Program Note
After watching and waiting all afternoon, it is looking like the talks at the White House will continue at least through dinnertime. So I decided that writing a column with only half-impressions (or half-baked impressions) of what was going on was a pointless waste of time, so I will not be posting a column today. Last Friday, as we were all staring at two empty podiums (podia?) for 45 minutes, waiting for the leaders to appear after their summit, I heard countless journalists wildly speculate that because the press conference had even been called it must mean they had a big deal to announce -- this was the consensus among pretty much everyone (as they killed time and filled the airwaves with sheer speculation).
Of course, it didn't turn out to be true. There was no big deal announced. There were no questions, even. The shortness of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meant that nothing much was decided at all.
So to avoid making as big a fool of myself as those reporters did last Friday, I am going to refrain from commenting now on the little tidbits that have been leaking out to the press all day and instead wait until tomorrow to more adequately (and accurately) comment on the White House meeting today. My apologies for the lack of a real column today.
-- Chris Weigant
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Honesty is the best policy.
Yes, avoid being played by the White House's idea that what it says is important, is actually important. Wait for actual news, actual events that objective observers can agree are newsworthy.
Good on you, Chris. Stick to your guns!
Poor Dumb Donald still thinks Putin is his friend.
I can't stop laughing at Trump's absolute transparent total ignorance.
as with so many of Donald's misadventures, nothing of substance may be the best we can hope for.
and in domestic news, a Maine police officer and immigrant from Jamaica is self deporting after his attempt to buy a gun was deemed illegal and he was sent to federal detention. great job Donald, arresting a cop for trying to buy a gun.
JL
to be absolutely fair, the officer in question did have a lapsed visa, but still, that's more than just a little nuts.