Scalise’s condition…
…is still critical. He was shot in the hip, but also sustained internal injuries and has required several surgeries. His condition is more grave than originally thought.
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At this point, why would anyone believe the Wapo’s anonymous sources?
Why believe them, when they’ve proven to be wrong (or lying, my preferred explanation at this point) at so many turns? For example, and most recently, almost every MSM news outlet reported that anonymous but reliable sources had told them … Continue reading →
The towering inferno: foreshadowed
Horrific: The residents of Grenfell House in west London had warned of the potentially devastating effects of a fire before last night’s blaze which caused at least 12 deaths and scores of injuries The 24-storey building in north Kensington, which … Continue reading →
Jeff Sessions’ Congressional testimony
Much ado about nothing: It was said of the Seinfeld show that it was a TV program about nothing. It occurred to me, reading the transcript of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon, that … Continue reading →
Groundhog Day: the musical
Until a reader alerted me, I hadn’t realized that one of my favorite movies of all time—one I’ve written quite a few posts about—had been turned into a musical. My gut reaction was that it must be a bad idea. … Continue reading →
A Resister turns violent: the Scalise shooter
Shooter James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois targeted Republican members of Congress and their aides in a shooting spree at a practice for a Congressional baseball game in which Republican House Whip Steve Scalise and an aide, as well as two … Continue reading →
Settlement in the suit by UVA fraternity against Rolling Stone
So far, the “Jackie” UVA rape story has cost Rolling Stone a pretty penny: A University of Virginia fraternity chapter has agreed to settle its lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over a debunked story about a rape on campus. The … Continue reading →
Release of American student from North Korea
I hadn’t followed this story, but it sounds horrendous: University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier has been medically evacuated from North Korea in a coma after being detained for 17 months, his parents told The Washington Post on Tuesday. Warmbier, … Continue reading →
The next step for the Resistance
Yesterday I wondered what the next step for the Resistance would be. First there was the idea that Trump had colluded with the Russians. When that fell through, we had the charge of obstruction, which is current. That almost certainly … Continue reading →
James Comey’s resume
Not so good after all. An example of the Peter Principle in action? Why would someone with such a record get such a sterling reputation? Were people just not paying attention? Did Comey have friends in the right places?
Continue reading →Meanwhile, the Obamacare replacement efforts march on
It’s getting real: Obamacare boosters, who have counted on the disarray of the GOP to continue indefinitely (not ordinarily a bad bet), are running scared because the repeal/replace effort may actually succeed. In what form, isn’t exactly clear. The article … Continue reading →
The media: the march against Trump goes on, from “collusion” to “obstruction”
For the media and Trump, the “collusion with the Russians” narrative is effectively over. But there’ll always be a sion or a tion, so now it’s “obstruction of justice,” despite the fact that no credible case can be made for … Continue reading →