The Plot Against the President
I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but Lee Smith’s The Plot Against the President sounds like a good read. See this for more.
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Whither Comey?
Here’s today’s rumor about IG Horowitz’s report: Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s much anticipated report on his investigation into the FBI’s probe into President Trump’s campaign is expected to be made public before Thanksgiving and the outcome is … Continue reading →
The long-running coup
Yesterday Trump gave a speech Wednesday in Louisiana in which he quoted tweets made by the current “whistleblower’s” lawyer back in 2017: “I don’t know if you saw, I’m coming off the plane and they hand me — look at … Continue reading →
About those NeverTrump Republicans
We’ve already talked an awful lot here about the phenomenon of the NeverTrumpers on the right. Even so, this piece on the subject is well worth reading: Before President Trump’s explosive entrance onto the political scene, mainstream conservatism was somewhat … Continue reading →
This is the sort of thing the Democrats won’t be leaking…
…and the MSM won’t be reporting in the same way. Because it favors Trump: A top National Security Council (NSC) official who listened to President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky testified to Congress today … Continue reading →
The Democrats’ Orwellian impeachment vote
The Democrats pretended to do something today, but it was nothing or worse than nothing. Byron York calls the resolution they passed “The Adam Schiff Empowerment Act.” But Schiff was already informally empowered to do what the act still allows … Continue reading →
Politicians and promises: Trump vs. the Socialists
An interesting discussion ensued in the “Being a Socialist means you never have to explain” thread. In the post, I had pointed out that both Sanders and Warren were promoting single payer health care and refusing to tell us how … Continue reading →
Left vs. right: the rules of the game
Commenter “mhjhnsn” writes, in the thread about the Democrats’ reaction to the killing of Baghdadi: …[W]hat this really says to me is that there is NOTHING that Trump can do to mollify, even for only a day, those who hate … Continue reading →
And then there’s the reaction to al-Baghdadi’s death
Lindsey Graham says “This is a moment where President Trump’s worst critics should say, ‘Well done, Mr. President.’” That Lindsey Graham, always making with the jokes. Because obviously that’s not going to happen. And as proof, we have: Trump went … Continue reading →
Update on the Star Chamber that is the “impeachment inquiry”
You may have noticed that I’ve not been writing about every twist and turn of the current “impeachment inquiry” run by House Democrats. That’s because it’s a travesty and an obvious one at that. If the process is rotten, the … Continue reading →
Lynching: Bill Clinton vs. Donald Trump
Clinton and Trump are both white guys, when last I checked. But many Democrats called the Clinton impeachment and trial a lynching, despite the fact that due process was strictly observed and the Starr report had listed evidence of actual … Continue reading →
Trump, Mexico, and the Wall
The title of this CNN story got me curious enough to click on it: “Why some say Mexico already built Trump’s wall — and paid for it.” Well, not exactly. And certainly not in the sense of the actual physical … Continue reading →