tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6917326878362597649..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: He's In The Twilight ZoneOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-78718614071237025892017-02-18T01:29:05.273-05:002017-02-18T01:29:05.273-05:00This isn't about making the world safe for dem...This isn't about making the world safe for democracy, John. This is about making the world safe for the wealthy. And that means the world will become a very unhealthy place for the rest of us. Mr. Pruitt's appointment guarantees that.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-3391270193860350982017-02-17T23:47:02.866-05:002017-02-17T23:47:02.866-05:00This is about money, kindred spirits and the contr...This is about money, kindred spirits and the control that needs to be retained by the presiding kleptocrats to keep them out of prison and free to get out of town, with enough of the scum wiped off that their presence at the country clubs won't embarrass their western colleagues, if and after other unfriendly criminal alliances and combinations succeed them. Military posturing or agression, including any associated with the Trump-Putin pillow fight about to commence, is an enabling mechanism and a dangerous sideshow. And so are national borders and interests. It's just business; don't take it personally.<br /><br />Who cares about those already displaced, maimed or murdered? We do. Their sacrifices had their purpose, just as the throngs of the deluded cheering at the Trump jamborees and the Russian patriotic revival festivals have theirs.<br /><br />What do the statisticians tell us? Anybody here know anything about quantitative hedge funds? Let's see if we can adapt some algorithms to the high frequency end. We've been wasting a lot of volatility lately, you know. Hopefully, that girl in the office with no doors or windows is already on it.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-51698219624276882542017-02-17T20:58:52.221-05:002017-02-17T20:58:52.221-05:00Esinwhoser. Kinda says all you need to know, don&#...Esinwhoser. Kinda says all you need to know, don't it? <br /><br />Flynn was a private citizen, not yet appointed, could not have been legally instructed to carry that out. <br /><br />Are you 14 years old? Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26316146411008842032017-02-17T17:53:20.760-05:002017-02-17T17:53:20.760-05:00You've misread Obama and Trump, Steve. Perhaps...You've misread Obama and Trump, Steve. Perhaps he has a strong backbone. Unfortunately, he has a addled brain.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-31717467407913694692017-02-17T16:46:22.925-05:002017-02-17T16:46:22.925-05:00I'd like to publish your comment, Anon. But it...I'd like to publish your comment, Anon. But it needs to be initialed.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15740906529673222232017-02-17T15:16:33.061-05:002017-02-17T15:16:33.061-05:00I hate to defend Trump. Do you think Flynn did any...I hate to defend Trump. Do you think Flynn did anything differant than Condi Rice or anyone else? The idea that Trump is working with the Russians to subvert America is ridiculous. The Wikileaks were truth, Trump is not know for that.<br /><br />The court is pushing back against the new King, it has worked well when the President was a limp bisket, like Bill, Obama, Reagan, and the Bush dynsasty. Since WW2 the only Presidents with backbone are Esinwhoser, Carter and maybe Trump.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-1555497558256736452017-02-17T11:23:13.524-05:002017-02-17T11:23:13.524-05:00For an investigation to proceed, Rene, a substanti...For an investigation to proceed, Rene, a substantial number of Republicans are going to have to develop backbones. It's hard to find Republicans with backbones these days.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-23086175864697415182017-02-17T11:08:13.303-05:002017-02-17T11:08:13.303-05:00A few days ago I watched an interview with Fareed ...A few days ago I watched an interview with Fareed Zakaria on CNN. He was arguing from circumstantial evidence, and very convincingly, that Donald Trump's involvement with the Kremlin may be more than a mere possibility, and that it may be deeply personal. Because Zakaria is habitually the voice of reasoned and informed objectivity, I tend to trust his opinions. I hope the US Congress will do the same, and begin a thorough investigation of Mr.Trump.Renenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-79441904005263501912017-02-17T10:04:53.066-05:002017-02-17T10:04:53.066-05:00Trump has worked very hard to keep his tax returns...Trump has worked very hard to keep his tax returns under wraps, Lorne. I think it's safe to assume that they show something Trump wants to hide.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-74751029204839508312017-02-17T09:57:21.517-05:002017-02-17T09:57:21.517-05:00I was watching an interview of David Frum last nig...I was watching an interview of David Frum last night, Owen, and he suggested two measures that Congress could take to rein in Trump: pass a law requiring the president to release his tax forms and strike a government commission to investigate his ties to Russia. While he didn't say it, he implied the tax returns might shed light on his financial relationship with the Russians.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com