Daily Standard: John Brennan, political hack

[View this as website]( [SUBSCRIBE - Get Print and Full Digital]( [daily standard header] Friday, August 17, 2018 [GOP Absences Push Back Judicial Nominees]( Three senators skipped Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday, including Ted Cruz. [Read More]( [John Brennan: Political Hack]( The former CIA director is no hero. [Read More]( [Let Them Stay]( There are steep costs to the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, Haitians, and Hondurans—and better ways to address the White House's concerns. [Read More]( [Chaos in Nicaragua]( The country appears headed for another nightmare. What’s the U.S. role? [Read More]( [DeVos Scraps an Unjust Mandate]( Obama officials wanted to shut down for-profit colleges altogether. They almost did. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [TWS CRUISE 2017 FALL]( Afternoon Links Remy is outraged! The prolific Reason video star has another instant classic[about network news](. Trolling New England. Seems like a happy Eagles fan dropped some serious cash to[remind Pats fans who won the Super Bowl](. (These sorts of stunts used to be commonplace when I was a kid, but not so much anymore.) Beer saves a life. A man contemplating ending his life[was offered a brewski by some beer delivery guys]( and made the right call. How the CIA blew its cover in China. We underestimated the[Chinese]( and a lot of people died because of it. Be careful who you follow! A #Resistance tweeter who had become pretty popular has been exposed[as a Trump supporter.]( Happy 90th, Varsity! The famed Atlanta eatery is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and is selling everything for $.90. I’ve never been, but our Chris Deaton reports it’s delicious, and I must say[the pics have me hungry]( Speaking of food… Why does spaghetti break into more than two pieces? Is it impossible to split it into two?[Scientists tried to find out.]( Accused California arsonist a conspiracy nut. The deadly Holy fire that’s been raging in Cleveland National Forest was allegedly started by a man who[bought into a lot of fake news](. What happens when you’re falsely accused of shoplifting. In my retail days in high school, loss prevention was a big thing we were trained on. It can cost companies a pretty penny. The New York Times has this deep dive into how some of the bigger chains go after accused thieves, and looks at what happens[when they get it wrong](. “I understand why he did what he did.” A friend of the now-deceased Horizon Air employee who stole a plane and crashed it explains[why he thinks the man did it](. A bizarre meeting in the Roosevelt Room. The Daily Beast has a scoop about a meeting last year in the White House where President Trump, meeting with Omarosa and a bunch of veterans groups, took the meeting from a discussion of the issues[into an argument about Apocalypse Now](. —Jim Swift, deputy online editor. Please feel free to send us comments, thoughts and links to dailystandard@weeklystandard.com. —30— ADVERTISEMENT [Free Luggage Tag]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe from this List]( [Update Subscription Preferences]( The Weekly Standard | [1152 15th Street NW Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005](