“Politics Ends At The Water’s Edge”

But I’m old enough to remember when most people thought that. https://t.co/FWNMadTBLG

— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) February 22, 2022

...was the oft-cited adage. Used often during the Vietnam war as a rebuttal to critics of that war. When they weren’t being accused of treason.

Yes, everything old is new again. Or not really old.

Not sure when that ended, but I’m quite sure it ended when the Republicans decided it didn’t apply to Democratic Presidents. It was before the 6 year limit established by Judge Luttig, so it cannot be considered a failure of leadership. Apparently.

Reading #GOP tweets tonight, Republicans need to stop their trump-was-tough-on-Putin bullshit. The world is on the brink of war and you’re busy pushing out Putin’s propaganda? Put down that hammer & sickle and stand with US, not Russia. You’re an embarrassment to Reagan’s legacy.

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) February 22, 2022

I never wanted to be nostalgic for the Cold War. Still don’t want to be.

Shades of Hewitt trying to get Trump to say he didn’t literally believe Obama founded Isis. And Trump like: no, I mean it, man, while throwing life preserver back in boat https://t.co/DQpp5zW1qx

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) February 23, 2022

“He hates them. He’s trying to kill them.” “I don’t care. He’s the founder.” https://t.co/Olk7XZFf9F

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 23, 2022

Miss him yet? Yeah, not nostalgic for that, either.

The factual evidence section of this hypothetical prosecution memo written by a former U.S. Attorney for the potential case of the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump starts with subheading "A" and ends with "Y."

This, by itself, says a lot. https://t.co/qTWDeCA1LC

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 22, 2022

The easiest thing in law is to tell people who will listen what should be done, especially when you are at no risk of putting your money where your mouth is. Assessing legal liability on paper, and taking a case to trial, are two very different things. And it’s always damned easy to tell somebody else what they should do, when you don’t have to do it.

Steve Bannon today: “We have a chance, once in our lifetime, to destroy the Democratic Party as an institution. We cannot let this slip from our grasp .. That is everyone’s maniacal focus. We’re in a war.” pic.twitter.com/0A2vmrew5V

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 23, 2022

Steve Bannon is living on another planet.

Meanwhile, back on the road again:

Though good luck jamming the Beltway with traffic it’s not like that doesn’t happen every weekday during rush hour.

Good lord these people are morons.

— Gina Fiore (@marsecgina) February 22, 2022

Some discussion there about D.C. traffic, and then we bring it all home:

I kinda wish they'd try with Houston at rush hour. Even sympathizers would probably ram them with their duallies.

— 🐉Kate a eu jusqu'à ici avec cette merde 😷💉💉 (@K8TDidToo) February 22, 2022

Or just start the arrests; they’ll fold like cheap suits.

This all calls for a palate cleanser:

Psaki on Trump praising Putin's moves into Ukraine: "Well, as a matter of policy, we try not to take advice from anyone who praises President Putin." pic.twitter.com/LIjOzcZiG2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 22, 2022

In closing, we find that Putin may be more like Trump than we thought; and learn why Macron sat at the other end of that long table.

Macron’s aide says he thinks Putin is deteriorating. https://t.co/Ra2NeN3HCn pic.twitter.com/oEjUDzU04Q

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 22, 2022

So long, space cowboy.