I’m confess I’m a bit stumped about the motive for this series of votes on Wednesday night. First, there was consideration of HR1 itself, and Republicans blocked taking up the bill. Then Schumer asked for a vote “to change the … Continue reading →
The idea that Joe Biden floated yesterday at his press conference – that the next election might be illegitimate if Congress doesn’t pass the Democrats’ radical “voting reform” bill – would have once been verboten. But in the last two-plus … Continue reading →
I tend to avoid watching either Biden or Harris speak, but sometimes they’re nearly impossible to avoid. The other day I heard part of an interview with Harris, and I was appalled. I expected very little, but it was worse … Continue reading →
There was so much discussion and disagreement in the comments to the previous thread today about the new Democratic ploy to pass HR1 that I thought I’d tackle giving a response in a new post. The question is whether this … Continue reading →
Regarding yesterday’s news about Sinema and her speech to retain the filibuster, commenter “Frederick” wrote: The rules are not the rules. The only rule is does a majority of both Houses want something. All else is distraction. Let’s learn the … Continue reading →
…couldn’t care less what names Joe Biden calls her. The filibuster stands – for now. Here are some quotes from Sinema’s speech on the subject: What is the legislative filibuster other than a tool that requires new federal policy to … Continue reading →
It’s from Quinnipiac: A majority of Americans, 58 – 37 percent, think the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse. Republicans say 62 – 36 percent, independents say 57 – 39 percent, and Democrats say 56 – 37 percent. Makes … Continue reading →
The concern about Ray Epps isn’t just whether he was “a law enforcement agent or informant” (we’ll get to that phrase in a moment). It’s also these three things: (1) Why was he high on the “wanted” list for a … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz picks himself up off the January 6th floor and asks this: Yikes https://t.co/XUZrdShBNQ — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 11, 2022 And Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas presses Fauci on COVID: First, Marshall notes that there were more deaths … Continue reading →
Kevin McCarthy shows some of it: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News that as speaker of the House he would strip Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of their assignments on the House Permanent Select Committee … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz isn’t perfect and wasn’t perfect even before he made his remarks about the January 6th defendants being “terrorists.” But he’s long been one of the most consistently conservative members of Congress. He’s also unusually smart, and rarely makes … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch it; I knew what to expect and that it would be disturbing and infuriating. But here’s the text of the speech if you’d like to take a look, and here’s the video (Biden’s speech starts at 9:18). … Continue reading →