First, let’s get some semantics out of the way. Did Trump “ask” Comey to stop the Mike Flynn investigation? What does it mean to “ask” for something, or to request it? Ordinarily it’s not such a difficult concept to grasp. … Continue reading →
The first thing that occurs to me is that, even though people distrust the press much more than in years past, the press is still remarkably powerful. When a newspaper such as the WaPo decides to print a story about … Continue reading →
Will the real truthteller please stand up? In the game of “To Tell the Truth” that we keep playing in the real world of the Trump presidency, whom do you trust more to tell the truth: Donald Trump or the … Continue reading →
I want to talk about three recent articles. The first is by Jonah Goldberg, the second by Andrew C. McCarthy, and the third is by Michael Goodwin. All three men are Republicans, but they occupy different positions on what I’ll … Continue reading →
Chris Wallace is shocked, shocked: Speaking with Shepard Smith Friday, the Fox News Sunday anchor offered his stunning take on the developments of the past week ”” from James Comey”˜s firing as Director of the FBI on Tuesday to Friday … Continue reading →
Trump tweets: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press,” Trump tweeted. The remark is an extraordinary development in the ongoing feud between the President and the agencies investigating … Continue reading →
I confess that I don’t read the Drudge Report all that often, although sometimes I do scan it for stories to write about. But I go there often enough to have become aware of the fact that, during the 2016 … Continue reading →
I try to apply logic to the situation, and this is what I come up with. Comey was until recently the head of the FBI, appointed by Obama to universal praise as an honest and fair broker. But beginning last … Continue reading →
This morning commenter “Yankee” wrote: “Mr. Trump is both smarter and more honest than his critics think he is.” And commenter “Bill” responded: More honest? He’s one of the most transparently dishonest politicians I’ve ever been exposed to. It doesn’t … Continue reading →
A few random articles of special interest— Take a look at the headline of this article by Matthew Yglesias at Vox: “By firing James Comey, Trump has put impeachment on the table.” Ha! That’s pretty funny. Impeachment has never been … Continue reading →
My title was a teaser. Obviously, I’m not privy to the real story of Trump’s motives in firing Comey now. But no one is, except Trump and those closest to him—and maybe not even them. But I do have some … Continue reading →
Very good news indeed: President Trump is expected to announce his selection of at least five conservative nominees to federal appeals courts as early as Monday, building on his successful nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Sources … Continue reading →