Joe Manchin has foiled the Democrats again – for now. by refusing to pass the monstrous Build Back Better bill: Democratic senators now concede there is no chance of passing the Build Back Better Act before the end of the … Continue reading →
Sounds like an interesting book: In his latest book, “A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America,” Atlas wrote, “The American people need to know the level of incompetence, the … Continue reading →
I don’t know the exact point at which naivete segues into stupidity, but Peggy Noonan crossed it long ago. So why would I pay any attention to her? Well, she still has a WSJ column, for some reason. Plus, her … Continue reading →
I’ve often thought that, for most people, political belief is a strong edifice made of hundreds of thousands of bricks. Note I didn’t wrote “political affiliation,” because a lot of people merely have a kneejerk affiliation that doesn’t amount to … Continue reading →
Everybody’s writing about Chris Cuomo’s firing, so this is my post about it. But it doesn’t interest my much, so this will be cursory. Why doesn’t it interest me much? Basically because (a) I’ve never watched him; and (b) I … Continue reading →
Those of you who aren’t from New England may be unaware of Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire. It’s an ignorance for which you are hereby wholly forgiven, because she usually presents as the most bland and boring of … Continue reading →
…and the phenomenon has been present from the start. In my opinion, it’s done intentionally, and it continues with each new variant that has taken hold to any marked degree. I’m not a scientist, but very early on in the … Continue reading →
Or at least a lower trust one. Commenter “Snow on Pine” puts it well: One way to appreciate just how profound and deep a fundamental transformation is already on the way to being brought into being here in the US … Continue reading →
That’s the question Roger L. Simon asks here. The question is rhetorical, of course. They should, but they won’t. There’s the old “fools vs. knaves” question, too: [T]o what degree [did] these people knew they were lying at the time? … Continue reading →
I find it hard to believe that a lot of people were actually fooled during the 2020 campaign into thinking that Joe Biden was not sliding towards dementia. But apparently they were. I suppose it could be the result of … Continue reading →
It’s waiting time, and I’ve been reflecting on the big picture of where we are right now. I don’t think there’s any way the Rittenhouse trial would have occurred ten years ago and certainly not twenty years ago, and the … Continue reading →
Grosskreutz was the man who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse, and who testified for the prosecution in the trial. During that testimony it was brought out that Grosskreutz had been carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. This is … Continue reading →