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In the same week Cracker Barrel retreats on its foolish decision to "rebrand" itself with a proposed logo as boring as a hospital parking lot sign (with new interior decor to match), John Yoo, freshly back from his smuggling trip to Korea, hosts this episode for the first time ever from . . . McDonald's. Did you really need to be told that? Or maybe you are asking: What took so long?
Anyway, as he noshed on newly restored cheesy breakfast bagels, we walk through the serial disgraces of politicians and the media following the latest school shooting in Minnesota, along with what to make of Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook (a lot more to be made of this than you think, and once again the media is not telling you); likewise Trump's flag-burning executive order really needs to be followed up with a constitutional amendment, though don't be surprised if this is yet another issue where the current Supreme Court might well reverse precedent; and finally, what do we make of the John Bolton controversy? Both more and less than you might think.
And now, at long last, available in video on YouTube here:
John Yoo
'Lucretia'
Steve Hayward
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Lucretia, your choice of beverage for this 3WHH reveals a hypocrisy that demands an explanation. Your featured drinks were a "smoky black tea commemorating the American Revolution" and gunpowder green teas. Both are characterized by their peaty overtones, the very flavor you relentlessly jab Steve about when it comes to his taste in Scotch.
Why do you find the essence of "ashtray" desirable in teas, but disdainful in Scotch?
While I'm at it, why did Steve lack the self-awareness to call you out on this? My only guess is that he's never sipped tea in his life--let alone "smoky black" or gunpowder green or even Russian caravan--and hasn't enjoyed their smokiness.
Perhaps he has a favorite breakfast Scotch?
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A non-partisan Federal Reserve seems like a good thing. Does anyone have any evidence that we have one?
Also,
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Full disclosure…I drink my tea slightly sweet with milk. It was a habit I picked up 40 years ago when I quit smoking, as I couldn’t imagine drinking coffee without a cigarette. After a few years of drinking tea, I was able to go back to black coffee without the requisite cigarette. I still enjoy my tea—but only after multiple cups of black coffee.
I wouldn’t call either of the commemorative Revolutionary War teas my favorite, but the smokiness is quite muted by the sweetness and the milk. I prefer Irish Breakfast above all.
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Fun Fact (look it up!) Draft card burning started ay LeMoyne College in Syracuse NY by Dave Miller (a follower of Dan Berrigan SJ) in 1963....It did NOT start at UC Berkeley as is commonly believed.
I know this because Miller dislocated my shoulder in a touch football game in my freshman year.
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John's comments around the Bolton piece and getting future qualified folks to work in his administration, that treatment of prior employees might scare off qualified applicants - the short answer to this is: Good. They should be scared off, if they're considering using their position in a current White House for their own personal advancement later.
That's why you don't email yourself official documents that you plan to use later for a book, for your own profit or promotion. Or everyone can stop calling it "public service", and call it "public self-aggrandizement", and drop the pretense.
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