[Lazamataz]

Dissuading the press and Congress from its interminable and inexorable march toward the truth in the IRS and VA scandals required something truly horrific and all-news-cycle-consuming. Short of an earthquake or other natural disaster (which I’m sure was somewhere kicked around at 1am by Obama’s close circle), Obama had to come up with something shiny, and do it fast.

Berman stole this concept from me.

[adorno]

I’ve been saying the same thing for a few days, here and in Yahoo discussions.

The Berghdal trade was meant as a distraction from the many other scandals, and anybody that follows the issues can easily notice that, Benghazi and the VA and IRS scandals, are not the big headlines lately.

Like I said yesterday in some of my FR posts, and like I’ve said in posts in other forums, Obama has won the week, and the American people have lost focus of the real issues which affect our daily lives.

[lifeofgrace]

Nope, my mind reader was inop. I see you posted it on June 2 but I had not read it. I’d simply put it that we were of one mind, and you used it first ;-)