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Dismissing the idea that the president is "just the like the rest of us," Pence wrote, "If you and I fall into bad moral habits, we can harm our families, our employers and our friends. The President of the United States can incinerate the planet. Seriously, the very idea that we ought to have at or less than the same moral demands placed on the Chief Executive that we place on our next door neighbor is ludicrous and dangerous.
"Throughout our history, we have seen the presidency as the repository of all of our highest hopes and ideals and values. To demand less is to do an injustice to the blood that bought our freedoms."

Leisher wrote: Serious question: Who is Mike Pence?

Vince wrote: I also think it's naive to think it doesn't matter. Remember, Ted Kennedy reached out to the Soviets for assistance in defeating Reagan leading up to the '84 election. Republicans, stop acting like this doesn't matter. Democrats, stop pretending to be virtuous.

Leisher wrote: Apparently, Harley is considering moving some manufacturing overseas.

Leisher wrote: This is pissing off their customers who are generally very pro-American stuff.

Leisher wrote: Trump urges boycott of Harley-Davidson.

This is one of the rare times where nobody can really hammer him. Apparently, Harley is considering moving some manufacturing overseas. This is pissing off their customers who are generally very pro-American stuff. Obviously losing jobs overseas sucks. So his only critics on this topic would be pro-business folks, and we all know they're just greedy capitalists.

Leisher wrote: That's clearly a KISS tattoo.

TheCatt wrote: A main difference appears to be that this time around, the Russians did something. Whereas there's no evidence I've seen that they accept Kennedy's (ridiculously stupid) offer.

Leisher wrote: CNN actually has a headline article trying to explain why Omarosa's book isn't #1.

TheCatt wrote: Because Omarosa is a terrible person too? Because parts of it are obviously made up (as reported by CNN)?

Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal lawyer, told a federal judge that Donald Trump had directed him during the 2016 campaign to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump.

Mr. Cohen made the statement as he pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight criminal charges, including campaign-finance violations. He said he paid $130,000 to adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, and coordinated a $150,000 payment by the publisher of the National Enquirer to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

Mr. Cohen, who has described himself as Mr. Trump’s “fixer,” said he made both payments “for the purpose of influencing the election” and acted at the direction of “the candidate,” referring to Mr. Trump. That was the first time Mr. Cohen has admitted to coordinating with the president on the hush-money deals with women, both of which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

“There is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president in the government’s charges against Mr. Cohen,” countered Rudy Giuliani, the president’s attorney. “It is clear that, as the prosecutor noted, Mr. Cohen’s actions reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over a significant period of time.”

Vince wrote: I think the left is over estimating the importance of this. I suspect if we look at Trump's history, there's a pattern of his doing this sort of thing long before he intended to run for office. He's a crappy human being. He was a crappy human being before he ran for office. Most of the honest folk admit, at least to themselves, that he's a crappy human being.