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No More (Bureaucrats Who Would Be) Kings

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Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/19/2025 4:53:13 AM

If you’re reading this today, you probably did not join the aged hippies marching around with signs saying “No more Kings,”a multistate demonstration whose sponsors are not yet fully disclosed. (I don’t think Meghan and Harry are among them, though there are some foreign donors involved.) But rest assured, you didn't miss much. John Bolton: This Week in “No Man is Above the Law” The biggest domestic story of the week in my view was the indictment of former National Security Adviser John Bolton. If the 18-count indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in Maryland where he resides is proven, he demonstrated astonishing arrogance and disregard for national security.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 10/19/2025 6:55:18 AM (No. 2018713)
"I confess that I have not always given Secretary of State Marco Rubio all the credit he deserves. He has been astonishing." Years back I was greatly disappointed by Rubio's seeming instability and occasional silliness, which caused me to shudder. The potential was there but sometimes ... He has matured magnificently, especially as Secretary of State. Even in interviews, where it is easy to get too far over your skis, he is crystal clear in his thinking, thoughtful in his analysis, and rock steady in his intent.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: privateer 10/19/2025 7:20:43 AM (No. 2018725)
Re: Bolton: FTA: 'A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. ' Obama judge; case dismissed. Or at best, sentenced for time served i.e. none.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Strike3 10/19/2025 8:45:23 AM (No. 2018763)
Defeating the UN Scam Tax was not so difficult if you consider the volume of shipping that America is involved in. We would have simply raised tariffs on the countries that fell for it and they would have been hurt even more without our money. The UN created this scheme as a factor of their own survival, which is up for debate at the moment. It's good to be King.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: chumley 10/19/2025 10:32:21 AM (No. 2018817)
I looked at the speeches for a few minutes but turned them off. The last thing I need in my life is some angry black woman going into a tirade in a ghetto accent. Nothing on that screen had even anything remotely to do with me or any reality I might be living.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: pensom2 10/19/2025 10:53:30 AM (No. 2018826)
If Bolton is convicted, that will be enough for me. He's an old man unlikely to pose a threat to anyone anymore. I don't care so much how many years he spends in prison. Peter Navarro was (wrongly) prosecuted and imprisoned by the crooked Biden DOJ; if Andrew Bolton were sentenced to an identical term in prison, that would more than suffice. As a highly public persona, all this news about Bolton's sub rosa, underhanded self-dealing in secret documents and his arrogance has already damaged whatever shimmer of esteem he may have built up around himself over the years. He is, and will remain, damaged goods for the rest of his life. I could not agree more with #1's comment about Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Thoroughly impressive, both in his skill in managing new developments like the Israel-Hamas peace agreement and his ongoing swamp-cleaning at Foggy Bottom.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: J. Arthur Brown 10/19/2025 11:47:14 AM (No. 2018837)
Re #1 and #5, Rubio is doing an excellent job implementing the excellent policies of an excellent President. Unfortunately he served the odious chairmen Warner and Burr equally faithfully during his many years on the Senate Intelligence Committee. How would he function as President and chief policy maker? George H. W. Bush talked the talk as Reagan's Vice but quickly returned to form when he was foolishly entrusted with the presidency.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Strike3 10/19/2025 12:42:27 PM (No. 2018867)
Yes, #4. I wish those women would draw the line at modeling fat girls' underwear but they can't convince me to buy that either.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Kafka2 10/19/2025 2:19:42 PM (No. 2018890)
It seems to me that Schumer is who is like he thinks he is king. And, several partisan Democrats district judges seem to have the same idea. Their nationwide restraining orders far exceeds the bounds of the authority of their districting defiance of the SCOTUS.
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