The difference between these two speeches is abundantly clear: Trump offered bleakness, hostility, bigotry, and division. Kennedy offered hope, honesty, integrity, and unity.#SOTU — Charlotte Clymer???? (@cmclymer) January 31, 2018 Made me think of the first paragraph of Hans Christian … Continue reading →
I’m virtually certain that the Democrats had prepared a unified strategy in advance for reacting to the SITU. Show unity. Don’t stand. Clap only for the things you must clap for, and do so tepidly. Make it clear you don’t … Continue reading →
I’m going to try, although regular readers of this blog know that I’m not fond of political speeches at all. This one could be very interesting, though. The Congressional audience reaction could be a big part of the story. Nancy … Continue reading →
Competing narratives as to why. Lots of “competing narratives” around these days. [NOTE: Also, how about this narrative?]
Continue reading →It’s big news, but I haven’t yet written on it. Why? Because I think it’s just the opening scene in a play that will be revised several times. Actually, that’s a bad metaphor. It’s not the opening scene; the play … Continue reading →
Those texts from Strzok and Page that had gotten lost? They’ve been found!: Here’s how: In a letter sent to congressional committees, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office “succeeded in using forensic tools to recover text messages … Continue reading →
Reported: In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation ”” paving the way to end the three-day shutdown. The Senate voted 81-18 … Continue reading →
Reminds me of the famous Rose Mary Woods stretch: The FBI is either abysmally incompetent (“fools”) or in full-fledged CYA mode in order to hide its own wrongdoing (“knaves”). I vote “aye” on the latter. But either way, we’re in … Continue reading →
…go here. I have no desire to write about it in any detail. If it turns into Something, I’ll write about it. We’ve seen too many similar versions of this play already, although the cast of characters keeps changing. Some … Continue reading →
During Obama’s presidency there was a series of revelations that made the right imagine that someone was going to be indicted or impeached or that the presidency would be declared invalid. It didn’t start with Obama’s presidency and it didn’t … Continue reading →
The situation as it currently stands. I must admit I have no particular interest in writing much about this at the moment, so I’m glad to post a link instead. I have found over the years that budget negotiations are … Continue reading →
Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power talk about their experiences on election night, when they had assembled a large group of other liberals and Obama officials to watch the returns and joyously celebrate Hillary Clinton’s election to the presidency. To top … Continue reading →