Friday Open Thread

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1. Ken Buck continues to show his media bona fides as he talkS about Republican colleagues. Here he is on CNN

   Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told CNN GOP lawmakers were warned about the credibility of the information from a key informant in their investigation to impeach President Biden, who has been discredited and charged with lying to the FBI. Democratic lawmakers are now calling on Republicans to end their inquiry.

    

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2. Shut down time again …..

   GOP shutdown fears grow: ‘We could be in a world of hurt’ | The Hill

   My prediction:  they kick it down the road another 60 days like they've done the last couple of times.

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   1. Or shut it down so that it wrecks the economy and they can blame Biden.

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      1. I wouldn't fear a shut down. I say, "Bring it on!"

         Over last 30 years, how many shut downs have there been? And during how many of those did the Democratic president get blamed by voters? And during how many of those did the House Republicans get the blame? The Dems have never taken the blame for a shut down but Newt Gingrich, the Tea Party, and Donald Trump did.

         The only thing that Biden will need to do is get his communications department out front with messaging this so that the voters know where the blame lies.

         If done correctly, Biden can win re-election on this, the Dems take the House, and the hole into which the Dems fall in the Senate will not be as deep as it otherwise would be.

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3. Is the No Labels ticket taking shape?

   Phillips says he’s open to being Haley VP on ‘unity ticket’ | The Hill

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   1. lol. No. 

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   2. Dean who???

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4. True conservative, and brilliant voice of reason, Jennifer Rubin reminds readers of the stark dangers of electing a corrupt, demented narcissist surrounded by cynical opportunists hoping to share in the spoils.

   House Republicans have cycled through speakers, tried to shut down the government several times and brought the United States to the brink of default. They spent months on bogus impeachment investigations and harassed local district attorneys prosecuting defeated former president Donald Trump. They also demanded, and then nixed, a border-control measure. To top it off, they refused even a vote on vital aid for Ukraine.

   Some House Republicans are destructive, bordering on nihilistic, because they are following Trump’s lead. And sure enough, Republican primary voters are on the verge of handing the nomination to a man who threatens courts and the FBI, spews fascist “pure” blood language, vows to unleash the Justice Department on his enemies (“I am your vengeance!”) and sabotages bipartisanship when it suits his interests. He still refuses to admit he lost in 2020 — a sign he would not accept defeat this year, either. In a textbook case of toxic narcissism, Trump mentions the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny only in connection with his own (self-inflicted) legal problems.

   Incredibly, despite this, we still face a close race because critical thinking and simple common sense appear to be in short supply, even among the chattering class.

   President Biden gets harangued constantly about his age, but no one seriously thinks he is impulsive, destructive, chaotic, plundering, violent or bent on dismantling our constitutional system. We need not worry that he will try to pardon himself and hundreds of insurrectionists. We know he declines to interfere with the Justice Department, abides by court rulings and respects the military’s apolitical role. He is trying to bolster the international order, not upend it. With age and solid character come stability, calm, competence and, occasionally, wisdom. That is the real contrast between the two.

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5. Politico seems to be hyping Jared Polis for President.  Maybe his people are dropping hints to the reporter, or Politico just needs to get the clicks.

   Polis won’t rule out a 2028 presidential bid

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   1. President Jared Polis!  That would be awesome!

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   2. Polish may try… but chances seem dimmer when looking at a Vice President, Governors of larger states. Senators who ran before, and, quite possibly, someone richer than Polis.

      It isn't  like he has been getting lots of requests to go campaign for other Democrats or share his vision at Demo fundraising events.

      I guess SOMEONE from Colorado might become a national nominee someday.  I have a hard time seeing Polis being the one to make the jump.

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6. Not Colorado, but could be.

   https://www.theonion.com/4-copy-editors-killed-in-ongoing-ap-style-chicago-manu-1819574341

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7. NRA’s Wayne LaPierre is shocked to learn that spending member’s dues on personal luxuries is tantamount to embezzlement.

   A New York jury found that Wayne LaPierre, who led the NRA for three decades, squandered millions on vacations, private jets and expensive clothes, and said he was liable for $5.4 million in damages. Jurors also determined that the NRA failed to include or misrepresented information in tax filings and broke New York law by not adopting a whistleblower policy, the Associated Press reported.

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   1. Looks like another bunch of right-wingers learned not to piss off Tish James.

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