A defeat such as this one can certainly make a party think. If Labour is to ever win again in the UK – and you’d better believe they deeply desire to do so – something will have to change. Maybe … Continue reading →
There are two big competing political dramas going on at the moment. One is the impeachment effort. I’m tempted to put the word “impeachment” in scare quotes, because the grounds are absurdly weak. But since a very real impeachment might … Continue reading →
Remember back in the early days of 2018 when there was the clash of the dueling memos on Russiagate and the role of the FBI and the FISA court applications? The Nunes memo was criticized by Democrats even before it … Continue reading →
…and my perception of his testimony so far is that it is damaging to the FBI and to the Democrats. It will be spun otherwise, of course, by the MSM and the Democrats. And the spin will almost certainly be … Continue reading →
They’ve settled on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Quid pro quo and bribery are out, as is treason. As this commenter at LI writes: Article 2 [“obstruction of Congress”] is a disgrace and a direct threat to the … Continue reading →
As far as I can see (I haven’t read it; it’s very long), the gist is as expected: The IG found justification to investigate the Russia investigation and did not find any “intentional misconduct or political bias.” However, the investigators … Continue reading →
The upcoming UK election (December 12) has focused on the Brexit issue, but there’s another one: the Labour Party’s anti-Semitism. You can find several articles on the topic in today’s Telegraph: for example, this one as well as this. You … Continue reading →
If impeachment doesn’t lead to Trump’s removal the first time, it can be tried again and again, according to Democratic House member Al Green: “A president can be impeached more than once,” Green advised. “So, we can do this, we … Continue reading →
…but will the Democrats order it, only to be told by the Senate chefs that they won’t prepare the dessert of conviction? [Yeah, I know, it’s not a great metaphor. But I’m jet-lagged.] Today Pelosi gave articles of impeachment the … Continue reading →
Apparently Ann Althouse has a stronger stomach than I do, because she was able to watch today’s impeachment hearing: I thought…the idea would be for the 3 law professors called by the Democrats to provide cover for the Democrats by … Continue reading →
This: In states like Virginia — where Democrats now control all of state government — the foreign-born population has grown more than 250 percent since 1990. In 1990, Virginia was home to less than 312,000 foreign-born residents. Today, there are … Continue reading →
…is that at least it’s being honest about what it’s doing: ??? The Trump campaign has just banned Bloomberg News from getting event credentials. (The outlet has said that since Michael Bloomberg is running for president, it will stop investigating … Continue reading →