Thursday 25 July 2019

Opinions P.M.: Trump wins if you focus only on Mueller’s performance

Opinions P.M.
Trump wins if you focus only on Mueller's performance
If you don't focus on the substance of what Mueller actually said, you're playing Trump's game on Trump's turf.
Mueller needed to win America's trust. His failure is our loss.
The former special counsel didn't understand how to communicate in today's public arena.
 
The Plum Line
Automakers to Trump: Stop trying to force us to pollute more
That's when you know you've really gone off the deep end.
 
Mueller didn't fail. The country did.
I worry that we — the media, voters, Congress — are dangerously unserious when it comes to preservation of our democracy.
 
Mueller's testimony was good news for Trump — and Pelosi
Pelosi gave her fellow Democrats a shot at making their case for impeachment, and it blew up in their faces.
 
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Trump's refugee policies are damaging American cities
In many places, refugees have been essential to economic development. But the administration has drastically lowered the number of people it has admitted.
 
PostEverything
House Democrats undermined their own Mueller hearings
By ducking impeachment, they created a show trial.
 
The Plum Line
A judge just smacked down one of Trump's most dangerous moves yet
Unmasking the cruelty and bad faith at the core of Trump's agenda.
 
Act Four
The only thing better about the new 'Lion King' is the hyenas
Because "The Lion King" is exactly what we thought it was, there's not much point in reviewing it or decrying it. Instead, let's take a look at one thing that improved the story and consider briefly why it did so.
 
Trump spells out his current take on the 'witch hunt'
He is somewhere above the law.
 
PostEverything
Boris Johnson wants Britain to laugh away his racism
The new British prime minister seems nostalgic for a bygone racial order.
 
How Mueller showcased the obstruction case against Trump
His most revealing answer, though perhaps a misstatement or Freudian slip, was nevertheless the truth.
 
Virginia's heat wave may have broken, but its politicians are burning hotter than ever
Political errors happen to both parties, so it was inevitable Virginia Republicans would stumble over something on their way to Election Day.
 
Outlook
The poetry, prose and physics of baseball
Bud Selig's memoir misses the sport's magic, while two statheads explain its inspiring innovations.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's musicians are not the problem
An easy way out is to blame the drop in revenue on the fundraising, marketing and public relations teams.
 
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