I was having dinner with some friends and someone, arguably the smartest person I know, brought up the recall election. She asked what to do, then answered her own question by saying, "Just check no and mail it in." I was too shocked to discuss it.
I read the text of Biden's speech today, not having the courage to watch it yesterday, perhaps because I was afraid of him being too weak, perhaps because I was afraid his critics would be too awful.
But I hope we all have a chance to read it at least once. I think it's a very good speech. Here's just one interesting part:
Full text of Joe Biden’s speech on withdrawal from Afghanistan
When it comes to say, a presidential debate, there are snap polls within the hour, and more comprehensive polls the very next day.
However, with the debacle in Afghanistan, which has been happening all week now, I have not seen any new polls. Instead you have the media universally spinning this as "we shouldn't have pulled out".
About three and a half hours before President Biden addresses the nation on the Punditry Crisis unfolding at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, I checked in at Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC to hear from names like Pinetta and McCaffery. And this super in front of the face of some other National Security Expert, "Questions arise on how the system failed in Afghanistan?"
A Vatican trial began on July 27. Ten defendants were charged with a various financial crimes including fraud and embezzlement. The accusations show an organization where corruption usually goes unnoticed in a city/state whose leaders consider themselves to be so superior in religious training and practice that they are the sole legitimate interpreters of what is sin for the rest of us.
Most of the defendants were involved in purchasing a commercial building in London.
The Vatican trial that began on July 27 with the naming of 10 defendants for various financial crimes is going to take a very long time due to the “complexity” involved with having so many defendants, cruxnow.com noted. Most were involved in the Vatican’s purchase of a London commercial building.
~~ Dark Navy Rum
