tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post8188918461240118665..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Things Are Starting To CrumbleOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-51284709078133233962017-05-12T16:54:48.475-04:002017-05-12T16:54:48.475-04:00I've thought for awhile now, Lulymay, that Nix...I've thought for awhile now, Lulymay, that Nixon's ghost has been very busy.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87931151873876371472017-05-12T16:28:14.706-04:002017-05-12T16:28:14.706-04:00My friends in Colorado have speculated that the Do...My friends in Colorado have speculated that the Donald might just last one year. However, they are also of the opinion that Pence is even scarier than the Donald!<br /><br />It's looking like de ja Nixon all over again (pardon my plagarism,Yogi)Lulymaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-90172173191351817882017-05-11T19:02:58.453-04:002017-05-11T19:02:58.453-04:00My hunch is that Pence will replace Trump before T...My hunch is that Pence will replace Trump before Trump's four years are up, Steve. We'll have to see if that scenario unfolds.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20399043988823265222017-05-11T18:40:23.297-04:002017-05-11T18:40:23.297-04:00Owen you have a Clinton person Mcabe saying most o...Owen you have a Clinton person Mcabe saying most of the above is nonsense. Fact is the Donald has hit a land mine lets see how far he can crawl before Pence walks. President Pence is the wet dream of la la land.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-6923866972190167702017-05-11T17:58:10.629-04:002017-05-11T17:58:10.629-04:00Sounds accurate, Deacon. It's a maxim that has...Sounds accurate, Deacon. It's a maxim that has no general application. But it does apply to Trump. And Trump believes the so called rules don't apply to him.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-38654568023577016502017-05-11T17:30:06.317-04:002017-05-11T17:30:06.317-04:00BTW, have you learned of Trump's Razor?
John...BTW, have you learned of Trump's Razor? <br /><br />John Scalzi, brilliant author of Old Man's War, by way of Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo. <br /><br />Trump's Razor (pace Occam) "When seeking an explanation for the behavior of President Donald J. Trump, ascertain the stupidest possible scenario that can be reconciled with the available facts and that answer is likely correct."Deacon Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509149236511255564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-55298367559825885122017-05-11T16:46:08.688-04:002017-05-11T16:46:08.688-04:00They're getting scared, Mound, and they're...They're getting scared, Mound, and they're beginning to hide.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-68618308464438035002017-05-11T15:27:53.605-04:002017-05-11T15:27:53.605-04:002018 looms large on the horizon, Owen, and those R...2018 looms large on the horizon, Owen, and those Repugs who've stopped holding townhalls are beginning to feel chafing in their shorts.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-53641166462139113142017-05-11T14:48:55.362-04:002017-05-11T14:48:55.362-04:00With Trump, Cap, the hypocrisy is simply stunning....With Trump, Cap, the hypocrisy is simply stunning.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-61586171021182518932017-05-11T14:46:58.658-04:002017-05-11T14:46:58.658-04:00Hell, it's even clear to former GOP congressma...Hell, it's even clear to former GOP congressman and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/11/joe-walsh-i-support-trump-but-if-hes-wrong-hes-wrong-and-firing-comey-was-wrong/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.3a424fbc2c87" rel="nofollow">Trump supporter Joe Walsh</a> (no, not the Eagle's guitarist):<br /><br /><i> Trump said he fired Comey because “he wasn’t doing a good job. Very simply.” According to the Justice Department’s memo that went along with Comey’s termination letter, the administration lost faith because of the way Comey handled the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton. But to believe that’s the real reason, you have to believe that Comey — the guy overseeing the investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign — was let go for doing the same things Trump praised Comey for six months ago, when Trump said the FBI director had “guts” and “did the right thing.”<br /><br /> There’s nothing normal about that. That’s tin-pot dictator territory. It’s an abuse of power.</i><br /><br />Cap<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-32727169105558932422017-05-11T13:54:25.828-04:002017-05-11T13:54:25.828-04:00You don't have to work too hard to connect the...You don't have to work too hard to connect the dots, Cap.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-24618933457339471862017-05-11T13:10:08.251-04:002017-05-11T13:10:08.251-04:00Though the news did not come close to proving his ...<i>Though the news did not come close to proving his critics’ theory that he is trying to hide something from the FBI probe...</i><br /><br />Really? Trump has fired Yates, Bharada and Comey - in other words, anyone probing his ties to Russia. What other plausible explanation comes to mind? <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-80428753576111856442017-05-11T12:19:15.947-04:002017-05-11T12:19:15.947-04:00Unfortunately, Deacon, most Americans believe in t...Unfortunately, Deacon, most Americans believe in the Myth of America, not the Reality of America.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-62114895319035450652017-05-11T12:04:44.113-04:002017-05-11T12:04:44.113-04:00Lots of Americans believe that the office itself s...Lots of Americans believe that the office itself sanctifies the man, no matter how moronic or malevolent. The inculcation that every American undergoes, beginning in the cradle, leads even the most aware and enlightened of them into a Sisyphean cognitive dilemma.Deacon Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509149236511255564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-22689140618631220442017-05-11T11:26:28.372-04:002017-05-11T11:26:28.372-04:00Thanks for the link, salamander. It's an excel...Thanks for the link, salamander. It's an excellent piece. The manner of Comey's dismissal suggests that is Trump a bully who likes to humiliate people. But it also suggests he is a coward. The man who became famous for saying, "You're fired," couldn't face Comey.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82996331784428515152017-05-11T10:57:58.911-04:002017-05-11T10:57:58.911-04:00.. fyi .. I came across this from Juan Cole
though..... fyi .. I came across this from Juan Cole<br />thought was very related to your article ..<br />The final paragraph is a home run..<br /><br />https://www.juancole.com/2017/05/sadism-creeping-dictatorship.htmlthe salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-17534479465528756802017-05-11T10:41:04.894-04:002017-05-11T10:41:04.894-04:00"There are none so blind as they who will not..."There are none so blind as they who will not see." It's an old and maudlin axiom, salamander. But it's true.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46046746567644992632017-05-11T09:58:35.222-04:002017-05-11T09:58:35.222-04:00.. there's a conundrum presented by the fake P..... there's a conundrum presented by the fake President ..<br />X nunber of Americans wake up every day, currently.. knowing their president is a disgrace. Another X number of Americans wake up daily, believing Donald Trump is the best man they could have as President & Commander in Chief. Since both perspectives can't both be true, it does seem alarming. <br /><br />Of course there's that political, financial, military and industry core of White House folks, cabinet, media and government etc glad to stand behind Trump and try to batter or fool the X number who recognize a disgrace when they see one. I don't see the point to making value judgements & I can certainly get behind freedom of opinion.. but there is almost always a point where objectivity can be blown off for very odd subjectivity or disgraceful behavior or just plain stupidity, greed or conspiracy etc. <br /><br />As Andrew Coyne pointed out, never has there been an American President who combined & embodies essentially. every character flaw other presidents may have embodied plus a variety that are unique to Trump. There's that conundrum. X number of Americans do not see any problem or character flaw at all. What gives? He paid 25 MILLION to silence some people who paid to be fleeced by Trump's fraudulent 'University'.. or was that fact 'fake news' the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.com