In a sign of where the Democrats have been headed lately, 28-year-old socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has defeated 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th District. Ocasio-Cortez is not only a young Hispanic woman, she’s remarkably telegenic (in other words, … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney—‘member him?—is running for Senate from the state of Utah. Here’s his stance on supporting Trump: One of the questions I am asked frequently on the campaign trail is whether as Senator I will support the Trump agenda… I … Continue reading →
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 →
One wouldn’t think it possible that another Hollywood oldster could make Robert De Niro look like a model of restraint, but Peter Fonda has managed that difficult task. Apparently Fonda has since deleted the tweet, but I found it through … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I will update as news develops.] Here’s the report: President Donald Trump said he would be signing an executive order later Wednesday that would end the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the border … Continue reading →
You can find it here: The provisions of the legislation, according to the news release, include: Doubling the number of federal immigration judges, from roughly 375 to 750. Authorizing new temporary shelters with accommodations to keep families together. Mandating that … Continue reading →
I wrote two posts yesterday about the illegal immigrant family separation issue (this and this) in an effort to get at the facts and the law behind the tsunami of MSM propaganda on the theme. It wasn’t easy, but it … Continue reading →
The left and the NeverTrumpers on the right believe they have a winner in the drumbeat against “family separation” of illegal immigrants. You can tell by the coverage, which is widespread and emotional, culminating in propaganda like this: Former CIA … Continue reading →
Reports are that it could be as soon as next week, and if so, it will be over immigration. The issue is a bit difficult to understand for those of us who aren’t conversant with the ins and outs of … Continue reading →
So now that I’ve struggled through the post I just wrote and published, I see we finally have Andrew C. McCarthy’s take on IG Horowitz’s report on the Clinton email investigation. And he—with his much greater knowledge of law, and … Continue reading →
Commenter Richard Saunders puts it succinctly: …[T]he IG report…didn’t say there was no political bias; it said there was no documentary or testimonial evidence of political bias. I hate to be lawyerly, but that’s not the same thing as there … Continue reading →
A sampler: High-ranking FBI agents are under a separate investigation for "improperly receiving benefits from reporters" including the things that get politicians imprisoned, such as "tickets to sporting events, golfing outings, drinks and meals, and admittance to nonpublic social events." … Continue reading →