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Border Bill: Loyalty to Trump Has ‘Moderate’ Republicans Looking Like Dodo Birds

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Loyalty to Trump is dooming border bill Republicans have shown time and again that they are willing to lose their own souls to gain favor with Donald Trump. So it’s hardly surprising that they are also willing to sacrifice border security and foreign alliances, NATO included. Remarkably, Republicans are more invested in passing a Trumpian loyalty test than in governing for the general welfare.… Read more.

Envy Has Republicans Accusing Taylor Swift of Conspiracy

Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7:39 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The Swift conspiracy For Republicans, everything is about their cult leader, Donald J. Trump. Only that explains this: Republicans have speculated that Swift is some sort of Pentagon plant, ginned up by secret liberal forces to swing the 2024 presidential election while also boosting the fortunes of the Kansas City Chiefs, who are headed into… Read more.

Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million for Defamation

Friday, January 26, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Carroll’s defamation award The jury in the defamation case E. Jean Carroll filed against Donald Trump handed down its verdict today. A Manhattan jury on Friday ordered former President Donald J. Trump to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her in social media posts, news conferences and even on the campaign trail… Read more.

Iowa Hailed Trump. New Hampshire Humbled Him (a Little).

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Haley outperforms Trump Simply put, just yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published a New Hampshire poll with Donald Trump defeating Nikki Haley 60% to 39%. But the final results are trending much closer. That means Haley will outperform expectations. And that’s why she rushed to set the narrative by declaring a “big-mo” victory. Of course, Bill Clinton set the… Read more.

Civil War II Between Red States and Blue States: The Fighting Has Already Begun

Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Civil War II America is marching into Civil War II – eyes wide shut. Indeed, few seem to care. I have written many commentaries in this regard. And the titles alone seemed alarming enough – as these three attest: “Civil War II Looms Larger as Texas Suppresses Voting Rights and Bans Abortions” on September 2, 2021. “Jan 6,… Read more.

Trump Wins Meaningless Iowa Caucuses

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7:47 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump wins Iowa Caucuses in landslide The Iowa Caucuses are meaningless. I’ve argued this point for decades. After all, the winner of this lily-White farce hasn’t won the presidency in nearly 25 years. Case in point, Ted Cruz won in 2016. But Donald Trump won the Republican nomination and the presidency. As widely expected, former… Read more.

South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide at ICJ

Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The accusation of genocide is credible Israel appears guilty as accused. The US is Israel’s most committed defender in the international community. Yet, even President Biden has warned Israel that it is losing international support because of its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. But nothing betrays Israel’s genocidal intent quite like Israeli government ministers threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza. Furthermore, discussions about resettling displaced… Read more.

Governing by Extortion: The GOP’s New Normal

Friday, January 5, 2024 at 8:27 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

For 150 years, the Grand Old Party (GOP, aka Republican Party) was the proud standard bearer of Lincoln’s legacy. Yet, in just four years, Donald Trump transformed the Republican party into a cult led by a mafia don. This transformation must have Lincoln rolling over in his grave. The party now thrives solely on loyalty to Trump –… Read more.

For White Supremacists, DEI Is the New CRT

Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

DEI, the new CRT Not long ago, Whites scurried across the country like Chicken Littles. They warned that Critical Race Theory (CRT) was a greater anathema to high-school education than slavery to democratic values.” I duly decried their racist hypocrisy in commentaries like “Maddening Critical Race Theory Turning Suburban Moms into Jan 6-Style Insurrectionists” on February 12, 2022,… Read more.