Comments on: The Big Difference http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 02 May 2026 07:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201792 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:35:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201792 Biden, back when he was asked about Trump's mishandling of classified documents: <i>...totally irresponsible - absolutely, positively, unequivocally! How does that even happen!? How can one person be so completely irresponsible as to mishandle classified documents?</i> Ahem. Biden, back when he was asked about Trump's mishandling of classified documents:

...totally irresponsible - absolutely, positively, unequivocally! How does that even happen!? How can one person be so completely irresponsible as to mishandle classified documents?

Ahem.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201780 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:42:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201780 You know I love you Elizabeth, even when I’m bagging on you. ;D You know I love you Elizabeth, even when I’m bagging on you.
;D

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201779 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:40:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201779 Furthermore, it assumes that Biden had anything whatsoever with DoJ getting involved due to Trump’s unlawful removal and retention of materials our law says he has NO right to. Respectfully, you are usually far more sophisticated in your reasoning. Is it your new smartphone? Is it zapping your brain with bad rays? Maybe you’re allergic, at least to Android. If so, try iPhone it’s amazing. Furthermore, it assumes that Biden had anything whatsoever with DoJ getting involved due to Trump’s unlawful removal and retention of materials our law says he has NO right to.

Respectfully, you are usually far more sophisticated in your reasoning. Is it your new smartphone? Is it zapping your brain with bad rays? Maybe you’re allergic, at least to Android. If so, try iPhone it’s amazing.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201778 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:34:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201778 [12] <i>…it's really only all about being hoisted on your own petard and being careful about making a mountain out of a molehill ... 'cause ya know it can all come back at any time to bite ya in the ass, as they say. :)</i> What? Didn’t you read the column that goes along with our Weigantia? How is Joe getting hoisted on his own petard if there’s no equivalence between his docs case and Trump’s?And am I understanding correctly that you think the Trump case is making a mountain out of a molehill? [12]

…it's really only all about being hoisted on your own petard and being careful about making a mountain out of a molehill ... 'cause ya know it can all come back at any time to bite ya in the ass, as they say. :)

What?

Didn’t you read the column that goes along with our Weigantia? How is Joe getting hoisted on his own petard if there’s no equivalence between his docs case and Trump’s?And am I understanding correctly that you think the Trump case is making a mountain out of a molehill?

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201777 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:26:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201777 Actually, we DO want to know in order to most effectively change the handling of said material both during (no flushing down the commode) and after (two Presidents…and counting) leaving office. Safeguard our secrets National Security blah blah blah. Actually, we DO want to know in order to most effectively change the handling of said material both during (no flushing down the commode) and after (two Presidents…and counting) leaving office.

Safeguard our secrets National Security blah blah blah.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201774 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:12:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201774 Bleyd, When it comes to Biden's mishandling of classified documents, it's really only all about being hoisted on your own petard and being careful about making a mountain out of a molehill ... 'cause ya know it can all come back at any time to bite ya in the ass, as they say. :) I think Biden is relearning both lessons! How many classified documents do you suppose are currently collecting dust in any number of presidential libraries and the like ... really hoping we don't find out. :-) Bleyd,

When it comes to Biden's mishandling of classified documents, it's really only all about being hoisted on your own petard and being careful about making a mountain out of a molehill ... 'cause ya know it can all come back at any time to bite ya in the ass, as they say. :)

I think Biden is relearning both lessons!

How many classified documents do you suppose are currently collecting dust in any number of presidential libraries and the like ... really hoping we don't find out. :-)

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201773 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:06:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201773 Caddy, I'll answer you back on the PC. :) This column is about a whole other Biden mistake. Heh. Caddy, I'll answer you back on the PC. :) This column is about a whole other Biden mistake. Heh.

]]> By: Bleyd http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201772 Bleyd Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:25:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201772 What I want to know is, why was it that the archives hadn't requested those documents back from Biden in the nearly 6 years since he'd left office before they were found and turned over? The archives knew about missing documents and were requesting them back from Trump almost immediately after he left office, but seemingly never noticed the missing Biden documents, as by all accounts, they never requested anything back from Biden, despite significantly more time passing. Was there something different between the documents being retained? Was it merely because of the quantity of documents? Or was three something different between the two men that gave the archives reason to look more closely at Trump's documents than Biden's? Just seems odd to me. What I want to know is, why was it that the archives hadn't requested those documents back from Biden in the nearly 6 years since he'd left office before they were found and turned over? The archives knew about missing documents and were requesting them back from Trump almost immediately after he left office, but seemingly never noticed the missing Biden documents, as by all accounts, they never requested anything back from Biden, despite significantly more time passing. Was there something different between the documents being retained? Was it merely because of the quantity of documents? Or was three something different between the two men that gave the archives reason to look more closely at Trump's documents than Biden's? Just seems odd to me.

