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AProgressiveJudgeWhoHasReadtheConstitution #UnlikelyTwitterHandles— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 28, 2018
TheSilentMajority #UnlikelyTwitterHandles— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 28, 2018
TheIntelligentTrumpkin #UnlikelyTwitterHandles— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 28, 2018
If Trump attempts to abuse the pardon in a way that promotes his own self-interest, such as pardoning his business or political partners or himself and his family, that would be an unconstitutional abuse of power and an impeachable offense. NOT ABOVE THE LAW! Constitution— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2018
Al Jazeera, not exactly a bastion of tolerance to the Catholic Church, appears to suggest that the Church is tolerant of sexual crimes by priests on children. All priests take vows of celibacy. Sex crimes are mortal sins, pure and simple. "Roman Catholic Church"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2018
What is particularly galling is the Trump Derangement Syndrome leftists slamming Trump's respectful McCain tweet. These are the same hypocrites who 10 years ago were comparing McCain to Hitler. Trump never did that. "Trump Is Conspicuously Absent"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2018
Trump is in a difficult spot regarding the late John McCain, because McCain had been clear he did not welcome Trump's involvement with his own funeral, no doubt reflecting their feud. I thought that Trump's low-key, respectful tweet was spot on. "Trump Is Conspicuously Absent"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 27, 2018
There is no doubt that the second clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was intrinsically discriminatory and violated the essence of the first clause. Any discrepancy should have resolved in favor of individual rights; SCOTUS contradicted the Constitution. #WomensEqualityDay— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 26, 2018
There is nothing so morally repulsive as people motivated by the "right" to kill babies. #UniteForJustice— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 26, 2018
McCain has always been a man of integrity and honor. As the son of a high-profile admiral, he refused special treatment as a POW. His love and commitment to the US is beyond dispute. As a politician he sought to build bridges. He will be missed. "RIP Sen. McCain"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) August 26, 2018
[from a libertarian coolish response to McCain's passing]
This is rubbish. Woods is particularly disgusting in his disingenuous hostility to anyone who ran against St. Ron Paul for President (I personally slapped back at him when he took an unnecessary shot at Romney on St. Ron's birthday). In fact, McCain had opposed Reagan's involvement in Lebanon and opposed Clinton's interventions in Somalia, Haiti, and Yugoslavia. He opposed Bush's "stay the course" policy in Iraq (2004). It is true that he was not laissez-faire in foreign policy, but clearly his views were more nuanced than most people assume. Not to mention he clearly opposed the use of torture and was more moderate on economic sanctions, a leading cause of war.
Why has McCain become the media and Dem's favorite Republican, which seemed impossible 10 years ago when Dems were comparing him to Hitler? The fact that the despised Trump has personally attacked him, belittling him for allowing himself to be captured during the Vietnam War, is one reason. He was part of the bipartisan Gang of 14. He had reached across the aisle with Feingold, Lieberman, Kerry, Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and others. He personally rebuked supporters during the 2008 campaign for dishonorable attacks on Obama at rallies. He was a prominent advocate for immigration reform. He cast a number of unpopular votes, including one on ObamaCare repeal.
This is not to say I've agreed very much with his politics over the past decade. I much prefer Jeff Flake, his retiring colleague. But I don't regret voting for him as President and 2 years ago as an Arizona resident (no longer a nominal registered Republican since I left the Democrats as a young professor). I have little doubt that unlike Obama, who won the Nobel Peace prize before radically expanding undeclared drone wars and approving kill lists, McCain understood the hell of war better than Clinton, Bush 43, Obama, and Trump.
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