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JScott

Maybe anticipating the rest of your list, Jim, I was randomly wondering if a Piper hadn't crashed in the darkness over Martha's Vineyard 17 years ago what the political landscape might look like now. Had the feeling that a certain young man was dabbling in acting, academics and magazine publishing, ...

JScott

More equal time. Sadly, less of a parody...

http://reason.com/archives/2016/07/29/i ... blicans-ha

JScott

Ha! Would be funny to know what's actually on the mind of any pol who has had to do the equivalent of "the dab on Ellen." I think Bill actually liked playing his sax on the circuit. Jim, any "dab" moments in your illustrious political career? In the interest of equal time, anothe...

JScott

Agree with Jim (again! - we need something to argue about), historic for sure, but otherwise not exceptional. This just isn't her strong suit. She's smart and can connect dots, knows policy and procedure (which is why I'm not giving her a pass on the email thing), and has the skills for navigating l...

JScott

As an IT engineer, I worked for a networking company in testing the security of the gear they produced. Let's examine the facts. First, is it legal to use a private server as a govt employee to do govt business? Correct me if I am wrong. It doesn't seem against the law. It seems as long as you seek...

JScott

Interesting article, Racer, but inaccurate. It is based on the premise that none of the emails on Hillary's server were classified, which is simply not true. From the first paragraph of the article: "In February 1987, at the height of the Cold War, a top official at State caused a leak of extr...

JScott

Actually, my analogy is flawed, because I would be the only one at risk for my actions. More like being the employee of a jewelry store who leaves the door open on vacation. Doubt I'd get a promotion.....

JScott

Ah, understand. Certainly possible, I have no doubt we're pecking away at theirs, too. Strange defense though. Also possible if I lock my doors a thief can still get in, but that doesn't mean it's just as prudent to leave the door open when I go on vacation. What do you think my homeowner's insuranc...

JScott

Interesting article, Racer, but inaccurate. It is based on the premise that none of the emails on Hillary's server were classified, which is simply not true.

JScott

If one can't believe the solid people who are Mrs. Clinton's friends, as to her character, I hope one can believe those who already know that Mr. Trump represents the worst kind of national security nightmare, and they believe Mrs Clinton would make a fine commander in chief. I think I've made it c...

JScott

If one can't believe the solid people who are Mrs. Clinton's friends, as to her character, I hope one can believe those who already know that Mr. Trump represents the worst kind of national security nightmare, and they believe Mrs Clinton would make a fine commander in chief. I think I've made it c...

JScott

Aloha, you're right, I'm not missing your point. My view is completely logical, not emotional. I appreciate your construction, but as I pointed out, you make assumptions that I don't. You assume that I lean politically one way or the other. I don't. You assume that there is a calculus for determinin...

JScott

Ha! Love the "gentleman's game" litmus test. "Improve your lie there, Mr. President. Give yourself a chance."

JScott

Why do I get the feeling that if I announced my decision to vote Trump there would be a sudden groundswell for the wisdom and good sense of abstain?

I am in a battleground state btw.

JScott

CV, thoughtful post. You left out another scenario in your analysis. Both candidates are equally bad. Both are of poor moral and administrative character. Neither is likely to promote anything positive and both will leave society worse than they found it. Obviously everyone has their own calculation...

JScott

Hold your nose and vote for Hillary and you're basically kicking the can down the road for four years hoping better nominees appear (which is what we've done for decades imo), voting for Trump or abstaining and you're setting the country back a century. The choice is clear. This presumes that your ...

JScott

Interesting discussion. I still have a hard time believing when push comes to shove that Trump will win, but this is a really hard one to handicap. With negatives this high on both sides I don't believe any of the polls. Jacques is right - there's usually a convention bounce in the polls. I expect t...

JScott

I liked David Axelrod's summary of Trump's position at the end of the convention. To paraphrase, he said that Trump doubled down on what won him the nomination: a very dark portrait of America in 2016. And that Trump is betting that will remain a winning hand in the general election. Axelrod though...

JScott

Jacques, point taken. I think it's clear the text and theme were "borrowed" by Obama, if maybe more artfully and less directly. My only point is that it's done all the time.

JScott

This sums up my feelings about the state of affairs in US politics since at least 1995: " the Democratic Party, for all its politically correct smugness and silliness, has never surrendered its soul to the extremists lurking on its left. The Republican Party, by contrast, has become a national...

