This time last week, the drumbeat for the Democrats to “DO SOMETHING!” had gained in volume and intensity as pundits who should know better started calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step down as leader. People were calling on House Democrats to stand up to defend the Constitution against Trump and the GOP […]
Attorney General William Barr has given up any pretense of being the attorney for the United States. He proved that he is, in essence, the lead defense attorney for President Donald Trump. Going forward, any investigation in which he exercises supervision is now tainted because of his naked display of partisanship. Republican supporters are now […]
After opening the hearing with a rant about FBI agents being biased against then-candidate Donald J. Trump, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham quoted them saying Trump was “a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Actually, that was a quote from Senator Graham speaking about his old rival back in December […]
Hold off calls for impeachment! With the release of the long-awaited investigative report from Robert Mueller, questions concerning the impeachment of President Donald Trump are swirling through the Washington press corps and Beltway chattering classes. When the initial burst of euphoria among Trump supporters subsided and as the report’s damning reality began to sink […]
Otto Warmbier, god rest his soul, was victim of his perceived white privilege: “I like that poster on the wall in the hall of my hoteI, think I’ll take it.” Really? “But what the hell? What’s the worst that could happen? I’ll say it was a dumb prank and apologize.” Oh son, you were in […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Clicking any of the links highlighted below will open a new window to the sourcing material used in this report. While doing so may be time-consuming and break up the flow of the story, we encourage readers to read as much background material as possible as an enhancement to understanding. In August 2014, John […]
A while back I realized i was being inundated with advertisements for male enhancement products seemingly everywhere except NPR. Then it hit me, “Holy fuck! I’m in a target demographic for men with erectile dysfunction!” All day I hear the the “Big Hurt,” retired baseball star Frank Thomas, tell random strangers about how great life […]
