I would expect that a new vice president would be selected by Pence and approved very quickly before Ryan rose to the presidency.  It's hard to imagine someone worse for the job and more universally despised than Ryan.

Let's also remember that just because a set of information is harmful to national security does not mean that the governed people shouldn't know about it.

Do you think if two black women had gone to England and learned how to make scones and clotted cream, then came back and started a business selling it, that social media would have destroyed them for "appropriating" British culture?  There's never been anything wrong with learning a culture's dishes, then going elsewhere to cook and sell them.  This is a problem of social media being used by people with an agenda (chip on their shoulder) to arbitrarily victimize targets.  Mob mentality in cyberspace because white people are hated.

Saying there is a coup is hyperbole. I'll agree there are people who are actively trying to damage Trump and his administration and I think there are many who would love to see Trump resign or be impeached and removed. But that's hardly a coup.

Erosion of the 4th isn't limited to Obama.  I think we can all agree it crosses party boundaries and is the worst at the local level.  The worst part is that the erosion is accelerating and that so many people either don't care or welcome it. 

My opinions on the matter aren't agreeable with many people though.  I don't think one should have to assert his right to remain silent.  He should be able to simply remain silent.  I read something a couple of weeks ago about a guy getting stopped at a checkpoint, asked where he was going and he said he didn't have to answer.  The cops arrested him for not complying and this was upheld even on appeal.  Serve a warrant on the wrong house, find something illegal, and it's still a good bust? 

I know it sounds like I'm in favor of being soft on criminals.  I'm not at all.  I just think those hired to protect us need to obey what should be a very strict set of rules. 

We've militarized our police and given them broad powers.  I don't think it should be that way.  We had a situation here in town several years ago where a guy was suspected of selling pot.  A warrant was signed, sat on for a month, then a SWAT team hit the house in the middle of the night.  Video shows the family had 2 small non-aggressive dogs who were chased into the kitchen where one was shot, the other shot when it ran into the laundry room.  The guy's wife and 8 YO led out the door while this guys is complying with the command to lay on the floor, then kicked in the head (not hard, but still, why?)

Sure enough, they did find a joint in the raid, maybe even two, I don't recall.  But it's amazing to read the comments about how the guy brought this on himself by having marijuana.  I don't know, maybe things have always been this crazy.  I just don't remember it being like this and it seems like it's getting worse.

As far as anyone knows, Trump never grabbed anyone.

Interesting point brought up today on the Patriot Channel (Andrew Wilkow's show):

 Where is Seth Rich's computer?  Who has it?

 That alone will either prove or disprove if he in fact was the WikiLeaks contact.

Any new plan for social security change would have to protect those currently drawing or about to begin drawing. It would have to be phased in and perhaps even have an opt out for those who wish to remain on the traditional system.