Mar-a-White House: No, destroying the physical structure of the White House is not as bad, on a moral scale, as blowing up boats carrying possibly innocent people to kingdom come. It’s not as bad, as a political science matter, as corrupting the Justice Department to criminally prosecute Trump’s critics. It’s not as menacing as sending troops into American cities. And yet, this hurt is particularly sharp.
Laura Rozen: The demolition of the White House East Wing, with no review or permission, is “kind of shocking,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told the Huffington Post’s Igor Bobic today. “I think people feel very possessive about it. It’s the People’s House.” At least, it was.
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