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I have no problem with Ukraine fighting for their country. It’s Red Dawn but for real for them. But I do question whether it was smart to hit the bombers. Did that help them?

“41 year olds who have $400 mil in career earnings aren’t seeking out New Orleans as a place to live and work? Shocking development”

Agreed, although we are talking about how many people? In any case, he would have a wonderful life, insulated from basically everything that makes life difficult here for many.

Running massive budget deficits is one of the few issues that enjoys broad bipartisan support.

Thanks for linking to that piece. With our political battle lines so clearly drawn, it can be hard to find anything that seems like a fresh assessment of what is going on without falling into the trap of interpreting everything to fit one’s world view (“owning the libs,” “Orange Man Bad,” etc.). I feel like Holman Jenkins at WSJ achieves this with some regularity, and the piece you linked did so, as well, and from a little different perspective.

I have seen one and only one. I would not have known what it was had I not read an article about Chinese cars and how difficult it was to get one here. this was a few months ago, so pre-tariff.

I am right there with St Aug. I didn’t like the QBs enough in this draft to want any of them available at pick 40, but now I hope he’s ROY and future HOF. And at least personality wise, he seems easy to pull for.

Well played, President Trump. Putin has to have a reason to make a deal. Press hard on him and Zelensky.

I really enjoyed his work when he was in character. As a host, he is almost painfully unfunny.

I don’t see a great deal of difference between lawyers and the general population in terms of ethics or personal morality. Nor do I see much difference in terms of whether they lean left or right, though my sense is that on a national level, they may lean slightly to the left. However, you have to take into account that there are more lawyers in major metro areas, which themselves lean left. The examples you give regarding various filings on deportations, etc., suggest that you may be confusing the positions a lawyer takes on behalf of a client and the lawyer’s own personal beliefs. Also, at least some lawyers—myself included—value certain principles above the outcome in a specific case. For example, I am appalled at what the administration did in ignoring the court order with Garcia even though I generally applaud what the admin has done with clamping down on illegal immigration. Whether this makes me a degenerate scumbag is for others to judge, but my good faith reason for feeling this way is that I value due process and separation of powers (in this case, the Supreme Court has made its ruling and it should be followed rather than circumvented).

If he’s frozen out up there, I’m OK with this. With Carr out, they’re going to get a vet. Why not JW?