This is Bannon being uncharacteristically generous in his description of Ryan.

“I really wish the CDC had been allowed to compile statistics.”

As far as a pretense for hassling people, this is still a viable system.

I think we’re missing the Sinclair station’s biggest mistake here: if the robber fully intended on committing a crime, but was frustrated in that intent by circumstances beyond his control, he’s not a robber.

Being able to afford any house already sets you apart for the majority of people in the world, to say nothing of the U.S.

If some or all of Trump’s supporters are that far gone that they’re going to revolt or act out over this, it doesn’t matter whether we’re “wary” or not. We already have the problem.

It sounds like they’re fucked three different ways, in that:

“By 2006, Berkeley officials had decided not to try and build a stadium somewhere else or play home games in the Raiders stadium...”

Kasowitz is an inspiration. Even if you are managing a complex and difficult defense for the President of the United States, you should always make time for life’s little pleasures...like spewing immature, barroom vitriol at a complete stranger over multiple e-mails.

I suggest a one hour, pre-protest meet up with Johnny’s brother Carbon in an enclosed space big enough for all of them.

Penn’s argument is the stupidest version of a strategy that is, at best, highly flawed.

I’m pretty sure I’m not saying “It causes cancer! AAAAAHHH!”

The mandate is the only way we maintain a viable private market for privately provided health insurance.

This is not scientific (but - also, we’re talking about analyzing anecdotal evidence, so lah dee dah), but most of the Obamcare horror stories I hear are like this: “I used to have coverage a (x) price, and that price has doubled or tripled” or “My cheap plan disappeared”.

Is the push to ban assault weapons based more on their image and people’s impressions and emotions, rather than the actual level of mortality that assault weapons are responsible for?

Boy - Paul Ryan wasn’t nearly this severe when Greg “Axe-Handle” Gianforte beat the shit out of a guy for asking him a question.

Whatever you wrote has to be less snotty and condescending than starting off with “If you bother to actually read the research...”

I browsed it just now, and what you’re writing here is not very honest.

While trying mightily to avoid nasty internet snark, the counterpoint has to be:

I can’t speak for everyone else on Fusion, or all liberals, but I happen to think personal responsibility, as it’s practiced in our culture, in the United States, is bullshit - it’s not to say that the idea of personal responsibility is bullshit, but more to describe how it’s deployed by people in general - basically…