We all know that politicians lie. Maybe all politicians, or maybe not. But I think we’re on safe ground in saying that most do. They typically lie about any number of things, exaggerating their accomplishments and minimizing their flaws. The … Continue reading →
Why was the lower court in Virginia so quick to rule the referendum unconstitutional? This wasn’t the referendum’s first rodeo through the Virginia court system; it had been ruled unconstitutional in a lower court before. See this article from February … Continue reading →
It’s a start: A circuit court in Virginia just ruled that the newly passed but incredibly biased gerrymandered congressional map is unconstitutional. Former Virginia attorney general and Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli II posted on X Wednesday about the gerrymandered … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post on the results of the Virginia referendum, and I have more to say today. But first I’ll quote commenter “JohnTyler” on the subject: This Virginia redistricting is just a preliminary event and demonstrates, yet again, … Continue reading →
They tried it because they’re about grabbing power by hook or by crook, and they succeeded: Virginia voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote on a referendum that would empower the Democrat-controlled state legislature to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional … Continue reading →
Swelwell saves House members the trouble of having to expel him from the House or defend him; he quits: Swalwell announced his resignation in a statement posted to his X account, while still denying some of the allegations made against … Continue reading →
I can’t say I’ve followed Hungarian politics all that much. I knew that Orban had been in power for ages and what his general policies have been, and that J. D. Vance visited that country recently to support him in … Continue reading →
Accusers are coming out of the woodworks and staff are resigning from his campaign; see this and this. From the former: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for governor was reeling Friday after two news reports detailed accusations of sexual assault and … Continue reading →
And are there so many people on the right dissatisfied with Trump? Polls don’t really reflect it; Republicans and people who identify as MAGA still overwhelmingly approve of Trump. But I am convinced there is a group – mostly young … Continue reading →
If you want to see a good overall summary of the Byzantine twistings and turnings of Russiagate, take a look at this article by Jonathan Turley. Here are a few excepts: This week, we learned that the probe into the … Continue reading →
So today it’s been announced that the SAVE Act will be brought up for a Senate vote, and it will almost certainly go down: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plans to bring the bill to the floor next week, … Continue reading →
He says so. And I believe him. He has few commonalities with GOP policies. But what he does have is some sort of integrity of the sort Democrats used to have long ago when I was a child. He doesn’t … Continue reading →