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 →
[NOTE: Please see the update in an ADDENDUM at the bottom of this post.] Congress would like to know [emphasis mine]: House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued a subpoena to David Kramer, a former State Department official who, … Continue reading →
I’ve known about Russian internet political interference ever since I started blogging. Doesn’t everyone? Unless the FBI and the DOJ have been living under a rock (one wonders sometimes), they must have known about it, too. And that’s just the … Continue reading →
…is that it apparently assumes we care. I haven’t read the article and I do not know the details except what I’ve read in a couple of summaries, nor do I have a clue if the allegations in it are … Continue reading →
I keep linking to Andrew C. McCarthy, but that’s because this former prosecutor has been the best at covering the Russia collusion/Fusion story. His latest is no exception. It’s entitled “What Did Comey Tell President Trump about the Steele Dossier?” … Continue reading →
Surprisingly enough, this piece by Hugh Hewitt appeared in the WaPo, of all places. Hewitt formerly held a job that’s very relevant to opining on the FBI’s FISA application to surveil Carter Page: Having reviewed hundreds and hundreds of Foreign … Continue reading →
You can always count on our troll visitors to apprise us of the latest party line talking points. For example: If Carter Page was not part of the Trump Campaign [according to the Trump spokespeople, after news came out that … Continue reading →
I wondered the other day about how many people watched the SOTU address, and here’s the figure: 45.6 million. To put that into perspective, see this. That number is similar to Obama’s second SOTU speech and also very similar to … Continue reading →
I’m virtually certain that the Democrats had prepared a unified strategy in advance for reacting to the SITU. Show unity. Don’t stand. Clap only for the things you must clap for, and do so tepidly. Make it clear you don’t … Continue reading →
I’m going to try, although regular readers of this blog know that I’m not fond of political speeches at all. This one could be very interesting, though. The Congressional audience reaction could be a big part of the story. Nancy … Continue reading →
It’s big news, but I haven’t yet written on it. Why? Because I think it’s just the opening scene in a play that will be revised several times. Actually, that’s a bad metaphor. It’s not the opening scene; the play … Continue reading →
No, Trump’s not the emperor without clothes. He’s the kid who points and says the obvious about the naked emperor, “But he hasn’t got anything on!” That was my reaction yesterday when I read what Trump had said about Palestine … Continue reading →