Giuliani Is Officially Out
[guest post by Dana]
The short list is now even shorter:
President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that during a meeting with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani held on November 29, 2016, Mayor Giuliani removed his name from consideration for a position in the new administration.
President-elect Trump said, “Rudy Giuliani is an extraordinarily talented and patriotic American. I will always be appreciative of his 24/7 dedication to our campaign after I won the primaries and for his extremely wise counsel. He is and continues to be a close personal friend, and as appropriate, I will call upon him for advice and can see an important place for him in the administration at a later date.”
Mayor Giuliani will remain a Vice Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, which is making historic progress in bringing highly qualified people into the administration.
“Rudy would have been an outstanding member of the Cabinet in several roles, but I fully respect and understand his reasons for remaining in the private sector,” said President-elect Trump.
In explaining his withdrawal Mayor Giuliani said:
“I joined the campaign because I love my country and because having known Donald Trump as a friend for 28 years and observing what he has been able to accomplish, I had no doubt he would be a great President. This is not about me; it is about what is best for the country and the new administration. Before I joined the campaign I was very involved and fulfilled by my work with my law firm and consulting firm, and I will continue that work with even more enthusiasm. From the vantage point of the private sector, I look forward to helping the President-elect in any way he deems necessary and appropriate.”
Reince Priebus, incoming White House Chief of Staff to the President-elect, said that the former Mayor “was vetted by our team for any possible conflicts and passed with flying colors.” He also said “the team appreciates Rudy’s contributions to the victory and considers him a close friend and advisor.”
It is being suggested that his work for foreign governments may have been problematic.
So, will it be Romney? Or perhaps Exxon C.E.O. Rex W. Tillerson, who is reportedly a favorite of executives, and who made a pilgrimage to Trump Towers this week…
If Romney does become Trump’s choice, he would bring with him a healthy skepticism of Putin and a resistance to being walked all over by world leaders and players in the way that we’ve seen happen with our current administration. And aside from being thoroughly vetted, respected and well known, there is also this unique benefit to a Romney selection:
[The] main beneficiary of a Romney appointment would be Trump himself. Ironically, the insults that Trump and Romney shared earlier this year are a source for opportunity. After all, if Trump picks Romney to be his secretary of state, Romney would be grateful.
At the same time, Romney would take his nomination as a sign that Trump values his honest advice. The President would thus have not only a loyal official, but one who is implicitly (albeit privately) expected to challenge him. As Trump moves to avoid new conflicts and mitigate existing chaos, that loyalty would be crucial.
Managing US foreign policy, Trump needs good assistants. In Mattis, he has an arrow against US adversaries. In Romney, he would have an olive branch.
–Dana
No word on John Bolton.
Dana (d17a61) — 12/9/2016 @ 5:33 pmBut… but… teh 80s are calling, they want their foreign policy back. Or so Feckless President Barry-0 said.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/9/2016 @ 5:39 pmNot only Guiliani out of the running, but I hear that Giuliani is, too! (LOL)
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 12/9/2016 @ 5:42 pmI sure hope Mr Bolton becomes our new Secretary of State. The past eight years, we’ve had Hillary and John Forbes Kerry. Now it’s time for change.
Tillerson.
This has been, after all, a reality show from the start.
“The world is a business, Mr. Beale. It has been since man crawled out of the slime.” — Arthur Jensen [Ned Betty] ‘Network’ 1976
DCSCA (797bc0) — 12/9/2016 @ 5:46 pmSo Romney is supposed to ride behind Trump in the chariot whispering, “You are not a fraud.”
Pinandpuller (9986b5) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:06 pmAs Ed McMahon is warming up to say (to DCSCA) “you are correct, sir”:
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:09 pmhttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/09/ronna-mcdaniel-romney-expected-to-be-trumps-pick-to-run-rnc.html
just do a lil perverted romney filth all up in it
it’ll purr like a kitten
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:23 pmNever forget a friend, and never forgive an enemy.
ropelight (e490f4) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:43 pmYeah, with his prostate problems, Giuliani would not have a good time in a Trump administration, IYKWIMAIYD.
Seriously, he was never in. Giuliani has been what is called a “rainmaker” since his mayorship. To bring in the clients. Gladhanding, business lunches and short dinner speeches, while others do the actual work. Secretary of State would be way beyond his capacity.
nk (dbc370) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:50 pmSome reports, my former fushwrap say rohrabacker, other say tillerson some even say mullally of ford.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/9/2016 @ 6:53 pm10
Kishnevi (f358ee) — 12/9/2016 @ 7:16 pmIn other words, nobody knows, except Trump. And at this point, probably not even he kniws.
