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JScott

So it would be redundant for me to comment on your comment that was directed at another comment. Now that we've got that clear.......

JScott

But Congress can pass a law that would effectively overturn Roe v Wade. Right, but I'm predicting it won't get through the Senate. I think when push comes to shove there won't be enough votes. Again, maybe I'm kidding myself. The other possibility is a case being brought that works its way to the C...

JScott

Trying to remain optimistic about appointments and agenda. So far not finding much reason for it. Still can't imagine Palin gets tapped for anything..... Jim, I just don't think there are enough votes to be had to overturn Roe. Virtually all the Dems and enough of the GOP would oppose. Could make it...

JScott

Interesting post-election analysis. Good points all around, Arv, Tom Jacques, Chateau and everyone. I think Bernie would've done better, and possibly won (without my vote). We've been talking here for six months about the anti-establishment nature of this election. Everyone knew it but the establish...

JScott

I certainly noted when I was in FL that the Clinton supporters that I met there seemed more bigoted and intolerant of competing views than Trump ones. They would launch into anyone professing to be pro-Trump and accuse them of being sexist/racist/uneducated (and much worse), without even listening ...

JScott

David, there was also the leak from the FBI to Clinton and the State Department prior to her Congressional appearance regarding Benghazi. My gut is that Comey's timing on all of this may actually help in a weird way. It's never great to have negative news (especially when there is not going to be a ...

JScott

Did Hillary really proclaim herself to be the smartest and most experienced woman on earth? Don't have a pull quote for you, but her ads "that she approved" do. I'd like to see those ad(s). They're playing nightly here, multiple times a night. Various themes. In the interest of equal time...

JScott

Jon, Actually, I think the GOP is done and his article is emblematic of precisely why. He wants to defeat his base, which he clearly doesn't understand. I don't buy into the xenophobia/misogyny/racism meme. It is cliche and inaccurate. There are certainly those that fit those descriptors on both sid...

JScott

AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:Did Hillary really proclaim herself to be the smartest and most experienced woman on earth?

Don't have a pull quote for you, but her ads "that she approved" do.

JScott

Antoine and Phil, Much as Jim indicated, her transgressions are actually so numerous and some of them so involved that it's difficult to present a concise summary. But start with this: She received a Congressional subpoena for all of her records, and her first act was to irreparably destroy half of ...

JScott

JScott, how do things look in Cincinnati-Dayton? I've always considered JScott's county the ultimate bellwether, where, electorally, at least, east meets west meets north meets south. Tough to call, Jim. Feels close. There is an intensity and polarization, more than any election I can remember. The...

JScott

Incredible. One might ask why Debbie got replaced and Donna lives on. Maybe they've just decided there isn't an honest broker they can tap. The Dems are shameless at this point. I mentioned this before, but I was thinking again about Gary Hart, who dropped out because of a photo with a woman on his ...

JScott

Jim, this has been my conclusion for quite some time. She is horrid. He is horrible.

There are rumors that the missing 33K emails are coming and it ain't pretty.

JScott

God I love Joe Biden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAcO5TacXVU

JScott

Phil David wrote:Election? This is a circus. Democracy is a zombie.

Amen

JScott

Racer Chris wrote:I'm hearing on MSNBC that there's talk internally at FBI that Comey is incompetent.

That's very true, Chris, but the talk preceded this episode. There were rank and file that thought he handled the initial investigation incompetently.

JScott

No way in hell this is resolved before the election. The real question is exactly what they found on Huma's server. If the missing 33K emails are on there - and if they contain something other than yoga routines and recipes, as Hillary claimed - then there is going to be drama. We won't know until a...

JScott

As vile as all this is, I don't think it's going to move the needle. As Jacques said above, anyone voting for Trump has already accepted who he is. Hillary supporters view it as an indictment of his base, whom they assume must be morally bankrupt, racist and misogynistic bigots to be able to overloo...

JScott

Mostly agree with David (would be unseemly for me to completely agree!). Every reason to expect a full recovery from a case of pneumonia absent complications. By itself, a non-issue, and not an indication of anything in particular. Healthy 20 year olds can get pneumonia. Where I would differ is the ...

JScott

AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:Being as close, Jim, as you are to both Clintons I find it nearly miraculous you have not died of two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head yet. Stay safe, my friend!

Lol

JScott

Lol exactly. And let's be honest, those shorts probably had seen some wear......

