Trump pleads not guilty
In Trump’s DC court appearance today, he pleaded not guilty on all counts. Then he spoke before leaving the area:
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David Brooks gets half a clue, and then blows it all
Brooks’ column is entitled, “What If We’re the Bad Guys Here?” To refresh your memory, Brooks is the resident guy on the right at the Times, but as tradition dictates he’s really a very strange kind of mushy-middle straddler. He … Continue reading →
The Trump J6 indictment: dark days for the republic
It used to be that people on both sides of US politics understood that the bar should be very very very high for the indictment of a major candidate for president or an ex-president, particularly any prosecution for matters that … Continue reading →
Perhaps there’s a mole writing headlines at The New York Times
Here’s a screenshot of a NY Times article seen at Ann Althouse’s: The headline at the top right is what brought me up short. I knew the Times would never be so honest as to admit what’s the real purpose … Continue reading →
And look who been indicted, just to round out the day
Trump, the real villain, is indicted for J6: The 45-page indictment charges Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. “This … Continue reading →
Trump versus everyone else
Commenter “Molly Brown” writes in the DeSantis thread: There is a common assumption in many of these comments that if the GOP would just nominate a more ‘mainstream, likeable, whatever you want to call it’ candidate – that candidate will … Continue reading →
Is DeSantis a “failure” for 2024, and if so why?
On today’s open thread we have this question from commenter “Cornflour”: From the beginning of the campaign season, I thought that nobody stood a chance against Trump, but I preferred DeSantis, and I thought he’d do much better than he … Continue reading →
Another demonstration of two-tiered justice: more charges against Trump and a Trump employee
The two-tiered system is crystal clear at this point – and actually has been for quite some time. Here’s the latest example: Special Counsel Jack Smith, who turned a blind eye to Biden family corruption as head of the Department … Continue reading →
Biden cures cancer and the White House transcript office won’t even give him credit for it
First, the claim: Next, the transcript: “If you could do anything at all, Joe, what would you do?” I said, “I’d cure cancer.” And they looked at me like, “Why cancer?” Because no one thinks we can. That’s why. And … Continue reading →
Two tiers of justice: more on the Hunter Biden protection squad, plus a new Trump indictment?
From James Comer: Today, a former FBI supervisory special agent assigned to the FBI’s Wilmington office and the Biden criminal investigation confirmed key portions of the IRS whistleblower’s testimony. The night before the interview of Hunter Biden, both Secret Service … Continue reading →
Why I don’t blame Trump all that much for Christopher Wray
Wray is indeed a disaster. But have you noticed how often these heads of powerful government agencies are out of the same mold: arrogant, mendacious, secretive, elitist, and good with weasel words that say nothing and reveal nothing except their … Continue reading →
They sabotaged Trump from the start and bragged about it openly
[NOTE: I wrote a post in September of 2019 about how people in the self-styled heroic “Resistance” against Trump planned it out before he’d done anything as president, and bragged openly about that fact. I’ve decided to repeat the post … Continue reading →