tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post7102144830170481422..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Listen To diGenova--And Also McCarthymark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35815610975555487852020-05-12T17:46:39.054-05:002020-05-12T17:46:39.054-05:00As for those who engage in being President Trump’s...As for those who engage in being President Trump’s critics - on the television, the internet and elsewhere - Critic is the easiest job in the world. Involves only hindsight. No investment. I always liked the quotation attributed to Theodore Roosevelt about the man in the arena. I hung a nice copy of it on my office wall years ago…<br /><br />“It is not the critic who counts; not the man Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12516345725006052322020-05-12T17:42:26.643-05:002020-05-12T17:42:26.643-05:00When newly elected President Donald J. Trump went ...When newly elected President Donald J. Trump went to Washington, it was as an outsider. Think of the positions he had to fill and (what turned out to be) the great number of #NeverTrump Obama loyalists who still staffed numbers of key departments. A herculean task. It had to have been reasonable to follow the recommendations of, say, a Condi Rice. And there were others. Trump did not “know” Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-30793666240479874132020-05-12T16:32:33.208-05:002020-05-12T16:32:33.208-05:00DiGenova on Howie Carr's show yesterday:
>...DiGenova on Howie Carr's show yesterday:<br /><br /> >> https://howiecarrshow.com/2020/05/11/joe-digenova-5-11-20-hour-2/ <<<br /><br />Joe starts just before the 20 minute mark.<br /><br />One big take-away: DiGenova echoes my hypothesis that the various US attorneys that Barr has appointed (like Jensen on the Flynn case review) to look into things related to the Russia EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-65228454745323635342020-05-12T14:08:41.678-05:002020-05-12T14:08:41.678-05:00"trust in thoroughly *mediocre* grifters"..."trust in thoroughly *mediocre* grifters" is being far too generous to them.<br />The sociopathology of most of today's Left owes so much, to what Zman describes as follows:<br /><br />"Peripheral people, who have plenty of reasons to run to the media and tell their story, have maintained a *rigid discipline*, not seen since the heyday of the Italian mafia....<br />A much more aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-63033419329068562282020-05-12T13:27:53.248-05:002020-05-12T13:27:53.248-05:00In a way the speaks well of his character. He gen...In a way the speaks well of his character. He genuinely wants people, all people, to succeed. Of all the crap stories and scandals that have been flung at him, and despite literally tens of thousands of people actively searching his life for the least flaw, I have yet to read of him intentionally crushing anyone's life or career out of vengeance, petty retribution, or just because he could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-24489677804925190962020-05-12T13:20:04.112-05:002020-05-12T13:20:04.112-05:00Precisely EZ. The battleground is political.
LM ...Precisely EZ. The battleground is political.<br /><br />LM - I'm just saying if a couple of the peripheral tools are ejected from some garden spot like NORK as undesirable aliens it would make for an interesting photo op.<br /><br />The Republic can heal if the electorate can understand the source of the infection. Regardless of the means, trials or hot pursuit, the public must be brought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38324067560418518432020-05-12T12:52:15.325-05:002020-05-12T12:52:15.325-05:00"much less got anything done".
Yeah, but..."much less got anything done".<br />Yeah, but he did, e.g. vs. Baghdadi.<br />I take it that this feat really boosted DJT's rep in key circles, here and abroad.<br /> aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21826963210931672902020-05-12T12:18:54.524-05:002020-05-12T12:18:54.524-05:00Regarding Trump's personnel decisions, I agree...Regarding Trump's personnel decisions, I agree it has been a real weakness of his administration. I would also say, though, it isn't easy to find competent evangelists to fill key slots here in The Swamp that don't have a tainted background in some form as part of a previous administration (i.e. Swamp experience). Stephen Miller seems to be the exception. On Dec 2, 2018 I was Son of the Chico Basinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316001977402082273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-47808387895739990052020-05-12T12:04:17.631-05:002020-05-12T12:04:17.631-05:00Suspect flight from jurisdiction constructively co...Suspect flight from jurisdiction constructively confirms their guilt, and proves the existence of the conspiracy to even the dullest tool in the MSM toolbox, not to mention millions of registered voters...EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-3490669542550907042020-05-12T11:57:20.495-05:002020-05-12T11:57:20.495-05:00"It invites the question as to why some co-co..."It invites the question as to why some co-conspirators are indicted and some are not."<br /><br />Right, and I'm totally OK with a very public discussion of that. I'm sure Barr could explain his reasoning at length, and Obama would not come out of well. Some might well argue that the disgrace would be more effective--tar him while his subordinates rot in jail.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20140298090131567492020-05-12T11:54:40.077-05:002020-05-12T11:54:40.077-05:00I agree. Another problem is that Trump is more of ...I agree. Another problem is that Trump is more of a personnel softy than his public persona suggests. He really doesn't like to fire people.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17431408147751171212020-05-12T11:48:22.646-05:002020-05-12T11:48:22.646-05:00Brennan or Comey would shelter behind a tier one p...Brennan or Comey would shelter behind a tier one power. I get your point about letting the reprobate run, but the damage would last generations. <br />Maybe we can get FISA warrants on them.