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  1. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    I think your quarrel is with Comey, Sessions, and Rosenstein.  Mueller followed the rules.
  2. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Registered does not equate donor.  Does donating indicate a more extreme degree of partisanship?  Am I more likely to shirk my oath of office because I donated to a party?  How do you define activist?  Bungled major prosecution seems like a reasonable disqualifier.
  3. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Point taken.  I suppose my whole point in this debate, is that I do believe that Mueller is a by-the-book straight arrow, and that a lot of the derision and accusations against him are unwarranted, regardless of how his investigation was born, or actions taken by other actors prior, during, or...
  4. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    I'll agree with you here, to a point.  Mueller has acknowledged that a sitting president is immune from indictment.  Does the inclusion of that single sentence invalidate the investigation's work?  From that single sentence, can we infer that the processes of the investigation were flawed, or...
  5. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    No.  But thanks for highlighting.  And I appreciate the link to Barr's testimony.  I will ask again, why would the Special Counsel redact his own report for release, when, under federal law, the authority to release is held by the AG.  If the AG decides to release it, then it is entirely up to...
  6. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    I would argue that if there truly had been a concerted effort deep within government to falsely accuse, plant evidence, coerce testimony, knowingly prolong dubious investigations, then why wasn't the Mueller investigation much more damaging to Trump?  The fact remains that Mueller was given a...
  7. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    I'll try a different format to reply this time - I apologize if it's not an improvement. Throughput legitimacy would be complimentary to input and output legitimacy.  It would apply to the process that occurs between input and output - the mechanics of the investigation and how the government...
  8. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Thanks for your response - there's a lot to cover here, so I'll try to keep it in order. Perceived input or output legitimacy aside, I would argue what really matters is throughput legitimacy.  What malpractice was committed in the process of the investigation?  If you think Mueller ought to...
  9. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    What exactly is “appearance of partisan impropriety”?  The fact that a number of lawyers (13) on Mueller’s team are registered Democrats does not equate to them acting as political agents.  As you noted earlier, as the leader, the buck stops at Mueller, a registered Republican.  Choosing team...
  10. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Well, you allege that " 'mistakes' and abuses of process" were committed during their investigations, and I am asking for examples of Mueller's (and his team). To state that the Special Counsel (or his team) somehow erred and/ or committed an abuse of process by not ending or curtailing the...
  11. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Again I'll ask, can you provide any examples of previous dishonesty or abuse of process on Mueller's part? A quick look at his biography indicates that not only was he a decorated USMC Captain with service in Vietnam, he was also a US Attorney, Deputy AG, and FBI director under GW Bush and...
  12. M

    The US Presidency 2020

    Honest question: what abuse of process is Mueller alleged to have committed? I understand he was designated as Special Prosecutor as a result of AG Sessions' recusal, and investigated within parameters given to him by the DOJ. It is also my understanding that other than the recent op-ed piece...
  13. M

    What squadron will fly the RCAFs new King Air BE350 ISR+ aircraft?

    The BE350s referenced on the 8 Wing page belong to the Multi Engine Utility Flight. These are unrelated to the MAISR project / procurement.
  14. M

    Seeking an excuse to spend Defence $$ on a Bombardier plane

    While it is certainly true that Bombardier has divested itself of its commercial aircraft programs (C-Series, Q400, CRJ), it is still in the private/executive jet business, offering Challengers (350 and 650), Globals, and Learjet products.  So, airframes potentially suitable for military...
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    Helicopter/Cyclone discussion (split from HMCS Fredricton thread)

    I found it very interesting that although the investigation has not yet determined the "why" of the accident, investigators have a reasonable understanding as to the "what".  I'll admit, I was surprised that Col Alexander's prepared statement went into the detail it did, regarding levels of...
  16. M

    Helicopter/Cyclone discussion (split from HMCS Fredricton thread)

    If you watch the videos in the link EITS kindly provided, Col Alexander and LGen Pelletier are actually quite clear in explaining what investigators have discovered - and successfully recreated in the simulator - from data recovered from the BAU. They also make it quite clear that the event in...
  17. M

    Helicopter/Cyclone discussion (split from HMCS Fredricton thread)

    Loss of lift is not mentioned in the From the Investigator summary.  No cause is mentioned for the final high energy descent.
  18. M

    Trump Orders some US Troops Out of Germany.

    So where do "Obama Generals" stop and "Trump Generals" start?  CJCS Gen Mark Milley has been a general officer since at least 2007, and was appointed to 4-star billets by President Obama, starting in 2014, first as Commanding General of US Army Forces Command, and as Army Chief of Staff. ...
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    Seeking an excuse to spend Defence $$ on a Bombardier plane

    The new CL-650s will replace the older two Challenger CL601 aircraft.  While the relatively newer two 604s will continue to operate, they do not have the same cockpit layout, avionics or FMS that the 650s have.  The flight decks are somewhat different, although there is more commonality between...
  20. M

    President Trump Discussions- merged thread

    So... is it more plausible that Donald Trump went for a tiny little inspection coincidentally during the protests outside the WH, as he now claims?  Or that his Secret Service detail required him to shelter there, and he had no choice?
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