It’s fourth and long, the 11th hour, the bottom of the ninth and yet we still don’t know if Friday will be the final day of the impeachment trial of President Donald John Trump. If I were a betting man,
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Leave the Deplorables Alone! (They Can’t Help It.)
The BLUE WAVE continues to roll, leaving ripples on the shore and many questions and races yet to be decided, the most publicized of which are the Governors races in Florida and Georgia, Senate races in Florida and Arizona, and
Beware the Ides of October: From Bork to Kavanaugh
In a kinder, gentler time (read pre-Trump) the confirmation process for nominees to the US Supreme Court has been a mostly genteel procedure. In my lifetime there has been only one other hotly contested nominee, Robert Bork, who was nominated
NOW Would be a GREAT Time to Support Your Democratic Senator
In just over a month, thirty-three seats in the United States Senate are up for election. Of those, only 9 are held by Republicans, 24 are held by Democrats, many of whom are serving in red states. Some of them
Why We are Going to Miss the Ability to Filibuster Supreme Court Nominees.
Early last year, when the Senate was considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, I posted a long entry, explaining the workings of the filibuster in the Senate. You can read it at at the link. The filibuster.
It Don’t Feel Real Until it IS Real: Donald Trump’s Trade War With China
It all started with tariffs on steel and aluminum–on even our closest allies. Then, Canada pushed back. So did China. According to a CNN report on June 15: Beijing said Friday it will fight back with tariffs of its own.
Do We Really Need More Immigrants from Norway, or is the President Simply a Racist?
Donald Trump built his business brand on gold ensconced skyscrapers bearing his name in 40 foot tall gold letters. He puts his brand on everything he touches–some successfully and some not so much. When he threw his hat into the
The Most Unethical President EVER
I have always believed that Trump will go down in history as the most corrupt president EVER. This is just one more example. But here’s the bigger question: Who sets ethical standards for Presidents? Why aren’t there ethics standards already
Here We Go Again: The 25th Amendment. Is it Real, or is it Just Noise?
Well, here we go again, racing down the rabbit hole of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution for at least the 2nd time during this president’s 11 months in office. Back in August 2017, I blogged “How to
The Propagator of Birtherism is Set to Sue for Defamation Over a “Book of Lies”
Yesterday Michael Wolff’s new book, “Fire and Fury” dropped out of the sky like a bombshell and has been, sometimes, the only news story in town. If you’re not familiar with the controversial book, Mr. Wolff claims to have conducted