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201771 John From Censornati Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:07:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201771 Oh yay! A third "batch". Oh yay! A third "batch".

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201770 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:35:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201770 FPC [13] ?Elizabeth Miller wrote: <i> Except for this small note of explanation ... you know, in the name of all of your extensive researching efforts. :)?Sweden and Finland joining NATO is not in the same universe of ideas as Ukraine being a member of NATO, not by any stretch of imagination. </i> If Putin invaded Ukraine to keep NATO off it’s borders, please explain “not in the universe of ideas.” What’s the difference between NATO in Ukraine versus in the Baltics and now in Finland and Sweden?? [14] ?? <i> One more thing ... just quite recently got my first smartphone and I will never, ever use it to tap out comments on a blog, here or anywhere else! Why do you do that!? </i> Because I don’t have a tablet, laptop or desktop. FPC

[13] ?Elizabeth Miller wrote:


Except for this small note of explanation ... you know, in the name of all of your extensive researching efforts. :)?Sweden and Finland joining NATO is not in the same universe of ideas as Ukraine being a member of NATO, not by any stretch of imagination.

If Putin invaded Ukraine to keep NATO off it’s borders, please explain “not in the universe of ideas.” What’s the difference between NATO in Ukraine versus in the Baltics and now in Finland and Sweden??

[14] ??


One more thing ... just quite recently got my first smartphone and I will never, ever use it to tap out comments on a blog, here or anywhere else! Why do you do that!?

Because I don’t have a tablet, laptop or desktop.

]]> By: Mezzomamma http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201769 Mezzomamma Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:50:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201769 I hope a sensible person is quietly looking into the procedures for handling sensitive documents, and specifically into procedures for ensuring and logging their return. It looks as though there is room for improvement, even if nothing is likely to entirely overcome deliberate chaos and malice of the sort Trump generated. I hope a sensible person is quietly looking into the procedures for handling sensitive documents, and specifically into procedures for ensuring and logging their return. It looks as though there is room for improvement, even if nothing is likely to entirely overcome deliberate chaos and malice of the sort Trump generated.

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201768 andygaus Fri, 13 Jan 2023 04:47:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201768 [4] Thanks for the link and doing my research for me. [4] Thanks for the link and doing my research for me.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201767 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 02:55:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201767 …perceived candidate undesirability… …perceived candidate undesirability…

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201766 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 02:54:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201766 [2] Here’s that <a href="“" rel="nofollow">Beau link </a>you referenced. (4:51) [2]

Here’s that Beau link you referenced. (4:51)

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201765 MtnCaddy Fri, 13 Jan 2023 02:51:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201765 I doubt Joe or his people intentionally committed any crimes so methinks a Special Counsel is being appointed out of an abundance of caution. Unless it proves otherwise this will NOT make the Dems dump Joe. Disregard all the usual hand-wringing and self soiling from some Dems. On the other hand, both Trump and Biden under indictment rolling into 2024 might solve a perceived undesirably problem for BOTH parties. I doubt Joe or his people intentionally committed any crimes so methinks a Special Counsel is being appointed out of an abundance of caution.

Unless it proves otherwise this will NOT make the Dems dump Joe. Disregard all the usual hand-wringing and self soiling from some Dems.

On the other hand, both Trump and Biden under indictment rolling into 2024 might solve a perceived undesirably problem for BOTH parties.

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201764 andygaus Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:05:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201764 Beau of the Fifth Column has the simplest explanation anyone can use to explain the difference to any person who might listen: The most serious crime is not simply possession of classified documents, but <b>willful retention</b> of classified documents. So ask in each case whether Trump's actions on the one hand or Biden's on the other constitute willful retention. Beau of the Fifth Column has the simplest explanation anyone can use to explain the difference to any person who might listen:
The most serious crime is not simply possession of classified documents, but willful retention of classified documents. So ask in each case whether Trump's actions on the one hand or Biden's on the other constitute willful retention.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/01/12/the-big-difference/#comment-201761 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:41:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23047#comment-201761 <i>Special counsels are appointed whenever any case could have major political ramifications, to insulate the attorney general (to a certain extent) from political decisions.</i> So far, so good. But, then ... <i>The fact that a special counsel has now been appointed means there is at least an indication of actual wrongdoing -- that laws were intentionally broken. Which is pretty serious.</i> So, I'm a bit confused. Is appointing a SC in the Biden case just what's done to avoid the appearance of politicization or did Biden intentionally break the law? Special counsels are appointed whenever any case could have major political ramifications, to insulate the attorney general (to a certain extent) from political decisions.

So far, so good. But, then ...

The fact that a special counsel has now been appointed means there is at least an indication of actual wrongdoing -- that laws were intentionally broken. Which is pretty serious.

So, I'm a bit confused. Is appointing a SC in the Biden case just what's done to avoid the appearance of politicization or did Biden intentionally break the law?

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