Joe Biden
Guest essay: Pick your favorite reason Dems lost to Trump
It’s hard to win if you don’t know why you lost
Donald J. Trump
It’s sad when Dems root for a recession
Cheering for a recession suggests you have no better arguments, and there is something to that.
Politics
Scorecard: The first 4 weeks of Trump II
There hasn’t been such an activist rookie* President since Franklin D. Roosevelt. I used the * because Donald J. Trump is a rookie in his second term, so he’s different from FDR in that way. But not in his ambitions. Not in his desire to expand the powers of
Politics
Cry baby Dems need to pick their fights with whirlwind Trump
Wrecking ball, bull in a China shop, disrupter, Constitution-buster — choose your own metaphor. Just about everything President Donald J. Trump has unleashed in the first three weeks of his second term is what he said he would unleash. He was not kidding. He was prepared. Call it shock and awe,
Crime
In the language of prison, “life” doesn’t mean life
Does the name Yolanda Saldivar ring a bell? She was convicted of the 1995 first-degree murder of Tejano music star Selena, who was 23. A Texas jury sentenced Saldivar to life in prison. Life in prison. She is now eligible for parole, 30 years after she killed the star, who
Politics
Woodward’s “War” book praises many Biden decisions
His book, “War,” says Bob Woodward, “presents the efforts and decisions to try to prevent war, and where war came, to avoid escalation.” Really, the book should be titled “Wars,” because while the central focus is Ukraine, the war provoked by Russian wannabe Czar Vladimir Putin, much of the book
Immigration
No, Donald J. Trump doesn’t hate “immigrants”
I was watching an MSNBC discussion show Friday morning, with all four panelists agreeing, vociferously, that Donald J. Trump was “anti immigrant” and his deportation plan would inevitably lead to “separation of families.” This can get deep fast because the courts have ruled that while adult illegals can be held
Culture
President Biden’s commutations torch his legacy
President Joe Biden seems determined to torch his legacy as the grains of sand run down the hourglass of his historic presidency. Historic? Yes, for two reasons. First, his accomplishments. I would say action to prevent a depression during the Covid lockdown may be No. 1, but there are many
Immigration
Inquirer scoreboard: Fails on objectivity, again
As part of my continuing scoreboard on Inquirer corruption of journalist norms, the Thursday edition carried yet another Open Border editorial mildly disguised as a new story. The piece runs 23 paragraphs, it quotes four supporters of illegal immigration, although it never ever uses the word “illegal,” and offers not
Culture
No, Americans did not vote for fascism
The post mortem continues, with the Inquirer headlining, in the print edition, a story , “Why voters rejected Dems’ fascism warnings.” I’ll summarize the story this way: Voters cared more about the economy than democracy. That’s the Inquirer’s take, speaking for hard Left, Democratic bed-wetters. Mine is that
Immigration
How can Trump make mass deportation work?
Donald J. Trump has a mandate for action, and if Republicans capture the House, in addition to the Senate it now has, he will have a pretty free hand to act. Even CNN’s Van Jones called Trump’s an “avalanche victory.” He will be able to act on illegal
Presidential Election
Well, in lieu of a decision, read this
With 72% of Americans feeling the nation is on the “wrong track,” and Vice President Kamala Harris’ favorable ratings lower than whale shit six months ago, it is miraculous that she was tied with former President Donald J. Trump. Given that he is a convicted felon, guilty of sexual assault,