It’s often been said that left and right in this country are watching different movies. We do indeed tend to read different sources of information in which different things are covered and emphasized and others ignored. But regaridng the impeachment … Continue reading →
Representative Nadler managed to insult some of the people one would think he’d like to persuade: The House Democrat made a critical error early in the trial of President Trump. He didn’t just say that Republican senators, who voted to … Continue reading →
At RealClearInvestigations, Felten makes a point about the language of the Democrats’ impeachment case: The repetitions that immediately stand out in the House report are the adjectives that dismiss the president’s defense well before that defense is made. Assertions or … Continue reading →
…I don’t plan to watch the proceedings. I will report if anything big happens. And watch a clip or read a transcript. But watch it in real time? No thanks. Some of the reason for that is my general antipathy … Continue reading →
From Scott Johnson: The Russia hoax collapsed in the senile display of Robert Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee on July 24. On July 25 President Trump had the congratulatory telephone call with Ukraine’s President Zelensky that somehow became the … Continue reading →
Rumor has it that there are enough Republicans in the Senate who are willing to vote to allow witnesses in the Senate trial of Trump that there won’t be a simple dismissal, and the fear is that the Democrats will … Continue reading →
Impeachment, now and forever: Speaker Pelosi: "On Dec. 18th, the House of Representatives impeached the President of the United States — an impeachment that will last forever." https://t.co/Kt0lj3c5pV pic.twitter.com/oC9gXSVk7v — The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2020 Pelosi likes to envision … Continue reading →
Pressured by her own caucus, Pelosi says the transfer will happen next week: I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of … Continue reading →
…I’d be hopping mad right about now. To Pelosi and the leftist wing of the party: You made me put my seat at grave risk for this? And then you shelve the whole thing for an indeterminate time and a … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that many of the justifications for impeaching Trump involve some sort of gloating that now he must bear the shame of having been one of the few presidents in our history who have been impeached. In other words, … Continue reading →
My goodness: It might be difficult to believe after weeks of talk about impeachment that there are people who still don’t understand the process, but on Twitter last night, “#ByeTrump” was trending because many believed that the House vote on … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote, concerning Nancy Pelosi’s decision to hold back on sending articles of impeahment to the Senate: “This is the Democrats’ idea of “leverage”? Why would the Republicans care if Democrats never send the articles to the Senate?” Now … Continue reading →