I have rarely felt so repulsed by Congressional testimony as I did yesterday on watching some of Loretta Lynch’s answers before the House. I used the word “answers,” but they were really the most astoundingly verbose double-talk I’ve ever heard. … Continue reading →
…performs the extremely-limited extremely-modified hangout. See also this and this. And although it’s not directly related, what’s up with Ruth Bader Ginsburg going on and on lately about the awfulness of Donald Trump? In this case, Trump is the one … Continue reading →
Hillary Clinton’s decision to use an alternate and insecure email system has never been adequately or convincingly explained. Her initial excuse was nonsensical and/or mendacious (wanting to use one device), and people have speculated ever since on the real reasons. … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here, and Part II(a) is here.] In addition to the Petraeus case (which I discussed in Part IIa), another well-known case that’s relevant to Hillary Clinton’s emails is that of Sandy Berger, described here. It’s … Continue reading →
Here are their names and faces, and a little bit about the lives of each. RIP.
Continue reading →[Part I can be found here. I found as I researched and composed Part II that, as I had suspected, to write it properly would take several weeks of solid work and end up the equivalent of a lengthy law … Continue reading →
There’s an awful lot to digest today, a lot. Now it is being reported that during last night’s sniper attack in Dallas 12 officers and two civilians were shot, and five officers have died. That may be the largest death … Continue reading →
Breaking news: At least two police officers have been shot at a rally to “show solidarity for communities affected by officer-involved shootings this week in Louisiana and Minnesota.” There’s very little news on the condition of the officers. I’m reading … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below.] To most people (and I include myself) the news that the FBI neither taped nor even transcribed its interview with Hillary Clinton is quite shocking. Nor was she under oath, although that’s not as important since it’s … Continue reading →
First of all: forgive me, but I haven’t watched it. My excuse (besides the usual “busy doing other things earlier today”) is that at this point it’s hard to stomach much more of this. I never expected Hillary to be … Continue reading →
It’s a curious thing that yesterday’s Comey statement was shocking even though it was fully expected by the vast majority of people on the right. Although we didn’t know exactly how Comey was going to wriggle out of recommending an … Continue reading →
…as we saw yesterday, prosecutors make a seemingly politically-motivated decision not to prosecute a case even though the offense that has been committed satisfies all the elements of the crime and then some. And sometimes, as we’ve seen in the … Continue reading →