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In this short 60 Minutes clip—Scott Pelley asks Senator Jeff Flake and Senator Chris Coon’s about Brett Kavanaugh’s unhinged performance this week. Pelley specifically asks whether they believe Kavanaugh has the judicial temperament to serve on the...
by First Amendment
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on Sun Sep 30, 2018 at 10:44 AM PDT
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Feb. 1, 2017: WASHINGTON (AP) — “President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a...
by Gautam Dutta
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 08:32 PM PST
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When someone is out of control or is doing bizarre things, we typically say, "What is wrong with him or her?" Objective Americans who are concerned about the future of their country are probably asking the same question about America as it prepares for...
by melshim
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on Sun Nov 06, 2016 at 05:34 PM PST
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This piece is appearing in newspapers in my conservative congressional District.
For Donald Trump's supporters, as the week of the first presidential debate began, things looked better than ever. Once Trump stopped going after a judge of Mexican...
by AndySchmookler
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on Mon Oct 03, 2016 at 08:11 AM PDT
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In a story posted just after Midnight for today’s Washington Post, Dan Balz and and Scott Clement inform us of the results of the latest Washington Post — ABC News poll, conducted Mon-Thur, meaning not only after both conventions, but also with a...
by teacherken
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on Sun Aug 07, 2016 at 03:03 AM PDT
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I have promised that I’d write a diary about Exotic Birds, so here I am.
As the title of my post indicates, Exotic Birds, or Parrots or Psittacine (hooked beak) birds, are wonderful pets to have around the house. They’re often strikingly...
by mplo
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on Sat Jun 18, 2016 at 01:56 PM PDT
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The 2016 presidential election in November will bring America to a critical junction. This is because the two presumptive nominees – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton – offer significant contrast in character, personality, and intellect. To further...
by melshim
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on Tue May 17, 2016 at 04:04 AM PDT
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I was screwing around reading stuff on the internet. Mostly what I read about is scientific stuff and even more than that medical stuff since I'm in health care. I really do understand the ...
by paradise50
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on Mon Oct 20, 2014 at 05:00 PM PDT
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I get articles from the Keirsey Temperament website on Facebook and today they posted The Temperament Gap: Guardians, Idealists, Artisans, Rationals, and Politics , which is about how different ...
by Anton Bursch
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on Tue Apr 10, 2012 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Charles Blow has a piece up now on The New York Times website that bemoaning the fact that Obama isn't showing enough "emotion" ...
by DJShay
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on Sun May 30, 2010 at 05:54 PM PDT
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(I know, I know. Some of you are going to totally reject this on emotional grounds. But solutions to problems come from pursuing ideas, not from standing fast.)
I have found bell curves useful ...
by heurlin
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on Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 03:10 PM PDT
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There's a story about a boy who asked his father to teach him how to play poker. The father said, "All right, your first poker lesson starts now. Get a deck of cards and the chips, go to your room,
by Mark A R Kleiman
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on Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 04:28 PM PDT
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Along with outright lying about "getting wind" of Sotomayor's temparment when he conducted the vetting for Alito, Rove inadvertently reveals something so ...
by screenwrangler
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on Fri May 29, 2009 at 01:18 PM PDT
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I know, I know, I know. Trust me, I know. His unhelpful performance in 2000, his consistent hawkishness on Iraq, 2008.. I know. He deserves it for many reasons. The comments about Obama? ...
by Setrak
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on Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 05:19 PM PST
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McCain has not learned the lessons he should have taken from his war experience in Vietnam and still favors military action over persistent and skillful diplomacy. His outdated war experience is ...
by Burt Hall
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on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 06:18 PM PDT
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I few weeks ago, I saw a quote from Obama that I liked:
"And I firmly believe that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, or oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the ...
by eyesoars
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on Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 02:42 PM PDT
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This is ridiculous:
by Burnt
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on Thu Oct 23, 2008 at 03:24 PM PDT
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This is my second diary. Excuse any breaches of protocol.
by illinoisal
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on Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 12:31 PM PDT
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McCain tried hard last night to paint Obama as a big-spending liberal who hangs around with radicals. But ideology may matter less to voters this year than temperament, and in this ...
by teacherken
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on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 03:39 AM PDT
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McCain is known for his alarming history of bizarre, violent outbursts of temper. He's also known for spending frequent lost weekends gambling away his wife's money in casinos. Here's a story ...
by stef
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on Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 06:38 PM PDT
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- Many Americans are confused by the spectacle they heard (we couldn’t “witness” it because Republicans on the Supreme Court won’t allow their proceedings to be televised) yesterday as an attorney for Donald Trump, at least three different times in...95 comments 267 Recs
- If the Supreme Court thinks former presidents have, or do not have, some or absolute immunity against criminal prosecution, why not just say so now? Why would it take months? Do they have something better to do? Are there other priorities on their...303 comments 623 Recs
- Reposted from Substack This week MAGA Media outlets have breathlessly declared that they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence that proves that the Biden Administration was in communication with ...16 comments 136 Recs
- All our fears to the contrary, Trump actually has little real chance of winning the upcoming election. The key is demographics. There are, of course, a number of factors that influence which voters vote for which candidates, and these factors can...73 comments 86 Recs
- Expect the Senate race to be close this fall—unless Wisconsinites find out what Eric Hovde thinks of them. Are you a farmer? Eric Hovde thinks your retirement age should be pushed up to 72 because after all, “you’re largely driving around on a tractor”...24 comments 140 Recs
- Happy Freidai, Peeps! Some of us donât have to sweat out a workweek, but even so, sometimes Freidai makes us want to dance. But what KIND of dance? But FIRST: A gentle reminder of how we do ...77 comments 76 Recs
- Ukraine sets fire to a Ministry of Defense helicopter in Moscow. Whoa. That’s close. The Russian who fell off before they hit the mine is thanking his lucky stars. Housekeeping is going to be pissed at the mess. Russian soldier discovers an effective...5 comments 30 Recs
- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...417 comments 793 Recs
- Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! President Biden has said many times that he is a president for all of America, whether you voted for him or not. His attitude can be hard to take at ...117 comments 175 Recs
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