President Trump’s talk of voter fraud causing him to lose the 2016 popular vote has unleashed a storm of criticism with two main points. The first is that his accusation is undermining our democracy. The second is that his claim … Continue reading →
I was told by my host that they’re migrating me to a new, different, everything-better server some time this week. I think it may have happened in the wee hours of this morning, because the site was down for a … Continue reading →
Mary Tyler Moore has died at 80. She had kept a very low profile in recent years. Diabetes (Moore was diagnosed at 33) can be a difficult taskmaster and exact a toll as time goes on. Anyone of a certain … Continue reading →
Boy, am I sick of this bigness-of-the-inaugural-crowd business. But commenter “Hangtown Bob” has called my attention to a photo I just can’t resist spotlighting. It’s interesting on many levels—not just because of how it impacts on the burning question of … Continue reading →
…has been roaring through lately, hasn’t it? Let’s see—Trump has been president for less than a week. But as promised, there have been a lot of executive orders, and more are contemplated very soon: President Trump plans to sign executive … Continue reading →
Well worth reading. You might consider sending it to some frightened liberals you know, if you want to bring up the subject at all.
Continue reading →[Hat tip: Legal Insurrection.] Funny Trump parody from The Netherlands:
Continue reading →Settling a dispute among alternative facts.
Continue reading →Today Britain’s highest court issued a ruling: Prime Minister Theresa May must give parliament a vote before she can formally start Britain’s exit from the European Union, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, giving lawmakers who oppose her Brexit … Continue reading →
There’s been a ton of chatter and mockery about Kelly Conway’s use of the phrase “alternative facts” to describe Trump press secretary Sean Spicer’s initial statements about attendance at the Trump inauguration. Here’s a piece at The Hill by Jennifer … Continue reading →
The press/Trump sniping made me think of the “Pick-a-Little” song from “The Music Man,” and so I thought you would enjoy seeing it. Hey, I was raised on those musicals, so that’s the way my mind sometimes works. There’s a … Continue reading →
[UPDATE 3:57 PM: I was writing part of this post while Spicer’s latest press conference was going on, and so I missed this, which is quite relevant: On Saturday, an angry Spicer said,” This was the largest audience to ever … Continue reading →