scoobdog

Yes, in a time of extreme polarization. That’s not my point. The optics serve nothing more than to fuel a hyper partisanship that has already hamstrung the government to immobility. Obviously the point isn’t to ignore the proverbial fire beneath the smoke, and in times where both sides adhere to the same unwritten set of rules of conduct, breaching these rules has its own set of unintended consequences. But, this is a war of attrition where there is nothing left for either side to lose.

Hillary would not have been charged. The only reason we know the server was there was because it was found there, not because of any potential leaks that came from emails stored on that server. We also have no indication that Hunter Biden was given or used those documents in any way. Your obsession with optics is exactly why we have a situation where McCarthy has to cut off his own dick to get the Speakership. The people who care about optics aren't interested in government, they're interested in playing political football, and they're going to be sorely disappointed when they realize he fumble they recovered isn't going to lead to a touchdown.

That answers that.

Oh I think they can. The point here is that you investigate what is of consequence, not just what breaks rules. That's not to say you don't charge people for breaking rules, just that you don't lose sight of what those rules represent. In this case, you investigate who saw those documents and what they did with them because the rules exist to protect the country from the wrong people getting access to those documents, the right people using those documents for the wrong reasons, and/or the documents themselves exposing other entities to harm. This comparison of whether Biden or Trump would ever be charged is patently absurd in the absence of any actual evidence to suggest that either man willfully or even negligently held on to the documents. (Edit: Pooh is right. There is at least some evidence that Trump intentionally kept documents, but that doesn't mean he intended to sell them or show them to people for nefarious purposes) It's not about optics, which is the entirety of your argument, and, yes, it very much matters. Also, what do you mean about there being no "smoking gun?" Assaulting a secret service agent to get to the Capitol in what was already known to be volatile situation? Him not ordering the National Guard to do anything even after the situation is known to have been a riot? THE FACT HE OPENLY TOLD HIS VICE PRESIDENT TO BREAK THE LAW IN ORDER TO HAND HIM AN UNDESERVED VICTORY? Are you just in denial about the fact that this episode of the mishandled documents is covering for clear evidence of a far more serious transgression?

Why would they waste time charging Trump with mishandling classified documents when they can charge him with inciting an insurrection?

I appreciate that Sponges is trumpeting your "epiphany" as if he's fully on board with the realization that he wants his PC to rape him. I always thought that was the schtick, but.... no, he really wants computers telling him what his dick tastes like and why it's all wrong.

I think we’re in agreement, yeah.

I mean, I’m not sure what you can really sneak through that you can’t with the normal line since you still have to x-ray your bags and go through the MRI - lite machine, but I can’t exactly say it’s safe given the general state of the TSA.

What was just said. It’s a shorter line where you don’t have to take off your shoes or belt and they don’t hassle you as much. Basically you apply for it with the TSA, pay a small fee and the do a background check and interview. I fly enough that it makes things a lot easier in an airport like LAX where the line can last 20 or more minutes.

Who would have guessed Facebook was full of white moderates? That was the variable that was missing from the article, though, that “friend groups” certain types of writers flock to lack true friendship intimacy. That particular group didn’t sound like a bunch of friends, it sounded like a trade group.

That was my impression after reading the article, a real letdown after expecting this elaborate tale of faked proof-of-death pics, a mock funeral, and a shit load of conspiracies on the side. The only thing that stood out was this: I don't recall you ever mentioning this kind of camaraderie between romance writers and it certainly rings hollow given none of them, including the woman that supposedly reviewing her work, went to a funeral for a friend.

The whole thing is mostly a sideshow for Garland. It has nothing to do with the real crime of inciting an insurrection, and chances are the DOJ won’t investigate beyond who saw those documents. Like now with Biden, they’re investigating to make sure there wasn’t a security breach. Common sense says that Trump was infinitely more likely to use those stolen secrets for personal gain than Biden, but short of a full blown case of espionage, the investigation likely does little. It will ultimately only prove Trump and the Republicans were hypocritical for going after Hillary’s email server, and likely serve as a trap for Republican congresspeople who think they can use this as an opening for going after the DOJ.

They're desperately trying to shift the narrative away from "Trump had all these top secret items because he intended to sell them to all the foreign entities he owes money to."

Don't have PreCheck?

They're so underrated.

I seen what you all drive on the strip.

It is unlocked! Strange.

It made it to the top of CNN, so apparently this shit is a big deal.

I mean, Shakespeare raised doubling down on bad choices into high art, but this... this is following a really really bad choice with even worse choices.

Of what?

He has to get his next liver from somewhere, you know.

Twenty-Nine Palms is in the middle of the Mojave Desert. It's quite literally a hell hole.

Eh.

I have no idea who this is or that she supposedly killed her self before she apparently didn't. Nonetheless, the whole thing is fascinating - how does one come back from the dead like that and what could she have possibly expected would happen?

It means I wouldn't live in Ohio for the remaining season and a half.