The fact that the left continues to listen to and support the media should be enough evidence that the left really has no scruples. ===== WSJ. 5/6/2020. Holman W Jenkins, Jr. I finally read the lengthy transcript of President Trump’s April 23 press conference but it turned out to be unnecessary. Under the heading of “If your time is short,” the Poynter Institute’s... Read more
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Coverup
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Deep State, FBI, JenkinsWSJ 5/11/2020 by Homan W Jenkins, Jr. Sound bite purveyors will do their best to portray Gen. Mike Flynn as a hardened criminal whom the Justice Department just let go as a favor to Donald Trump. The case unraveled because there was no case, as was revealed partly by an FBI memo asking if Mr. Flynn was being targeted for political... Read more
The Farmer’s Guide to Distancing and Personal Freedom
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Big Govt, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom5/9/20 WSJ When truckers come to our farm for pinto beans, we don’t shake hands or bump elbows. Instead, we practice social distancing: Drivers pull up and roll down their windows. From seven or eight feet away, we tell them where to go and how to get their load. They’ll stay in or near their cab the whole time. Nobody told us... Read more
Every life important?
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Abortion5/9/20 WSJ By Rick Santorum Battle lines are being drawn over when and how to reopen the economy. These are hard decisions—the kind politicians prefer to avoid—because they’re both uncertain and consequential. Yet you can tell people’s true character in a crisis—what is most important, what they’re willing to fight for. Generally the left is on the side of continuing the shutdowns,... Read more
At Best, Mr. Obama is Wrong.
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Law, ObamaPretty good example of why I believe little that this man says. mrossol. = = = = 5/9/20. WSJ Barack Obama is a lawyer, so it was stunning to read that he ventured into the Michael Flynn case in a way that misstated the supposed crime and ignored the history of his own Administration in targeting Mr. Flynn. Since the former President chose... Read more
The Chief Takes a Stand
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Party Politics, The Left, US CourtsEvidence of a backbone! mrossol ====== 5/9/20. WSJ The Democratic campaign to delegitimize conservative judges goes beyond Senate threats to restructure the Supreme Court. Consider the progressive stunt that Chief Justice John Roberts put to bed Friday. Judge Tom Griffith, a 65year-old George W. Bush appointee on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced in March he is retiring. A progressive group called Demand... Read more