Yep. Also, the ex post narrative that KS-04 should've been a lock for Dems if the national party just donated more is pretty rich. There isn't a single district in the country represented by a Democrat that's as GOP leaning.

And the tough part about it is that it's a very asymmetric issue. People love to say that a substantial majority of the American public supports stuff like expanded background checks, which is all well and good. However, except in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting, it's a fringe issue. Look at how Bernie was able to position himself as the true progressive hero this country needs while being fairly far to the right on gun control as far as Democrats go. It's clearly something that most on the left are willing to compromise on. However, to the hardcore gun supports on the right, it's a complete nonstarter. And given the outsized influence rural states have in government, it's something that's going to be very difficult to change on a national level.

National gun control was almost certainly never going to happen. The real prospect for action was individual states enacting tough gun laws, which would be upheld by a 5-4 court with Clinton Justice in the majority overturning Heller.

Lol per the NYT, Trump told the Russians he fired "Nut Job" Comey to ease "great pressure" off him concerning Russian investigation.

Holy ****

what's really odd is Spicer is confirming the document as true. it's apparently written down in a widely circulated document?

it feels like this is even clearer evidence of obstruction than what Comey wrote down and Trump denied? no?

Looool

Time for COMEY to drop the hammer on 45

I know I should dislike Comey because of the Hilary stuff, but given what we know of him (and from his testimony) it really seems like he legit thought that going to Congress with the Hillary stuff, even so close to the election, was the correct move.

He was wrong, but it's hard to believe it was malicious.

Comey made the mistake like basically every democrat makes over and over and over again: thinking they are preemptively preventing a right wing smear campaign by indulging right wing fantasies. How's dropping the public option working out?

It really does look like another example of the standard left failure, which is to GRAVELY and HUGELY underestimate the depravity, dishonesty,gamesmanship, corruption and basic horribleness of the opponent, and as a result assume an obligation to maintain the veneer of transparency so that in comparison the left looks more honest.

Which is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT because NO ONE who is even SUSCEPTIBLE to the right even CARES about ANY of that.

Win the ****ing game on behalf of reason. Comey failed in that way. Just like every other intelligent but not smart left political operative.

Agree. If anything he seems like a guy who gives no ****s about politics and to whom independence matters more than all else. Honorable, really.

Yeah, you don't have to think someone is being malicious to dislike them.

Another "qualified-to-work-for-Trump" box checked

https://twitter.com/jbillinson/statu...90598837280770

I've always pushed back against the people continuing with the "Oh Ivanka and Jared are actually good Democrats and will keep Donald in line" garbage. Has anyone been buying that ****ing horse****?

Reading between the lines:

- Bannon was concerned long ago about Kushners Russia ties
- Kushner was the one who led the charge to ax Come
- someone in the current staff is being eyed

= Rut roh Kushner

hmmm

Word is they've been the main sources for wh leaks, explaining the favorable coverage.

Welp

It did seem like a plan that this administration would think up on a transatlantic flight.

Jared: This isn't going well.
Trump: Jared, stay strong. I will fire everyone.
Ivanka: We have to do something. Jared can't go to prison.
Trump: I got it. When I spell bad in tweets, I delete them and send em again. You should delete all of your tweets.
Jared: Kay kay kay

OK, so we're casting All The President's Men II

Denis Leary as Trump
JK Simmons as Pence
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jared Kushner
Sarah Paulson as Ivanka
Nick Offerman as Steve Bannon
Tom Cruise as Mike Flynn
Vince Vaughn as Jim Comey
Burn Gorman as Rod Rosenstein
Jake Gyllenhal as Paul Ryan
Laura Dern as Kelly Anne
Elijah Wood as Stephen Miller

Tony G as Barron Trump

Damian Lewis as Sean Spicer

Michael Chiklis as HR McMaster