just up at the website of The Washington Post, and titled Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what’s right matters. Here is how he begins: After 21 years, six months and 10 days of active military service, I am now a civilian. I made the difficult decision to retire because…
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Lt. Col. Vindman announces he's retiring in wake of 'retaliation' and 'bullying'
This is what happens to patriots in Donald J. Trump’s America. They’re browbeaten into surrender. The Washington Post: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served as a national security aide at the White House until earlier this year and was up for promotion to colonel, will leave the military instead, his lawyer, David Pressman, said in…
Army won't investigate Vindman, despite Trump's urging
Guess we haven’t gone full banana republic just yet. Or else the banana is still green. But you know how little time it takes for a banana to rot. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Friday at a National Press Club event that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman would not be investigated for his role in…
Republican governor: 'The president abused his powers' and shouldn't be in office
Republican officeholders with integrity are rarer than unicorns, or bigfoot, or bigfoot riding a unicorn. But they are, apparently, out there. And they stand out like a sore thumb. The latest to make his voice heard is Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, who said at a press conference the day after Donald Trump’s “acquittal” that the pr*sident should…
Lt. Col. Vindman would have protected the children and athletes who 'Gym' Jordan ignored
Convicted child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky recently sought a lighter prison sentence for his 45-count conviction in 2012. The former Penn State assistant football coach still vehemently declares his innocence to the increasingly-limited number of people who will listen, but while a new trial was denied by a state court, this challenge was allowed, based on changes in…
So, Denial is Really a River in Ukraine?
In June of 2008, Barack Obama used a rhetorical flourish that belies his character; “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” said the future President. At the time, the then-candidate was on a fundraising junket that I attended (full disclosure) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The phrase was a piece of dialogue…
Lt. Colonel Vindman Fired. Updated.
TPM (Bolds mine) “On Sunday, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation last month on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme, will be removed from his post at the White House National Security Council… …The national security adviser said Vindman, who currently serves…
CORRECTED: Lt. Colonel Vindman's Status at the NSC Remains Unclear
Admin note: Diary title edited by Admin after diarist refused to correct with accurate title. TPM (Bolds mine) “On Sunday, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation last month on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme, will be removed from his post…
