@15:23, , 11/29/19

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Long Before Trump, Impeachment Loomed Over Multiple Presidents

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

While only three previous presidents faced serious threat of removal, one out of four confronted formal accusations in the House.

Usually presidents have more sense than Trump.

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Open Thread

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 9 hours ago

Please use the comments to discuss any topics unrelated to recent posts.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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2020 Democratic Candidates Wage Escalating Fight (on the Merits of Fighting)

Mark Leibovich at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

For all the emphasis placed on the various divides among the candidates, the question of “to fight or not to fight” might represent the most meaningful contrast.

A distraction. 

Infighting is standard.

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A Census Whodunit: Why Was the Citizenship Question Added?

Michael Wines at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

New documents hint at partisan politics in the attempt to add the question to the 2020 census and in the failure to turn over materials when the plan was challenged in court.

The Republicans fear being replaced.
They should fear replacement.

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A Pennsylvania County’s Election Day Nightmare Underscores Voting Machine Concerns

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

How “everything went wrong” in Northampton County.

The Republicans have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

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Teacher Fired After Asking Trump to ‘Remove’ Immigrants Wins Her Appeal

Mihir Zaveri at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

A Texas state agency ruled in favor of the teacher after an independent examiner said tweets she sent to the president were free speech.

All of Texas is not insane.  Only most of Texas is insane.

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House Judiciary Panel Asks Trump if He Will Present Impeachment Defense

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

Representative Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, gave the president until next Friday to say if he will present evidence or call witnesses.

Trump would be foolish to add to the impeachment charges.

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Trump Is Heading to London. Boris Johnson Is Not on His Calendar.

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

The president has never made any secret of his affinity for the British prime minister. But with his own election fast approaching, Mr. Johnson wants to keep his distance.

I suppose Boris Johnson told Trump to hold his tung.

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Where’s Lindsey? After G.O.P. Outcry, Graham Emerges as a Trump Defender

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

After initially resisting calls to lead Republicans’ impeachment counteroffensive, the senator has now taken on the role with zeal.

The G.O.P. coalition is strongly structured.

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Why Republicans Will Sidestep Their Garland Rule for the Court in 2020

Carl Hulse at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health scare raised the question of how the Senate would handle a Supreme Court vacancy in a presidential election year.

Six to three is better odds than five to four.

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With Impeachment Inquiry in Full Swing, Public Opinion Remains Split

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Most Americans view President Trump’s potential impeachment along partisan lines. But a crucial slice of the electorate remains undecided, with possible implications for the 2020 election.

I can hope.

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The Impeachment News Industry Is Here to Help (Overwhelm You Even More)

Niraj Chokshi at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

A glut of pop-up podcasts and newsletters from major publishers and worried citizens promise to cut through the flood of impeachment news.

Trump is guilty.
The rest is noise.

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How Kamala Harris’s Campaign Unraveled

Jonathan Martin, Astead W. Herndon and Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates. She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions.

"Trump is guilty" is not enough for a presidential bid.

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Warren Wealth Tax Has Wide Support, Except Among One Group

Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Most college-educated Republican men oppose the plan, which otherwise finds wide backing. On Medicare for all, divisions are more starkly partisan.

No one likes taxes.
"From those to whom much is granted, much is asked"
Taxes are not an option.

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The 72-Hour War Over Christmas

Dionne Searcey at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The mayor of Charleston, W.Va., wanted her city to be more welcoming to all faiths and people, so she changed an annual celebration to the ‘Winter Parade.’ It didn’t last long.

Separation of church and state is necessary.

State sponsorship for a Saturnalia parade is unnecessary.

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Trump Visits Afghanistan and Says He Reopened Talks With Taliban

Michael Crowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

Details were unclear. The declaration came on an unannounced trip as the president seeks to highlight a record of achievement while he campaigns for re-election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting

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The Lesson Of Thanksgiving

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 2 days ago

Thanksgiving might be the most important American holiday, with only Christmas in competition. It’s become a very commercial holiday, and even here in Canada it seems every store has a “Black Friday Sale” sign up, which is odd, because our Thanksgiving is on a different date. The story of Thanksgiving is that the Puritan settlers […]

I like the Ian Welsh view of the Plymouth colony better than the one I have been told from other sources.
None of the stories are complimentary to my ancestors
I like the forest better than the farm.

I need the productivity of the garden.

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O.K., Mayor: Why 37-Year-Old Pete Buttigieg Is Attracting Boomers

Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

Calling himself the “retirement guy” and pitching a “Gray New Deal,” Mr. Buttigieg has crafted a message that resonates among older white Americans, helping him rocket past other candidates in some polls.

Pete Buttigieg understands the problems.
He will not get the candidacy this time.

"No Quarter!"

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Donald Trump Jr., Debut Author, Sees Sales Bolstered by G.O.P. Allies

Nicholas Confessore and Alexandra Alter at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

Orders from the Republican Party and other conservative groups helped push Mr. Trump’s best-selling book, records show.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

Purchase did not work for Hubbard.

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Broken Promises and Debt Pile Up as Loan Forgiveness Goes Astray

Erica L. Green and Stacy Cowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

A federal loan forgiveness program made a promise to students: Stick with your vital but low-wage professions and your debts will be wiped clean. Then they weren’t.

Never trust hard money people with debt.
All money is fiat money.


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