The McLaughlin Group - July 16th - CBS-NY + PBS Nationwide

FULL EPISODE

My time linked comments:

Pence is a safe but uninspiring VP pick from Trump, but Trump will benefit from Nice attacks. Also noting neither Trump nor Clinton has a robust CT strategy

Ginsburg should not have criticized Trump, Independent non-partisan judiciary is critical element of American exceptionalism

Jeb Bush will not sway voters. People have made their mind up about Trump, whether it's positive or negative

Sanders can attract younger voters to HRC, Pence cannot do same for Trump

Answer to E Question: Ginsburg will not recuse herself from Trump related cases

Trump has used veterans as a partisan tool, his comments on John McCain remain outrageous. His veterans proposals are not new. We need to enforce anti-fraud efforts at VA, and take advantage of bipartisan opportunities for new treatment efforts for veterans

As a government bureaucracy, reform at the VA will inevitably be slow and patchy

PTS treatment options reflect mental wounds

Society addiction issues reflect absent support bonds and depersonalized relationships

Deterring China in East and South China Seas requires calibration between deterrent force - in a way that has capacity - and calculation against Chinese inferiority complex

China has successfully bought US allies - like UK - support for countering their island construction

Prediction: France will escalate against Daesh in aftermath of Nice attack. And their motto to Daesh will be 'Qu'ils mangent de la mort'