captain_spalding said:
dv said:
SCIENCE said:if yous’r‘l looking for justifications, here’s an interesting historical contrast
Distraction.
As Jeff Tiedrich put it in his online column:
“so, why did this thing have to happen in the dead of night during New Year’s weekend?
it’s all about the timing.
Congress is back in session this week, and they have a lot of stuff on their plate — stuff Donny doesn’t want them dealing with. like the Epstein Files, for which the DOJ just missed another deadline. then there are the Obamacare subsidies, which expired four days ago.
fuck’s sake, there’s another possible government shutdown looming on January 30 — that needs to be dealt with, too.
but now, all anyone is going to be talking about is Venezuela.
that’s pretty convenient, isn’t it?”
Nods.