Tom Nichols
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And they were good dudes and they were always decent people. in their personal interactions and sincere and their convictions. And I respect that. And no, at least completely different. The Elise's are the worst.
And they were good dudes and they were always decent people. in their personal interactions and sincere and their convictions. And I respect that. And no, at least completely different. The Elise's are the worst.
And they were good dudes and they were always decent people. in their personal interactions and sincere and their convictions. And I respect that. And no, at least completely different. The Elise's are the worst.
So she's one extreme Liz and Adam, of course, are the other extreme. They went all the way. Mike Gallagher kind of kept his head down a little bit and focused on the very good work that he was doing on China policy. And didn't do anything wrong, did a lot of things right, but he didn't step out in the way that Liz and Adam did.
So she's one extreme Liz and Adam, of course, are the other extreme. They went all the way. Mike Gallagher kind of kept his head down a little bit and focused on the very good work that he was doing on China policy. And didn't do anything wrong, did a lot of things right, but he didn't step out in the way that Liz and Adam did.
So she's one extreme Liz and Adam, of course, are the other extreme. They went all the way. Mike Gallagher kind of kept his head down a little bit and focused on the very good work that he was doing on China policy. And didn't do anything wrong, did a lot of things right, but he didn't step out in the way that Liz and Adam did.
And Mike Waltz was kind of, you know, he didn't pull an Elise and he still continued to work well with Democrats, but he made his peace with MAGA successful. in sufficiently that he got the job that he now has. But he was one of them. He was absolutely a old-fashioned Reagan, McCain, Bush, Republican.
And Mike Waltz was kind of, you know, he didn't pull an Elise and he still continued to work well with Democrats, but he made his peace with MAGA successful. in sufficiently that he got the job that he now has. But he was one of them. He was absolutely a old-fashioned Reagan, McCain, Bush, Republican.
And Mike Waltz was kind of, you know, he didn't pull an Elise and he still continued to work well with Democrats, but he made his peace with MAGA successful. in sufficiently that he got the job that he now has. But he was one of them. He was absolutely a old-fashioned Reagan, McCain, Bush, Republican.
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You know, yesterday was everything we expected it to be and then some. But, you know, we've got to be measured and parcel out. Do we? Well, I mean, in the sense of we've got to parcel out our outrage over time so that we don't burn out.
You know, yesterday was everything we expected it to be and then some. But, you know, we've got to be measured and parcel out. Do we? Well, I mean, in the sense of we've got to parcel out our outrage over time so that we don't burn out.
You know, yesterday was everything we expected it to be and then some. But, you know, we've got to be measured and parcel out. Do we? Well, I mean, in the sense of we've got to parcel out our outrage over time so that we don't burn out.
yesterday either in the inauguration itself or the other actions that came after um the pardons i thought the inauguration dare i say it was low energy you know the first time around he tried for sweeping he let stephen miller or whoever writes this clunky prose to indulge himself the first time this time around it was like a rally talk You know, we're going to call it the Gulf of America.
yesterday either in the inauguration itself or the other actions that came after um the pardons i thought the inauguration dare i say it was low energy you know the first time around he tried for sweeping he let stephen miller or whoever writes this clunky prose to indulge himself the first time this time around it was like a rally talk You know, we're going to call it the Gulf of America.
yesterday either in the inauguration itself or the other actions that came after um the pardons i thought the inauguration dare i say it was low energy you know the first time around he tried for sweeping he let stephen miller or whoever writes this clunky prose to indulge himself the first time this time around it was like a rally talk You know, we're going to call it the Gulf of America.
And, you know, I don't agree with Hillary Clinton on much. But when she sort of had to look down and laugh when he said that, I was kind of right there with her. I thought, you know, as you say, it was a shameful exercise. When I looked at this whole group of potential nominees, I thought, what a difference from eight years ago. I mean, this is now just...
And, you know, I don't agree with Hillary Clinton on much. But when she sort of had to look down and laugh when he said that, I was kind of right there with her. I thought, you know, as you say, it was a shameful exercise. When I looked at this whole group of potential nominees, I thought, what a difference from eight years ago. I mean, this is now just...