Dear Reader (Including all of you at Kasowitz, Benson & Torres to whom I may or may not have spoken about the Mueller investigation),

There's not much new to say about Senator Cory Booker's performance this week. The proud-yet-fake defiance of Senate norms and rules, the preening, and the bro-bravado ("bring it!") — most commonly associated with dudes who know that their friends over by the keg will hold them back and barking poodles confident that they will not be let off their leash — have been well documented by numerous observers (including yours truly). But as a longtime admirer of the "World's greatest deliberative body" (stop laughing!), I look to the wisdom of the great senator Mo Udall, who famously observed, "Everything's been said, but not everybody has said it."

So once more let me don my kicking boots and give this dead horse another whack, not simply because Booker deserves it or because I take joy in it, but because there's a lesson here for everyone.

Our friends at the ...

September 07 2018

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None of You Idiots Are Spartacus Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including all of you at Kasowitz, Benson & Torres to whom I may or may not have spoken about the Mueller investigation), There's not much new to say about Senator Cory Booker's performance this week. The proud-yet-fake defiance of Senate norms and rules, the preening, and the bro-bravado ("bring it!") — most commonly associated with dudes who know that their friends over by the keg will hold them back and barking poodles confident that they will not be let off their leash — have been well documented by numerous observers (including yours truly). But as a longtime admirer of the "World's greatest deliberative body" (stop laughing!), I look to the wisdom of the great senator Mo Udall, who famously observed, "Everything's been said, but not everybody has said it." So once more let me don my kicking boots and give this dead horse another whack, not simply because Booker deserves it or because I take joy in it, but because there's a lesson here for everyone. Our friends at the ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The Things That Won't Fit in a Nike Ad Heather Wilhelm Nike's controversial new Colin Kaepernick ad is a perfect example of why brands should avoid politics altogether. Peppermint Candy for Conservatives Armond White Peppermint might be the epitome of an action movie that conservatives can enjoy without selling out their principles. NYT Dismisses Trump's Call for DOJ to Investigate Anonymous Op-Ed Mairead McArdle In a statement, the Times pushed back on the president's remarks, saying such an investigation would be a 'blatant abuse of government power.' ADVERTISEMENT Burt Reynolds, In and Out of Fashion Kevin D. Williamson Time and age may have stripped actor Burt Reynolds of some of his bravado and virility, but simple endurance is a manly virtue, too, one that is undervalued at the moment A New Standard for Stupid Rich Lowry Left-wingers on Twitter claimed to have seen one of Judge Kavanaugh's former law clerks, Zina Bash, making a white-power symbol. Republicans Should Toot Their Own Tax-Cut Horn Deroy Murdock Republicans should talk non-stop about the need to make them permanent and the fact that every congressional Democrat voted against them. Richard DeVos, R.I.P.  The Editors The Michigan entrepreneur died this week at 92. George Papadopoulos Sentenced for Lying to Mueller's Investigators Jack Crowe The former Trump campaign aide was sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty in October to misleading federal investigators. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cascamorras Festival Cartoons of the Day: September 7, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.