I think he has someone in mind, but he likes the press to chase their tails.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/9/2016 @ 7:32 pmNow tillerson comes via haberman of the rizzotto tray, butothers have reported.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/9/2016 @ 7:50 pm9. After hearing hes quite the lush and that he is on the doorstep of dementia, Giuliani could have been Clinton redux as SOS, although he is starting from a far superior peak.
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 12/9/2016 @ 8:09 pmPresident-elect Trump is a lot better than blowhard-candidate Trump. Although he still needs to make the occasional off-the-wall comment to keep his supporters from noticing just how establishment he really is.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:24 amhe is on the doorstep of dementia
From what I’ve seen he’s in the house and half-way to the kitchen.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:25 amI think he has someone in mind, but he likes the press to chase their tails.
And the news media CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. They have to fill the endless waiting between tweets with constant speculation about what he’s going to do, or speculating about what he’s done.
And the views can’t get enough of it.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:28 am*viewers
Kevin M (25bbee) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:28 amI like Tillerson. He’s smart, accomplished, and has led Exxon through difficult challenges. He has dealt with foreign leaders and was even an Eagle Scout, but I can’t imagine why he would want to work for Trump.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 5:40 amMost people believe it an honor to serve their country. Thank God we have fellow citizens like that.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 5:55 amTo counteract the petty, vindictive and spiteful types.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 5:58 amTillerson is a Republican who has donated generously to many GOP candidates, but he did not donate to Trump.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:03 amLike this?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:16 amGod bless the folks who have made it in this world and consider it an honor to give something back. It’s the honorable, truly “real conservative” thing to do.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:21 am“JON GABRIEL: How Anti-Trump Hysteria Is Actually Helping Trump.”
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/251450/
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:25 amHe should pay you for linking him so much here, but is it right to use someone else’s website to promote another blogger?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:28 amGrimmity grim grim Saturday! Oh boy!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:30 amI think getting even is what you like about Trump.
By the way, since Trump is already President that means even Trump supporters think we are free to hold him accountable for what he says.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:32 amOk, the last part was snark. He doesn’t think he is President yet.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:33 amBut he’s so sensitive about any criticism.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:34 amPace yourself. High levels of bile can be toxic.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:34 amYou’ll have four years to judge Trump’s performance. We all will. No need to rush to judgement. I hope the good outweighs any bad outcome.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:38 amSeriously, is it right to use Patterico’s website to link entire Instapundit posts? You are trying to make pro-Trump points, but you are also continuously promoting another blogger that Patterico has told you won’t link him anymore. Does that seem fair to you?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:38 amIn the words of your current favorite blogger, Indeed.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:41 amPatterico didn’t tell me that.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:42 amLink it but say it in your own words, Haiku. This shouldn’t be free advertising for other blogs. We all read him anyway.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:44 amThey always say that about people who speak truth to power.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:45 amIt’s clear you didn’t read Jon Gabriel’s post. Far from being a Trump fan. He notes the ridiculous nature of much of this drumbeat.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:45 amHe told us all yesterday and you commented 7 comments and less than an hour later.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:47 amThanks for the unsolicited advice, counselor.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:47 amMy concern isn’t about the content, it’s about the incessant links. I want you to comment but in your voice, not his.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:49 amProcedural arguments are always insincere.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:50 amOk, then you think it’s fair. Fine. It’s certainly allowed because Patterico wants free debate . Thank you for responding.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:51 amWhy are procedural arguments insincere?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:52 amI’ve linked to Patterico in the comments of other blogs. I have never heard of any blog thinking that a problem, unless they objected to the blogger.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:53 am@DRJ:Why are procedural arguments insincere?
Oh, they’re not inherently so. It’s just that 99.9% of the time the procedural argument is chosen to favor the desired outcome.
Like the how the New York Times editorial page praises the filibuster when Ds are in minority and condemns it when Rs are.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:55 amI’d link to an example, but…
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:56 amSorry I bothered you. Shall we bid each other a kind farewell or simply farewell?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:57 amFinally, a place for teh #NeverTrumpers…
http://youtu.be/GBZUaYhfgTc
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:57 amNo bother, you were thanked is all.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:57 amColonel, don’t you think #NeverTrump has punished itself enough?
