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Independent thinking is overrated. I just go with the group. Everyone wins.

Interesting, thanks. I googled, well duck ducked, Irving Janis to read up a bit. Interestingly, he was a native of Buffalo. You probably knew that.

The fallout for sandbagging Trump, in light of the FBI/DOJ crusade to take him out, in light of the sham impeachment debate that appears to be unable even to carry the entire opposition party, coupled with the Horowitz report and Barr/Durham comments from last week make this seem extremely unlikely. Like...civil unrest and full-on rebellion unlikely.

https://apnews.com/bbdc563ad79a33a42d478633eeab6ca4 We have to make sure that they cannot do that,” she said. “We will make sure they, that we put them against the wall, and that they will have to do their job and to protect our futures.” The expression “putting someone against the wall” in Swedish describes a situation when someone is forced to address difficult questions or a difficult situation. But some right-wing voices on social media interpreted her comment as a call for violence against politicians. Thunberg tweeted that she and the youth movement she inspired is against all forms of violence. “It goes without saying but I say it anyway,” she wrote. Greta Von Climateklüsen taking a break from activating, but you know what isn’t taking a break? Climate! A couple other thoughts: Greta has apologized for the “put them against the wall” speech, advising it was a simple misunderstanding as she processed what she wanted to say in her native tongue to English. Taking her at her word, the real problem isn’t what she said or meant, there are crazies everywhere. What’s the explanation for the non-Swedish activists in the crowd cheering for the lining up of apostates against the wall in the non-Swedish sense? What’s that all about? Second thought—a lot of the links to her decision to take a break don’t even cite the apology or the controversy at all. Reuter’s, for example, simply reported it as a tired warrior taking a holiday. I wonder why.

Silliness. He acknowledges what Kent said, but wants to play word games with who sai what to whom? I’m not sure why the VP of the US would need to be told that his son banking nearly $90k a month on a no-show gig that he was unqualified for while his father was in charge of distributing billions is “bad optics”, but once you found out that your team kept it from you, what’d you do about it? How does that make you feel now? Who failed to tell you, and why? The guy is more clueless with each passing day.

Jiminy Chicklets that's Wheezy and company!

The pump is coal-fired, did I mention that? We get the coal delivered by a family from West Virginia. Hard workers, but they are generally covered in some kind of black dust so they have to make the deliveries at night. The kids are hard workers, the boy, Wheezy we call him, he can chuck a piece of coal a mile. I usually tip him a nickle.

The dems believe they have Trump on this very important national security issue. They should plow forward full steam ahead with impeachment and let the Senate take it up as our nation's national security is in peril. If our National Security has been endangered to the level they have emphatically stated is has been, it would be reckless and a dereliction of duty to step away at this point given concerns about the security of our nation. If the country is divided it's certainly not their fault given their view of Trump's obvious high crimes against the state that impact the security of every American on a national level.

I have to admit I'm not big on change. After visiting the Jersey Shore last summer I came home and dumped 30000 boxes of plastic straws in my swimming pool. I might be part of the problem.

One could argue that attention to detail is one of the fundamental characteristics a team might look for in bringing on a coach. Inability to manage their own personal finances might be an indicator they lack attention to detail.

I've always wondered about this sort of political activism. How many people are significantly affected by protestors locked in arms and blocking streets? How many people die on the way to the hospital seeking treatment for heart attacks or other medical emergencies? How many victims of a stroke are disabled as a result of the additional time required to reach the hospital or the time it takes first responders to get to them? Choking victims, victims of assault, people who require oxygen and so on. Then wonder...if faced with some Heidi-looking mo'fos standing between me and the emergency room with a loved one in peril...what might I do? I agree that Trump should largely ignore this 11 year old anarchist, call out the civil unrest and anarchy-in-the-streets her ilk sells, and the impact on freedom loving people everywhere just trying to get to work and take care of her families. Compare them to the weather underground, perhaps share some stories on people impacted by these street blockades, and let people make up their own minds. I would think that many people could look at this young lady and decide she's unhinged all on their own. I think if left alone, it won't be all that long until she gets back to being the featured villain in a Stephen King movie.

If the only punishment for running a 3 year grift on a sitting President is "let's not point fingers and let's come together for an emotional cleanse", I vote for leaving things the way they are. No downside, no jail time, just an endless cycle of political malfeasance and bland statements afterward that we all should do better next time. I'll take my chances with our side.

Ah come on 3rd, I’m trying to be a grown up here. I deliberately avoided that topic.

Harris always makes me think of a politician who wanted to be president, dipped their toe in the water and quickly realized that they lack the tone, temperament, likability, political experience, ethical tenacity, charisma, charm, eccentricity, studious nature, commitment to excellence, ability to relate to others, pleasantness, or ability to compel others to take up the flag and march beside them. It has to drive her crazy that she’s her own kryptonite.

That's not his style. He's a classic contrarian who likes to lob grenades at people he disagrees with, though the grenades are usually benign and filled with baby powder. He's become a bore, and oddly I don't remember him always being that way.

Of course it will. It’s an ‘us v them” world. AG Barr laid it out pretty succinctly (credit to @Foxx for the link). As he suggests the greatest threat to our system is the weaponization of counterintelligence by one admin at the expense of another, as he lays out the case that the entire fiasco falls apart Jan 2016, as he cites fabricated warrants and documents used to continue the investigation and hamstring a president guilty of absolutely nothing....you sit and suggest that Trump is the one damaging “democracy”. us v them. I’d prefer it not be that way, but by extension, you’re comfortable with a tyrannical FBI acting suspiciously like the Gambino crime family shaking down local merchants, where is the middle ground? Personally, I’d prefer to go it alone then saddle up with folks comfortable with an out of control FBI.

Dumbest smart guy in America at the time.

This Is like watching a boxing match between Muhammad Ali (DR) and some fat kid from Depew (not DR) who won a contest to go 3 with the champ. I kinda respect the fat kid for the effort but at the same time I’m screaming “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE THROW IN THE TOWEL!”.

Wow. I never knew so much pressure went into being an OP. Transparency issues, fault accepted and reiterations and goals for the future. I can't speak for others but for me, when I read something, sometimes I type $#@! back. The end. You done good imo.

This post is horsecockery at its finest. You are responsible for you. I am responsible for me. If I was to meet DR for a coffee to discuss Trump-Russia collusion, and we choose to meet at a Starbucks because he used to be a bottle blond surfer west coast limousine liberal and he likes that swill, it's not on him if I don't understand the street signs and take a wrong turn or two before arriving. I find your comments shallow and pedantic.

AG Barr has a way of cutting through the bs and getting to the heart of the matter quickly. I could listen to him all day. On the issue at hand, there is not one reasonable person in the country who would listen to him, consider his position and think: "No, I would definitely support am administration utilizing the weight and power of the govt to impact an election.". I fear no heads will roll, but it will not be because Barr was on the job.

Transplant from Pennsylvania Amish country.

True story. I was in the stands for a Bills Pats game, Bills were playing well and some NE fans around me were commiserating about Brady, his struggles and maybe he was done. Then McKelvin opted for a return and put the ball on the carpet... Fans are not always not dumb.

Seriously, Comey is out banging on about being the King of the Dipshyts of the Keystone Cops. The guy was fired, last seen wandering about the forest pondering the many questions of life, oversaw an FBI that couldn't get it's thumb out of it's own a$$ when viewed in it's most positive light, and now has NBC news accusing it of being just another slap dick institution. The leadership was largely purged, and Comey's thrilled with the outcome. Honest to God the guy is delusional. He's the lead designer on the Edsel project and again, that is when considered in the most positive light possible.