I thought there was an old wive's tale that being exposed to Chickenpox built a resistance to Smallpox. More like dead wive's tale.

That Bongino link is from 2017

The USS Blotto is taking on water: https://mobile.twitter.com/Variety/status/1108090457119211525

narc, are you sure you didn't have a mild case of either of them?

LOL The Fiercely Heterosexual Cory Booker Wants to Talk About The (Checks Notes) Woman He Loves -- And He Chooses The Perfect Venue for Gossiping About Heterosexual Relationships Yeah so here's the clip from the Ellen DeGeneres show. The "strictly mishly" Cory Booker even laughs about the possibility of getting married to a (checks notes again) woman before or during his completely, laughably hypothetical presidency. Boy this Down-Low Brother sure Found Love with a (checks notes for the third time) woman just at the right time, huh? Thanks to Jane D'Oh for the story and "strictly mishly." The couple will announce which store they will register for gifts at. They first have to find a place that honors gifts given ironically or sarcastically.

Welp, I'm wrong; there's been a chicken pox vaccine since 1984. And I found it on a non wiki source.

I'm pretty sure there's not a chicken pox vaccine.

I'm in 100% agreement with JMH and henry on the need for physical activity for school children and the ridiculous concept of teachers diagnosing children who don't fall within their parameters for compliant drones. I'll be the first to admit that dealing with active young normal children can be taxing at times, particularly coming from households with poor parenting skills; but dealing with that is what they willingly signed up for along with having the summers off.

On a related note was it here that someone linked the Lancet study on pot smoking and psychosis? Like a 3 to 4 fold increase in a risk of psychosis from frequent use. Some study was linked in the last thread. I've been an adamant naysayer on pot legalization and think it's highly unusual that the MADD zealots aren't up in arms over it. I just skimmed the study but I didn't see what I've noticed in heavy users: it saps their initiative to do anything but sit around and get high.

Johnny Isakson has a Conservative Review rating of 31%. Fuck off, Johnny. Way to get a CNN audience.

Dear God, TK; Nifong Junior is worse than Jarles Chohnson. Can you imagine what a shit show the LA Prosecutor's office is if he's an example of what is employed there? Devin Nunes was on Levin last night. Patterico was kicked off of Red State and Clown Hall will shortly ask PJ Media "who hired this inarticulate oaf?"

Now that you mention it, Buckeye, Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) was released on the 15th and is supposedly very good this year and won't stay on the shelves forever. On to Patterico...

As far as the press is concerned Melania is a prop. If that nitbrain Colbert caricatured Mooch the way he has Melania, he'd be off the air and preparing for a hate crime trial.

When the time comes, will the current crop have the cajones to do the same?? Seriously doubt it. Life is full of surprises, pleasant and otherwise. Who thought the Berlin Wall would fall spontaneously and bloodlessly? Who thought in 2015 that DJT would be the President and we'd be happy about it.

I differ with Tom on Kabuki. One of the things about DJT I like the most is he hasn't lied to me, contrary to what that legal midget Patterico says.

TK, I'm gonna have to do some research on what the Founders intended for Congress regarding investigations. Obviously since they were entrusted with the powers of impeachment and the DOJ was an 1870 creation of the Congress critters they had the responsibility of doing something. It's just that the recent ones have been such inept shit shows that it's hard to believe the Founders would green light something like that.

I think so, henry. I make the same point with him that I did about the FBI, that walking away from it after you've reached a position of responsibility is a very difficult choice. If I'm right about him and he can have done something to geld the beast without being Arkancided, then it will be job well done.

It's not like Rosenstein was new to the Justice system, but how does perpetuating such abuses not hurt the country? If I'm right about Rosenstein he's a rare honest man embedded in a thoroughly corrupt DOJ trying to quietly do what he can to defang it. Linda Tripp proved that there's a huge downside to being a whistleblower so a better tactic would be to surreptitiously try to make small changes without being Seth Riched. I could be 100% wrong about this but McCabe's attempts to smear him based on things nobody from the outside would know about would bolster my point. Make no doubt about it: I consider a Special Counsel to be an unconstitutional abomination running roughshod over the rights of the accused in a way that has the Founders serving as subterranean gyroscopes. But it's a bigger thing than Rod Rosenstein and the best strategy for him might be to manage it in a way that mitigates the damage.

CH, Did the WWE write that point? I've been trying to figure out what this means and am drawing a blank; although it reminds me that DJT will probably be the only President of my lifetime to appear in Wrestlemania.

JMH's honesty on admitting fallibility on Romney is one of the things I like most about her (along with willingness to listen to my esoteric music selections and provide feedback). We all indulge in more or less educated guesswork about things here including Rosenstein. I'm basing my attitude on him almost solely on evidence that Trump seems to like him and my belief that Trump knows everything regarding what was pulled on him by the deep state before and after the election. If I'm wrong I'll certainly admit it, knowing that DJT will be negatively impacted far more than just my opinion being wrong.

My wife is yelling at me to take Teddy out so I'll address these further later. Sorry

Congress has no real investigation powers. All they can do is refer things to the DOJ. So if Rosenstein gives them something they'll eventually have to give it back to him. What is the point?

henry, you're probably right but that's something way different than what the original comment was addressing.

the Special Counselor to take untold judicial and prosecutorial liberties. The Special Counselor is probably an unconstitutional creation by itself and DJT didn't have to allow one to be put in place, but he did. I'm no fan of pre dawn SWAT raids and have stated such, but the DOJ wasn't weaponized under this administration. Mueller hasn't laid a glove on Trump and has just wasted a lot of money going after low level crooks. History will probably view his results as more insignificant than most. Congressional investigations, TK? Really? Like those dog and pony shows Eddie Munster let Treytor Gowdy run to take up time better served by passing bills? No, that doesn't qualify.

What damage has Rosenstein done to the country? Be specific and show your work.