{"id":49727,"date":"2022-11-04T11:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T18:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=49727"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T19:43:31","slug":"open-thread-november-3-2022-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/11\/04\/open-thread-november-3-2022-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread November 4, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, PolitiZoom reported<\/a> that Trump** has filed a new lawsuit against Letitia James, the Attorney General of New Yourk. He filed it in FLorida, because reasons. He refers to hmself throughout as “President Trump” as if “President” were his first name. But none of that is the punch line. The punch line is that, in footnote 12, beginning on page 32, he complains about the cost to society of “frivolous lawsuits.” My heart goes out to comedians and cartoonists. How in the world can anyone compete with that level of whatever it is? Also, Paul Peliso was released from the hospital after surgeries to mend his injuries. Good news.<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Washington Post (free link) – Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching<\/a>
\nQuote – The 911 call and the struggle inside the home that followed have led to charges of attempted homicide of the speaker\u2019s husband, and attempted kidnapping of the speaker, who is second in line to the presidency. The incident has also put a spotlight on the immensity \u2014 and perhaps the impossibility \u2014 of law enforcement\u2019s task to protect the 535 members of Congress at a time of unprecedented numbers of threats against them…. An external review ordered by Pelosi shortly after the January 2021 attack found that there were more than 230 vacancies in the two months after the insurrection and recommended that the Capitol Police eventually increase the size of its force by roughly 850 officers. That would take years, given that about 100 officers leave or retire each year, and the force is now accepting only about 1 in every 16 candidates.
\nClick through for article.<\/a> I am not slamming the Capitol Police. They have 1800 cameras, and while they are not completely unsupervised all night, mu understanding is that the supervision staff consists of two pwople. At lest the cameras providid evidence.<\/p>\n

Letters From An American – November 2, 2022<\/a>
\nQuote – \u201cAnecdotal data point,\u201d conservative commentator Tom Nichols tweeted this afternoon, \u201cHad lunch with an old friend, a fellow former [Republican] (but not in politics or media or anything) and he said that things feel different after the Pelosi attack. Not sure why. I feel the same thing; not sure that it\u2019ll matter, but have that same sense.\u201d… Nichols is right: something feels different.
\nClick through for full letter.<\/a> We need some hope – I hope Heather and Tom are right – but at least the excerpts from President Biden’s speech may help<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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