[VictorHanson] History shows that special counsels almost inevitably overstep their mandates.
Former FBI director Robert Mueller was supposed to run a narrow investigation into accusations of collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and the Russian government. But so far, Mueller’s work has been plagued by almost daily improper leaks (e.g., "sources report," "it emerged," "some say") about investigations that seem to have little to do with his original mandate.
Now, there are leaks claiming that Mueller is going after former national-security adviser Michael Flynn for his business practices before he entered the Trump administration. Specifically, Mueller is reportedly investigating Flynn’s security assessment and intelligence work for the Turkish government and other Turkish interests. Yet possible unethical lobbying on behalf of a NATO ally was not the reason Mueller was appointed.
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The democrat government and the republican appendage went too hard on the CI to search for Ivan. It is acting stalinist and congress must put a stop to it and open up a slecial counsel to investigate special counsel on:
Ethics
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Abuse of 4th amendment on Private Citizen Donald Trump.
Hillary's loss of classified material
Huma whatever
And then wrap comey and clapper in shrink-wrap for delivery to Congress with counsel.
I have put all the puzzle together and it is fractured hard.
#4
I view our system in D.C. as unstable/instable feedback control system with outside perturbances and distorted feedback signals. Moreover, the setpoint is flaky as well.
#5
How to control becomes a thorny question as well. Congress has fallen down on the job. Inspector Generals have had their problems. Courts have often been stacked with politically-driven appointees. Ethics committees often fail their tasks. The Podesta emails talked about the need for keeping the people uninformed and in the dark. The voters did the only thing they could, they voted for a maverick who didn't mind breaking some glass in the China shop. I'm hopeful things will improve but their are no guarantees. It seems to be up to the electorate to ride herd.
#7
I really don't give a damn about who did what to who and got those DNC, Shillary, Podesta emails out there but it is the content of those emails that killed the Dems, not the act of hacking...the media is deliberating ignoring the fact it was content of emails showing the contempt and corruption of the Dems toward fly over country and the rule of law.
#8
Former FBI director Robert Mueller was supposed to run a narrow investigation into accusations of collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and the Russian government.
That single quote is exactly why concerns of prosecutorial overreach are legitimate. This whole Russian cluster begins with and continues to be - not 'WHO' commited a crime but 'IF' a crime was even committed. And the process becomes more murky once one recognizes this undetermined crime has yet to be defined. Now consider this; it's been established that there's indeed been a clearly defined crime committed. Yet for some unexplained reason it doesn't appear to be of high concern to investigators. (And certainly not the media.) Who has been leaking the governments classified information?
Maybe the answer to that question will become the proverbial 'blue dress'. Just don't hold your breath.
#10
There seems to have been more than enough criminality in the last admin. to go after. We had the first black Potus and Congress had no stomach for taking it on so it went on. The politization and weaponization of agencies against citizens was truly frightening to watch. The suspension of the Constitution led the country into dark places. There is a lot of clean up and clean out to do.
[The Hill] Millions of senior citizens could see tax increases under the Senate version of the GOP's tax-reform plan, according to an analysis from the AARP.
In an article published Wednesday on the group's website, the AARP's vice president and policy director argue that 1 in 5 seniors,
...that’s 20% of ‘em...
about 6.3 million taxpayers, will see either no change or a tax increase in 2019 under the plan passed by the Senate Budget Committee. Of those individuals, 1.2 million people would get a tax hike.
Roughly one in six of one in five... that’s 1/6 x 1/5 or 1/(6x5) = 1/30 or 3% of seniors, unless I got the math wrong. Given that seniors are the wealthiest age group of the American population, AARP is complaining that the group the Left so strongly maligns, “the 1%,” will not benefit from the bill. This is why I send their membership letters back.
The authors argue that number will jump "more than four times" by 2027 to 5.2 million seniors "as a result of sunsetting the middle-class tax cuts."
Another issue of concern for older Americans, the AARP says, is the automatic cuts to Medicare and other services under the GOP plan.
"The bottom line is that even today’s 65+ as well as those who turn 65 by 2027 who benefit initially may end up paying higher and ever increasing taxes soon thereafter," the authors write.
"Further, as the result of growing deficits, they may receive reduced value from Medicare or other programs that are central to older Americans’ wellbeing."
The Senate Finance Committee approved the chamber's tax bill earlier this month, and on Tuesday, the Senate Budget Committee advanced the bill on a party-line vote. It will now head to the full Senate floor for a vote.
#2
Same old BS "as a result of sunsetting the middle-class tax cuts."
Talk about counting chickens before they hatch. The law is reset by congress whenever they want so maybe it will get even better......unless the Taxacrats get all the power again.
#4
I long-ago determined that AARP is an insurance company masquerading as an advocate for seniors, and in that role was an instrument for the Democrat party.
#5
1) This is why I send their membership letters back.
Do what I do and tear them up. Saves on stamps!
2) I had a client call me yesterday about this 'tax reform' and had specific questions. I told him that I'm unwilling to offer professional opinions (that he can take action on) until these bills pass. Too many things are still being horse-traded, so speculation now becomes worthless.
[DAWN] THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of Death Eaters holding the nation’s capital hostage. The six-point agreement brokered by the military leadership is virtually a document of surrender. A beleaguered civilian administration has signed on the dotted line conceding all the demands of holy mans named in what is described as the Fourth Schedule of the police department, or the bad boy watch list.
Not only has the law minister been forced to resign, those involved in attacks on the law-enforcement agencies and engaged in unlawful activities are also to be compensated. While the cases against the rioters are withdrawn the government has agreed to investigate the action taken by the law-enforcement agencies that were following court orders. The holy man leading the protesters claims the administration has promised to do more than what has been stipulated in the agreement.
All claims about the rule of law and authority of the state were cast to the wind in order to appease a few thousand zealots. Those behind the casualties suffered by the police during the operation are forgiven. Most intriguing is that a senior ISI officer is also a signatory to the sordid deal along with the interior minister. It is hard to recall another instance of an intelligence official involved in brokering a deal between the government and Death Eaters challenging the writ of the state here.
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#3
Surrendering to mob rule? We have done that in the U.S. in the last admin. However, IMO that most of this was done with paid crowds done for political gain.
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[The Hill] Millions of senior citizens could see tax increases under the Senate version of the GOP's tax-reform plan, according to an analysis from the AARP.
[DAWN] THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of 
