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I wonder how much this factored in Chaffetz's decision to focus on the 2020 governor's race?

 

Notable that Graham will hold Judiciary subcommittee hearings on issue and one of first witnesses will be Sally Yates. Could be a hurry-up poke for Burr.

 

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I wonder about that. It would be smart politically for him to get out and let some of the stink disperse for a couple of years before running for Governor. OTOH, I can't help but wonder if there is something hanging out there that he knows is going to come to light eventually. This seems like such an unusual way for a sitting Congressman to handle things if there is not a damn good reason. I wonder who has something on him.

 

I thought it was because a black man rose to a position of some prominence, while they're still bagging groceries at the Kristal. You might do us all a favor and tighten up those rantings of yours; they lose their ooomph when they're not properly ordered.

 

I hope your donation brings peace.

 

I'm in wait and see mode regarding Yates. Will there be an air strike the day she takes the stand?

 

That's beyond obvious? It's a theory, but I'd guess you can get pretty good odds now if you're that confident.
As to the first part, you're using Trump as a stand in for the right, or just have a silly, cartoon-ish vision of your ideological opponents. The right wants the court doing less.

 

To deny that racism is the major idea component of the Trump base is to deny all fact-based research on said base. Basically, they want a welfare state for themselves and a police state for nonwhites.

 

Nonsense, Guy. The right wants the Court upholding racial discrimination as constitutional whenever possible, and most of all, upholding the power of organized money over people. See Citizens United, Shelby County, et. all. Those sure as hell weren't the Court doing less. Agree with the rulings if you so desire, just don't tell me they weren't activist to the core.

 

I lean the other way. I figure Chaffetz is clean and sees no way to stay that way in DC - especially running Oversight. Get out now before he's forced to either bury damning evidence or his party's president.

 

There was someone (a Republican) from the committee on Morning Edition this morning. He did OK. His response on the staffing point was
1- It's early
2- It requires unusually high security clearance
3- There are other staffers who work for the committee full time, but are also working on other matters, so they aren't included in the 4, and
4- Intelligence expertise is more important for the job than legal.