A saying that became popularized in relation to Watergate was, “It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup.” For Watergate, that was apropos. The actual crime of breaking into Democratic National Committee headquarters palled compared to the efforts to cover it … Continue reading →
Count me in that group. A CNN poll for Jan/Feb of 2022 has revealed that only 17% strongly approve of Biden and 27% moderately approve, whereas 41% strongly disapprove and 17% moderately disapprove. What’s more, 56% of respondents could find … Continue reading →
Funny how you’re seeing calls to end restrictions – coming from the left this time, now that they realize how much it’s hurting the Party. Draconian measures weren’t a bad thing, I guess, when they were just hurting people in … Continue reading →
I think this was indeed a pivotal moment that made the situation starkly clear: the exact moment my trust in our public heath experts began to erode was in June 2020 when they said “racism is a public health issue … Continue reading →
China has cracked down on Hong Kong, committed a genocide against Uyghurs, and unleashed a pandemic on the world that has killed millions of people. And the whole world sent their athletes to Beijing for the Olympics as if nothing … Continue reading →
The degree of caring I’ve been able work up about this is tiny – and yet it’s a big story. So I’ll just link to and quote this on the Zucker affair and why he’s left CNN: A familiar (and … Continue reading →
Now they tell us. Actually, during these COVID years I’ve read several earlier studies questioning the effectiveness of lockdowns. I don’t recall where or when, but it’s been ongoing. However, I had to seek them out; I don’t recall them … Continue reading →
Yes, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and whoever else has joined their cause have the right to threaten to leave Spotify if the platform doesn’t boycott Joe Rogan. But they would serve their cause better if they just state clearly … Continue reading →
The Democrats are looking forward to confirming Biden’s pick for SCOTUS Justice Breyer’s successor. This person is promised to be a black woman, according to Biden, and so one of the reasons the Democrats are so happy is that they … Continue reading →
That’s the report, anyway. It doesn’t come from the horse’s mouth, but it makes sense that he would leave when Biden (or his Democrat replacement) is president and the Senate is controlled by the Democrats. Breyer reliably votes with the … Continue reading →
When I read the title of this article – “Durham vs. Horowitz: Tension Over Truth and Consequences Grips the FBI’s Trump-Russia Reckoning” – I had to jog my memory to even recall what it might be talking about. That’s how … Continue reading →
I’ve long been pretty cynical about politics and politicians, and I’ve gotten much more so over the years. Unfortunately, I think that increasing cynicism is justified. But despite that, I’m not the most cynical person in the world about politics. … Continue reading →