Being of a certain age, I remember Watergate as it unfolded in real time. My recollection is that, although it was slow to pick up steam, by the time of the hearings the nation was riveted by the spectacle. I … Continue reading →
…is that Amy Coney Barrett isn’t just qualified to be a SCOTUS justice, she’s highly qualified and extraordinarily impressive even when under extreme pressure from the opposition. Oh, and also that the Democrats questioning her are an embarrassment to their … Continue reading →
Of course they do – because they believe (correctly IMHO) that they can get away with it. They do it in unison, even though it’s a preposterous notion to use the phrase in this novel way – to mean appointing … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” writes: What conservatives miss in this question of why do Democrats accept lies and ignore the debunkings is that Democrats realize, likely unconsciously, that their place in the circle is being jeopardized. It’s a tiny threat to their … Continue reading →
I went to the hospital today for an upper abdominal sonogram. They’re trying to decide whether my weary old gallbladder will be allowed to stay with me for the duration of the journey, or if it needs to disembark at … Continue reading →
Here’s a video of a very interesting talk by Matt Taibbi on the way that money drives news decisions that help polarize America further. I think it’s worth listening to, although I think he leaves out a lot, as well. … Continue reading →
Yes, they hate Trump. But it’s hardly just that. It’s that the left thinks it is entitled to run things and that any impediment to that goal is illegitimate. And after all, if they look at American history, there really … Continue reading →
Almost undoubtedly you’ve seen the Democrats’ arguments that Republicans should desist from approving a new SCOTUS justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg because it was her dying wish that they refrain. It’s a bizarre thing for Democrats to say, but … Continue reading →
…and it’s the hill of betraying the right. I suppose she thinks this might get her re-elected. I doubt it. I think it seals her fate with Republicans in Maine, whom she needs in order to win. I could be … Continue reading →
I’ve thought for a long time that the Supreme Court is far too supreme. The “living constitution” doctrine of the left has been used not just to update and apply constitutional principles to modern times but to lay down law … Continue reading →
Commenter “Newmanian” writes: Senators Murkowski, Collins, and Romney have imposed their low-mid level Conservatism on the party for years. It used to be their party. It has not been that Country Club party for years now. Republicans may lose the … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Yesterday Trump made quite an announcement: On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to launch a “1776 Commission” for American patriotism in education, countering the Marxist critical race theory of The … Continue reading →