Representative Nadler managed to insult some of the people one would think he’d like to persuade: The House Democrat made a critical error early in the trial of President Trump. He didn’t just say that Republican senators, who voted to … Continue reading →
In one of yesterday’s threads, the conversation veered into a discussion of whether the Obama administration was a major turning point or just a continuation of basic trends in the Democratic Party with nothing all that special or different about … Continue reading →
This article by John Solomon is well worth reading: [Joe] Biden’s memo argues there is no evidence that the former vice president’s or Hunter Biden’s conduct raised any concern, and that Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin’s investigation was “dormant” when the … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ray” asks: “Maybe it’s just me, but does Schiff look like a pathological liar?” The answers: no, it’s not just you. And yes, he does. When I look at Schiff, I see the same thing. He looks – shifty. … Continue reading →
…I don’t plan to watch the proceedings. I will report if anything big happens. And watch a clip or read a transcript. But watch it in real time? No thanks. Some of the reason for that is my general antipathy … Continue reading →
From Scott Johnson: The Russia hoax collapsed in the senile display of Robert Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee on July 24. On July 25 President Trump had the congratulatory telephone call with Ukraine’s President Zelensky that somehow became the … Continue reading →
In a new documentary about Hillary Clinton, she has this to say about Bernie Sanders: He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: John Hinderaker at Powerline.] Ilhan Omar has a Republican challenger who’s tossed her hat into the ring. I don’t think Dalia al-Aqidi has any chance of taking this overwhelmingly Democratic district, but she’s certainly impressive (as well as … Continue reading →
Nowadays they seem rather soft-boiled, or perhaps “coddled” would be a better term: Anchor Wolf Blitzer said on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room” that Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) calling CNN senior congressional correspondent Manu Raju a “liberal hack” was … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: AesopFan] This 2003 article by Roger Scruton is extremely well worth reading. One depressing thing about it, though – in addition to the fact that its author has recently died – is that the complete leftist domination it … Continue reading →
Rumor has it that there are enough Republicans in the Senate who are willing to vote to allow witnesses in the Senate trial of Trump that there won’t be a simple dismissal, and the fear is that the Democrats will … Continue reading →
Impeachment, now and forever: Speaker Pelosi: "On Dec. 18th, the House of Representatives impeached the President of the United States — an impeachment that will last forever." https://t.co/Kt0lj3c5pV pic.twitter.com/oC9gXSVk7v — The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2020 Pelosi likes to envision … Continue reading →