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Richard Day — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:00:50 +0000

In reply to He was always the Manchurian

McCain on Gina Haspel as CIA

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:14:22 +0000

In reply to Then there's this about the

McCain on Gina Haspel as CIA Director:

The torture of detainees in U.S. custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history. The Senate must do its job in scrutinizing the record & involvement of Gina Haspel in this disgraceful program. https://t.co/p2eZfMDF5N
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 13, 2018

The full 8:08 minute video of

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:43:23 +0000

In reply to he's on now, shocked me that

The full 8:08 minute video of his statement @ CNBC, and I do recommend a watch to get the tone.

I ran across this real

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:47:15 +0000

In reply to My money's on McMaster

I ran across this real interesting related March 4 piece in the wee hours last night; the LATimes' White House guy reporting that Mattis was Tillerson's partner in throttling Trump's desires, that they worked in tandem to "slow roll" Trump's requests for other options on the big issues, meanwhile the supposed genius-in-chief manager would blame McMaster! Hah!

My money's on McMaster

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:32:29 +0000

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My money's on McMaster

I'm waiting for the one of

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:31:00 +0000

In reply to he's on now, shocked me that

I'm waiting for the one of these scorned officials to drop the pretense of normalcy and go Howard Beale on Trump and his insane administration. But who will it be?

OIC now, Bharara was much

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:28:06 +0000

In reply to Interesting that Preet

OIC now, Bharara was much more blatant on the same theme yesterday:

Vladimir Putin could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and he wouldn't lose Donald Trump's vote
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) March 13, 2018

Interesting that Preet

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:23:19 +0000

In reply to Tillerson Hits the Pavement

Interesting that Preet Bharara re-tweeted this:

Tillerson survived calling Trump a "fucking moron" but a day after he criticizes Russia for using a nerve agent to try and kill someone in Salisbury, England, he gets canned. https://t.co/PZkTyd5ixf
— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) March 13, 2018

Oh, please. They were

barefooted — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:08:46 +0000

In reply to Clearly Trump doesn't give a

Oh, please. They were "stunned"? Was anyone here stunned? If the GOP leaders were, they have been paying even less attention than I thought possible. At best, the timing mildly surprised them.

Clearly Trump doesn't give a

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:55:08 +0000

In reply to Tillerson Hits the Pavement

Clearly Trump doesn't give a shit about governing with the GOP:

Trump stuns Capitol Hill with Tillerson firing

GOP leaders will now have to wrestle Trump’s nominees through a polarized Senate, rather than focus on their own priorities.

@ Politico.com, 2:58 pm

....There was no heads-up from the White House that Tillerson’s ouster was coming. Senior Republicans thought Trump and Tillerson had achieved a decent working relationship in recent months, although there was clearly no love for the former Exxon CEO coming from the Oval Office....