You may have already heard about the punishment meted out yesterday by Republicans to Representative Steve King of Iowa: House GOP leaders moved Monday to remove Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) from all of his committee assignments following a firestorm over … Continue reading →
Actually, a great many things are going on in Europe, but I’m referring to one particular thing that I’m going to call Trump-envy. Brexit was part of it. I think that the yellow vests of France are at least somewhat … Continue reading →
The title of this article by Holman Jenkins intrigued me: “Politicians Never Lied Before Trump,” and so I clicked on it. I was almost certain that the title was sarcastic—of course politicians lie often, and have done so since time … Continue reading →
…Beto O’Rourke instagramming his dental cleaning is a big story. I kid you not. This sort of thing promises to be the wave of the future in political campaigns. Right now O’Rourke’s main activity since losing his Senate race seems … Continue reading →
Jed Babbin, writing in the Spectator, notes: Since Watergate, the Washington wisdom has always held that it’s not the crime, it’s the coverup that sinks a politician. But that’s only the case when the coverup fails. But what if the … Continue reading →
A lot of people on the right would answer that question this way: because the GOP really doesn’t want to. I wouldn’t answer that way, though. This is how I’d answer— The GOP is hardly a unitary group. There are … Continue reading →
You’ve probably seen the Twitter memes on the appearance of Pelosi and Schumer last night. They’re pretty brutal. Here’s one: pic.twitter.com/TnQzTD3q3O — neontaster (@neontaster) January 9, 2019 Another: pic.twitter.com/BPbwJ5xm1S — Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) January 9, 2019 And the comments! … Continue reading →
I think I may have first heard the word “charisma” in connection with JFK. He had it. I could tell. I recognized it and I even felt it. But of course back then I was a kid. Have I ever … Continue reading →
When the left predicts disaster and it doesn’t happen, there’s no accountability. Down the rabbit hole it goes, and on to the next prediction. What matters is the temporary buzz of alarm that gets the juices flowing; A year ago, … Continue reading →
Raising the tax rate is not the same as raising the amount of tax money collected, either in the aggregate or from a selected group such as “the rich.” Even a non-accountant non-economist like me knows that. Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? … Continue reading →
In an article entitled “Why Trump’s Losing the Shutdown Fight— A simple political rule of thumb: Never hold the government hostage for anything, even if it’s a cherished campaign promise,” Josh Kraushaar writes; Here’s a simple, time-tested rule of politics: … Continue reading →
An interesting retort from Trump: “I thought her comments were disgraceful,” Trump said during a White House news conference about the ongoing government shutdown. “This is a person that I don’t know, I assume she’s new. I think she dishonored … Continue reading →