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ArcticStones's avatar

Fascinating! Kudos to David & Jeff; you keep notching up the entertainment value of the Morning Digest!

Hilarious about Mike Rogers. Perhaps his next Democratic opponent could, with considerable political advantage, invent the term "undocumented resident"?

As for Kamala Harris and the governorship of California, I suppose she and other out-of-position politicians with ambition also have the challenge of how to stay in the limelight?

Is it just me, or does Senator Mark Warner seem like a highly-capable moderate, but rather bland and lacking charisma? Perhaps I am misinformed, but I’m certainly not aware that he "has a dream" or has voiced "a vision for America".

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DM's avatar

At 66, I hope I will never again vote for a president who is older than I am.

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ArcticStones's avatar

My ambitions are much lower. They’re perhaps best reflected in this quote:

"I like elections and want to keep having them."

– Alexandra Petri, (humor) columnist at The Washington Post

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michaelflutist's avatar

Real ones, not like the ones in Russia.

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David Nir's avatar

Arctic, you always leave such kind comments for us! It truly brightens our day—not only the things you say, but the fact that you take the time to say them. That goes double given how rough the last two weeks have been. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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ArcticStones's avatar

QUOTE for the day:

“Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.”

– John Maynard Keynes

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Zero Cool's avatar

Keep in mind that Warner has a long history of being in the business world before going into elected office.

He’s a serial entrepreneur who happens to be the co-founder of Nextel (which was acquired by Sprint) and at one point founded his own venture capital firm. Warner may be in politics these days but he’s very much business savvy.

This kind of background is more fitting to someone who has a centrist or moderate appeal but doesn’t necessarily want to be a political animal or aspire to do bigger and better things with political office. I believe Warner just wants to serve.

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