On certain days (today is one of them) I’m happy to rely on other people to present the Russiagate news du jour. So here are some links from Ace: More on the Ohrs. On getting dirt from the Russians. And … Continue reading →
…Boris Johnson leads the race to head the Conservative Party and become Prime Minister. This is just the first round, and it involves a secret ballot by the 313 Conservative MPs. The next step in the process is for further … Continue reading →
As you might expect, when I saw the headline “Don’t get divorced because of Trump. The tough work of settling America’s political differences,” I immediately clicked on it, because it sounded as though it would deal with one of my … Continue reading →
Russiagate has so many elements and such complexity that it’s easy to lose track of the details. One detail I haven’t covered all that much is the role of Bruce Ohr, who was an Associate Deputy Attorney General during the … Continue reading →
…if Trump manages to drain any portion of the swamp, it will be because he represents an irresistible target to the swamp denizens, and in the extremity of their zeal to get him they reveal themselves in ways that are … Continue reading →
And by “the wrong politics” I mean anti-Democrat and pro-Trump. This sort of thing is sickening. It used to even be considered what was quaintly known as “un-American”: The guy posted a silly video (the “drunk Pelosi” video) to make … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that Nevada recently joined the club of state legislatures that have passed laws joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and saying that they would go with the popular vote in an election. Well, this time … Continue reading →
I’m not too keen on parliamentary systems in general. Too many small parties are given power. The one good thing about parliamentary systems, IMHO, is that they are more responsive than ours and elections can be called if there’s no … Continue reading →
I used to care much less about politics. I think I know why that was. I was younger and there was a lot more activity in my life (school, motherhood, taking care of a house, career stuff, all that jazz). … Continue reading →
William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection writes this about Robert Mueller’s final remarks (supposedly final) on the guilt or innocence of Donald Trump: Robert Mueller’s statement today could have served only one purpose — to breath life into Democrat attempts to … Continue reading →
Europeans seem to have gotten tired of being told what to do by a centralized EU that gives them virtually no say. It’s a trend: The overall result in the European (EU) Parliamentary Election reflects massive gains for conservative nationalists … Continue reading →
They won’t have Theresa May to kick around anymore: “I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold,” she said outside Downing Street, her voice quivering in the morning sunshine. And with … Continue reading →