Here’s the sort of thing I’m talking about: An abrupt halt on federal grants and loans announced Monday night by the Trump administration has created widespread confusion across the government, Congress, state programs and nonprofit organizations that rely on that … Continue reading →
As noted in this post, Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 51/50 with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The GOP Senate members who voted “Nay” were Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of … Continue reading →
This column sort-of lauding Trump appeared in Politico on the 21st. It was written by Politico’s media editor in chief John F. Harris, and is entitled, “Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He’s Still Trying To Be … Continue reading →
Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was the one that was touch-and-go, but although the threesome of Collins, Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell voted “no,” Vance cast the tiebreaker vote and Hegseth is in. Isn’t it good that McConnell isn’t leader of … Continue reading →
A great many people seem to think that the abysmal and disgraceful failure of those in charge in California will lead to political change – that is, a turning to the right. I’m sure that will be true of some … Continue reading →
A sort-of goodbye, anyway. Trudeau is retiring as head of the party and then once the party figures out who his replacement might be he will resign as PM as well. Or something like that: From [a] Canadian friend: He’s … Continue reading →
There was really no other possibility, and all the objections were merely theater. Trump had – wisely, I think – endorsed Johnson. With the GOP’s razor-thin majority, unity was necessary and no other candidate was viable. Here’s the story: Rep. … Continue reading →
The years go by way too quickly these days. So there’s that. But 2024 has been a year of great surprises and reversals, many of them unexpectedly good. These surprises and reversals started approximately at the year’s midway point. I … Continue reading →
There have been a host of recent “now it can be told” articles “revealing” that President Biden has been cognitively challenged for his entire presidency, although it’s gotten worse in recent months. But it was obvious even during the 2020 … Continue reading →
I”m not going to write a post about it right now because the entire thing is in a state of flux. One given, however, is that the MSM is trying to frame this as “Republican meanies shut down the government,” … Continue reading →
Oh, they tried to make it business as usual. But the message went out from the incoming administration and the voters that this wasn’t going to be okay. And Congress was forced to listen. The story: The revolt was spearheaded … Continue reading →
Is there anyone who trusts the government anymore? That’s a rhetorical question. Their explanations about this latest drone business remind me of something from a farcical comedy, but they’re not really funny. Something like this: We don’t know what the … Continue reading →