Tonight we have…
…the first Republican debate. Actually, two debates, one at 5 PM for the second string, and one at 9 PM for the first. You can discuss it all here. UPDATE 6:15: Well, I’ve been watching it, sort of. As some … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Politics
Alexander Hamilton: on Congress’ treaty power
From Federalist Paper #75 [emphasis mine]: However proper or safe it may be in governments where the executive magistrate is an hereditary monarch, to commit to him the entire power of making treaties, it would be utterly unsafe and improper … Continue reading →
The Iran deal: Schumer’s choice
Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer of New York faces a tough choice: back Obama’s Iran deal and anger many of his New York Jewish constituents, or oppose the deal and anger Obama and much of the Democratic Party leadership. Prediction: Schumer … Continue reading →
In the event of an anti-Iran Deal veto override, Obama could simply ignore Congress
And I have little doubt that that’s exactly what he would do if he thought it would work. Here are several possible scenarios: First, [Obama] may simply announced that every bank that does business with Iran in accordance with the … Continue reading →
Congress, Republicans, and conservatives: so now whatta we do?
In yesterday’s thread we talked about the problems in Congress between the GOP and conservatives. Today I want to highlight part of a comment by “Mark” that goes like this: “McConnell’s gift is his brutally candid assessment of reality” and … Continue reading →
What’s going on with the Republican leadership in Congress?
There’s been so much news lately about intra-Republican wars in Congress between the GOP regulars and the conservatives (such as McConnell and Ted Cruz, respectively) that it’s hard to sort out. In fact, I spent several hours last night reading … Continue reading →
True-blue Virginia. And then there’s Florida.
Right on schedule, Virginia is turning into a blue state as a result of immigration: Each year the federal government prints millions of visas and distributes these admission tickets to the poorest and least-developed nations in the world… A census … Continue reading →
Obstructionism and how it works (or doesn’t work)
In the impeachment thread, commenter “Matt_SE” had an idea that sounds good: There are two types of victories to be had: legislative and political. If you can’t get the former, then go for the latter. That USED to be the … Continue reading →
Taking impeachment “off the table”
Commenter “RickZ” wrote the following today: We gave the RINOs the Senate in 2014, only to be told from the get-go that ”˜impeachment is off the table’. That was bad enough, but to give everything Choom Boy wanted was beyond … Continue reading →
Obama’s abilities
Commenter “FOAF” writes: Neo, I have always known how intensely you dislike Obama. If anything you despise him even more than I do and that’s saying a *lot*. But you seem to be according some kind of regard for his … Continue reading →
Why isn’t the Iran deal a treaty? Please listen to this
There doesn’t seem to be a way to embed the audio I’m asking you to listen to, but please go to the link. The important part of the audio starts at minute 17:25 goes to minute 27:12, and another part … Continue reading →
Obama’s press conference: takes one to know one
You can watch it for me. I’m not into that much self-punishment. William Jacobson reports on it at Legal Insurrection. Obama is riding high, demonstrating most of his now-familiar techniques: impugning the motives of the opposition, saying they spread misinformation … Continue reading →