JScott

And I think this Milania controversy is much ado about nothing. Of course it is, but it's also a reflection on the kind of shoddy work that Trump and his entourage do. Good nuff for government work seems to be the only established motto Trump is willing to follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M6...

JScott

JimHow wrote:Zzzzzzzz.

+1 X 2. Both sides playing the cards they were dealt. Most unwatchable VP debates in the history of mankind coming.....

JScott

DavidG wrote: I hear he kept the box she came in so he could return her when she turns 50.

LOL!

JScott

I really don't care what Bill Clinton did with his penis as long as it didn't compromise national security. Anyway, Bill's not running. Hillary is. On the healthcare topic, more boring no doubt, Obama published an editorial in JAMA today: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2533698 H...

JScott

Blanquito, it is irrelevant whether they were marked other than for public perception. The statute specifically clarifies that point, since it covers verbal information as well. Everyone with security clearance is supposed to know what is classified - especially the Secretary of State. Remember this...

JScott

We've beaten this to death. I think we're debating semantics. She has not been convicted of anything. She is therefore not guilty of anything as far as the State is concerned, in the strictly legal sense. I totally acknowledge and concede that point. She also absolutely and egregiously violated the ...

JScott

A few undecideds may have gone over to the Trump camp tonight. Sadly my predictions of 1968-style violence are coming true. I fear assassination attempts on the horizon. We've already had at least one on Trump. Just how ugly is this going to get? There is some really nasty stuff on social media.....

JScott

Lots of guilty people never get charged. Just because there is a group loudly clamoring for charges doesn't in and of itself mean it's appropriate. David, agree completely. But the converse of this - and the point I'm trying to make - is that lack of charges based on prosecutorial discretion does n...

JScott

Lots of guilty people never get charged. Just because there is a group loudly clamoring for charges doesn't in and of itself mean it's appropriate. David, agree completely. But the converse of this - and the point I'm trying to make - is that lack of charges based on prosecutorial discretion does n...

JScott

http://reason.com/archives/2016/07/07/t ... al-justice

http://reason.com/archives/2016/07/07/a ... -get-worse

JScott

Jacques, I understand your point of view regarding the election. I obviously disagree but I understand it. I'm weary of the lesser of two evils, especially when the evils keep getting "eiviler." Regarding this issue, though, intent is not a requirement of the statute. Comey invoked it pure...

JScott

Jim, completely agree with your assessment.... David, love your "clicky!" :) Trump tapping Newt is kind of like Syphillis naming Cancer as its running mate. Good luck with that.... Blanquito, excusing Hillary's behavior based on some kind of precedent established by Powell or Rice is off t...

JScott

By the letter of the statute, she's undoubtedly guilty based on facts already in evidence. Even the notion that it would be a double standard isn't quite true. This department under the same statute has chosen to prosecute a Navy grunt for sending a selfie to his girlfriend while on board a nuclear ...

JScott

This played out pretty much exactly as I predicted earlier in this thread. No charges, primarily because of lack of intent. The statutes in question don't require it, but a prosecution on this scale and stage makes it very difficult otherwise. I also predicted the dedicated Left will claim it was a ...

JScott

Jacques, we are in complete and utter agreement. Sadly. And any of those sounds good to me. I'm buying.

JScott

Comte, I enjoy your posts very much also. In case it wasn't clear, I wasn't doubting your assertion but was genuinely curious. It is possible though that your colleague may not be completely objective given your description, but I'm not arguing. I don't know the author of that link. I've made no sec...

JScott

Comte Flaneur wrote:I have it on quite good authority that the WSJ article is just an attempt to create trouble for Hillary. I'm sure as you all know Bernie has raised zilch for the Democratic party so the super-delegates will not be that easily swayed.

Okay so now I have to ask. What is your source?

JScott

Blanquito, honestly my motivation for posting this was because The Bob has the drinking window 2001-16. Reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated, as the man says.

JScott

Comte, agree regarding the issue of bottle variation. I've had more good than bad but more bad than I should. Regarding it's place in the vintage, as I mentioned I no longer consider myself a reliable voice on the matter. That said, for me in recent years, it has easily been exceeded by Trotanoy, L'...

JScott

Most of you are aware I now refrain from posting formal notes, though I still drink wine. Opened this weekend with grilled lamb chops. I still can't confidently post a reliable note except to say this bottle still has a youthful appearance and vigor and is very much alive and well. Even in my less t...

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