House member Matt Gaetz was a controversial AG nominee from the start, and there was plenty of speculation that he wasn’t nominated with the intent of his actually being confirmed. At any rate, he’s withdrawn his name, saying: While the … Continue reading →
They explain their plans for government efficiency (sounds like the oxymoron to end all oxymorons, doesn’t it?): Musk and Ramaswamy are correct: unelected bureaucrats passing “rules and regulations” have detracted America from what the Founders framed in the Constitution. DOGE … Continue reading →
Trump had a bunch of handicaps first time around: – The Democrats didn’t think he had a mandate, because of his failure to get the popular vote. Or just because. – He knew very little about Washington and how it … Continue reading →
Judge Merchan has paused the sentencing in the so-called hush money case against Trump, and the pause might be extended: New York prosecutors told the judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday that his sentencing should … Continue reading →
Ever since the election there’s been a sea-change, an atmospheric something that’s a bit hard to describe but has the whiff of possibility. I think everyone feels it to a certain extent. The left dreads and fears it, and perhaps … Continue reading →
One can hardly blame Trump for wanting to go after the people who used lawfare against him – who invented charges and twisted the intent of statutes in order to end his political career, bankrupt him and his family, and … Continue reading →
I think Trump’s new administration will represent a big change in US policy towards Iran, and that Trump means business. Look, for example, at the primacy he gave to appointments to the UN, Israel, State, and Defense. Hardliners all, and … Continue reading →
Never a dull moment with Trump, although one might wish for a few. So, what about Gaetz? Is Trump’s decision to put him up for Attorney General the ultimate troll? Is it even meant to be serious, or some sort … Continue reading →
As has been rumored for a couple of days, Marco Rubio is Trump’s pick for Secretary of State: “He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never … Continue reading →
(1) The FEMA plot thickens. The woman who was fired for discriminating against homes with Trump signs in FEMA relief efforts says she’s the fall guy for a more comprehensive policy. The gist of her claim is this: "I'm Innocent!" … Continue reading →
I link the cut of her jib: The new leader of the UK Conservatives started her speech by demanding that the Labour Prime Minister & his Secretary apologize to Trump for calling him a "profound threat to the international order." … Continue reading →
It sounds a little bitty bit like Mitt Romney’s (yes, that Mitt Romney) “self-deportation” plan: Romney suggested his administration would make it harder for illegal immigrants to get jobs, which would in turn lead them to seek work elsewhere. More … Continue reading →