Yes, is it any wonder the public seems to see all this as bad? ====== WSJ 12/22/2017 Kimberly Strassel In the wake of last year’s election, a humiliated press corps was forced to reassess, to explain how it had gotten the presidential race so monumentally wrong. Conclusions: It had been too blinded by its own biases, too sheltered from Middle America. It apologized.... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Who Can You Believe?
December 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Liberal Press, StrasselGoogle-Facebook Anti-Democracy??
December 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing FreedomThe power these two organization wield should concern us all. ========== WSJ 12/19/2017 ‘Amonopoly on the means of communication,” Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson wrote in “Leviathan,” their 1975 novel, “may define a ruling elite more precisely than the celebrated Marxian formula of ‘monopoly in the means of production.’ ” Bear that in mind when you hear this next statistic: In 2017... Read more
Tax Actions before 2018 – WSJ
December 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Tax IssuesJust FYI. ===== WSJ 12/20/2017 For millions of Americans, the most important tax-planning tip between now and the end of the year is to check your charitable contributions. They are on Schedule A, Line 19 of your tax return. Do these donations, plus your mortgage interest, allowable medical expenses, and $10,000 of state and local taxes, normally add up to more than... Read more
The Definition of Stonewalling
December 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Law, Liberal Press, Party Politics, The LeftEven I am surprised at how neglected this story has been by the main-street press. ========= WSJ 12/11/2017 Christopher Wray was supposed to bring a new candor and credibility to the FBI after the James Comey debacle, but the country is still waiting. The director’s testimony Thursday to the House Judiciary Committee suggests he has joined the Justice Department effort to stop the... Read more
Still Looking for Evidence
December 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, Liberal Press, Russia, Special Counsel===== WSJ Dec. 1, 2017 7:01 p.m. ET Robert Mueller’s special prosecution machine grinds on, and on Friday it crushed former national security adviser Mike Flynn on the ever-ready charge of lying to the FBI. The guilty plea is a tragedy for the former three-star general and head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, but whether it is ominous for the Trump Presidency... Read more
