Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele's frustration as FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months: Steele was so concerned by revelations he worked without payment after Trump's election victory in November

I'm not sure what centrist even means anymore, but I don't know how anyone but the craziest of crazies could be happy about GOP or Trump picks. What could you possibly be worried a democratic nominee would do?

By "centrist", I mean, someone who's political beliefs fall in between Democrat and Republican. I would be worried a Democrat would select justices that are too far left in their policy (specifically, fiscal policy) just as much as I would be worried that a Republican would select someone too far right (especially in their social policy)

Putin/Russia is the only thing he hasn't flipflopped on, I don't need to see hard proof to know it's true.

You're making a lot of assumptions to come to that. Proof, truth, facts, and belief are all entirely different ball-parks these days.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union we enjoyed a brief period where we only distrusted each other, but we're definitely enemies again. Exactly how was Hillary's stance markedly different from Obama's? He's the one who sanctioned Russia, remember?

Do you even remember what it was like after the Soviet Union went down? Russia was absolutely still considered our competitor for years. China is arguably far more likely to be our "enemy" now, we just have a shit-ton of trade with them. They are also far more ideologically adverse to the west than Russia. Obama didn't have much of a choice but to sanction Russia. They invaded a large section of Ukraine and manipulated their government. We should also be sanctioned for a lot of shit we've done, but we have too much pull in the U.N.

Just because her foundation took donations from members of the Saudi Royal family doesn't mean anything. Also, Saudi Arabia is an American ally, what is so extremely concerning? It's not like NATO exists to defend western interests against Saudi Arabia.

Her campaign received donations for the Sauds as well. Saudi Arabia is, more than probably any other country, our ideological opposite. Their money and oil is what keeps them safe from retribution. They are the only country that can publicly execute an atheist because of their beliefs, cut people's hands off for stealing, wage war on remote tribes over religious differences (with American bought missiles and weapons) , execute gays, subjugate women and STILL end up as head of the U.N. human rights council. NATO is relic alliance from the Cold War that stuck around because people liked getting a good deal on American-made weapons. Saudi Arabia has gotten away with what they have because of their dealings with America and the west. Money. M-O-N-E-Y.

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