TheLeviathan
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85, I can't shake the fear the rotation lets us down.
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I watch CNN quite a bit as well, but I definitely think they circled around impeachment and obstruction of justice a lot. There were valid reasons to do so, IMO. However, I do think the narrative went off the tracks over time. It was no longer "what we know makes us think this" and became more of a "how could this also be (impeachable) even though we know very little" They started tryign to connect dots rather than letting the dots connect themselves. I still find them a viable news source, but I think they let this one get away from them a bit.
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For the record, the initial definition of the special counsel did include suspected ties to Trump. I'm not sure that matters, but it seems like it might the way you framed it. Beyond that I agree. I still have a problem with obstruction of justice, but that was always seen as a difficult thing to prove without a smoking gun. Also, I think it's worth noting that there are several prominent Democrats that are ignoring what the Mueller report concluded. This would seem to reinforce some of the points being made that the left/media has put too much emphasis on impeachment. Now they're having trouble letting that go. I hope they do, what Schiff said today is.....not smart.
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Yeah, I'm binging the last two starting next week. My wife and I watched the earlier seasons but agreed we'd rather wait and watch the whole thing from start to finish down the line instead.
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Economy and Supreme Court
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Correct, but we're also not a democracy. We're a democratic republic. People can talk all they want about the origin of the EC or any of the effects, but the simple truth is some sort of system beyond the popular vote was going to be in place. And should be - it's for good reason the straight popular vote is not the way we decide our most important elections. I like a combination effort and yours is a good attempt at that. I'm over the "every eight years we switch sides" on this pissing contest and I like to think your mentality is a good approach to eliminating the problem of popular vote, expanding the way candidates have to reach out, and honoring every vote.
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I like it. I'm all for changes with the intent of keeping the republic/democratic tyranny in check while also eliminating some of hte nonsense the EC creates. I think you've got a pretty damn good sketch right there.
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What in the ever loving hell? Reading the article in the Chicago Tribune was....baffling. I can't make sense of any of the reasoning. They dropped all charges so they could get 10 grand and "fight the gun problem"? WTF? I'm always battling where the lines get drawn between the role of poverty and race in holding back so many people. Then stories like this happen and it makes me wonder if money is the end all, be all.
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I'm with this 100%. In terms of governing, there are a lot of things the Dems should do with the Mueller report. In terms of politics....the findings cannot become a football unless there is significantly good reason to do so. They have to be accepted, even if disappointing.
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Absolutely, they should be picking one in the first round and they need to hit on it. Needs to be a good, day one starter. And I think another pick in the next three rounds is in order as well. I'd like to have Reiff's replacement on the roster next year.
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Great read, thank you for posting this. Wes Johnson is the kind of pitching coach we have been clamoring for.....well....my entire lifetime I think? -
Imagine if he had played his whole professional career in the big leagues. His numbers would be quite extraordinary I think.
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November 2020. I hope lots of other people do too.
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Elway and Davis certainly had a pretty good run. And they had a series of backs after Davis that were lights out too, which implied it was as much scheme as talent.
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There are hints of that even in our discussion here. It's a dead end - either they covered their tracks well or there was nothing there to find. Either way, this is over. It's, at minimum, a mild victory for Trump. Let's avoid impugning Mueller's credibility or getting stuck on a lost cause. There are plenty of other ways to knock this schmo out of office.
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Yes....but he's probably in the ballpark. He quoted Mueller a few times as well, so I doubt he's way off here. Maybe, but I doubt it. Look, people who want this to be Trump's end are not going to let go of that. They'll find what they can find and hang on to that for dear life. Those that want this to be Trump's full exoneration will do the same. I think it's fairly safe to conclude that Mueller did not find any smoking guns nor the kind of evidence many expected him to uncover. He found plenty of malfeasance, but jailing Paul Manafort was never the end. I'm curious to read about the evidence Mueller presents for obstruction, because on that charge Barr seems to indicate the issue is not yet resolved. I just doubt that will go very far if the report concludes that there is insufficient basis to suspect collusion. It's disappointing. It's ok for that to be the case. I'm bothered that some people are trying to put a hell of a lot of lipstick on this or shift the goal posts to somehow pull victory from the jaws of disappointment. Cut out the gymnastics. Move on from the results and kick his ass at the next election.
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Fair distinction. Either way it falls well short of what many thought was inevitable. How long before Mueller's hero/villain distinction gets flipped for both sides?
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It's significant that he found no evidence of collusion. Like it or not, the left thought he was going to find that and he did not. For Trump, that's a win. I don't like it either.
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Sorry, forgot my sarcasm font,
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So now he's innocent? Right? Is that how I'm supposed to interpret this clown's tweeting hobby?
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Report From The Fort: Mulling Marwin's Ugly Spring
TheLeviathan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I remember Dan Vogelbach's 2018 MVP award started with his Spring Training leading 7 home runs. We all shoulda seen it coming. -
Report From The Fort: Mulling Marwin's Ugly Spring
TheLeviathan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Well, at least we hit that point where we're so ready for the season we've forgotten that Spring Training is irrelevant. It's irrelevant. Mull no more. -
Incredibly silly debate with my wife
TheLeviathan replied to BobAzar's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
"99% sure" is a trap. All married men should know this. -
Twins 2019 Position Analysis: Relief Pitcher
TheLeviathan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I say keep him in the rotation, work on getting a better third pitch. -
No, but 360 million is pretty absurd too. I don't think the adjectives people are using are meant to describe the decision to do this, only to describe the actual pile of money changing hands.
