pacino wrote:Meatloaf or Joan Rivers. And yes, I know Rivers is deceased.

Eliot A. Cohen, an official in the George W. Bush administration who is now a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University, said that Mr. Obama’s trips to Walter Reed may have been the reason, and that future presidents should avoid such visits.

“A president has to be psychologically prepared to send people into harm’s way and to get a good night’s sleep,” Mr. Cohen said. “And anything they do that might cripple them that way means they’re not doing their job.”

Mr. Obama has rejected such criticism, saying his rounds at Walter Reed have highlighted the risks of war but have not stopped him from ordering troops into battle when needed.

pacino wrote:Meatloaf or Joan Rivers. And yes, I know Rivers is deceased.

Bradd Jaffy ‏@BraddJaffy 5m5 minutes ago
Nancy Pelosi wins Democratic leadership fight over Tim Ryan. She will remain Minority Leader in the House. Vote was 134-63.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Gabby Morrongiello @gabriellahope_
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Trump team says the president-elect has narrowed his search for secretary of state down to 4 people: Giuliani & Romney. Won't name other two

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Werthless wrote:<snip>
Trump may not be religious, but he certainly has expressed a set of morals and values that he intends to govern with. We'll see how the rest of the body politic reacts when he advocates for unconstitutional policy (and not just in a tweet).

Good post, although I disagree with the second-to-last sentence. I believe that he has expressed a series of ideas, but they are often inconsistent and certainly don't have a unifying theme. I also don't believe that he has the stomach to push for unconstitutional ideas... I believe that he will say something, then backtrack and claim to be a uniter who is being vilified by a hostile press.

pacino wrote:it'll be interesting to see what OPEC decides to do going forward. They've been overproducing oil for a while now to hurt natural gas but it hasn't really worked as they planned it. They initially planned to cut production but it looks like Russia and Iran are getting frisky

lots of important stuff happening right now. we better see what Trump tweets about them (i'm as guilty as the rest of us).

ABC News Politics ‏@ABCPolitics
NEW: Sarah Palin under consideration for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, sources tell @ABC News. -@shushwalshe

jerseyhoya wrote:

ABC News Politics ‏@ABCPolitics
NEW: Sarah Palin under consideration for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, sources tell @ABC News. -@shushwalshe

Definitely the detail oriented person needed to come in and turn things around.

Isn't there a Goldman Sachs person who once served in the army who can take this job too?

jerseyhoya wrote:

ABC News Politics ‏@ABCPolitics
NEW: Sarah Palin under consideration for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, sources tell @ABC News. -@shushwalshe

Definitely the detail oriented person needed to come in and turn things around.

Isn't there a Goldman Sachs person who once served in the army who can take this job too?