Trump signs the Omnibus bill…
…but warns that he won’t do it next time. Do you believe him?
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Biden vs. Trump, the Dozens, and Inuit song duels
What do these three things have in common: the recent Biden vs. Trump war of threatening words, the Dozens, and Inuit song duels? They’re all ways that people (especially men) threaten each other in an almost-comical way, in which the … Continue reading →
This sort of thing is why long-time liberal Alan Dershowitz is no longer invited to liberal dinner parties
He says that Trump was right that no special counsel should have been appointed, since there was no probable cause for one. And he’s been saying that from the start: First of all, the president’s 100% right. There never should … Continue reading →
Who’s the leaker at the National Security Council?
Someone (almost certainly from the NSC) has leaked news of Trump’s phone call to Putin, and it’s not the first time a similar type of leak has occurred: …only a handful of people at the White House…would have access to … Continue reading →
Prediction about the 2018 election
No, I’m not predicting what the results will be. I’m predicting what the Democratic tactic will be. Let’s call it the Lamb Approach. Here’s how I imagine it will go. In vulnerable Republican-held districts, find a pleasant, articulate Democrat who’s … Continue reading →
Tillerson’s finally fired
Well, it’s been rumored almost as long as Rex Tillerson has been Secretary of State, and almost as often as those “chaos in the White House” stories have been published, and now it’s finally happened: Trump has fired Tillerson. And … Continue reading →
The Steele dossier’s credibility
The Weekly Standard’s Eric Felten takes a good long look at the Steele dossier itself, and finds it impossible to believe on the face of it. Forget all the brouhaha surrounding it. Just reading it should have discredited it and … Continue reading →
Meanwhile…
…the left is all excited (see also this) about Stormy Daniels, and hope that everyone will soon share that excitement, too. Daniels has told a number of stories about whether she had an affair with Trump. But if I had … Continue reading →
The liberal fantasy of what the thoughts of a Trump voter might be…
…drives a lot of the Trump-hatred. Actually, the liberal fantasy of what’s in the mind of conservatives and/or Republicans drives a lot of the hatred for conservatives and Republicans. Most liberals don’t just engage in strategic name-calling, either, when they … Continue reading →
Concerned about Trump’s proposed tariffs?
If so, you’ve got plenty of company. Googling the topic, I couldn’t immediately find a single article in favor of the tariffs. Economics is my weak suit, and at this point there are very few prognosticators (if any) I trust. … Continue reading →
Obama: blame and credit, credit and blame
Commenter “Richard” calls scathing attention to a meme that I’ve noticed becoming common among Democrats these days: “the Obama Recovery.” Simply put, it is the assertion that economic effects are delayed in a very special fashion with Obama. Everything bad … Continue reading →
What did Trump mean by “Take the firearms first…”?
Let’s look at what Trump said, in context: Vice President Mike Pence: Violence, restraining orders, California has a version of this. And I think in your meeting with governors earlier this week, individually, and as a group, we spoke about … Continue reading →