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    <p>If the Republicans hope to retain the results of their electoral
      success they must have the wisdom and courage to discipline the
      failures of the executive branch even from within the mire of
      their legislative failures. Were Trump an employee in any
      organization other than his own, he would have failed his
      six-month probationary period, and now be seeking other
      employment. His personal policy choices, his personal personnel
      choices, his inability to integrate himself successfully within
      the rest of the governmental structures, and his lack of interest
      and self-education in governance in place of narcissistic
      exhibitionism have lowered his place in presidential rankings past
      the point where his continued presidency is a national security
      concern.</p>
    <p>The credibility of the Republican Party rests on its ability, or
      lack thereof, to control and to discipline Mr. Trump.  If it is
      revealed that his, and his colleagues', relations with Moscow (the
      one in Russia) form a bigger swamp than the one in Washington (the
      one in the District of Columbia) that is the result of a morass of
      financial interconnections, the substance of which were not
      intended for naive eyes, then Mr. Trump must be impeached. 
      Whether the Republicans will accomplish that to their credit, or
      the Democrats will be required to do it after their impending
      return to power, is clearly an existential question for the Greedy
      Obstreperous Patriarchs.</p>
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    <p>Ken</p>
    <p>  <br>
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    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/28/2017 11:14 AM, Darrell Keim
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>More interestingly than that, the bill that censures Trump
          by limiting his own powers.</div>
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        <div>An amazing step by Congress to act such against a sitting
          President of the party in power, IMO.</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Tom
          Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a
              href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank"
              moz-do-not-send="true">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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                    style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Yes.</span></div>
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                <div id="m_2401223723664953588AppleMailSignature"><span
                    style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">It will
                    be interesting to see if Trump signs the bill
                    expanding the sanctions on Russia . . . the bill
                    that passed the Senate with a vote of 98-2 and
                    passed the House 429-4 . . . or vetoes it.</span></div>
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                    style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hmmm.</span></div>
                <br>
                <div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya
                    'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div>
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                  <div><span
                      style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom
                      Hansen</span></div>
                  <div><span
                      style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow,
                      Idaho</span></div>
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              <div><br>
                On Jul 28, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Darrell Keim <<a
                  href="mailto:keim153@gmail.com" target="_blank"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">keim153@gmail.com</a>>
                wrote:<br>
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                    <div>Calgary isn't far enough away.</div>
                    <div><br>
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                    <div>And, Tom, did you see this: <a
href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/28/16055630/congress-trump-russia-sanctions-veto"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.vox.com/<wbr>policy-and-politics/2017/7/28/<wbr>16055630/congress-trump-<wbr>russia-sanctions-veto</a></div>
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                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at
                      10:52 AM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a
                          href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span>
                      wrote:<br>
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                          <div><span></span></div>
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                            <div>It is estimated that North Korea will
                              possess an ICBM (inter-continental
                              ballistic missile) capable of reaching the
                              US west coast by 2018 (two years sooner
                              than earlier estimated).</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>And who do we have at the helm with his
                              fingers poised on the nuclear codes? 
                              Donald Trump!</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>Which begs the question . . .</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>How much do apartments in Calgary rent
                              for?  Ya know what I'm speaking aboot, ay?</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>Courtesy of <i>CNN</i> at:</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div><a
href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/north-korea-missile-test/index.html"
                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/<wbr>politics/north-korea-missile-t<wbr>est/index.html</a></div>
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1;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:rgb(38,38,38)">US detects North Korea
                                  missile launch</h1>
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                              <div><br>
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                              <div>Washington (CNN)The US detected a
                                ballistic missile launch out of North
                                Korea at approximately 10:45 am eastern
                                time on Friday, the Pentagon confirmed
                                to CNN.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>They are assessing the launch and
                                will have more soon.</div>
                              <div> </div>
                              <div>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
                                told Japanese broadcaster NHK: "I have
                                received the first report that North
                                Korea again launched a missile and it
                                possibly landed inside the exclusive
                                economic zone."</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary
                                Yoshihide Suga said the missile launched
                                by North Korea possibly flew for
                                approximately 45 minutes.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>Suga told reporters there is no
                                damage to any vessel or aircraft --
                                adding that the missile is believed to
                                have fallen in Japan's exclusive
                                economic zone.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff
                                have also confirmed that North Korea
                                fired an unidentified missile.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>The Pentagon is still working to
                                assess the type of ballistic missile
                                that was launched -- the ongoing
                                assessment from the US intelligence
                                community in recent months has been that
                                North Korea has accelerated its
                                intercontinental range ballistic missile
                                program.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>The US believes that North Korea will
                                be able to launch a reliable
                                nuclear-capable intercontinental
                                ballistic missile (ICBM) by early 2018,
                                a US official familiar with the latest
                                intelligence assessment confirmed to CNN
                                Wednesday.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>That would be an acceleration of two
                                years from previous estimates that put
                                Pyongyang three to five years from fully
                                developing long-range missile
                                capabilities.</div>
                              <div> </div>
                              <div>Why North Korea still hates the
                                United States: The legacy of the Korean
                                War.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>The official clarified to CNN that
                                while North Korea can currently get a
                                missile "off the ground," there are
                                still a lot of undetermined variables
                                about guidance, re-entry and the ability
                                to hit a specific target.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>Pyongyang conducted its last ICBM
                                test on July 4. Friday's test would mark
                                North Korea's 12th missile test this
                                year.</div>
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                                <div><span
                                    style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya
                                    'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div>
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                                      <div><span
                                          style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom
                                          Hansen</span></div>
                                      <div><span
                                          style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow,
                                          Idaho</span></div>
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