{NOTE: See my previous post today on certain other aspects of the Comey announcement. The present post deals with some of the legal issues.] When I first read the Comey statement I wondered why he was talking so much about … Continue reading →
In announcing that the FBI does not recommend bringing charges against Hillary for matters related to her private email server, Director James Comey said in effect she’s a fool, not a knave. The complete text of Comey’s statement can be … Continue reading →
…that many liberals seem far more perturbed about Bill Clinton’s talk with Loretta Lynch than they are with anything Hillary Clinton has done? The disclosure of the meeting has raised questions about the integrity of the investigation. Lynch’s promise to … Continue reading →
Why did Bill Clinton and AG Loretta Lynch have a chat this past Monday? No one knows, although that doesn’t stop everyone from speculating. Lynch says it was purely social—golf, grandkids, you know the drill. For about 30 minutes. The … Continue reading →
The long-awaited Benghazi report is out, and it catalogues a multitude of omissions and commissions that should outrage Americans of any party or persuasion. Of course, it won’t. The CNN article I just linked which describes the content of the … Continue reading →
I’m tired of a lot of things already in this campaign season. But since Trump’s speech yesterday (the one I wrote approvingly about here), the one in which he gave Hillary a comprehensive what-for, I’ve seen remarks all around the … Continue reading →
It’s not that he’s never criticized her before. But the speech Trump gave today focused on those criticisms. I’ve been expecting that to happen, because realistically speaking it’s his only chance—to ramp up the already-existent dislike and disapproval of Clinton … Continue reading →
Much has been written about the fact that the 2016 election is shaping up as an unpopularity contest rather than the more ordinary popularity contest. That is, the candidate who has managed to offend a bit less is likely to … Continue reading →
For years, the Clintons and Trump used to be friends—or what passes for friends these days among the rich, famous, narcissistic, and hypocritical. That’s one of the reasons why, early this primary season, a lot of people thought Trump was … Continue reading →
People on the right who refuse to vote for Donald Trump are commonly met with the response that they must then bear some responsibility for electing Hillary Clinton, and that as they watch her presidency unfold they will have to … Continue reading →
On the surface—in personality and speech characteristics—Donald Trump is nothing like Barack Obama. In fact, you might say he’s the un-Obama. Obama’s most salient characteristics (at least, as his supporters and the press see him) include being smooth, intellectual, and … Continue reading →
Fox reports that Hillary’s IT specialist could become a very damaging witness to her: The source said Pagliano told the FBI who had access to the former secretary of state’s system ”“ as well as when ”“ and what devices … Continue reading →