The Death of an Icon…

https://www.pilotonline.com/business/vp-bz-planters-super-bowl-20200122-nvts6zxml5fmbo5fri37a4lzyy-story.html

In the trying times this country finds itself in today, it is sad to note the passing of a local iconic figure.

Farewell, our friend. You will be missed.

C’mon. We all need a bit of a smile these days.

Good news for Trump fans, bad news for the nation and the rule of law.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-trumps-threadbare-legal-argument-130930670.html

We know the fix is in by just these two paragraphs in a telling opinion.
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Republican strategy: lie to the people

https://www.vox.com/2020/1/21/21075791/trump-impeachment-lawyers-jay-sekulow-pat-cipollone-opening-statement

So much for respecting their fellow Americans.
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PJM: Is It Time For Twelve Steps For the Legacy Media?

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-it-time-for-twelve-steps-for-the-legacy-media/

Charlie Martin makes a fair observation. For my part, I wish the family of the addict would stop denying the addiction.

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Washington Examiner: Two deceptions at the heart of Democrats’ impeachment brief

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/two-deceptions-at-heart-of-democrats-impeachment-brief

It will be interesting to see how the Senate responds if the House Managers repeat these two deceptions in the trial that starts today.

A report from the front lines

I was there and it was a beautiful thing. Men and women of all races and creeds, Republicans and Black Panthers, Libertarians and AntiFa, Straight and Gay all peacefully side by side, comparing their weapons and seething at their common enemy, an overbearing government.

Kumbaya

Northam’s claim that his planning and fencing kept things peaceful is ludicrous. There was literally nothing for the police to do. We talked and chanted and then picked up the trash before we left.

kumbaya

Impeachment Filing: Defense Brief

Here’s the full defense brief President’s Trumps lawyers filed in the Senate today:

https://www.scribd.com/document/443624381/Trial-Memorandum-of-President-Donald-J-Trump#from_embed

Looks to me like the president’s lawyers are following Richard Epstein’s advice as given in the Hoover Institution video I shared here a couple of days ago, based on the entertainingly strong language in the executive summary.