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The Mideast: after Iran attacked US personnel in Jordan, the only question I have: will it be the US or will it be Israel that takes the lead in attacking Iran in response.
My hunch: "everyone" will want a piece of the action except any of the other US allies. Iraq, apparently, had no problem with Iran violating Iraq's airspace when attacking Jordan. But, no way, will Iraq "allow" the US or Israel to fly over Iraq to respond.
Reality: the mainstream media consistently "explains" why Trump is doing the wrong thing; it gets tedious.
So, one has to seek out stories with a positive spin or a positive headline. Here's one headline, from CNBC, but instead of reporting a positive analysis, well, you can imagine .... but I was surprised to hear that US growth did hit 20% once ...
That 20% growth? Who was president then? Oh, that's right. Mr Donald Trump was president then.
Meanwhile, don't forget:
In her interview with US SecTreasury, Sarah Eisen seems to have forgotten the above. I used to think she was really, really, bright, fair and balanced.
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White House Ballroom
In a 5-to-4 vote, the court said the preservationists who challenged the construction of the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom did not have legal grounds known as standing to bring their lawsuit because they were not directly harmed by the project, estimated to cost $400 million.
The majority emphasized that its order was not addressing the legality of the project and instead the question of who could sue to try to block it. But in practical terms, the order was a significant setback to the most serious legal challenge to the project, meaning the president seems likely to be able to complete construction. Halting the project now would probably require a fresh lawsuit from an individual or group with standing, such as Congress, which would be a nonstarter while Republicans control the House and Senate.
In an unusual lineup, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court’s three liberal justices dissented, saying the construction was “likely unlawful.”
I would have thought Chief Justice Roberts would have known the law / the constitution. Whatever. At least five justices understood what was going on.
Having said that, it would have been helpful for a Republican Congress to have done the right thing from the beginning.
