“He’s a horrible debater,” Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins said [of DeSantis]. “I expect him [to] be extremely frustrated and have horrible body language.” RDS expectations now set at a very beatable level. https://t.co/dbDpa3qpIe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 23, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 22, 2023 at 09:32PM
via IFTTT
Why give Trump a quote he could use in the debates … if he were in the debates. https://t.co/ENHbiOdzp3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 22, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 08:23PM
via IFTTT
Do not understimate this kind of sentiment! People of all ages want you to get off their lawn. https://t.co/WSqja9XRu6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 22, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 08:18PM
via IFTTT
No, Dodger Stadium didn’t flood. That’s just a reflection https://t.co/gyW35QY86a
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 22, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 08:08PM
via IFTTT
Doesn’t seem like he is crying uncle in the fight with Disney … https://t.co/MjAWOdCZG7 via @nypost
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 04:04PM
via IFTTT
Open floodgates at Arizona border allow thousands of migrants to walk into the country https://t.co/134v3YBHXy via @nypost
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 03:11PM
via IFTTT
I understand erring on side of caution. But there is also 1) preserving your credibility 2) having some appreciation for the disruptions in ordinary lives you’re demanding. Maybe they were spooked by the Hawaii fire, and there was a lot of bureaucratic momentum behind making a… https://t.co/SXpW2oN6ju
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 02:59PM
via IFTTT
CRYING WOLF IN A CROWDED THEATER! At 2:55 AM, long after it was clear the danger had passed (except for flash flooding in those areas prone to it) they sent out a cell phone warning saying “do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an… https://t.co/cXo2qj8t3c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 02:55PM
via IFTTT
Translation: Not so much damage. https://t.co/7PwNYm7ZXH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 02:32PM
via IFTTT
Solid piece until the penultimate graf. Makes clear to readers what’s weird about DeSantis’ campaign structure in a way MSM usually does not. Also takes a sledgehammer to Jeff Roe. https://t.co/q1KHgo0V1n
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 01:08AM
via IFTTT
So far (could get worse) the disaster authorities have not done their credibility any favors with urgent buzzing emergency messages on everyone’s cell phones telling them not to drive anywhere–advice that seems (again, so far) to have been decisively unjustified. https://t.co/5KaVDd71tj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 21, 2023 at 12:14AM
via IFTTT
‘We condemn the prosecutor’s insistence on a sweetheart deal because he reneged on an even sweeterheart deal’–Hunter lawyers ‘https://t.co/nIryWst1zd https://t.co/hxjC1ksybN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 11:46PM
via IFTTT
We condemn the prosecutor’s insistence on a sweetheart deal because he reneged on an even sweeterheart deal’–Hunter lawyers ‘https://t.co/nIryWst1zd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 11:22PM
via IFTTT
I don’t know about ‘remake the Supreme Court’ (there have to be vacancies, no?) — but they will definitely pass a massive immigration amnesty, setting up a permanent cycle of illegal immigration>amnesty>more illegal immigration>more amnesties. https://t.co/iBPA39iw0r
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 21, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 11:11PM
via IFTTT
Why wasn’t the response of the prosecutor “Go ahead. Make my day”? https://t.co/9kLPjzlyxJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 02:39AM
via IFTTT
Took down a tweet after noticing the second meaning of “indemnify.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 02:28AM
via IFTTT
Reminds me of being asked to draw a lesson from a Middle East terrorist bombing and saying “It just illustrates how high tensions are in that part of the world.” [I did that once. Not proud of it.]
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:59AM
via IFTTT
The worst is the vague, numbing Big Picture paragraph — “Above all, this inside chronicle of the agreement vividly illustrates the difficulty of the task facing Justice Department ..” Well duh.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:56AM
via IFTTT
13 paragraphs of throat-clearing and boilerplate before they get to the goods. Did they want people to make it that far? https://t.co/1hZToKzd7p
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:53AM
via IFTTT
.@NYTimes should look up what the word “indemnified” means …https://t.co/1hZToKzd7p
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:45AM
via IFTTT
Did Hunter’s lawyers cooperate with the @NYTimes reporters? Looks like it. It’s hard to see why–they and their client don’t come out looking better than when they went in (and the story weakens their claim that the gun/immunity deal can stand alone). https://t.co/DT5ktf5ZFO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:42AM
via IFTTT
A lot of pounceable stuff in here. https://t.co/DT5ktf5ZFO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 20, 2023 at 01:39AM
via IFTTT
I’m way too proud of “Viveksection.” Apologies. https://t.co/HuAYpYqDR8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 20, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 19, 2023 at 08:08PM
via IFTTT
China‘s Automakers to Skirt Tariffs … https://t.co/JWX7YRHP65 via @BreitbartNews
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 19, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 19, 2023 at 02:09AM
via IFTTT
New Parrot Room: “Parrot Populism.” The parrot takes a musical turn. Wish I could just wake up and it not be true. But it is.
Oh, it is.
https://t.co/YZc5F1gsP9— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 19, 2023
from Twitter https://twitter.com/kausmickey
August 19, 2023 at 12:59AM
via IFTTT