Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Opinions P.M.: Are Democrats in Congress not 'fighting' hard enough? Don't believe it.

The surprise winners of the Tuesday GOP primary
 
Opinions P.M.
 
 
Are Democrats in Congress not ‘fighting’ hard enough? Don’t believe it.
It's not about whether they look sufficiently angry.
The surprise winners of the Tuesday GOP primary
Poll numbers, cash in the bank and endorsements aren't all they are cracked up to be.
 
The unpopular Trump is shrinking the GOP
As the GOP becomes the Party of Trump, it becomes less attractive to many voters.
 
The Sessions session, in brief
'Where may I toss this gauntlet? Whom may I strike with a cane?'
 
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The nation held its breath for Jeff Sessions’ testimony, while he held his
Rank apparently has its executive privileges.
 
Trump predictably abandons the AHCA — and Democrats’ 2018 gift comes early
Political karma: President Trump's fecklessness and self-delusion haunt House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).
 
What Mueller can find out that the Senate could not
Mueller isn't going to be thrown off-track.
 
Trump is deluded about NAFTA
The idea that Canada and Mexico are going to offer us vast new markets — without corresponding U.S. concessions — seems to be wishful thinking.
 
 
Republicans are privately angry at Trump for accidentally unmasking their big scam
Uh, oops?
 
Critics have been having the same debates about art and politics forever. Ours are just dumber.
A sharp memoir by an ambitious critic reminds us that though the players have changed, we keep coming back to the same arguments.
 
The Sessions hearing shows who's really colluding with Russia
False charges and innuendo directly assist the Kremlin in its efforts to undermine confidence in our democratic institutions.
 
Morning links: How the DEA contributed to a drug cartel massacre in Mexico
Plus: Arpaio defense wants to call Sessions as a witness, convictions overturned in Kansas and Wisconsin, and Arkansas won't release autopsy report of executed man
 
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Jeff Sessions, in his own words
Do you recall?
 
Too many Republicans help Sessions brush off questions
The administration's contemptuous treatment of Congress was encouraged by GOP senators who seemed to be auditioning for Cabinet seats.
 
President Trump hates the First Amendment. He thinks it's sad.
You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are only entitled to Trump's facts.
 
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