Trump put out a book on the subject back in 1987, The Art of the Deal. That’s almost forty years ago, so you can’t say he’s kept his methods a secret. But when Trump first ran for president, I was … Continue reading →
Caveat: I’ll believe it when I see it. But let’s assume it really does happen. I hope it really does happen. The price paid will be the release of an enormous number of terrorists, which Hamas will call a victory. … Continue reading →
Who knows how this will really go? But if the hostages do come back home – what a wonderful thing. Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for Hamas to release all remaining hostages and for Israel to withdraw its … Continue reading →
Roger L. Simon says pretty much what I’ve been thinking about the current Middle East deal, so I’ll just quote him: Breaking for the whole world today is the news that Hamas is agreeing to some of President Trump’s 20-point … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Snow on Pine.”] Do you like? Dislike? Trump’s presidency does have a style all its own:
Continue reading →Good idea at this point: Republicans voted on Thursday to change the rules of the Senate in a rare move that will allow them to expedite the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees. The party-line vote using … Continue reading →
It shouldn’t be unusual for a politician to be able to admit an inconvenient truth, but it is. So praise is due to Muriel Boswer for this: Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser admitted on Wednesday that crime in the district … Continue reading →
The left so badly wants Trump to die. Did I say “the left”? It’s not limited just to them. Ever since Trump took office, I’ve heard random friends, acquaintances, and/or relatives wish fervently for his death and praise those who … Continue reading →
What a strange article. The attitude is that these men are some sort of curiosity [emphasis mine]: Mr. Moran, 44, is the pasha of a new power tribe in the capital: the gay men of the Trump administration. These are … Continue reading →
Commenter “Variant” writes, on the Bolton raid thread: Trump is simply trying to settle petty personal grudges via Lawfare and we’re trying to justify it because it was done to him. I prefer intellectual consistency on the right. I realize … Continue reading →
John Bolton was Trump’s National Security Advisor from April 2018 to September 2019. It seemed an odd choice, because Bolton is a hawk and Trump is a Jacksonian on foreign policy, which is not the same thing. Bolton had good … Continue reading →
This was expected, but it’s still good to see: An appellate court has thrown out the $500 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump in the high-profile case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The New York … Continue reading →