…as she announces adoption of the first article of impeachment. First there’s a secret smile of glee, like the cat that swallowed the canary. It’s very fleeting, though; she suppresses it almost instantaneously. Then immediately, after putting on a stern … Continue reading →
One of the drawbacks of serving for a long time in public life is that we have the ability to compare a politician’s previous statements to his/her present ones. Sometimes it goes like this, if your name is Chuck Schumer, … Continue reading →
…the House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to approve the two impeachment articles: “There was an abuse of power at the Department of Justice, there was an abuse of power at the FBI,” Gohmert said in remarks after the … Continue reading →
I wonder what the limits of propaganda are. That is, how many of the people can you fool how much of the time if your propaganda is relentless enough and complete enough? I think it depends on whether people perceive … Continue reading →
Someone’s going to prison: Almost a year ago, we witnessed the weeks-long drama of hearings to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. While progressive outrage theater transpired on the streets of DC and Democrats in the chamber made … Continue reading →
William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection writes this about Robert Mueller’s final remarks (supposedly final) on the guilt or innocence of Donald Trump: Robert Mueller’s statement today could have served only one purpose — to breath life into Democrat attempts to … Continue reading →
…and you Republicans are meanies for asking us to actually take a stand on this over-the-top and all-encompassing piece of socialist “aspirational” fantasy that our star ingenue AOC floated, revealing the far-leftist heart of today’s Democratic Party. McConnell says he … Continue reading →
Or partial shutdown. Who will blink first? The press coverage, as you would expect, is spinning this as Trump-caused. A typical one-sided characterization can be found at Vanity Fair: “Trump is digging in, negotiations are at a standstill, and even … Continue reading →
You hear it everywhere right now: the Republican Party is united as never before. Mitch McConnell was pretty witty about it: “I want to thank the mob because they’ve done the one thing we were having trouble doing, which was … Continue reading →
So far we have: Lindsey Graham Mitch McConnell Susan Collins Collins was the goat until yesterday. But her speech made her the hero. I wonder whether she wrote it herself, and when. It sounded like it took a while to … Continue reading →
…and yet the foot-dragging moderates are now insisting on a short delay for a brief FBI investigation. More: Flake earlier had announced his support for Kavanaugh, but then disappeared from the committee room as lawmakers offered hours of statements on … Continue reading →
I’m getting tired of all this waiting on the Kavanaugh vote. Wasn’t there some sort of deadline today that came and went? Christine Blasey Ford and her lawyers have played Lucy and the football long enough for me. So, what … Continue reading →