If Trump really opposed the war in Iraq, all he has to do is show us the evidence. It would take five minutes. He hasnโt done it. Heโs lying.
Kevin DrumBetsy DeVos, for example, has shown that sheโs flatly ignorant of an astounding amount of basic education policy. It might be possible to persuade two or three Republicans to oppose her on these grounds - but only if the entire confirmation process isnโt a pure partisan battle.
Kevin DrumThe folks who want to be left alone are the ones who actually get most of the work done, but theyโre still mocked as drones or beavers or trolls. Thatโs bad enough, but now technology is helping the extroverts in their long twilight campaign against actually concentrating on anything.
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