Mersky
Mersky's JournalCooooool. Makes me want to sign up for twitter
Just so I can go around flagging bots. Is a brilliant thread from Wittes, as I think I now have a better grasp of how to spot bot type responses just from the nature of the posts.
Is somewhat cathartic going over his thread defending Lisa Page.
Journaled.
And is one more petty and cruel mistake he's made
He’ll pay for this, as will his supporters whose children will be harmed as much as any other group, but I just wish he’d leave the kids out of his maniacal vengeance splurges.
Michelle Obama did a good thing, and he can’t take that away from her. That’s not as easy as taking fresh fruit and vegetables away from the nation’s schoolchildren.
Biden opposed the Gulf War (1990-91) from the beginning
Is it possible that he could have had long-standing resistance to military action against Iraq, but reluctantly voted for action after 9/11 based on the bush administration push with claims of WMDs, etc? Yes. Seems he DID have a different idea in his initial work with Lugar, and before the unfortunate vote (see below).
I wonder if this is what he’s meant all along, but hasn’t been able to explain for reasons that can’t fit into a sound bite for these gotcha moments.
And if he seems defensive, perhaps that’s because holding up his vote for the Iraq War (2003) as evidence of being some kind of unilateralist warhawk is inconsistent with his record and reputation. No one insinuates this with Bernie, and really shouldn’t with Biden either.
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References below pulled from citations 121 & 127 as seen on Joe Biden’s Wikipedia page on January 8, 2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/13/world/confrontation-gulf-congress-acts-authorize-war-gulf-margins-are-5-votes-senate.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-foreignpol24-story.html
And the two senators wanted to require United Nations authorization before any military action could be taken.
Biden was undercut, however, by House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt, who got behind a more sweeping war authorization. Biden nonetheless voted for the war authorization.
Recommended reading
For putting the various actors along the timeline leading up to the hit on suleimani, and set against the backdrop of Pompeo’s kooky rapture zealotry.
Am fortunate that I lucked into getting a liberal education. I chose a long time ago to be secular, as I saw/learned of the abuses and cruelties that some Christians, etc. have perpetrated over the course of history. I will never understand how so many people could think that breaking the Ten Commandments will somehow give them a shortcut to heaven.
Looking forward to your comic strip!
I am intrigued by the title, and suspect it will be right up my alley. Will get in on the Kickstarter.
Thank you for slogging through the mess of it all - I laugh, sigh, and catch things I may have missed when reading your work.
Wow. Is a very helpful reference.
Thank you, Icy - I’ve bookmarked it. I was just going back over the turnover in the military leadership in recent months. Am glad you brought up that and other pointers.
Was hard to take last evening
The evening before the new year, that is - I didn’t have time to process.
I find the language of the op dangerous. I’m glad you posted it.
I’ll have thoughts on this, later. Am journaling.
It's late, and I'm home. Happy New Years!
Had a great time with friends, and I’m grateful for it.
I’m excited to write the digits, 2020*. Am glad to have had a mostly good set of holiday weeks (I never really know what to expect).
And! I’m thrilled to be freed up to comment more easily to my favorite website of all my time on the web: DU
Let’s rock 2020.
*Are some good looking numbers.
Murkowski effectively voted against confirming kavanaugh
By voting present for the final vote. She also voted against advancing kavanaugh to the senate floor for confirmation. It was the best decision for her state’s interest as Alaska has unique challenges, and should be commended for her independence in thought and principles from her party whipped into line with the tRump cult.
I don’t see much benefit in flattening her record on this, as yet again, voting for what’s best for her state that is geographically close to Russia is a set of decisions unlike that of her, um, southern colleagues. She doesn’t have the luxury of the political insurance that comes from a sweetheart deal for a russian aluminum plant or cushy federal construction contracts like Moscow Mitch ensconced within the boundaries of the lower 48, etc.
I say her party should think pretty hard about her arguments and position, and I hope others follow her lead for doing what’s best for their constituents and the entire Country.
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