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Mhmm... LAW AND ORDER Hillary Clinton’s Zombie Impeachment Memo That Could Help Fell Trump A congressional report Clinton helped pen during Watergate was later used to justify impeaching her husband. Now it's guiding Democrats angling to oust Trump. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/16/hillary-clinton-impeachment-memo-trump-228107

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/14/the-many-lives-of-michael-bloomberg-review-new-york-mayor-trump-president

The Republican Party Is Doomed This is a transformational moment. Do the Democrats understand how to take advantage of it? I think Stan Greenberg hit the ball out of the park with this article. At least I hope he did. We'll find out in a little more than a year whether what he writes about is a dream come true, or simply wishful thinking. For those of you not familiar with him, Greenberg is a center-left Clintonista pollster. Greenberg worked for Bill Clinton back in the 90's. Him and his wife, U.S Rep Rosa DeLauro (D-NJ) worked hard to help Hillary in 2016. Like helping her on debate messaging against Trump. And sponsoring private town halls with cons…

Bernie’s Daft Plan to Save Journalism By JACK SHAFER August 28, 2019 Jack Shafer is Politico’s senior media writer. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/28/bernies-daft-plan-to-save-journalism-227916

Pretty good. The Declaration of Independence Was More Radical Than Any of the Men Who Signed It https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/declaration-of-independence-more-radical-than-its-signers/

DOJ argues Civil Rights Act does not protect LGBTQ workers The NY Post reports: The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme Court to rule that gay and transgender people are not protected against discrimination under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The federal law prohibits discrimination only on the basis of a person’s “biological” sex, the administration argues in a brief to the high court. “The ordinary meaning of ‘sex’ is biologically male or female; it does not include sexual orientation,” reads the brief, submitted by U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco. The justices said in April that they will hear three cases involving people who claim…

How we sneered at him then. How very far we have fallen since.

Fucking hypocrite. Liar! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/joe-biden-crime-laws.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Yes, it is true. Fox must finally have shown some backbone to piss Trump off. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-supporters-fox-working-for-us-20190828-saod5q5vhvdvrhxaqfyuv7cf44-story.html Anyone want to join the boycott?

Hilarious! Bantering blonds and cringeworthy kisses: G7 was the dinner party from deepest hell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/26/g7-summit-dinner-party-biarritz

Very interesting. The Best Way to Deal With Russia: Wait for It to Implode https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/03/russia-separatism-vladimir-putin-227498

CONGRESS Trump impeachment push gets important new ally https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/19/ben-ray-lujan-no-4-house-democrat-backs-opening-trump-impeachment-inquiry-1467888

To which the NY Daily News responded:

Really excellent. AP Photo THE FRIDAY COVER What FDR Understood About Socialism That Today’s Democrats Don’t He ruled at the height of government activism, but saw ideology as something to fear, not embrace. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/16/democrats-socialism-fdr-roosevelt-227622

The greatest living authority on the Senate, Harry Reid, says the filibuster must end https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1878860

There are reasons to be cheerful. These are the dying days of a rancid old order’ In the UK and the US, the political wind will soon change in favour of those demanding good government https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/11/there-are-reasons-to-be-cheeerful-we-are-seeing-dying-days-of-rancid-old-order

Good. 2020 ELECTIONS ‘Warren has built a monster’: Inside the Democrats’ battle for Nevada The Massachusetts senator is turning heads in the early voting state with the size of her operation — and crowds. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/07/elizabeth-warren-nevada-democrats-2020-1449938

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So much for ‘squeaky-clean Joe’... THE FRIDAY COVER Biden Inc. Over his decades in office, ‘Middle-Class Joe’s’ family fortunes have closely tracked his political career. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407

Poll: Most Americans call Trump's tweets targeting 4 congresswomen 'un-American' So is there any way to take this other than that a lot of Republicans are racists, or at least very comfortable with racism? Specifically meaning the racist comments of President Trump? Before I make the point about the poll data, let me preface it with one of my favorite lines of the week, from an article today by David Axelrod, about the upcoming debates: If you believe, as I do, that the ultimate argument against President Trump is that his gleeful, nasty and unremitting penchant to divide the country is a dispiriting and exhausting barrier to progress, the charismatic Harr…

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Who impressed you in the debates? First one was last night and I liked Julian and Beto. But, I wish I heard more from the Washington Governor. Too many questions directed at Warren IMHO.

Days before the first Democratic debate, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposes forgiving all student loan debt. That's 1.6 Trillion Dollars! Now how about those students who worked their way through school rather than borrow? What do they get? And what about those who took out student loans and spent them on non-school pleasures? All forgiven? Sanders is an idiot. This proposal shows that he is a desperate idiot. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-bernie-sanders-bill-student-debate-2020-20190624-lemhjmx6wfflvowt2dkgx62534-story.html

‘The takeaway from the two debates is simple: It is Bernie Sanders’ party. It was Kamala Harris’ star turn. It was Joe Biden’s nightmare. And it’s Elizabeth Warren's nomination to lose.’ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/28/dem-debate-winners-losers-roundup-227245