Dale Eisman
@daleisman.bsky.social
Retired journalist turned layabout. Cynical Idealist on Substack.
From disgraced to "distinguished." Chief justice called his actions 'tawdry' but Virginia's largest university hires former Gov. Bob McDonnell as a visiting professor anyway cardinalnews.org/2025/08/18/c...
Chief justice called his actions ‘tawdry’ but George Mason hires former Gov. McDonnell as a visiting professor anyway
The former governor did a lot of good, but he never apologized for the actions that led to his court case, which was later overturned.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
From disgraced to "distinguished." Chief justice called his actions 'tawdry' but Virginia's largest university hires former Gov. Bob McDonnell as a visiting professor anyway cardinalnews.org/2025/08/18/c...
It takes a special kind of arrogance, and recklessness, to convene a decision-making discussion about war plans without including any of the military professionals responsible for drafting and executing the plans daleeisman.substack.com/p/war-is-too...
April 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It takes a special kind of arrogance, and recklessness, to convene a decision-making discussion about war plans without including any of the military professionals responsible for drafting and executing the plans daleeisman.substack.com/p/war-is-too...
War is too important...
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War is too important...
Look at who wasn't on Michael Waltz's Signal chat
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April 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
War is too important...
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To beat Trump, Musk & Co. get inside their decision cycles.
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
To beat Trump, Musk & Co. get inside their decision cycles.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Gen. Mark Milley is a hero for our times, maybe the greatest soldier/statesman since the days of George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower. It's a damn shame that other retired flag and general officers and former secretaries of defense aren't speaking up on his behalf.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Gen. Mark Milley is a hero for our times, maybe the greatest soldier/statesman since the days of George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower. It's a damn shame that other retired flag and general officers and former secretaries of defense aren't speaking up on his behalf.
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A new era of government censorship has dawned.
Hits the mark!
Hits the mark!
January 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A new era of government censorship has dawned.
Hits the mark!
Hits the mark!
Pete Hegseth takes action against Trump foe Mark Milley
Just despicable!
Just despicable!
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pete Hegseth takes action against Trump foe Mark Milley
Just despicable!
Just despicable!
Just up on my Substack, Cynical Idealist. Happy to have feedback but pls keep it civil.
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Weird S***
Watching Monday’s inauguration and the first days of the new administration has felt a little like an unwelcome civic duty – think paying your income tax or cleaning up after the dog on a neighborhood...
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January 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just up on my Substack, Cynical Idealist. Happy to have feedback but pls keep it civil.
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Even if you believe the vaccine mandate was a mistake— and I don’t— there’s no question that it was a lawful order. So Hegseth wants to apologize, reinstate, and provide back pay to 8,000 service members who disobeyed a lawful order. So much for good order and discipline
Schmitt asks Hegseth to pledge that he'll recruit back the service members who were fired over vax mandates. Hegseth goes even further and says they'll get backpay
January 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Even if you believe the vaccine mandate was a mistake— and I don’t— there’s no question that it was a lawful order. So Hegseth wants to apologize, reinstate, and provide back pay to 8,000 service members who disobeyed a lawful order. So much for good order and discipline
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WTF, the Post editorial board can endorse presidential cabinet picks, but not presidential candidates?!?!?!
WTF, the Post editorial board can endorse presidential cabinet picks, but not presidential candidates?!?!?!
Opinion | Which of Trump’s nominees should get confirmed? We made a chart.
The Editorial Board evaluated Trump’s intended Cabinet-level nominees. Only a few should be rejected.
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January 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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WTF, the Post editorial board can endorse presidential cabinet picks, but not presidential candidates?!?!?!
WTF, the Post editorial board can endorse presidential cabinet picks, but not presidential candidates?!?!?!