Rubio updated
Now that he’s Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has been giving a lot of interviews. A few examples can be found here and on many blogs. I’ve noticed a pattern in the comments – which usually seem to be … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Trump
The enormous value of lies as propaganda
The other day I was speaking to an old friend who is what I would call a political moderate for the most part. But her hatred for Trump and his supporters – a crowd she lumps together as a large … Continue reading →
On Secret Service protection for adult children of former US presidents
Let’s start with the requirements [emphasis mine]: By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect: – The president, the vice president, (or other individuals next in order of succession to the Office of the President), the president-elect and vice … Continue reading →
Venezuela welcomes some new inmates: Trump and his court order “defiance”
I haven’t seen any polls on this topic, but my guess is that only the most “progressive” of voters are against sending these gang members back home. For the most part, the MSM articles I found label this action of … Continue reading →
Reports of the demise of the Democrat Party: are they premature or not?
Political fortunes are strange. A political party can go bankrupt of ideas slowly and then all at once. It certainly seems as though that’s happened to the Democrats. Their formerly-appealing ideas – appealing to slightly over half the country for … Continue reading →
Those emails with Trump-ets
Bob Graboyes writes about what he calls “Trump-et blasts” – that is, gratuitous anti-Trump statements in emails on a wide variety of unrelated subjects: My friend’s note was merely one car in an endless freight train of similar emails rolling … Continue reading →
Ukraine ceasefire: yes, no, maybe so?
Here’s the latest: The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine. “Ukraine … Continue reading →
Trump: loose cannon or wily negotiator?
Commenter “Hubert” states my own thoughts on the matter quite well when he writes: Now comes news that Trump is threatening Putin with more sanctions to get him to the negotiating table. Unlike mkent, I suspect there is method to … Continue reading →
Try, try again: Ukraine peace talks
I take this as a hopeful sign. I’ll take any hopeful signs I can get: Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials are planning to meet next week to discuss the first steps of a deal to end the war. Both President … Continue reading →
Ukraine, Trump, and Europe: what in the world?
I have a very uneasy feeling about world events. Of course, I wouldn’t exactly call that a new phenomenon. The Biden administration featured errors and weakness of such magnitude that aggressors felt emboldened and acted on it. Biden was certainly … Continue reading →
What were the Democrats thinking last night?
Something like this: What they were thinking was if Trump is for it they’re against it – even if it’s supporting the aspirations of a kid with cancer or even if it’s trying to end a stalemated war. They apparently … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread for Trump’s talk this evening
Trump will be addressing Congress this evening, although it’s not a State of the Union Address. The Democrats are trying to figure out how to protest. More here. And here’s a thread for discussing it.
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