Darned good question by Jamie Weinstein. This very well may turn out well — and history could very well look kindly on the Trump admin for this. But in terms of understanding the Trump doctrine: why care about internal affairs of Venezuela when he doesn't … [Read More...]
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Be Like The Bendas
Driving my son to his band practice today, we talked about the incident at the Lincoln Memorial. We didn’t get far into it before I had to drop him off. When I picked him up at 7 tonight, the NPR program 1A was just staring an hourlong discussion about … [Read More...]
Big Government
Trump Fights Media Spin
President-elect Trump has a way of making Americans feel good again about their country, their future and themselves, and then the media spin comes along in an attempt to dilute that momentum. It is so obvious to the America people that every article the … [Read More...]
Election 2016
North Carolina GOP executive director: We might need a new election in NC-09 after all
Does North Carolina’s 9th congressional district race need a do-over? “This has shaken us to our core,” Dallas Woodhouse told CNN’s Drew Griffin earlier today. […]
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NC elections board subpoenas GOP campaign as fraud allegations mount
A new election might be the least of the worries facing a few Republicans in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district. The board of elections has […]
Health Care
Outrage Over Obamacare Anyone?
Come On People, Where’s The Outrage Over Obamacare? Okay, so at the moment Americans are distracted. With the Hillary Clinton scandals and scams all over the news […]
Obamacare Insurance Premium
Obamacare Insurance Premium Big Shock Obamacare insurance premium keeps shocking American voters…hmm, could that be due to the lies Americans were told about Obama care insurance premiums […]
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Hooray Americans Reject Democrats
Hooray, November 8th, 2016 will go down in history as the date the American voters changed history. The fact that a national uprising at the voting booths successfully defeated Hillary Clinton and handed Mr. Trump a win will change the direction of America's … [Read More...]
Outrage Over Obamacare Anyone?
Come On People, Where's The Outrage Over Obamacare? Okay, so at the moment Americans are distracted. With the Hillary Clinton scandals and scams all over the news and now the FBI's reopening of Hillary's email server scandal case stealing the headlines, the issue … [Read More...]
Why does the White House care about what’s going on in Venezuela?
Darned good question by Jamie Weinstein. This very well may turn out well — and history could very well look kindly on the Trump admin for this. But in terms of understanding the Trump doctrine: why care about internal affairs of Venezuela when he doesn’t seem to care anywhere else? https://t.co/nHVzugVZ8a — Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) […]
Be Like The Bendas
Driving my son to his band practice today, we talked about the incident at the Lincoln Memorial. We didn’t get far into it before I had to drop him off. When I picked him up at 7 tonight, the NPR program 1A was just staring an hourlong discussion about the issue. Host Joshua Johnson said the […]
Shutdown fallout: Two polls show disapproval of Trump at highest level of his presidency
Ain’t no problem here that a new slogan — and prayer — can’t solve: BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL! This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party. Use it and pray! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2019 Said Rush […]
There was a lot of ugly racism at the Lincoln Memorial last Friday, but the media missed it
Over at the Atlantic, Caitlin Flanagan has an excellent piece titled “The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story.” She’s not the first person to attempt to write a clear narrative explaining what happened. Robby Soave at Reason wrote a good one Sunday. Megan McArdle did an epic tweetstorm on the story today which is also worth […]
Trump getting mighty tired of the Rudy Show?
Who isn’t? Until now, though, man with the only opinion that matters seemed fine with allowing Rudy Giuliani to talk him into corners. However, Politico reports that Donald Trump has gotten tired of his attorney’s PR disasters too: Trump was apoplectic after a pair of weekend media interviews by his personal lawyer, in which Giuliani said […]
Trump: I’m looking at alternatives to the SOTU now that Nancy has canceled my speech to Congress
Wait, he’s not going to call her bluff by showing up to the House on the 29th? What the hell am I even watching this show for? For cripes sake. We all know she’s going to win the standoff over the wall. The least Trump can do is embarrass her by calling on Congress in […]
Identity Politics, Whether We Want Them Or Not
If I commented on everything people were saying about the Covington Catholic/Nathan Phillips debacle, I’d write about nothing else. I would like to focus on this essay by Zack Beauchamp at Vox. He concludes with a comment that I completely agree with: The Covington controversy touched on some of America’s most powerful identity-based hot buttons. […]
Yes, mandatory paid maternal/paternal leave can go too far
It’s time for the #ConfessYourUnpopularOpinion hour at Hot Air. This week, we’ll take a look at Gavin Newsom, the new governor of California, and one of his signature policy plans he hopes to put into action very soon. It deals with the idea of mandatory paid maternal leave for new parents. Not only does Newsom […]
Medicare (Bills) for All: 56% want it. 26% want to pay for it.
Call it Socialist Shock. Whaddaya mean, we gotta pay for our free medical coverage? A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows strong support for Medicare for All, a proposal for single-payer health care which will be a core feature in Democrats’ 2020 presidential primary campaigns. Support goes up when pollsters mention its potential benefits, […]
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee resigns as CBC Foundation chairwoman
Last week Ed wrote about a serious allegation against Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. A lawsuit filed by a woman only identified as Jane Doe claims Rep. Lee’s office fired her after learning she would be taking legal action over a sexual assault that had taken place two years earlier when she was an intern at […]