Anti-Government Groups Cheer Trump's Pardons of Ranchers Who Inspired Militia
The Bundy family and `patriot' groups took over federal land to protest the imprisonment of the Hammonds. Now they're out and the far-right says it shows the president likes them.

This is so much worse than the Manchurian candidate scenario

This is in yer face.  This is the president Johnny Iselin story

Craven?  Yes.  Opportunistic? Yes.

RickyJim: "Well, Just Last Week Trump said [link]. He may not be consistent, but at least he brings it up."

I would offer that since the end of the Cold War, the continued U.S. military presence in Germany has been primarily for her neighbors' peace of mind, and not necessarily to protect Germany from any existential Russian military threat.

By population, the Federal Republic of Germany is the largest nation in Europe after Russia, and its $3.7 trillion economy is that continent's biggest and most powerful. Until Trump came along, American troops and bases in that country have been seen by many Europeans as a moderating influence upon the German government's behavior.

And that shouldn't be surprising, really. One needs to possess only a cursory knowledge of 20th century European history to understand why those neighbors still have a lingering distrust of the Germans, whose militant aggressiveness twice plunged the entire continent into ruinous world wars which killed tens of millions of people.

Given that Prussian militarism was seen contemporaneously as the primary driver of Germany's destructive behavior during the first half of the 20th century, the State of Prussia was formally abolished as a political entity by the occupying Allied powers after the Second World War. (The dreaded word "Gestapo" was originally the acronym for the Prussian secret police.) Even then, there were still a lot of residual suspicions and reservations throughout Europe regarding Germany's reunification in 1990.

A motion to adjourn

Not saying I'm perfect or he needs to be perfect, but it is one hell of a weight, all of it, at this point. I hope he is taking care of himself because I cannot fathom the stress.

 They did pick the wrong scapegoat, however.  The intended punching bag left them bloodied and on the ropes. They tried their best to give Republican Congressman Jim Jordan some diversionary time from allegations, with apparent legs, of a wrestling team sex scandal while a coach at OSU. Don't think Jordan used the opportunity well, he was stuck on some conspiracy piece.

"In terms of the texts that 'we will stop it,' you need to understand that was written late at night, off-the-cuff, and it was in response to a series of events that included then-candidate Trump insulting the immigrant family of a fallen war hero, and my presumption, based on that horrible, disgusting behavior that the American population would not elect somebody demonstrating that behavior to be President of the United States."

How many American citizens have been indicted in the Mueller investigation?

The Conspirators spearfished individuals affiliated with the Clinton Campaign throughout the summer of 2016. For example, on or about July 27, 2016, the Conspirators attempted after hours to spearfish for the first time email accounts at a domain hosted by a third-party provider and used by Clinton's personal office. At or around the same time, they also targeted seventy-six email addresses at the domain for the Clinton Campaign.