Romney, the Trump-impeachment hero Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to vote with Democrats to convict Donald Trump at his first impeachment trial for abuse of presidential power. In doing so, he showed a rare profile in courage. Indeed, his action inspired six others to join him in voting to convict Trump during his second… Read more.
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Cassidy Hutchinson Showing More Balls than Republican Men
After all, while most Republican men are still kissing Trump’s brass ass, there was Cassidy Hutchinson giving congressional testimony that could seal his doom… It was one of the most dramatic moments in a presentation filled with them: Just before President Donald J. Trump went onstage near the White House last year and urged his… Read more.
Jan. 6 Hearing, Like Insurrection Porn, Failed to Arouse…
Truth be told, as I watched last night’s Jan. 6 hearing, I felt like a porn addict waiting for some tidbit of information or video clip to come along and arouse my interest. It never came. Hell, even that “damning exchange” between Liz Cheney and Ivanka Trump didn’t get a rise out of me… This… Read more.
Liz Cheney’s Joan-of-Arc Reckoning in the GOP
Frankly, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy) is showing the kind of profile in courage not seen among Republican leaders since John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. No doubt you recall how he famously alienated “the base” by refusing to propagate base lies about Barack Obama being a Muslim socialist hell-bent on destroying the country. But it appears… Read more.
Whether Purging Liz or Ghosting Rudy, Trump Still Ruling GOP
I suspect even Donald Trump thought he would lose his cult-like spell over Republicans after not just losing the 2020 presidential election in a landslide (by his own definition), but inciting an insurrection to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, and then costing them control of the US Senate to boot. Yet, paradoxically, his spell… Read more.