Won’t give him a pass?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>”: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="age">age</span>. “<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="scolding">scolding</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Pass">Pass</span>”, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="passport">passport</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="checkpoint">checkpoint</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="through">through</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reprimand">reprimand</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="improper">improper</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="scot">scot</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> – <span word="without">without</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="home">home</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="undercuts">undercuts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poke">poke</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="credibility">credibility</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="work">work</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>-<span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p>
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