The coverage of the letter sent by 47 Republicans to the leaders of Iran has been uniformly negative, everything from “it’s treason” to “this means the Democrats won’t support the GOP in overriding a sanctions veto by Obama.” Forget the … Continue reading →
More than any previous scandal, the email controversy seems to be threatening to sink Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. But why? One reason is that it is being driven from left rather than right. The MSM usually plays the role of Democrat … Continue reading →
When I saw that the title of this article was “Joe Manchin’s Dilemma,” I thought I knew what his dilemma was: whether to keep disagreeing with Obama and run the risk of following in Bob Menendez’s footsteps to some DOJ … Continue reading →
Democratic Senator Robert Menendez has been the focus of corruption charges several times in the last decade. One was spearheaded by Republicans in 2006 (it was closed in 2011 with no charges filed). Another involved an accusation from the right … Continue reading →
…I’m ignoring all the ever-developing, ever-changing, ever-frustrating shutdown news because they just kicked the can down the road for a week. But if you want to talk about it, here’s a place to do it.
Continue reading →Soon the Supreme Court will start hearing King v. Burwell, the case that could eliminate federal subsidies for people in states that declined to set up Obamacare exchanges. It would deal a huge blow to Obamacare itself if the plaintiffs … Continue reading →
…many of you will be pleased to know I’ve changed my mind somewhat on the “Obama doesn’t love America” flap. I still think it’s not the way to go for Republican candidates, as I said in my previous posts and … Continue reading →
Let me begin by stating my point of view. I’m with commenter “Harold,” who writes: Not only should Republicans break the filibuster, they should break, bend, ignore every rule and tradition in the Senate. Republicans don’t seem to get that … Continue reading →
Of course he does. And he will have no hesitation to veto everything else the Republicans pass that doesn’t have the votes to override. And since the Democrats tend to hang tough, that will be just about everything the Republicans … Continue reading →
Scott Johnson at Powerline alerts readers to news on the current state of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, pointing to this AP article as well as this piece by David Horovitz at The Times of Israel. The AP … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that some of the disagreement we had in this thread reflects the fact that there are actually two populations to which the Republican Party could appeal. The first is the base, the “preaching to the choir” … Continue reading →
In the comments section to yesterdays’ post on Giuliani’s remarks about Obama’s lack of love for America, some people seemed to think I was saying not to tell difficult or challenging truths. I don’t know why people would read that … Continue reading →