The anger behind Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned testimony to a Senate panel, White House officials said.
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Comey’s Deserved Dismissal
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2017年5月10日 星期三
In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate OR Comey’s Deserved Dismissal ? Comey infuriated Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony
Nearly 1 In 3 Recent FDA Drug Approvals Followed by Major Safety Actions
Researchers found that nearly a third of drugs approved from 2001 through 2010 had major safety issues years after they were widely available to patients.
U.S. Republican Senator Graham to examine Trump's business deals: CNN
Kudos to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who today said he intends to examine Trump's business ties for any connections between Russia and the Trump campaign or Trump’s associates. Graham also said it would be helpful to see Trump's tax records, although it was too early to say whether he would be willing to subpoena them.
At yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Graham asked former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper whether he had concerns about Russian ties to Trump's business interests. Clapper said he could not comment because the issue could be a subject of an ongoing investigation. (Clapper did not say, as Trump claims he did, that there were no such ties.)
Lindsey Graham deserves kudos. If he follows through, he deserves our abiding appreciation.
What do you think?
2017年5月6日 星期六
America’s allies are figuring out Donald Trump. Say It Ain't So: 129 People Have Already Filed To Run For President In 2020
One of them is President Trump. He's already set up a reelection committee -- perhaps earlier than anyone in history -- and his campaign released the first ad of the 2020 cycle.
Oh, and one person creating some special buzz although he's not filed? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.
Like other White House visitors before her, Merkel found Trump to be a good listener. Perhaps because much of what he was hearing seemed new to him
2017年5月5日 星期五
FCC to investigate, 'take appropriate action' on Colbert’s Trump rant
Trump’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, today promised to “take the appropriate action” following a “comprehensive investigation” of Stephen Colbert’s satirical putdown of Trump late Monday night, when Colbert said “The only thing your mouth is good at is being [Russian President] Vladimir Putin’s c—k holster.”
Late-night satirical putdowns of presidents are a staple of American life, even when tasteless or edgy. No off-color joke by a late-night comedian has ever been investigated by the FCC before now, and no FCC chairman has ever threatened “appropriate action” against one.
But Trump is thin-skinned and vindictive. He especially hates being laughed at. He’s already blasted Saturday Night Live for satirizing him. Trump’s FCC chairman seems eager to do Trump's bidding.
Trump is even threatening to widen libel laws so he can sue the media for criticizing him.
Stephen Colbert can take care of himself. I worry about other comics and Trump critics who may now pull their punches. That’s what this is really all about.
What do you think?
off-color
(also off color)
ADJECTIVE
- 1Somewhat indecent or in poor taste.‘off-color jokes’
- 2Of the wrong or an inferior color.‘the new paint doesn't match, it's off-color’
- 2.1 (of a diamond) neither white nor any definite color.
- 2.1 (of a diamond) neither white nor any definite color.
- 3British Slightly unwell.‘I'm feeling a bit off-color’
edgy
ˈɛdʒi/
adjective
- 1.tense, nervous, or irritable."he became edgy and defensive"
synonyms: tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease, unsettled, unstable; More - 2.informalat the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde."their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas"
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn/
Unputdownable
The word that supplanted mid-1930s coinage unlaydownable after Raymond Chandler said of a book in 1947, "I found it absolutely … unputdownable."
2017年5月4日 星期四
美國務卿蒂勒森重要觀點：：價值觀與政策......
重要觀點：
美國務卿蒂勒森：價值觀與政策要分開
特朗普的“美國第一”對其外交政策有何影響？國務卿蒂勒森表示，未來將區分“價值觀”與“政策”，因為完全與價值觀掛鉤，可能影響國家安全目標的實現。他還表示，美國正重新審視對華關係
（德國之聲中文網）週三（5月3日），美國國務卿蒂勒森對國務院的工作人員發表講話。他沒有提供削減2300個職位的計劃細節，也沒有解釋他提議削減國務院約四分之一預算具體意味著什麼。
不過，他的表態仍顯示出特朗普"美國第一"的口號將對該國外交產生怎樣的影響。蒂勒森說，過去20年，華盛頓沒有省視冷戰後盟國關係是否仍符合美國利益。
這位美孚前總裁表示，他的外交戰略將區分"價值觀"與"政策"，政策可以、也必須改變。外交官應識別如何最好地代表美國價值，但對美國國家安全而言，政策不一定要取決於價值觀。
人權組織批評特朗普與被認為民主倒退的國家如菲律賓、埃及領導人緊密互動。
蒂勒森說："在有些情況下，如果國家安全舉措與對方是否採取美國價值觀相掛鉤，我們可能無法實現我們的國家安全目標。"
不過，他也表示，美國不會"忽視這些價值"。
蒂勒森還闡述了外交政策的一些要點，包括：
--俄羅斯。蒂勒森表示，目前美俄間"幾乎沒有信任"，但美國正在嘗試重建信任，方法是逐一審視雙邊關係中的問題。首先是敘利亞局勢，兩國正在看能否實現持久的停火。
--鄰國墨西哥、加拿大。蒂勒森表示，這兩國有誠意加強與美國的貿易關係。他說，與這兩國的關係並沒有看上去那樣艱難。
--亞洲。蒂勒森表示，美國準備對朝鮮實施新制裁。此外，美國將對沒有全面執行聯合國對平壤貿易制裁的國家採取行動。他還表示，美國政府正在重新審視對華關係，下月將舉行與中國高級別官員的外交與安全對話。
蒂勒森提議削減國務院26%預算的同時，特朗普正推動增加五角大樓預算，已經獲得國會批准為軍隊提供數十億美元的額外資金。
美國務院在全球的僱員約7.5萬人。蒂勒森表示，目前的舉措"並不容易"，但他相信措施完成後，僱員將更滿意、更能實現自我價值，因為"你們會對你們所做的事情感覺更好"。
苗子/葉宣（美聯社）
2017年5月2日 星期二
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