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.#JoeBiden's bad week @business - yes, voters don't generally like re-treads. They want something shiny and new (#PeteButtigieg, #Beto) not experience and legacy. It's the American way (and a lot more fun) to build and then tear down the upstart https://t.co/H9GYGaO4Tu #MTPDaily
OK, @PatMcCroryNC - you may have been nervous and temperamental while you were being investigated but Trump has no soul and no humility so we hardly think that is a factor with his concerns over #ImpeachmentInquiry#MTP#TrumpOfTerror
Why can @RepTimRyan not be the next President? 1) He's in the House 2) His politics are too conflicted, even in Ohio and 3) He's kind of a dweeb #CNNsotu#MTP
Sunday news shows are now the perfect microcosm of where American politics sits today. It's all about the next election, the field of candidates and all of the things wrong with those who choose to run. Miss the days of issues and intelligent dialogue. #MTP
Seems reasonable for #MikeTrout to get $400 million to catch, throw and hit a little leather rock around a grass pad. Starting salary for a school teacher in LA is now $50k, which Trout will make for each two innings of work for the rest of his career #MTP@SquawkCNBC#MLB
The #admissionsscandal says so much more about ego, hubris & entitlement that rich celebrities project on their children than it says about importance of admission to an elite school. A sad road from 'helicopter parent' to 'private jet parent.' https://t.co/t30EJoGP0g #MTPDaily
There are already plenty of hate-mongers, racists and narrow-minded bigots in the world. No reason to invent them. #JussieSmolletHoax#MTP#TMZ@BBCBreaking https://t.co/GLlRj4NzTM
The reason the Democratic field for 2020 is so crowded is because #TomPerez wants to throw as much as mud on the wall in hoping something sticks. Oh, and there is the egos of all of these people who are deluded into thinking they can actually win #MTP
Two things are clear in watching #InsidePolitics this morning:
1) @Phil_Mattingly is an outstanding host and deserves his own show
2) Journalists still have no idea how to explain the way in which Donald Trump runs the Presidency @CNN
Here's the thing. If this week is all about Dems and #NancyPelosi having a touchdown dance to celebrate their win on the #shutdown, it could absolutely blow back as resentment and deeper resolve by the Rep core to support Trump. Grace is the smart play. #insidepolitics#CNNSOTU
That long Jake Tapper interview with Mayor Bill de Blasio, which included healthcare, paid vacation and progressive stands on many issues, but the end summary was "Mayor de Blasio not ruling out a 2020 run." Geez! #CNNsotu
The best part of the Sen Mark Warner interview on #CNNSOTU is the perfectly framed fireplace in the Senator's background. Such a softening of his vibe, even if the flame itself is pretty pathetic and more a metaphor for the progress Congress is making on the #GovernmentShutdown
Is it possible that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will re-write the "Spooky Mormon Hell" staging in @BookofMormon to include Trump, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort, replacing Jeffrey Dahmer, Hitler and Johnny Cochran #CNNSOTU#MTP#BookofMormon