If a defendant goes to trial on charges of attempted murder — caught in the act with multiple witnesses and a confession — he doesn’t get a pass on the crime by making the case that the victim *really* deserved to die. — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 14, 2019 Paul’s hometown paper, …
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Impeachment Inquiry Open Thread: “But No PIZZAZ!”
Susan Hennessey, “Lawfare Executive Editor, Brookings Senior Fellow, CNN National Security and Legal Analyst, Former IC attorney”, yesterday: As a general matter there is too much focus on optics and too little on substance. But to the extent the Democrats needed to make the case to the public in this hearing, today was an extremely …
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Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: Little Prince Rand Speaks Up, Again
Senator Aqua Buddha has arrived to debase himself. Debase, Rand, Debase.Oooooo, Hunter Biden! Drink.Rand is now doing everything except outing the whistleblower. Asks The Fake Media to print his name. Go eat a big bowl of dicks, Aqua Buddha. — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 5, 2019 … As per usual, the Little Prince feels …
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Open Thread: There’s Nothing More All-American…
… than mocking the powerful. Remember that whole “Screw You, King George” Yankee Doodle stuff from your elementary-school history classes, wingnuts? Not to mention the endless BUT OUR PRECIOUS FIRST AMENDMENT!!! butthurt from Very Serious Pundits, every time it was suggested that calling for rape or murder of one’s enemies might be just a tad …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: How Was Your Weekend?
Trump getting booed and enduring chants of "Lock Him Up" at the World Series is exactly the kind of content my heart desires. (via @wusa9) pic.twitter.com/43fmcHiCdO — Matt Rogers ?? (@Politidope) October 28, 2019 2/ It’s like they sandwiched him between folks in uniform so he’d get some mercy cheers or they’d bleed over. But …
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“Bring Me the Head of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi”: Early Reviews, Not Promising
Huh. Is Trump going to announce that the ISIS fighters he set free now plan to lead quiet lives as accountants, the Turks will un-kill the Kurds, the Russians will go home, and Assad will turn himself in to the Hague? I ask because, if not, I'm going to sleep in tomorrow. — Walter Shaub …
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Repub Venality Open Thread: Oh, Joy, Another 80s Reboot We Didn’t Need
Look, this is what white working-class voters in Ohio and Iowa wanted. https://t.co/ej8aWokp37 — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 26, 2019 Turns out those ‘Opportunity Zones’ aren’t just a financial lifeline for Jared Kushner’s family of grifters — it’s a smorgasbord for allll the financial predators among Donny Dollhands’ associates… In the 1980s, Michael Milken …
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