Harry Reid, the late former Senate majority leader from Nevada, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week. Ceremonies at the Capitol will take place Jan. 12. Reid died Tuesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. https://t.co/y2vJTiKcBZ — The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2022 U.S. political luminaries including President Joe …
Late Night Open Thread: Mission Implausible
So after Michael Flynn called a DOD official to try to enlist his help overturning the election, Powell called to say that CIA chief Gina Haspel had been injured in a secret mission to retrieve an election server. I. Just. Can’t. Even. https://t.co/QG5ybVqrLh pic.twitter.com/MNfDanRFSU — Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) November 16, 2021 Jonathan Karl may well …
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You’ll Be Popular! I’ll Teach You the Proper Ploys…
I’m out in the Dakotas and as soon as I visit some diners, I’ll be able to let you all know what real Americans are thinking. But, in the meantime, let’s look at “popularism,” the stupid name for what pollster David Shor thinks Democrats should do, as told to Ezra Klein in a much-too-long Times …
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Everyone Needs To Stop the Hysterics Regarding General Milley and Read What Is Actually Being Reported
For the better part of the past two days I’ve been watching people – some smart, some earnest, and a lot who are disingenuous – freak out that GEN Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has somehow single handedly destroyed over 240 years of civilian control of the US military. He hasn’t. …
Shocking News Open Thread: President Biden Is A Skillful Politician!
“Obama’s constant frustration was that politicians didn’t understand economics. Biden’s constant frustration is that economists don’t understand politics.” https://t.co/kjd9g12ZBo — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) April 8, 2021 President Obama was one of a kind. His challenges were different from those of any president before him, as were his responses. President Biden is best in class, …
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Friday Evening Open Thread: Talk About Yer COLD War!
"He will pay a price," Biden said on Putin. "We had a long talk, he and I, when we—I know him relatively well. And the conversation started off I said, 'I know you and you know me. If I establish this occurred, then be prepared."Stephanopoulos: "You think he's a killer?"“I do.” https://t.co/i2uKbEkwOr — Jennifer Jacobs …
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The Eternal Wrongness of the Pundit Mind
Is there any journalist who came in with more promise and ultimately delivered less than Nate Silver? Perhaps his best work is inspiring righteous dunks from others: Silver came on the scene as a “data journalist,” promising to deliver a fact-based view of politics based on statistical analysis. But it turns out that there just …
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