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Joe Biden decides this is the right time to float the idea of Supreme Court “Reform”? As recently as last year, he opposed trying to reform the court, including by expanding the court’s membership. Now, he’s contemplating establishing term limits, an enforceable ethics code, plus some other changes,
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Thoughts while waiting for Day 2 of the Republican National Convention to begin: Donald J. Trump must be feeling lucky. On Saturday, he wins the staying alive lottery by surviving an assassination attempt by maybe an inch, and then on Monday, a friendly judge dismisses the charges of mishandling classified
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The plan was to watch the first night of the Republican National Convention, analyze it, condense it, and explain it. As Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The first punch came Saturday, with the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.
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As always, President Joe Biden’s “Big Boy” (that’s how press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described it) news conference started late. Thursday’s presser was scheduled for 5:30, but — whoops, sometime Thursday it was pushed back to 6:30. It actually began at 7:27 This White House has
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Immediately after the disastrous debate, Joe Biden’s polling numbers declined a bit, but not that much. Whew, I thought. How did he dodge that bullet? Two weeks later, the respected Cook Political Report showed that Donald J. Trump is leading Biden by 2.5% in an average of national
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This is not a coverup for Joe Biden. I have been plenty critical of him. What it is, is an attempt to knock down a persistent and pernicious lie about two people: 1- Democratic President Joe Biden 2- Republican Special Counsel Robert Hur It is the worst kind of lying
Culture
You can learn a lot about an author from what s/he [I don’t like “they” when gender is uncertain] thinks is important enough to include on the back cover of a book. Here’s a couple of quotes from Scott Galloway’s “Adrift: America in 100 charts”: “A
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It was a little Dodge City as ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos hammered President Joe Biden on his cognitive ability and his political viability. Stephanopoulos opened by announcing the 22-minute interview was without edits, without cuts. (Anyone believing ABC would risk its reputation by trying to “help” the President through editing
Culture
OMG! Am I actually going to defend Howard Eskin? Actually, no. But I am not going to convict him either — not yet. The bombastic, extroverted veteran broadcaster stands accused of attempting to kiss an Aramark employee, against her wishes. Here is the key paragraph in an Inquirer story: “The incident
Justice
The hot topic over the next few days is if and when Presidents should get immunity for official acts ordered as part of his (or her) “core constitutional powers,” even when some believe those acts are criminal. As a sampling of public opinion, here’s a snap poll conducted by
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I filed yesterday's column about an hour after the debate ended. I did not look at any analysis because I want to give you my opinion, unaffected by what others say. I also like to post fast because people will read one, two or three pieces, but not
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Before analyzing the debate, let’s remember that moderator Dana Bash described the first debate four years ago as a “shit show,” while Philly-born moderator Jake Tapper called it “horrific,” and later drew parallels between Donald J. Trump and Adolf Hitler. And yet, Trump accepted CNN’s offer to host