Six hundred dollars of stimulus for Americans versus gazillions for pork, over five thousand rushed pages, and Congress has passed the stimulus bill at last. Trump has threatened to veto it if the amount of relief isn’t raised and if … Continue reading →
The recent increase in anti-Semitic attacks in cities and suburbs in New York and New Jersey perplex the left because it’s hard for them to place in the correct category. Hard, but certainly not impossible – where there’s a will … Continue reading →
They’re young, they’re female, and they’re bold. And they’re having some difficulties: The three most prolific members of the so-called “squad” of freshman Democratic congresswoman face allegations of violating campaign finance laws and House ethics rules for their personal or … Continue reading →
Josh Chavetz is a law professor at Cornell, and he has written an opinion piece in the NY Times entitled “The House Can Play Hardball, Too. It Can Arrest Giuliani: Two ways that Democrats in the House can match the … Continue reading →
It’s been fading for quite some time, but the line between satire and news has now officially disappeared: “Donald Trump has committed the high crime of TBA,” reads the resolution written by freshman congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, “and should be impeached … Continue reading →
The latest brouhaha over a word Trump used (“disloyalty”) stems from this Trump quote: Trump made the comments after he was asked about Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s suggestion that the U.S. might want to reconsider how much it pays Israel … Continue reading →
The left has been anti-Israel for a long, long time. And “anti-Israel” is often a cover for anti-Semitism, and a rather poor one at that. The main clues that indicate anti-Semitism rather than mere criticism of Israel are (1) if … Continue reading →
…and I’m going out now, so I’ll just briefly mention a couple of things. The first is an update on Erica Thomas, who accused a guy in the supermarket of telling her to go back where she came from (a … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Artfldgr.] It’s often instructive to hear what people say when talking among themselves rather than to the public at large. Thus, note what what Ilhan Omar said when addressing a leftist group known as Netroots Nation: “There’s a … Continue reading →
AOC is drawing some criticism from other Democrats: Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) unloaded on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday for “using the race card” after Ocasio-Cortez accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of being racially insensitive. Clay, a member … Continue reading →
A lot. Read the whole thing, but particularly note this: Hamas and Iranian-controlled Islamic Jihad launched over 600 rockets killing several Israeli civilians. The rockets were launched mostly from civilian locations in Gaza towards civilian locations in Israel. Israel retaliated … Continue reading →
The Democrats have long been intent on trying to make sure that Republicans never win another election. Rather than figuring out how to do this through argument or through amassing a solid record of accomplishments, they have figured out that … Continue reading →