cronyism – been better-dressed-up as “looking out for the Little Guy.”…

May 1, 2018 – The past five days or so has been an incredibly long month’s worth of big news stories, one after the other. … Several women, including big names at NBC – Brokaw’s employer – have since come out to defend him, talking about what a stellar guy … While I don’t know about Brokaw’s guilt, what I do know is that many people who have been big stars in the media for years feel they…

May 19, 2018 – There was a big feel-good at the Winter Games. Kim and Moon met at the DMZ. … That’s the big take away, not the assurance. https://t.co/8dQVzcbK8X — (((James Acton))) (@james_acton32) May 17, 2018 Exactly … Then came the unhinged war threats that brought the region to the brink of war.…

May 17, 2018 – Two days ago, shortly after the North Koreans announced they would allow foreign media into the DPRK to witness the destruction of … their nuclear test site, the North Korean news agency said the United States needed to mind its manners or the meeting between Kim … That’s the big take away, not the assurance. https://t.co/8dQVzcbK8X — (((James Acton))) (@james_acton32) May 17, 2018 Exactly…

May 16, 2018 – the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem on the pain of withholding funding. … Hagee sounds familiar, he’s the guy who endorsed John McCain in 2008 and, once McCain found out about Hagee, rejected the endorsement … Yet here we are, Trump taking the guy to Israel.…

May 15, 2018 – Deripaska is the guy Democrat Senator Mark Warner tried to meet with in Russia. … That is not the way the story was viewed two summers ago. The Russia Probe. … https://youtu.be/flxShLhwjbk So a guy who now looks like was involved in the development of the Trump dossier was asked by the FBI…

May 14, 2018 – But the big takeaway from the story is this. The “news” originated as parody. … It is difficult to believe that this was an accident given the experience of the reporter or the magnitude of the story. … It was designed to further the Russia collusion narrative and to lock in Flynn’s role as a shifty guy owned by Putin.…

May 14, 2018 – At the same time, the state will vote on a people’s veto effort to repeal a law passed by the Legislature that could delay use of the … So the entire motivation for the system is moot, but the rest of the ballot is affected anyhow. … Ted Cruz and is an original Tea Party guy in the state legislature. Thank you @tedcruz for your endorsement!…

May 11, 2018 – into the Iranian market in a big way. … The Euros are promoting the fiction that they can keep the agreement going. … To be clear, you are counting on a strategy that worked on Bill Clinton in regards to Cuba to work on the guy who has already ignored…

May 30, 2018 – Too often we glorify the big highrise office job and look down on the jobs where you get your hands dirty. … However, they’re definitely having a better time doing it than the guy with all the student debt, trying to get the same job everyone … It’s a world overflowing the opportunity and prosperity, and Mike Rowe is just the guy to show you how much there is to see, do, and…

May 30, 2018 – Which begs the question: What the heck was the office charged with government accountability doing for its first ninety years – if … And with the government spending a massive $4-trillion-per-year – and the massive politics involved in electing the people to spend … So the guy in charge of handing out contracts – at the Defense Department sub-agency in charge of handing out contracts – immediately…