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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
The Bureaucrat Behind the Curtain
“Pay no attention to that man behind that curtain!” The Wizard of Oz had a good reason for trying to distract Dorothy when his true identity was revealed in the 1939 classic film. The last thing he wanted was for her to figure how things really operated.
Alaskan Sen. Loses Her Bering on Abortion
“How to Lose the Majority in One Easy Step.” That’s the book Republicans could write if they listen to their pro-abortion fringe over the millions of voters who put them in charge.
Comey Flunks The New York Times
Liberal media outlets like The New York Times have a political objective driving their coverage: Ruin President Trump.
Rape Fakers Must Pay a Higher Price
It’s settled, but far from over. The University of Virginia fraternity that was slimed and defamed by sicko fabulist Sabrina Erdely will receive a $1.65 million payment, the fraternity announced this week.
Draining the Dodd-Frank Swamp
The House just passed the Financial CHOICE Act, which enacts major reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2010.
Rewriting American History
George Orwell said, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” In the former USSR, censorship, rewriting of history and eliminating undesirable people became part of Soviets’ effort to ensure that the correct ideological and political spin was put on their history. Deviation from official propaganda was punished by confinement in labor camps and execution.
Trump Didn’t Ruin the Media. Obama Did.
Trump isn’t destroying the media’s credibility. They already destroyed their own credibility, thanks to their allegiance to President Barack Obama.
Fly Better
Wonder why your flight is late? Why planes keep circling? Why even after you’ve landed, you sometimes can’t deplane? Bad weather plays a role, but flying is also nastier because American airports use 50-year-old technology.
More Comey Leaks?
As we have previously noted, the biggest bombshell to come out of Comey’s testimony last week was his matter of fact disclosure that he was the source of a New York Times story claiming that President Trump pressured him to shut down the investigation of Mike Flynn, who, by the way, had already been fired.
Alabama School Facing Possible Lawsuit Over Baccalaureate, Graduation Prayer
An Alabama school district could be one bowl of banana pudding away from a federal lawsuit.
Should Taxes Fund PBS?
In 2010, the Republicans took control of the House; in 2014, the Senate; and, in 2016, the White House.
Let’s Do Air Traffic Control the Canadian Way
Today’s political climate being what it is, anything a president proposes gets condemned out of hand by lawmakers from the other party. So of course President Trump’s proposal last week for privatizing the US air-traffic control system was no sooner announced than a slew of top Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and his House counterpart, Nancy Pelosi, proclaimed their opposition.
Five Notes on Trump’s Current Predicament
The danger President Trump faces from the various investigations into the Trump-Russia matter has changed dramatically in recent weeks.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
What You Have in Common With Anderson Cooper
Although I’ve never met Anderson, I know there’s at least one thing we have in common, one truly heartfelt desire that we share: the craving for a father’s love.
Comey Testimony: The Five Most Important Takeaways
James Comey raised quite a furor in his testimony on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee — albeit not the kind the Left had anticipated.
Dueling With the Death Tax
“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets,” Will Rogers once wrote. Given Washington’s track record, it’s hard to blame Rogers for being cynical. If President Trump gets his way, however, taxes could actually improve. One part of them, anyway: the estate, or “death” tax.
The Impeachment War
American politics is now, in large part, a fight about whether or not Donald Trump will be impeached.
On Religious Tests, It’s Vought That Counts
What does a man’s theology have to do with the U.S. economy? A lot, if you’re Russell Vought. The respected economist, President Trump’s pick for deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, thought he’d have to answer some tough questions at his Senate hearing last week. But like most of us, he thought they’d be about finances — not faith.
What Happened to the Hysteria About Trump-Induced Anti-Semitism?
As I document in my book “Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph,” which is an explanation of Americanism, leftism and Islamism, hysteria is a major tactic of the left.
Collusion Sinks, Obstructions Soars
Reviewing the testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey over the weekend, I was struck by how Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee asked very little about the increasingly discredited narrative that the president and/or his campaign colluded with Russia during the election. Instead, they and the big media talking heads were clearly shifting toward a new narrative and a new allegation — obstruction of justice.