Patrick cites a fact I hadn't heard before–the biggest single line item in the U.S. Navy budget is health care
-
-
Show this thread
-
There was a lot of discord around James Carville's Vox interview, because he dealt with the political third-rail topic of Bernie, but I think his assessment that Biden's vanity run foreclosed on a lot of otherwise viable centrist candidates was right on the money.
Show this thread -
Depoliticizing Bernie Sanders will be the great challenge of Hot Take Bernie Summer
Show this thread -
Patrick had a great quote when asked about debating Trump: "There's a lot of chatter about who's going to look good in the episode of the reality TV show where the President and the nominee are co-stars." He is critical of playing into the president's desire for spectacle
Show this thread -
Patrick also had a fine imitation of Trump roving around on the debate stage. But his larger point—why play-act in things like debates or press briefings if Trump is going to turn them into a travesty?—is one I wish more people in the political-journalism complex would reflect on
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
No, I'm being sincere
End of conversation
-
-
-
Glad he got some folks to show up!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.