There’s a GOP debate tonight
And Trump won’t be there. It will be interesting to see what dynamics emerge among the others.
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Fires in Paradise
Reading about the horribly destructive fires in Maui and the victims as well as survivors who endured so much has got me remembering. Maui – a place I’ve never been, although I’ve been to Oahu – is often thought of … Continue reading →
More developments on the anti-Trump lawfare front
John Eastman, esteemed law professor, appeared in the Georgia court today to surrender. But he had a few things to say: He’s a man of letters; he’s a teacher, a debater, a serious constitutional thinker, and a generous donor of … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/23/23
The Shokin firing wasn’t about corruption after all. Who would have thought?
Joe Biden’s bragging about his threats to withhold aid to Ukraine unless the prosecutor Shokin was fired always had a strong stench of corruption and protection of his son Hunter. Always. And yet the MSM and many others insisted it … Continue reading →
Biden the empath; Biden the mellow
Not. Details on what he said and did during his Maui appearances can be found here and here. Biden may be the most tone-deaf politician who ever lived. The left must be desperate to replace him but for a host … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/22/23
At least they get to sit down now and then. But I still don’t know how they can do this:
Continue reading →The Maui fire disaster
I have no idea how the people of Maui will react, but Biden will finally be visiting. There are still between 850 and 1,000 missing people from the area. It is tragically ominous: “For the schools that started today, I … Continue reading →
Weiss: the whistleblowers made him do it
It’s even worse than previously thought: David Weiss, the US Attorney who has led the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, reportedly did not plan to charge the president’s son until IRS whistleblowers came forward about his alleged tax fraud, according … Continue reading →
The pro-Trump forces are at it again with a truncated and misleading DeSantis quote
I’ve dealt with the phenomenon in this previous post: But what I detest – no matter what side does it – is the use of propagandist truncated quotes. I’m quite aware that waging war against that practice is a losing … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/21/23
A protest song for our times: “Rich Men North of Richmond”
I put Oliver Anthony’s song “Rich Men North of Richmond” in Thursday’s “Roundup” post, but I have a lot more to say about it. First, in case you missed it, here’s the song: I also noticed that commenter “huxley” wrote … Continue reading →