<br /><br />- LM<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-30191022126982880972020-05-12T11:47:28.747-05:002020-05-12T11:47:28.747-05:00>Trump has taken some very bad personnel advice...>Trump has taken some very bad personnel advice.<br /><br />Trump stated he had no idea how bad the swamp was in his interview last week with Fox & Friends. The incompetence of the establishment, the way the establishment GOP aided and abetted anti Trump activity. And the Senate slow walked confirmations. The amount of anti Trump people that became part of the administration and the Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-15963061615177792262020-05-12T11:46:52.633-05:002020-05-12T11:46:52.633-05:00I'm not sure what "unindicted co-conspira...I'm not sure what "unindicted co-conspirator" means, though. It invites the question as to why some co-conspirators are indicted and some are not. I'd like to see him indicted, and then pardoned by Trump after sweating some bullets, I think. He needs a taste of what he and his like have done to others. I'm not normally a revenge guy. But I AM an accountability guy. BHO Son of the Chico Basinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316001977402082273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43374151283355497092020-05-12T11:06:13.044-05:002020-05-12T11:06:13.044-05:00Trump has taken some very bad personnel advice. Fo...Trump has taken some very bad personnel advice. Fortunately he's got some good legal people, as he has himself stated.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-28277268228819996092020-05-12T10:18:39.234-05:002020-05-12T10:18:39.234-05:00I believe McMaster, along with Mattis, was recomme...I believe McMaster, along with Mattis, was recommended by Condi Rice. McMaster turned out to be a master leaker, who brought rumorblower Eric Ciaramella very close to himself as an aide, where Ciaramella was said to “see and hear everything” that went on in McMaster’s office. McMaster was no Flynn.Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-33209776792285274682020-05-12T09:38:41.382-05:002020-05-12T09:38:41.382-05:00Depends on who it is to some extent.
While we are ...Depends on who it is to some extent.<br />While we are focused on the law and legalities at the end of the day the battleground is political. Allowing an indicted miscreant to "fly" might be cheaper and more politically damaging than a trial and a couple of years probation.<br />Think of the optics for the Dem's of Adam Schiff arriving in Caracas begging for sanctuary. Pretty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-2606160281527550842020-05-12T07:16:10.061-05:002020-05-12T07:16:10.061-05:00He could be named as an unindicted co-conspirator ...He could be named as an unindicted co-conspirator or simply--as diGenova says--named in the overall indictment as a person who took an action to further the conspiracy.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21838245140111478732020-05-11T23:21:03.766-05:002020-05-11T23:21:03.766-05:00Readers of this blog are focusing cat-like on the ...Readers of this blog are focusing cat-like on the laser dot of indictments. What about afterwards, and the possibility one of these actors is a flight risk? There’s a lot to Spygate that seemed improbable that’s now established fact.<br /><br />So why not, as in professional war gaming, entertain flight/defection scenarios and map out the prevention options? <br /><br />What would you do if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-22787044282653742802020-05-11T22:44:05.193-05:002020-05-11T22:44:05.193-05:00McMaster made Eric Ciaramella his NSC Chief of Sta...McMaster made Eric Ciaramella his NSC Chief of Staff. You don't he isn't Deep State indoc'ed? Son of the Chico Basinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316001977402082273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69455211098769254822020-05-11T22:42:13.031-05:002020-05-11T22:42:13.031-05:00So not being a lawyer, I'm curious if there is...So not being a lawyer, I'm curious if there is something that can be done in a legal sense to name Obama and put an "asterisk" by his Presidency, just as Pelosi, Schiff, Schumer & Co did by impeaching DJT. I hate that I'm even asking the question, but I would be interested in opinions on the matter. I feel like we're at war for the future of the country and The Son of the Chico Basinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316001977402082273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66837834874447866542020-05-11T22:06:55.094-05:002020-05-11T22:06:55.094-05:00Apparently the way this works is that it'll be...Apparently the way this works is that it'll be up to Barr to decide when to release this stuff. OTOH, you have to suppose that there's a reason for the publicity--that the time will be soon. We'll see.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-57362157060278994112020-05-11T21:13:40.593-05:002020-05-11T21:13:40.593-05:00And now, the MSM cannot just ignore, but they can ...And now, the MSM cannot just ignore, but they can try to downplay and frame ...<br /><br />https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-dni-seeks-declassify-obama-officials-involved-flynn/story?id=70624372<br /><br />“ Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified a list of former Obama administration officials who were allegedly involved in the so-called “unmasking” of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78897421371873477092020-05-11T21:06:50.721-05:002020-05-11T21:06:50.721-05:00For what it’s worth, Obama got rid of a lot of top...For what it’s worth, Obama got rid of a lot of top military’s brass across all military branches. The message came through loud and clear. LtGen Flynn was one that got the message till he forgot it. He then became an apostate.<br /><br />- TexasDude Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-63140230811491782672020-05-11T20:58:14.325-05:002020-05-11T20:58:14.325-05:00Apparently Trump got over that pretty quickly with...Apparently Trump got over that pretty quickly with exposure to these guys. I heard that at cabinet meetings he used to call Mattis "Moderate Dog."mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.com