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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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.
Continue reading →Trump has imposed more tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Until the crisis is alleviated, President … Continue reading →
Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine: The United States is pausing all U.S. military aid to Ukraine until President Trump determines the Ukrainians show a commitment to good faith peace negotiations, a senior Trump administration official tells Fox News. … Continue reading →
What could be more real and more true than video as a record of what happened? And now that video is so ubiquitous, shouldn’t it mean that we get closer to the truth? Well, yes and no. Obviously, if AI … Continue reading →
I just saw this post at Legal Insurrection which features an interview with Rubio and a transcript. Well worth watching or reading. Here’s an excerpt from Rubio’s remarks: … [Y]ou guys only saw the end. You saw what happened today. … Continue reading →