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:58 amC’mon… THAT is funny stuff!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 6:59 amGabriel,
My concern isn’t links and I said so specifically above. My concern is continuously linking entire posts by one specific blogger who doesm’t link our host.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:00 amThe prog madness, take remnick or Sullivan, make the expectations about trump hard to live up to: consider pres recall.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:01 amI’ve checked in with the host, and will abide by his decision.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:02 am@DRJ:one specific blogger who doesm’t link our host.
I asked Patterico about this and he said he wasn’t aware of any reason why Instapundit hasn’t linked lately. They last did so in January 2016. I’m not aware of any policy or feud or anything of that sort, is there one that I am not aware of?
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:03 amDo you guys even read what I write? I link all the time and of course you should, too. But why link entire posts? And why just Instapundit?
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:04 amI don’t think Patterico cares what he thinks or why he won’t link him, but I do.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:05 am@DRJ:why he won’t link him
Do you know this is true? That Reynolds won’t link Patterico?
It is true that he hasn’t in some time. That doesn’t mean he never would, does it?
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:06 amIt’s not a recent thing so it isn’t about Trump.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:07 amHere’s another case of the ongoing derangement of the left vis-à-vis Trump…
http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/09/kellyanne-conway-tells-truth-about-working-moms-competing-priorities-media-flips-its-shit/
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:08 am@DRJ:It’s not a recent thing so it isn’t about Trump.
I don’t imagine Trump would be the cause, no, though the cause might be indirectly Trump-related, if there even is a cause. Which we don’t even know. I can’t find anything that suggests Instapundit deliberately does not link Patterico.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:09 amCORRECTION: But why
linkreprint entire posts? And why just Instapundit?DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:04 am
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:10 amOne could link right scoop, which has the same ‘hair on fire’ singlemindness
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:11 amThat’s the beauty of being able to scroll past posts. It’s fast and it’s easy.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:12 am“why just Instapundit?”
Interesting question. PJM is going broke, I doubt they’re paying for Instaspam anymore. Perhaps the insertion of relatively worthless drivel is just a nervous tic.
Rick Ballard (764455) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:13 am@narcisco cryptically expresses the same thought.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:13 am@Rick: The Colonel can speak for himself, but I imagine that he regularly reads Instapundit, as a lot of us do, and so considers him an authority of sorts on right-mindedness.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:16 amI link to Patterico all the time, especially with friends and family.
This has got to sting: http://nypost.com/2016/12/09/hillary-clintons-losing-campaign-cost-a-record-1-2b/
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:16 amI enjoy Insty and Ace of Spades, link to them all the time. I find Ace to be a very funny guy, whether I agree with him or not.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:18 amFunny beats self-anointed, effete arbiters of taste every time.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:21 amMy concern is continuously reprinting entire posts by one specific blogger who doesn’t link our host. Patterico does not object but I do. I don’t mind reading every pro-Trump post Instapundit writes but I don’t want to read every one of them here since he won’t link Patterico.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:25 amI don’t think I’m cryptic. Belmont or codevilla are certainly more interesting in terms of analysis,
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:25 am@Drj:continuously reprinting entire posts
It was a single sentence.
ince he won’t link Patterico.
How do you know this is true?
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:26 amSo link him but don’t reprint his every word. He pays for his own website but not this one.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:27 amGabriel, Instapundit’s posts may be pithy but they are entire posts. And Patterico told you so himself. See the link (Heh) at my comment 39.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:29 am@DRJ: And Patterico told you so himself.
He did not say Instapundit won’t link him. He said Instapundit stopped linking him, meaning, has not linked to him in a long time. He gave no indication that Instapundit won’t link him. He further said “If there is a reason, I don’t know what it is.”
I don’t know what this idea you have is based on, but it does not appear to be based on anything Patterico said that you linked to in #39. Maybe you know things I’m no privy to.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:44 am@DRJ:Instapundit’s posts may be pithy but they are entire posts.
So you would prefer the Colonel to post 799 out of 800 sentences from a different blogger, over one sentence out of one from Instapundit? That’s the procedural argument; you want an outcome, but you’re arguing a procedure. If you think no one should quote anything from Instapundit, regardless of length, you should say that.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 7:47 am==My concern isn’t about the content, it’s about the incessant links. I want you to comment but in your voice, not his.==
== Patterico does not object but I do.==
For anyone willing to do the analysis, the “discussion’ from #26 through #77 is a possible clue as to what’s going on with with this website that is increasingly causing some readers and possibly other linking sites to look away. Just sayin’.
elissa (40e914) — 12/10/2016 @ 8:06 amWSJ Puts Tillerson In Lead For State
The WSJ piece adds information on Tillerson’s previous contacts with Putin. Tillerson + Pruitt is going to cause a chain reaction of watermelon explosions. Toss in Hamm at Energy and the Green nightmare trifecta will be complete.
