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Hur damns Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland handpicked Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. However, Hur laced his report with so many cheap shots that it read more like a political hit job than an investigative report. Did Special Counsel Robert Hur Cross the line when he attacked President Biden’s mental acuity in… Read more.
Love in the time of fundraising Or Trump is just a grifter grifting as grifters grift. Because, even on Valentine’s Day, Trump thinks only suckers are into flowers blooming and hearts fluttering. Former President Trump wished former first lady Melania Trump a Happy Valentine’s Day on Wednesday by thanking her for her support throughout his various criminal cases.… Read more.
Trump threatens NATO members Donald Trump’s norm-busting behavior has redefined the term “unprecedented.” Indeed, he has given political reporters and pundits cause to toss that term around like confetti at a New Year’s Eve bash. Case in point is the unprecedented way Trump threatened he would encourage Russia to have its way with NATO members who “do not pay… Read more.
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.
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.
The 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump Yesterday, in a jaw-dropping ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court shocked the world. It found that Donald Trump incited the Jan 6 insurrection. Based on that finding, it ruled that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from being president of the United States. Here is how The New York Times reported on its historic,… Read more.
Kissinger, authoritarian whisperer of realpolitik Henry Kissinger was a titan of 20th-century geopolitics. But his legacy is as complex as it is controversial. Many hailed him as a master strategist. I railed against him as a cunning narcissist. He courted praise for dispensing sage chess-like geopolitical advice. Yet, I can fairly distill his diplomatic treatise… Read more.
Trump says believe me Frankly, Trump’s MAGAspeak makes Orwell’s doublespeak sound credible. For example, Trump could tell his supporters the sun is shining, while they’re standing in the rain listening to him, and they would believe him. Here is the commandment Trump handed down during the early days of his presidency: Stick with us. Don’t believe the crap you… Read more.
In Trump Republicans trust Trump voters are more likely to believe the former president is telling them the truth than their friends and family or religious leaders, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. (Axios, August 21, 2023) That, of course, is the very definition of cult worship. After all, nobody in their right mind is… Read more.
People in Donald Trump’s inner circle keep affirming Rick Wilson’s famous assertion that “Everything Trump Touches Dies.” Of course, the more accurate assertion is that everyone who associates with Trump either ruins their reputation or ends up in jail. Giuliani ‘America’s mayor’: fall from grace Everyone from former Cabinet secretaries like former AG Jeff Sessions to former lawyers like Michael… Read more.
