June 2017 Zinke charter flight ‘could have been avoided,’ watchdog says

Water Cooler 7/21/2018 – Open Thread – Odds and Ends

By Paul

A few quickies for you today…. Branson tragedy It seems like we typically hear stories after a tragedy about how someone was lucky: missing a plane that crashed, etc. The duck boat tragedy seems like the opposite. According to this story, one of the people from the other boat said the second boat waited with them for 15-20 minutes to fix a mechanical problem on | Read More » The post Water Cooler 7/21/2018 – Open Thread – Odds and Ends appeared first on RedState. ...

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Former Bush and Obama Officials Weigh in on Subpoenaing the Helsinki Interpreter

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On Thursday, I wrote about Adam Schiff’s request to subpoena the interpreter from Trump’s Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin (please find the article here). On Friday, former officials from both the Bush and Obama administration gave their 2 cents on a translator being forced to testify before Congress. David Mortlock, Obama’s international economics affairs director for the White House National Security Council, said | Read More » The post Former Bush and Obama Officials Weigh in on Subpoenaing the Helsinki Interpreter appeared first on RedState. ...

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World-Changer — The Trump Baby Balloon is Comin’ to America! Plus: Tales from the Grocery Store Parking Lot

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Have you found yourself jealous of those chosen few Londoners who got to witness the greatness of the Trump Baby balloon? Well, my fellow Americans, fret no more. New Jersey anti-Trump activists are bringing the baby blimps to their home state. Finally, you’ll be able to behold, domestically, the diaper wrapped around a ballooned billionaire. The plan is to let the 20-foot floating | Read More » The post World-Changer — The Trump Baby Balloon is Comin’ to America! Plus: Tales from the Grocery Store Parking Lot appeared first on RedState. ...

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Surveying the Questionable Future of Chief of Staff John Kelly

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What’s the future for White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? Nobody knows. All of this, partly due to the Russian casserole currently baking in Washington. Some critical of Kelly lament his inability to counsel the President in a way that results in a toning down of Trumpness. But could anyone do that? The Donald is a New York eccentric who sits on | Read More » The post Surveying the Questionable Future of Chief of Staff John Kelly appeared first on RedState. ...

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A $12,000 charter flight by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was reviewed and approved by department ethics officials without complete information, because staffers who helped schedule the trip did not provide sufficient details, an internal watchdog said Monday.