The US Presidency 2018

[Fishbone Jones]

Great post BA. Best one so far, imo.

 

[tomahawk6]

You're right Jackson's promotion hasnt been approved its held up by Senate democrats while the allegations are investigated.

https://twitter.com/AliWatkins/status/989822690813980673/photo/1?tfw_site=WSBT&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwjla.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Fwhite-house-records-dispute-allegations-against-jackson

 

[FJAG]

Jackson's promotion nomination was submitted on Mar 20th and referred to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services:

https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1764/actions?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22ronny+l.+jackson%22%5D%7D&r=1

Current makeup of the committee is: Rep 14, Dem 13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Members,_113th_Congress

I think it speaks well for the committee that they are taking their time deliberating over someone with such little experience.

:cheers:

 

[Blackadder1916]

I suppose it's easy to attribute calm and non-partisan deliberation to the Armed Services Committee when viewed through the lens of Adm Jackson's promotion nomination alone.  However, when looking at the list of nominations still sitting in committee suddenly Adm Jackson's case does not seem that delayed when there are some nominations to general or flag rank that were submitted back in March 2017.

 

[FJAG]

Interesting new book just out. Arranging to get a copy.

The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies by Michael V Hayden. Hayden was a former USAF four star and Director of the National Security Agency from 1999 - 2005.

https://www.amazon.com/Assault-Intelligence-American-National-Security-ebook/dp/B07B2K8CYZ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(general)

:cheers:

 

[QV]

Here is the book I was thinking about:  https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Deep-State-Fight-President/dp/1630061026

Amazing to see progress for the Koreas, released hostages, and Iran being put back in a box. 

 

[mariomike]

Here is the book I was thinking about:  https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Deep-State-Fight-President/dp/1630061026

References about the author,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Corsi#References

"In 2017, he became the Washington, D.C. bureau chief for the conspiracy theory website InfoWars."

 

[Brad Sallows]

Getting a little tired of ad hominem follow-ups.  I'll grant that many on-line authors are cranks; but consider either tackling the message - shouldn't be difficult if the author really is a crank without much of a clue - or conserving bandwidth.

 

[mariomike]

I'll grant that many on-line authors are cranks;

Your word. Not mine.

I just wanted to see his references and reviews, before deciding to buy his book.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Getting a little tired of ad hominem follow-ups.  I'll grant that many on-line authors are cranks; but consider either tackling the message - shouldn't be difficult if the author really is a crank without much of a clue - or conserving bandwidth.

And pretty well all anti Republican, Trump or Ford. Try be an equal opportunity Ligilo Majstro. Maybe you can dig up some stuff about the other side for a better perspective? Just a thought.

Honestly Mario, I've quit following your political links, as I find the messages pretty well the same. Maybe try give a reason you agree or disagree with the link, or add some context to it. Then a proper discussion can take place. Right now it just looks that your posting things so the article can say your ad hominems and derision without you falling afoul of the rules. Not accusing you of that, just saying that's what it looks like, to me anyway.
Maybe I'm out to lunch, you certainly don't have to listen to me.

How's that work for you?

 

[Loachman]

Non-stop entertainment...

DiGenova: Lawyers daring Mueller to prove his Russia case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4A1VhwmERo

 

[QV]

DiGenova nails it.  It will be interesting to watch all this play out.

Honestly though, you can not like Trump but still like what he’s doing.  It seems to me many of his policies are on point so far.

 

[tomahawk6]

McCain brought the made up dossier to the FBI and has no regrets.He came out against the CIA nominee because of so called torture which has been outlawed by Congress.A retired LTG said that MCain should know that its effective because it worked so well on him when was a POW he had a nickname "songbird john".Funny now but not at the time I bet.

 

[mariomike]

A retired LTG said that MCain should know that its effective because it worked so well on him when was a POW he had a nickname "songbird john".Funny now but not at the time I bet.

Does not seem "funny now" from reports I have read,
https://www.google.com/search?ei=mo71WpW9HoTt5gLWirDACQ&q=%22songbird+john%22+mccain+McInerney+&oq=%22songbird+john%22+mccain+McInerney+&gs_l=psy-ab.12...418022.420283.0.422040.2.2.0.0.0.0.152.275.0j2.2.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.AJ0hqar2KKI

 

[TheHead]

McCain brought the made up dossier to the FBI and has no regrets.He came out against the CIA nominee because of so called torture which has been outlawed by Congress.A retired LTG said that MCain should know that its effective because it worked so well on him when was a POW he had a nickname "songbird john".Funny now but not at the time I bet.

There is absolutely no proof that John McCain "sang" to the Vietnamese other than the lies he told them.  Fox News even apologized for that segment.  A rare move by Trump's mouthpiece.  The attacks on this man, his military service  and mocking of his health condition are proof that Republicans hold no moral authority on respect for veterans. 

 

[tomahawk6]

There is absolutely no proof that John McCain "sang" to the Vietnamese other than the lies he told them.  Fox News even apologized for that segment.  A rare move by Trump's mouthpiece.  The attacks on this man, his military service  and mocking of his health condition are proof that Republicans hold no moral authority on respect for veterans.

There is evidence that he did.Under torture I don't know how you can avoid giving up something.While John Mccain served the country heroically as a POW,I think his anti Trump comments may hurt his legacy.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-mccain-pow/story?id=32574863

 

[Remius]

There is evidence that he did.Under torture I don't know how you can avoid giving up something.While John Mccain served the country heroically as a POW,I think his anti Trump comments may hurt his legacy.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-mccain-pow/story?id=32574863

That link doesn't seem to show any evidence of him "singing".  Looks more like he signed whatever confession they wanted him to.

I don't know if his anti Trump comments hurt his legacy so much as Trump supporters are trying to destroy his legacy to discredit him.

 

[TheHead]

Your link proves my point not yours.  That McCain is a war-hero and Trump has no respect for Veterans or POWs.    McCain criticizing Trump cements his legacy. He's shown that after all the awful things Trump has said about him he won't bend the knee unlike the other wimps in the Republican party like Ted Cruze and Mitt Romney.  I could only imagine if a democrat said those things about a man with storied military career that McCain has.  The tears would be glorious.

 

[kkwd]

There is absolutely no proof that John McCain "sang" to the Vietnamese other than the lies he told them.  Fox News even apologized for that segment.  A rare move by Trump's mouthpiece.  The attacks on this man, his military service  and mocking of his health condition are proof that Republicans hold no moral authority on respect for veterans.

Tens of millions of Republicans exist. I'll need you to provide at least 10 more examples of such statements and then maybe we can accept your statement. After all, some Republicans are good people.

 

[Brad Sallows]

The statement "Republicans hold no moral authority" might be understood to simply mean they are not "the authority".  Maybe no-one holds any "moral authority" on the matter.

There is plenty of stuff that can be thrown back into McCain's face without unfairly dragging his war record into it.