Strzok and the Otter Defense
[BUMPED UP just because I like it.] Peter Strzok at yesterday’s hearing: Otter in “Animal House”:
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Are you watching the Strzok testimony?
I watched some of it, and plan to watch some more but certainly far from all of it. One reason I won’t watch much is that I already know what left and right will be doing. But another big reason, … Continue reading →
Kavanaugh’s Obamacare ruling: Part I
One of the reservations some conservatives have about Brett Kavanaugh is his ruling in the Obamacare case in 2011—not as a SCOTUS member, of course, but when Kavanaugh was on the D.C. Circuit and that court considered Obamacare’s constitutionality. I … Continue reading →
For the Fourth: He’s a Yankee Doodle Dandy
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of a previous post.] I saw that film on TV maybe 30 times when I was a child. Loved it, and in particular loved the idea that James Cagney—whom I already knew as a … Continue reading →
Mexico chooses leftist, populist hope and change
As predicted, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won an overwhelming victory in this weekend’s Mexican election. He’s a leftist who made a lot of promises: clean up corruption and illegal drugs, improve the economy, help the plight of the poor. So, … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of commenter FredHJr’s death
[NOTE: The following is a slightly revised version of a post that has appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been nine years since commenter FredHJr died suddenly and tragically. As time passes, the number of readers here who … Continue reading →
Justice Kennedy: those retirement rumors turn out to have been correct
Justice Kennedy has announced that he will be ending his Supreme Court tenure in July. It seems pretty obvious that Kennedy has timed his retirement in a way that will maximize the GOP hand in choosing his successor. There’s a … Continue reading →
Uncivil war: plenty of people must think the Red Guards were a really nifty idea…
…because they’re advocating going down a road that would have an excellent chance of leading there. For those unfamiliar with the Red Guards, please see this. And for those who think I’m engaging in hyperbole, please read an essay appearing … Continue reading →
George Will urges voters to oust the Republicans in November
George Will has been writing columns for a long, long time, and has been considered a highly influential columnist on the right. But I never have read him much; I’m not sure why, but he just never appealed to me. … Continue reading →
RIP, Charles Krauthammer
We expected his imminent death because he announced it himself about two weeks before it happened, in a heartfelt farewell letter to all his readers and listeners and admirers. I was all three, and I will miss this brilliant, witty, … Continue reading →
Open season on Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson has become so effective a messenger—and not just in Canada—that it was inevitable that the MSM, the left, and academics (but I repeat myself) would put forth effort to discredit and discount him. So if you’ve been paying … Continue reading →
Manafort hit with new charge
Mueller has now charged him with obstruction of justice: The new charges ”” the first public ones against Kilimnik ”” track with allegations Mueller’s team leveled earlier this week that Manafort and an associate tried to influence the testimony of … Continue reading →