How many people are aware that Trump’s threat to destroy 52 sites important to Iran was a response to a specific threat by Iran? Here’s what a prominent Iranian general had said just previously: [Gen. Gholamali] Abuhamzeh, commander of the … Continue reading →
Realizing that human institutions are made up of frail people is part of growing up; to be humble before the self-knowledge of our own defects. Only the stupid believe they can bestride the world like conquering colossi. But God knows … Continue reading →
The left wants us to think of the recent Iranian-sponsored and orchestrated attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad as “Trump’s Benghazi.” This approach seems to me to be another ill-thought-out move by the anti-Trump forces. After all, it reminds … Continue reading →
Those who hate Trump and consider him an illegitimate president and believe he won the election by trickery (or would like you to believe he won by trickery) or by fluke are ignoring this point: The election of President Donald … Continue reading →
…I’d be hopping mad right about now. To Pelosi and the leftist wing of the party: You made me put my seat at grave risk for this? And then you shelve the whole thing for an indeterminate time and a … Continue reading →
I want to highlight this comment by “JFM”: The Democrats have made Trump a sympathetic character. That sums up something I’ve been thinking for quite some time, and especially since the impeachment hearings began. Trump has always been a brash … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that many of the justifications for impeaching Trump involve some sort of gloating that now he must bear the shame of having been one of the few presidents in our history who have been impeached. In other words, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] In the following, I’m discussing the Chris Wallace interview of James Comey that occurred last Sunday. Here’s the transcript, and here’s the video.] During the video, Wallace confronts Comey with the fact that … Continue reading →
I know my answer: the Democrats in the House are completely disgraced. The Democrats and the MSM would of course say: Trump. But they feel that Trump is continually disgracing himself. Or, at least they’d like you to think that. … Continue reading →
As predicted, the House voted “aye” on its two articles of impeachment. I was a bit surprised at the totals for one reason only: I thought the perhaps Pelosi would allow more of the Democrats in Trump districts to vote … Continue reading →
…the House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to approve the two impeachment articles: “There was an abuse of power at the Department of Justice, there was an abuse of power at the FBI,” Gohmert said in remarks after the … Continue reading →
There are two big competing political dramas going on at the moment. One is the impeachment effort. I’m tempted to put the word “impeachment” in scare quotes, because the grounds are absurdly weak. But since a very real impeachment might … Continue reading →