Does @robertwrighter's plan to have elite global governance force higher labor standards on nations wind up in same place as preserving standards with bottom-up economic nationalism? [3 min. into clip] https://t.co/iztnl0EnS3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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"Yet, when the information was finally forced out of the FBI, including the disclosure of previously redacted material, it was clear that the FBI had engaged in overclassification…to shield the bureau itself from criticism…" https://t.co/8LHKcfflT5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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Anybody else uncomfortable with a bunch of generals suddenly deciding *they* should make America's foreign policy? https://t.co/zTtdAqymwM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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Checking in on that Gary Hart movie …. It did not do well ($2 million gross) https://t.co/lkdqWaW9QD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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Why don't they do what they usually do with immigration reform: Just invite only people from one side without telling people that's what they're doing? https://t.co/02bZxMWfng
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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Lindsey Graham wants amnesty for 1.1 million in exchange for a "metaphor"? https://t.co/hn3b4czmDD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 31, 2018
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I'm for the "wall" (symbolism included). Think it's needed, will work. But there's always been a danger that many conservatives are *so* invested in the wall that they'll give up too much to get it — eg a big amnesty. Trump may be one of them. PS: What about E-Verify? https://t.co/jauBAQlYxH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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"Some legal changes to do away with these magnets." Needs fleshing out! One problem is that the devil is in the details on such changes, and Democrats seem to always win on the details … https://t.co/q3nIRRdc74
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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"other immigration provisions"? https://t.co/Kp12o78cOV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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Who was Trump's worst appointee? Winner named here: https://t.co/T7eiCzNluO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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BURIED LEDE: @RuyTeixeira thinks the GOPs can hold off the Emerging Democratic Majority for FIVE (!) presidential elections if they keep goosing white non-college flyover turnout? That's until 2040. By then it'll be an Emerging Robot Majority , no? https://t.co/1QmaIWKbY2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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Yes.
Boasting about wage increases> boasting about stock prices https://t.co/GuMTFcNAUn— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 30, 2018
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"[T]he coyotes are saying ‘it’s now or never’ because the wall is going to be built, and it won’t be possible to cross," https://t.co/rUtsHqvWml
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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"The top 5 worst journalism moments of 2018" https://t.co/mhcGeQtYgI "Don't overthink this"–a NYT editor's defense of screwup #4–could be the overarching theme for all of them. https://t.co/r2kbUukh2K
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Gotta have a Trump lede … https://t.co/tsstSbjuMS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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You like it long, podcast-listeners, right? This one is long. I think it may be still going on. https://t.co/8dFVYE15Ml
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Sounds like 3 against 1, wall-wise. https://t.co/l3jW9N9GYf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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The first time a drone is used to deliver a bomb drones will be banned, no? Will you want to see one coming down your street? https://t.co/y5vsa4QcQ6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Come for the Munch Effect. Stay for "Trump's Best & Worst Appointments" https://t.co/8dFVYE15Ml pic.twitter.com/q3yVXNzcK2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Trump's spine-stiffening on the Wall interfered with the PR afterglow of Paul Ryan's farewell speech! Some things are just unforgivable https://t.co/OSTQYNIsOE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Yes, if only Trump had talked more about the tax cuts! "GOP leaders winced as Trump focused on other issues and saw public approval for the legislation fade away." Hard to believe GOP leaders, let alone @pkCapitol, actually believe this. https://t.co/OSTQYNIsOE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Again, a fence or wall doesn't deport anybody. It is prophylactic. Just sits there. Saves lives that would be lost in the desert. Should be one of the least objectionable immigration-control measures for Dems. https://t.co/g5AMeWFjaG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Obvious parallel between Establishment attempt to stall, control, con Trump on Syria and the similar effort on immigration. The latter may have been successful. The former up to a point. https://t.co/oCqncNgpbQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 29, 2018
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Keep in mind: If border wall worked perfectly Border Patrol would be out of a job. That's why I'm always a bit skeptical of Border Patrol recommendations for a "system" that requires large ongoing role for Border Patrol. https://t.co/bLes0p2nzn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 28, 2018
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3rd graf here tweaks all the bias knobs: "shutdown…triggered by Trump’s DEMAND …that TAXPAYERS provide HIM with $5 billion to help pay for a wall." [EA ]But House passed a bill with wall $. Why isn't it just as "triggered by Senate Dems refusal" etc https://t.co/ZXKbA2TqZY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 28, 2018
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