WSJ 4/10/2020
When it comes to “fake news,” we had a whopper this week. Voters were informed that Bernie Sanders was dropping out of the Democratic presidential contest. Joe Biden only wishes it were so.
True, Mr. Sanders announced on Wednesday the “suspension” of his campaign, noting that he trailed Mr. Biden by some 300 delegates, and...
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the virus kills red and blue alike
April 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party Politics, Strassel, The LeftCrises have a way of separating the leaderlike wheat from the opportunistic chaff. Coronavirus is the crisis of our time, and the political winnowing is something to behold. Example: The Trump administration spent this week distributing ventilators, standing up small-business loans, dispatching hospital ships, erecting alternate care facilities, explaining virus modeling, revamping regulations to keep truckers on the road, and plastering... Read more
Iran-Contra Was a Better Class of Scandal
December 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, NoonanAs good a summary of Iran-Contra as I have heard in a long time.
WSJ 12/7/2019
During presidential scandals, members of the media often speak of the Iran-Contra affair. I’m not sure they really understand it.
In retrospect that scandal was distinguished by two central, shaping characteristics. First, it was different from other scandals in...
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Trump vs Schiff??
December 9 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Jenkins, Party Politics, The Left, Trump
WSJ 12/7/2019
Hearings were hardly necessary to show that Donald Trump, in all too characteristic a fashion, took interest in his administration’s Ukraine policy only when he saw a chance to lard on Ukrainian announcements that he could throw back in the face of domestic critics who questioned his 2016 legitimacy.
So why does Adam...
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Adam Schiff Is Watching
December 9 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Impeachment, Strassel, The Left, US ConstitutionIt is almost shocking that the press is not calling this out, even though its “one of their own” who is the perpetrator.
WSJ 12/6/2019
Fanatics can justify any action, and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff this week demonstrated where that mindset leads. In his rush to paint Donald Trump as a lawbreaker, Mr. Schiff has...
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just another impeachment
November 16 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Impeachment, Strassel, The LeftKimberly Strassel WSJ 11/15/2019
Democrats have already lost their impeachment battle. That’s the takeaway from Wednesday’s first public hearing. What was meant to be a moment in history turned out to be business as usual.
Democrats laid out their best case for removing Donald J. Trump from office, repeatedly using words like “extortion,” “bribery” and “abuse of...
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