Rick Ballard (764455) — 12/10/2016 @ 8:23 amJust try not to puke when you read this. It’s always great to be the victim.
https://www.creators.com/read/froma-harrop
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 9:07 am#80 Colonel, I read that link. Love seeing these left wingers break down. I only wish they would become this disturbed when ISIS blows something up or chops a hostage’s head off.
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 12/10/2016 @ 9:21 amFair enough, elissa, but I admit I never saw this coming. I know my views on Trump aren’t popular with Trump supporters but I never thought I’d get voted off the island for defending Patterico. So be it.
DRJ (15874d) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:23 amI would never be presumptuous enough to say that drj, but a little perspective is helpful.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:27 am@elissa: Blogs rarely break news, though that has happened sometimes, and happened here in fact.
I can only think of four reasons to read a blog:
1) They produce original news (rare, or technical)
2) They assemble news that is likely to interest me (like Instapundit does for me)
3) They have an original take on news that I generally like to see (most other bloggers I read)
4) They have a community that I like to engage with (most other bloggers I read)
4) is not a reason to link, 1) – 3) are. And if a blog posted a lot of things from the mainstream media with essentially the same take, 3) would be out. So then you’d be left with 1) as reason to link, which is rare, or 2), and then you will only get links from bloggers who think that news is interesting to THEIR audience.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:27 am@DRJ: I never thought I’d get voted off the island for defending Patterico.
Yeah, that did not happen. You got a negative response to criticizing someone linking to Instapundit and quoting one sentence, which is not the same thing.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:29 amNBC News reports Trump has chosen Tillerson for SoS.
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@19. He won’t be working for Trump. He’ll e working for America. nd, indirectly, another ‘nsaton-state’: Exxon-Mobil.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:29 amHere’s a link to the NBC report.
Dana (d17a61) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:36 amAnother “sources say Trump is expected”. Well, eventually, one of those names usually ends up being the one, so there’s that.
Gabriel Hanna (9b1f4a) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:37 amIts Andrea Mitchell after all.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:38 amAccording to reports, it was Bush team members Rice and Gates who brought up Tillerson to Trump.
Dana (d17a61) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:43 amMr. Instapundit’s been directly linking to discredited fake news sites like amazon turdlord jeffy bezos’s washington post
he does this way more than he used to
it’s really noticeable and not really in keeping with what his brand’s always been about
but he has all those second-rate pajamatrash bloggers all up in his site now too
i think he’s just moving on from his old model is all
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:45 amTillerson is a very wise move.
For the basic-minded, oil and gas makes the modern world go ’round. And as noted some time back in a private email to Patterico (the contents of which I will not go into) oil executives at that corporate level deal with multi-dimensional issues daily involving governments, assets, liabilities and the cost-benefits of actions beyond the superficial optics of the politics of the moment. It’s part of the cost of doing business. “The world is a business…” as Network’s Arthur Jensen cooed. For instance, the globe was burdened with Qaddafi and his miserable antics for 35 years for many reasons; one of which was a persuasive argument from Standard Oil. Deals were cut, stability reigned, resources flowed and governments as well businesses profited from same.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:49 am@91. Not a fan of Rice but Russia was her area of expertise. Not the Mideast.
Tillerson should be a good fit.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:53 amLike the black knight, there is marginal utility to splattering bezos.
The story of how OPEC came about from Perez Alonso to the 73 oilshock in interesting
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narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:53 amthis and this is key subtext i think
punch back twice as hard and kick em in their goddamn nuts 🙂
i love you Mr. Trump
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 10:59 amOil pro illustrates the root of much of man of mystery’s claptrap.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:15 am== Russia was her area of expertise=
Yeah, I was kind of wondering if Trump might do everybody a surprise and sneak Condi in at the last minute to reprise her role as Sec State, at least for a while with all this Russia stuff simmering It would be pretty easy to get her confirmed, too, I think (for obvious other reasons beyond her well recognized area of expertise).
elissa (40e914) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:20 amIf someone inserts the entire blog post,we can read it without giving Instapundit traffic. So it’s kind of unfair to Instapundit, not Patterico.
