No commentary on how wrong they were… ====== WSJ 1/2/2018 As Donald Trump heads into his second year as President, we’re pleased to report that there hasn’t been a fascist coup in Washington. This must be terribly disappointing to the progressive elites who a year ago predicted an authoritarian America because Mr. Trump posed a unique threat to democratic norms. But it looks... Read more
Archive for the ‘The Left’ Category
No One is Facing Their Own Hyperbole
January 2 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, The Left, Trump, US ConstitutionMiddle East Reality
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Israel, Radical Islam, The LeftWe need more politicians with a “reality” perspective. ======== WSJ 12/27/2017 By Reuel Marc Gerecht Alot of people are in a funk over President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The liberal media, most former government officials who’ve dealt with the Israeli–Palestinian imbroglio, and just about everyone at the United Nations appear certain that the decision had a lot to do... Read more
Student Loan Scam
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, The Left, US DebtScam is a very good word for it. ===== WSJ 12/27/2017 After nationalizing student lending, the Obama Administration sought to reduce the government’s $1.3 trillion loan portfolio by allowing disgruntled borrowers to discharge their debt. Last week Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ended this fraud against taxpayers. After driving Corinthian Colleges out of business in 2014, the Education Department implemented a haphazard process to forgive... 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
Facts Don’t Really Matter
December 11 | Posted by mrossol | Jenkins, Liberal Press, Special Counsel, The Left, TrumpAs with Republicans who came before, they are guilty of “something”; the only question is when we will find it…. ======== WSJ 12/8/1017 Pressing in on many of Donald Trump’s critics finally is the unreality of a Putin Trump conspiracy to put him in the White House, so now the switch has been to accuse him, after the election, of violating the Logan... Read more
Crime? What Crime?
December 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Jenkins, Special Counsel, The LeftWhat is the crime? ====== By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. WSJ Dec. 1, 2017 6:36 p.m. Retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn on Friday pleaded guilty to lying about a non-crime. Even Adam Schiff, the House Democrat most determined to ride the Russia collusion story to bigger and better things, acknowledged that conferring with a representative of Russia about the incoming administration’s Russia policy is... Read more
