02:05:05 Well, we’ll soon see if the folks who said Kavanaugh wouldn’t actually vote to overturn Roe, or that Roberts would be the one to save it instead were right. https://t.co/Us7LPyJVAC
05:32:44 Retweeted @KevinMKruse2019-05-14 18:50:35@chrislhayes@ewarren I wonder what will resonate more with the Democratic base — Joe Biden’s wistful love of Dick Cheney and firm belief that Mitch McConnell will work across the aisle because of something something, or Elizabeth Warren’s progressive policies and middle finger to Fox News? Hmmmmmm. in reply to chrislhayes
15:00:08 Retweeted @djrothkopf2019-05-14 18:54:53 There are only four or five Dems that have any shot at the nomination. Probably fewer than that. If you are one of the other 17 or 18 running and you can, please go run for the Senate in your home state and beat a Republican.
16:18:23 Retweeted @dandrezner16:07:42 Damn, @MaxBoot: “You almost have to pity the Deep Thinkers who trail after Trump with their rhetorical pooper scoopers, cleaning up after him and pretending, like witch doctors reading chicken entrails, to find hidden meaning in his random effusions.” https://t.co/69tcAc0PWN
18:59:57 House Dems need to respond to this very forcefully, and challenge it in every way possible. The inclination to not fight because they don’t see an easy path to a win, or because it might hurt politically is shameful. They need to do their jobs. https://t.co/ajhfqZgz1q
20:53:20 Retweeted @dandrezner19:06:10 I was a lifelong Republican until 2016. I still think there are Republicans who have the best interests of the country at heart. It’s depressing that I read this and thought “I wish Pelosi had this motherf**ker arrested for contempt of Congress.” https://t.co/Dcz99HLdMD
03:32:10 Retweeted @shanedkavanaugh2019-05-13 19:24:59 Senate Republicans in Oregon effectively took the state legislature hostage last week by refusing to show up, denying the upper chamber a quorum. The maneuver has paid off: Dems have agreed to kill gun control & vaccination bills if GOP returns to work. https://t.co/gzUp6L7Vwm
19:22:03 Retweeted @MattGlassman31218:59:52 If this doesn’t get laughed out of the courts, I’ll be very surprised.If this gets *endorsed* by the courts, going forward Congress will either have to credibly commit to impeaching any POTUS who refuses to turn over documents, or cede that each POTUS is above the law. https://t.co/LxiyIKR5Yk
21:44:45 Retweeted @NBCNews21:35:01 Democratic-led House Intel Cmte. is investigating whether personal lawyers for President Trump and his family tried to obstruct Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation by helping Michael Cohen deliver false testimony. https://t.co/k929Wf4QBF
03:01:10 Retweeted @antoniogm02:59:07 It’s much easier to accept misfortune if, like Job, you were a righteous man cursed by bad luck.But if you were an unrighteous man whose misfortune was the result of stupidity mixed with moderate good luck, it becomes absolutely unbearable. The only Satan in the story is you.
03:01:41 Retweeted @jaynordlinger2019-05-12 21:50:45 Given my studies and interests, I’m sure I’m too sensitive to this stuff — “enemy of the people,” etc. But “Great Patriot Farmers”? Pure Soviet. I mean, Americans don’t talk this way, ordinarily. This is a little creepy to my (tender?) ears. https://t.co/Veeb3GFpkZ
03:45:20 Retweeted @RonaldKlain2019-05-12 22:11:33 A week ago, I wrote a column predicting that if Dems gave Trump an infrastructure bill, he’d use that spending justify deep cuts in social programs in a second term. Today, @jonathanvswan@axios reported that this is, in fact, Trump’s plan. Beware Democrats! https://t.co/TC1GD58tGr
05:56:12 Retweeted @blendy2019-05-12 05:06:14 My child exclaimed his disbelief that a company as rich as KFC would spend so much effort producing a detailed head, but then just draw a stick figure body.Me: “I thought it was his bow tie.”
He glared at my stupidity.
19:03:31 Another long term solution I keep harping on… figure out how to encourage and incentivize movement of both people and businesses to the lower population states. -> Opinion | The Senate Is as Much of a Problem as Trump – The New York Times https://t.co/SDP0uAWzul
19:23:29 Just out of curiosity, who are the folks who would benefit by the consolidation? And are they in positions to influence the administration? Just a thought that might be worth looking into. https://t.co/wRXRqx9WkG
21:41:55 My wife Brandy is running for South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue Fire Commissioner (District 5). If you are in the area, follow her campaign page on Facebook for more info: https://t.co/NrfhyeeoODhttps://t.co/CIHpgsfQyq
22:29:42 Retweeted @shelleyaw12322:10:30@abulsme Consolidation will probably be large farmers. Where we live there are 2 brothers who farm about 100 square miles. They don’t own the land just lease the topsoil. They’ve been taking a lot of subsidies and farm bureau insurance claims. They will probably go under. in reply to abulsme
22:29:44 Retweeted @shelleyaw12322:14:09@abulsme IMO the little guys who are just leasing topsoil won’t make it. Then those properties will split up because the tax liabilities will be too great without the lease monies coming in. It will change the face of rural America. in reply to shelleyaw123
22:33:03@shelleyaw123 I was thinking specifically WHICH actual large farmers (mostly corporate entities, right?) would benefit. Then seeing who the board members and large stockholders are. I’m betting you would find some with tight connections to the administration. Could be wrong. Just a hunch. in reply to shelleyaw123
14:06:48 Retweeted @briantylercohen06:59:41 Beto is polling at 2%. He could beat Cornyn in TX.
Hickenlooper is polling at 1%. He could beat Gardner in CO.
Bullock is polling at 0%. He could beat Daines in MT.
Stacey Abrams isn’t even running. She could beat Perdue in GA.
14:13:50 Retweeted @Ibishblog13:56:57 Only Roberts – a lifelong republican but also a self-described defender of the court’s integrity – might defect to preserve traditional checks and balances. But counting on a single person’s institutional imperatives and integrity seems desperate & naive. https://t.co/OkJTIAU50C
14:26:14 Excellent thread on how to read polls. (I added the poll he uses as an example to @ElectionGraphs last night, and since I just use simple averages, it shook things up a bit there. I’ll have a blog post later today on the changes.) https://t.co/SXpvevgMpShttps://t.co/EoSnL1Nvwk
16:39:24 Retweeted @gelliottmorris16:15:28 Re: Odds and 2020: A month ago I thought we were underrating the chances of a contested convention. With Biden now in the race and a lot more polling available, I think we’re underrating the chance that he just cleans up in the early states and coast to victory.
18:42:44 Retweeted @drvox18:40:30 On this, as on so many public-opinion questions, my instinct is that public opinion is shallow & fragmented & *subject to shaping by strong leadership*. Public opinion on impeaching Trump is not some pre-existing thing to be discovered, it’s something to be *created*. https://t.co/lNMe9mBV1l
20:14:08 Retweeted @C_Stroop19:27:21 Poor persecuted Pence, he’s ONLY vice president and a member of a party and demographic that have stolen disproportionate power while gleefully oppressing everyone else.But mercy me, sometimes people say mean things about this extremely wealthy and powerful person! The horror! https://t.co/n15UfLWsEJ