Bemused, I agree. I am hoping, probably unrealistically, that Biden sees his real job as weakening Trump and then letting someone new and fresh take the lead.

I was listening to Pod Save America today and Dan Pfeiffer was saying that the way to beat incumbents is with a change candidate, not one who harkens back to the way things were before the incumbent. He was talking about Senate races and the “big names” who have been recruited and lost (Phil Bredesen and Russ Feingold, e.g.) but it seemed so applicable to Biden, whether that’s what Pfeiffer meant or not.

However, if Biden can manage to be both a change and a nostalgia candidate, I might reconsider.

Please disregard BTW in line 5 of the last post.

Off topic but please bear with me.

On an earlier thread I expressed my delight to see that at least one of the Dem candidates intended to focus on the totally unprincipled nature of the current administration: the lies, the subterfuges, the contempt for what used to be called American values. It’s ironic to note that BTW Republicans had always claimed to be more value-based than the Dems. No more. And the common excuse (the Dems did it before) is the argument of a three-year-old.

I neither expect nor hope that one of the elderly white males will win the primary but Biden’s focus on Trump et al should keep the spotlight on them while the younger candidates continue to talk about issues.

Just as Bernie Sanders was instrumental (IMO) in bringing the Dems back to their traditional focus on bread-and-butter issues, Biden might be the one to keep that spotlight firmly directed on the Trump-ians.

I watched every minute of this farce. AG Barr was the epitomy of bad faith and contempt for the principle whereby noone should be treated as being above the law. That idea of it being impossible for a sitting President to be indicted is just plain weird to me.

I was particularly bemused by Barr’s reference to Mueller’s letter as being “snitty, perhaps written by a subordinate”. The contempt for Mueller could not have dripped more copiously from his fangs.

Hope I’m not being too Pollyanna-ish, but I’m sensing that CNN is having increasing difficulty in getting credible conservatives to sit on political panels. Rick Santorum was absolutely priceless yesterday: His statement to the effect that “Republicans never spin” made the whole panel gasp and Dana Bash (I think) reminded him that he’d been in charge of “messaging, aka spin” for the RNC. Santorum immediately adopted his poker face which I’m starting to wonder about (botulism wrinkle-removing treatments perhaps?)

No apologies required dearest Ellen. Glad to hear that your sister is all right.

Actually, my next post will have to wait for the morning. I plan to get up early!

Sorry I haven’t been able to post further on today’s events. My not-even-three-months-old computer died and I spent almost all day on the phone with Apple getting bad service. And then my sister called to tell me she collapsed in the ER, but she’s fine. I have a post for tonight and then will try to do something tomorrow before my three hour drive to the Apple Store. Sigh.

Hirono was spot on. Love her to pieces. Not afraid to state the obvious – “the grifter and liar in the White House”. Bravo Senator, well played indeed.

Barr should now when being referred to, be called what he is, personal attorney for Donald Trump. At this time in our history there is no U.S. Attorney General representing the American people.

Thought Sen. Hirono and Ms. Lindsey Graham were about to get into a real catfight.

Hirono lays down a whoopin’. About time Barr got to face the facts. Hooray for Hirono!

Barr is completely in the tank for Donald of Orange. At the end of the hearing, Barr will tear off his latex face mask….and behold. It’s Tutti Frutti Rudy Ghouliani in disguise!

Barr must already have a Trump pardon in his pocket.

Glad to see MSNBC fact checking Barr. Besides on screen graphics, they just broke in to point out that Barr is lying about attempts to fire Mueller in the report.

LOL, Jan Hall.

In consideration of Attorney General Barr, (The Face That Lunched A Thousand Shrimps) we will now break for a five hour lunch.