Re the "layman's term vs the legal term" thing, suggest you Google 'em, each one is cited as the first synonym for the other.

They say you can't teach an old dog a new trick, but clicking on the link I supplied above reveals me explaining that they are synonyms to you:

I know you righties have had it pounded into your head, but the propaganda regarding "collusion" is merely semantics. "Collusion" is simply a synonym for "conspiracy," and you can bet the farm it's a crime.

POTENTIAL INDICTMENTS INCLUDING
[BUT NOT LIMITED TO]
* False statement to federal investigators.
* False statement on a security clearance form.
* False statement to congressional investigators.
* Using electronic communications to coordinate actions to mislead investigators.
* Violating election laws.
* Conspiracy to violate election laws.
* Conspiracy to commit cybercrime [RICO predicate]
* Aiding a criminal conspiracy.
* Abetting a criminal conspiracy.
* Obstruction of justice. [RICO predicate]
* Money laundering. [RICO predicate]
* Espionage

When Mueller brings additional charges, expect to see individuals charged separately unless they committed crime(s) together. ~ Kick, 02/17/2018

Since the time of that post, Paul Manafort has been jailed and plead guilty to many of those crimes I listed that you kept claiming ad nauseam were "not illegal."

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/14/trump-campaign-chief-paul-manafort-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-charges.html

As I said, the old men flailing is comical to watch. :)

There it is, the first mental breakdown, just as I suspected!

Poor old man lost count of his own brain farts. It's one of the hazards of aging and making stuff up. Reminds me of Benedict Donald forgetting that he tweeted the border was safe and would remain that way, and now he claims there's a crisis.

Still and as always, it is comical to watch the old men flailing. :)

Re the "layman's term vs the legal term" thing, suggest you Google 'em, each one is cited as the first synonym for the other. If you're still hanging your hopes on some imaginary legal distinction between them, I still see more mental breakdown in your near future.

Giving up on "collusion" is gonna be a traumatic ordeal for all you Weigantians who promised/guaranteed me for two solid years that it was the word that was inevitably going to result in getting rid of the asshole-in-chief that you all hate so much.

Wrong. In point of fact, it has been explained to you repeatedly that collusion is a layman's term, but the legal term of art is "conspiracy"... and your initials continue to suit you perfectly because you've proven on multiple occasions to date that you absolutely and without question Can't Remember Shit.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/02/16/ftp472/#comment-115984

I'm expecting a rash of mental breakdowns in the immediate future.

As outlined above, your "mental breakdowns" are well documented and archived throughout the website, and while past performance is not always indicative of future results, I would wager you'll go right on having them. :)

I'm guessing there will never be enough grief counselors available for helping you all cope with a disappointment of that magnitude! I'm expecting a rash of mental breakdowns in the immediate future. Hope it doesn't devolve into wrist slashing.

Welcome to the site! My apologies for the delay in approving your first comments. From now on, you should be able to post your comments instantly, as long as you don't post more than one link per comment. Multilink comments get held for moderation, which can take a while.

But again, welcome to the site! Michiganders are always welcome here!

:-)

-CW

Best read in one's own 'John Cleese-ian headmaster' mind-accent.

We consider all this falderal somewhat 'out of the crease', this messing about with the Queen's language has 'run the course'. It 'defies belief', nay, it 'cuts against the grain' that the common man sees fit to 'take the stage' with a misguided, self-appointed and usurped 'synergy' that was automatically handed down to his betters via primogenitor. It's simply 'OTT'. 'Marking their cards' or 'sending them to Coventry' simply won't do, how many 'mulligans' does one afford those 'behind the door' before 'the penny drops'? The moment we allow others to redefine our spoken word, we eschew* our mother tongue in favour of those who consider us 'long in the tooth'...it's simply 'not a good look'. As vanguards of the 'Anglo-Saxon' spoken word, we see the need to limit the repetitious repetitiousness and prolixity of the 'day to day' over-use of tautologies, but are not unmindful of the impedimenta that this age allows. Only time will tell, if revisions to the language are apropos, as no doubt 'in our fathers day' they must have been, the 'coin toss' will begrudgingly be observed.

Just yeeting it out.

Exist Discursive & Burgeon.

Banished is giving Wheelhouse a bad rap. It can mean the cabin that holds a ship's wheel, but it can also mean the portion of a strike zone that is most likely to yield a home run. I can recall that phrase drifting over the radio during night games, used as a measure of competence. That seems to be the way it is used today, so it is apt. A bit geezerish, but apt.

I am not giving up accoutrements either. Everyone has an inate right to appear a bit pompous now and again. Also, I can't seem to get rid of all my beloved accoutrements cluttering my attic.