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Matt Price's avatar

Your angle on the Greenland/Panama thing is a great demonstration of why this newsletter is valuable. UNlike the legacy media folks whose breathless headlines you displayed, you're correctly pointing out that Trump just kinda doesn't like "ruling things out" and that him not ruling out taking over the Panama canal when randomly asked about it by a reported isn't really news.

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Michael A. Burke's avatar

Frankly, I think you're putting lipstick on a pig here--little of what the president-elect is doing now is remotely what we have traditionally considered presidential. You are giving him a pass.

On the Laken Riley bill--I take your point about the Democrats realizing their approach to immigration has not reflected the will of many citizens. But this bill allows, as Hakeem Jeffries pointed out, for the deporting of people who have been accused but not convicted of a crime. I will be surprised if there is not going to be some litigation around this in the future.

What we should be doing is seeking some kind of comprehensive immigration reform, something a majority of Americans have consistently called for. Instead, we get laws like this or proposals for mass deportations (the talk of which has suddenly dried up--wonder why?). Such reform would be much more presidential and much more useful for the country than what we have now.

I served in an armored division in the Gulf War. I don't think it's appropriate to make light of any possibility of military action.

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