Saturday, May 18, 2024

For the Record


TV lawyers keep fretting about how key witness Michael Cohen is a noted liar—he's even got a felony conviction for it—so juries might have trouble believing him. I don't know, if it's a "he-said-he-said" between him and Trump and he's explaining the deceit Trump was paying him to practice...

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Response to somebody going by "Leftist Renegade" who was complaining about Biden proposing new tariffs after making fun of Trump's tariff mania in 2019:



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Remember how Joe Biden has been kicking back against Israeli mamzer behavior in the West Bank for FORTY-TWO YEARS? Because I certainly didn't.

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And finally, on the Wall Street Journal report (leaked to WSJ by a couple of congressional aides, not announced by the administration) that the Biden administration had suddenly decided to send Israel a billion dollars worth of war, right in the middle of refusing to send them a bunch of bombs (here's AP's version), I had a feeling they'd gotten it badly wrong: 

I'm pleased to note my speculation seems to be confirmed, in an excellent, and sober, post by Lara Seligman for Politico on the:

potential $1 billion tranche containing tank ammunition, tactical vehicles and mortar rounds that the administration reported to Congress on Tuesday....

There are other potential foreign military sales to Israel that are moving through the State Department’s approval process. Those sales are between the U.S. government and a foreign government and typically involve a more complex and lengthy process. It’s not unusual for the administration to take its time approving these types of weapons, which include engines for the F-35 fighter jet, tank rounds, mortar rounds and medium tactical vehicles.

Once approved by the administration and Congress, these weapons will likely take months or even years before they are produced and delivered.