And yet it seems reasonably plausible that some sort of temporary arrangement has been reached between other politicans. Any process by which it was Pence who took the National Guard decision looks v… (View Post)

I think it would be harder to feel that tonight if tens of Senators had been killed or taken hostage, as some of the most hardcore of the protestors seemed to have wanted. That's part of what�… (View Post)

That was the most alarming aspect of the whole day. That DoD functionary was specifically put in by Trump in his post-election round of purges. If that's really true, that will merit some seriou… (View Post)

It seems as if Pence and others are working together to bypass him, though. Apparently it was Pence who called out the National Guard to the Capitol, which, if I've got it right, seems to have b… (View Post)

En Marche wasn't stuffed full of Trump contacts, though, like Vote Leave in 2016 or the Tory backroom in 2019. (View Post)