Wily old Trump
How clever is Trump? (1) he’s a moron or worse (2) he’s a bit slow (3) he’s of barely-average intelligence (4) he’s smart but is in way over his head (5) he’s quite intelligent but likes to hide it (6) … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Trump
Trump and Juncker: the dealmakers
Is this a deal on trade with Europe, or just a blueprint for a future deal?: President Trump’s top economic adviser said Thursday that the United States and the European Union will join forces to hold China accountable for unfair … Continue reading →
The Cohen-Trump tapes
And what of the tape CNN played of a conversation between Trump’s attorney and Trump himself discussing possibly buying the rights to a Playboy bunny’s story of Trump infidelity? Salient points: (1) There’s no there there. No evidence of a … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson on how and why the Democrats got in touch with their inner Russian hawk
In this column Victor Davis Hanson opines on an ironic phenomenon that has resulted from the Democratic need to discredit President Trump: their sudden discovery of the awfulness of the Russians. Like so many things happening today, it’s so obvious … Continue reading →
The FISA application: Nunes was right (and it’s not Andrew C. McCarthy’s FBI anymore)
The FISA application for surveillance on Carter Page finally was released to the public on Saturday, in a heavily redacted but lengthy version. Saturday is the time that news stories ordinarily go to die, but this one has gotten quite … Continue reading →
Why might Trump have some difficulty trusting the intelligence community?
Might some of this be why, perchance? And this is about all the ways in which the Mueller investigation stands to hurt our national security. Then we have the question of whether John Brennan retains his security clearance. [NOTE: This … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick on the reaction to Trump’s Helsinki remarks
In her article on the subject, Glick appears to agree with me on what Trump was trying to do: Trump tried to strike a balance. He spoke respectfully of both Putin’s denials and the US intelligence community’s accusation. It wasn’t … Continue reading →
Is “moderate Democrat” a complete oxymoron? Take the case of Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen is a US senator from New Hampshire. New Hampshire is still considered to be a purple state, although it has gotten more blue in recent years. Shaheen is a Democrat and was a three-term governor of the state, … Continue reading →
Would he or wouldn’t he?
Today President Trump has said he actually meant “wouldn’t” instead of “would” when he uttered this phrase during the Helsinki news conference: I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be [Russia]. But I really do … Continue reading →
A suggestion for Trump (or for anyone): when answering a “gotcha” question, go process instead of content
You may recall that I’ve written about the content/process distinction before, particularly here: When I was studying interpersonal communication and how to track an argument, one thing that was very much emphasized was the difference between content and process. Content … Continue reading →
The NY Times is homophobic
Or rather, homophobia is excused and even celebrated by the Times if it’s in the service of anti-Trump propaganda. I already wrote such a long post today on the Trump-Putin news conference and the media storm around it that I’m … Continue reading →
Trump and Putin and the fear-mongering MSM
The MSM has long been an organ of the Democratic Party. But as the Democratic Party moves further and further left (or is merely more comfortable showing its leftist core and banishing its more moderate wing), the MSM has been … Continue reading →