TPM Reader BG makes a good point: “The president says ‘If you’ve got an idea, I expect you to be at the table. We want to listen to good ideas.’ How does this square with the forcible removal from the presidential gatherings of anyone exhibiting the merest hint of an appearance of possibly harboring independent thoughts?”
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