JScott

Don't get me wrong, I have no doubt there are plenty of things on Trump's IRS return he'd rather not try to explain (I recall Bill's tax deduction for donating his used underwear). If I were him, I'd say I'll release my full tax return when she releases her full health record. Until then, you can ta...

JScott

I don't know David. This is another observer bias issue. As I recall there was a steady dose of McCain's health issues and age throughout his entire campaign, as there was with Reagan. Also, as I mentioned, every candidate had traditionally released their college transcripts prior to Obama. What was...

JScott

Chris, I have no idea what you mean by "statistically Trump is a liar and Clinton is honest." I also have a very different definition of optimism and pessimism than you. My instinct is to say that medical records, tax records and the like are private and I see no particular reason for the ...

JScott

Chris, Regarding Clinton Cash as a news source, it doesn't appear that anyone is disputing the facts presented, only what they mean and how to interpret them. Again, the NYT has not disputed the issues raised, for example. As you point out, there is no video in a back room of someone receiving a bri...

JScott

Chris, Regarding Hillary and the 30 years, I did not mean to say that she has been in public office. You are completely correct, that is a mis-statement. It is more correct to say that she has been in and out of office, but certainly in the public eye and politics for 30 years. I retract nothing on ...

JScott

Comte, you have generally summed up my opinion of Hillary. As far as what she has done wrong, it's true she is a piker compared to the scope and scale of Bush. But that's not setting the bar very high, is it? "Vote for Hillary, she hasn't fucked up much." After thirty years in public offic...

JScott

Count me firmly in the "she just sucks" column. What exactly is it that she's accomplished? What are her "good works?" If holding an office alone counts for accomplishment then what was the rationale for voting for Obama? I don't recall Mother Teresa building a $100M net worth on...

JScott

And Pillory Hillary does have a panache.

JScott

David, that story was broken by AP. They spent three years trying to get the data and State stonewalled it. It has been reported everywhere, including the Times.

JScott

Hannity is awful. Agree with Jim, the NYT is an enormous disappointment. Yes I bet they do have facts that shows Trump is an ass because he factually is. My problem is that Hillary is also factually an ass but any criticism is apparently off limits or excused away. Poor Hillary. Every time she break...

JScott

I understand you are a supporter, David, but just to be clear, the AP and the NYT are now part of the "Pillory Hillary" crowd, too?

JScott

Not getting the sense of much of a buzz around Jill. Doubt she'll make much of an impact, and any draw could be offset by Johnson, although he may attract some from both sides. If Bernie hadn't stood down I think there would've been a real problem for Hillary. Bernie would've been found in a dumpste...

JScott

On another note, when I think I can't be more disgusted, I am proven wrong. As obnoxious as Trump is, at some point I start to wonder if the worst thing I can say about him is that he might end up doing things she's already done. http://nypost.com/2016/08/23/majority-of-foundation-donors-got-special...

JScott

I'm not sure any of the polls are really accurate. Tough year to figure. First, I suspect there is a small hidden bump not being counted for Trump for the people who will not publicly admit they are voting for him. Could it be 5%? More? Less? Who knows. Next, every pollster has a proprietary system ...

JScott

Comte Flaneur wrote:Did you guys see this?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=88jEBKNKHFA

Extraordinary.

Yeah, this made the rounds a little while back. And we're going to investigate Hillary's mental health.....

JScott

God what a pair of shitty candidates. This week has been another perfect microcosm of each. He simply has no filter and somehow can't resist going beyond decorum. She apparently can't resist skirting the lines and with every potential opening instead has to explain another horrible decision she made...

JScott

Certainly sounds fair and balanced. At one time they had Combs on as a supposed counterpoint. Al Franken's book referred to them as Hannity and Combs , which made me laugh out loud. I can't imagine there's anyone who tunes into Hannity expecting to hear a serious critique. But objectively I'd say th...

JScott

Sounds like we are fairly unanimous on the estate tax. I watch Fox News at intervals to the extent that I can tolerate it. I try to watch or read as many different sources as I can, because these days any pretense of objectivity has completely disappeared. They all view their journalistic duty as no...

JScott

Agree that of all the many issues of the moment estate taxes doesn't crack the top ten, but it's not a nothing burger. Agree with Jacques that the significant estates the government would like to tap are generally well-protected by legal maneuvering, so it's the relatively unsophisticated and unprep...

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