I chuckled along with just about everyone else when I saw this: The move by Ravelry, a popular knitting site, to ban support of President Trump drew both criticism and applause. But “knitting has always been political," said the editor … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below] I happened to turn on my TV late last night to a cable news station and I immediately started hearing talk about how Trump was going to start a war with Iran. The line went something like … Continue reading →
…but if it does it could be massively entertaining: President Trump has reportedly made plans to live-tweet the first two Democratic primary debates scheduled for next week against the advice of his closest aides. Guy’s a showman. Actually, I have … Continue reading →
Too bad, although understandable. Talk about stressful jobs! I thought she was one of the better press secretaries. Sanders held the job of press secretary under Trump for nearly two years. That’s a long time in this day and age, … Continue reading →
You can read about it here as well as here and here. From the latter: As Trump told Stephanopoulos, there is nothing wrong with listening to information that anyone, foreign or domestic, might have that is relevant to a presidential … Continue reading →
On certain days (today is one of them) I’m happy to rely on other people to present the Russiagate news du jour. So here are some links from Ace: More on the Ohrs. On getting dirt from the Russians. And … Continue reading →
I find NeverTrumpers interesting. Are they political changers, or political fail-to-changers? Are they virulent anti-Trumpers because of class and style objections, elitism, being part of the DC circle, desire to curry favor with liberal friends, or (as most of them … Continue reading →
…if Trump manages to drain any portion of the swamp, it will be because he represents an irresistible target to the swamp denizens, and in the extremity of their zeal to get him they reveal themselves in ways that are … Continue reading →
From Dershowitz [emphasis mine]: The statement by special counsel Robert Mueller in a Wednesday press conference that “if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that” is worse than the statement … Continue reading →
William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection writes this about Robert Mueller’s final remarks (supposedly final) on the guilt or innocence of Donald Trump: Robert Mueller’s statement today could have served only one purpose — to breath life into Democrat attempts to … Continue reading →
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t seem to think impeaching Trump would be a winning strategy, but reportedly she’s being pressed by some in Congress to do just that. Why, when everyone knows there’s no chance of a conviction in the Senate, and … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: AesopFan] I can just picture the The New York Times gathering a team of actuaries, legal accountants, tax historians, advisers and financial consultants around a big executive office table, piled high with reams of papers and spent coffee … Continue reading →