Kishnevi (ec71b1) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:26 amAnd the Hollywood reporter has an interesting piece about Sabo.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:26 amI’ll repeat a comment I made on a friend’s Facebook page.
Trump is apparently adopting the motto “the business of America is business”. Now if only he would adopt the verboseness of Coolidge,as well.
Kishnevi (ec71b1) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:29 amHeh, Kishnevi. Yeah, I don’t imagine the Donald’s ever going to emulate “Silent Cal”.
elissa (40e914) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:36 amCoolidge, no.
A Barnum Cocktail, yes.
Heavy on the ‘PT’ and JR Ewing with a sprig of TR and a spritz of Bozo the Clown.
“A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.” — Chuckles the Clown memorial episode ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ CBS TV, 1975
DCSCA (797bc0) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:49 amOne of my favorite Coolidge anecdotes is when snarky writer Dorothy Parker attended a dinner party at the White House. When she met the President, she said, “Mr President, I made a bet with a friend that I could talk you into saying more than two words this evening.”
His reply?
“You. Lose.”
And then he didn’t say another word to her the entire evening. (LOL)
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:50 amApparently no formal SOS announcement will come until next week. But if reports are accurate, John Bolton as Deputy SOS to oversee day to day management of the department sits VERY well with me.
elissa (40e914) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:51 amyes yes it’s time to clean house with industrial strength pigstank begone (made in america)
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 11:52 am99… speaking for myself as someone who posts links, I usually link back to the site that one would have to go to to get the link to the actual story. I’ve emailed Patterico and asked if he has an issue with linking to Instapundit and I await his response. Again, it’s very easy to scroll past whatever you don’t wish to read, at least I’ve found that to be the case.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 12/10/2016 @ 12:14 pmi like it when people make comments Mr. Colonel
keeps things peppy!
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 12:15 pmThe streetwise professor illuminates the snafubar with the hack,
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 12:17 pm“66. PJM is going broke,”
Are they really? Wouldn’t surprise me, though. WHo would bother to visit PJM to read a bunch of amateur nevertrump posts when they could get much better quality nevertrump tripe from the professionals at NRO, wekly standard, etc.?
Fernandez (Belmont Club) is the about the only one there still worth reading.
At least Redstate had the smarts to fire their ad-hoc stable of #nevertrumptards after the RNC convention.
Heh: “second-rate pajamatrash bloggers”.
fred-2 (ce04f3) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:22 pmHappyfeet (oops, sorry, “happyfeet”) you are THE MAN!!
DRJ, what gives you the right to be annoyed and upset on Patterico’s behalf? That’s what leftists do all the time.
fred-2 (ce04f3) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:26 pmIf Patterico doesn’t want anybody here to post an insty link, he can say so himself, he doesn’t need you to enforce the rules that you think that he should have.
Spengler was another good one along with Michael Walsh And Christian Adams.
narciso (d1f714) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:50 pmnonono I’m a bad person
trying to christmas shop for a family with a diabetic is just bringing out the worst in me
i had the perfect gift but these are my country relatives and they all live on the same road so of course I accidentally sent the perfect gift to the wrong house (gourmet protein-rich popcorn so good) so now i have to think of a new perfect gift for diabetes house
i’ve done cheese to death
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 1:54 pmok i texted cousin cletus to take it over to the main house come a christmas
was gonna do nuts on clark then it just struck me how i don’t get good feels shopping locally in chicago
so it is what it is and it really is the perfect gift for people who need not-sugar stuff to snack on
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 2:08 pmhe texted back we’re all good
it really is a special christmas huh
i love it so much how Mr. Trump’s election is transforming a dreary routine holiday into a joyous celebration of love life and america plus also jesus
it’s so crazy fun i get chills thinking about it
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 2:14 pmAt least you are not a Garretts fiend. I avoid Chicago proper shopping not out of fear of crime, but for the Cook County sales tax.
urbanleftbehind (ffa716) — 12/10/2016 @ 2:23 pmi did garrets for them my first year here they still talk about it
but yeah i just don’t feel good about buying gratuitous chicago stuff over and above what i already do
happyfeet (28a91b) — 12/10/2016 @ 2:31 pmHe was correcting a
liemis-statement in a 3 am tweet:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/807545243608420352
Sammy Finkelman (643dcd) — 12/12/2016 @ 12:49 pm