SPY GAMES—“Soviets played the long game. We thought in terms of quarters whereas they thought in terms of decades. They’re opportunistic, willing to let matters develop until the right political faction or leader to support emerged.”-@thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/oldest-living-…
CONTINUITY KERFUFFLE: “Minutes after the president’s* doctors painted a rosy picture of his condition on TV..the White House chief of staff gave reporters outside Walter Reed..Medical Center a far more sober assessment off camera, calling Trump’s vital signs worrisome.”-@nytimes