The Democrats are desperate. In the vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris promoted a delusional sense of peace with China, describing Obama’s policy to empower China to grow strong and aggressive as the means of peace, blaming China’s aggression on Trump’s policy to disrupt China’s decade of aggression. From Harris’s perspective, time travel would be necessary because she blames Trump’s enforcement of basic respect for China having built military islands and aircraft carriers during the Obama years, which are now used to threaten war against any country not accepting Chinese Communist censorship of free speech. Perhaps she doesn’t think China has been bullying its neighbors; or perhaps she knows, but she thinks the American voters don’t know yet.
Talking as if we all need to “get along” to solve the problem of a sinking ship seems wise to people who don’t know their ship is sinking. Such are Kamala Harris’s arguments, along with other Democrats.
Gretchen Whitmer, who was tipped off to a kidnapping plot by the FBI—under the Trump administration—acted indignant, almost as if she believed Trump himself had planned the kidnapping. Regardless of how credible her response wasn’t, it is not the response of a party that believes it is winning the numbers for an approaching election. If Whitmer believed Democrats were winning, they would have said something different.
Democratic leaders and candidates are resorting to emotional appeals in their public statements. This is the most convincing indication that Democrats themselves believe they are facing a major loss in November.
Russianewsgategate
After Trump criticism, Pompeo says he will release Clinton emails // CNN
US attorney tapped by Barr to review process of ‘unmasking’ resigns from DOJ // Fox News
Trump
Bob Dole claims no Republicans on debate commission support Trump // The Hill
Election
Vice Presidential Debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris // YouTube @ C-SPAN
Biden says voters don’t deserve to know his stance on packing Supreme Court // Fox News
U.S.-China relations will ‘reset’ if Biden wins election: Max Baucus // CNBC
Analysis: Hits and misses from the vice presidential debate // CNN
Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden for president: ‘The change we need most’ // Yahoo News
Biden receives a nationally televised, hourlong infomercial // Politico
Opinion: Kamala Harris faces unique challenges in the VP debate // CNN
Rudy Giuliani’s cough kept interrupting him while he tried to attack Biden on Fox News // Yahoo News
New Senate map shows Republicans are increasingly vulnerable // NBC News
Law
Photos: Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s White House reception // CNN
White House
2 more White House residence staff tested positive for the coronavirus // NBC News
Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus // CNBC
Stephen Miller: Top White House aide tests positive for Covid-19 // CNN
Rank & Defense
US Marine Corps assistant commandant tests positive for Covid-19 // CNN
Top military leaders quarantining after Coast Guard admiral tests positive // CBS News
All but one of military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff quarantine after admiral tests positive // NBC News
Washington as Usual
William Barr to self-quarantine ‘for now,’ spokesperson says // CNN
State & Local
FBI busts militia ‘plot’ to abduct Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer // BBC News
FBI uncovers plot to kidnap Michigan governor: Live updates // CNN
Democrats
Democrats unveil bill creating panel to gauge president’s ‘capacity’ // The Hill
Republicans
Stretch: It was worse in his first election
Republicans are finally ready to diss Don // Politico
Soc Media, Cybersecurity & Tech
SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla just made their 1st Mars flyby // Space.com
House antitrust committee: Facebook ‘monopoly’ buys, kills competitors // CNBC
Big tech blows a collective raspberry at the House’s antitrust report // TechCrunch
Science, Weather & Health
Chris Christie remains hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Jersey // NY Post
NATO Focus
Russian space corporation unveils planned ‘Amur’ rocket—and it looks familiar // Ars Technica