SCOTUS calls a halt…
…to the House’s fishing expedition attempt to subpoena Trump’s financial records from before he was president. You can read about it here. It’s a temporary stay, pending a full appeal.
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Overheard in a restaurant the other night
A couple of evenings ago, the conversation at the next table between two women went like this: “None of this would be happening if only Hillary Clinton had been elected.” “Yes, and she would have been elected if only Russia … Continue reading →
Trump administration declares Israel’s settlements not illegal
Caroline Glick believes this is a big deal: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement Monday that Israeli settlements are not illegal per se is the most significant shift in U.S. Middle East policy in the past generation…[T]he issue of … Continue reading →
More on NeverTrumpers
Commenter “Eva Marie” offers this explanation for the motives and concerns of NeverTrumpers: Maybe they think of conservatism as essentially a lost cause. Maybe they think of it as that last bit of shelter from the vulgarity and crassness that … Continue reading →
Gentlemen and gentlewomen vs. Trump
One of the things that often strikes me is that Trump is no gentleman. Oh, he can be a gentleman. When he wants to, he can act as graciously as anyone and exhibit excellent manners. But that’s not his usual … Continue reading →
The Democrats want to define Trump being president as a high crime and misdemeanor
I think the outrage the left feels towards Trump boils down to two main issues. The first is that he’s president at all, and does what presidents do with all the attendant powers of a president. The second is that … Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →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 →