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This book is an example of a regrettable new trend – the solipsistic biography. I mean lives of famous people written by unfamous people (usually women) who want to tell you a LOT about themselves. This one is about the writer Joan Didion by an academic called Evelyn McDonnell who never met Didion but believes

Tweets from his golf resort in new jersey, his golf course in new jersey. so thats one thing. listen, mcconnell and trump are really shadow boxing, in a sense, dont get me wrong, this is a problem, were about to enter september where theres budget, theres tax reform that the president wants to do, hes unlikely to be able to finish that by october. they have to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. these are very serious issues which require an engaged president. thats what mitch mcconn...

Profiting personally, which, in this case, or using the government -- using the -- i guess thats the key here. because mcdonnell is saying, hey, i did not give any tax dollars or other peoples money -- >> right, right. >> -- it was my own personal gain. >> right. the question under the corruption is, official act. quit proquo. -- quid pro quo. >> does it matter that johnny williams believes he was getting something in return? he certainly believes that he was going to get something in return for...

Let me ask what i asked pete williams. how is obama taking money from executives whose interests he helps to promote different from what mcdonnell did, according to the indictment? >> i think the difference is the quid pro quo of taking personal money. this is not like campaign contribution where is youre doing events that both parties do. legal under the campaign finance laws. if im a governor, this is someone giving me $100,000 -- or taking my wife on a shopping spree so then i can return that...

Gaudy and people talk about them understandably so. theres the human side of that. but mcdonnells lawyers are focusing on what did they get in return? as he points out, theres no smoking gun about legislation or government favors. there was access and visibility for the donors company. but as they point out, you can find lots of examples that i would say are at least comparable of people in public life with mutually beneficial financial relationships with a donor who then do things for the donor...