. . . This includes Republican Senators. Once the walls were closing in on Nixon, he resigned. This National Review article by Rich Lowry explains why Trump won’t (reprinted in The Oklahoman) I agree with Lowry’s analysis and believe he offers insight into the Trump-Fox-GOP mindset. He says: The “worst interpretation” of the “current facts” …
. . . so expect things to get worse before they get better. The worst thing Democrats can do right now is escalate the situation. Democracy is under attack. The goal is to save democracy. Schiff, therefore, handled the situation correctly. Fox reported that some Republican members asked to be arrested “to help with the …
[Click here to read on the NBC News website] On Tuesday, Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, gave what House Democrats described as “disturbing” testimony about President Donald Trump’s Ukraine dealings. The testimony was not open to the public, but news outlets obtained and subsequently published Taylor’s 15-page opening statement. Taylor’s statement makes clear that Trump did indeed …
I took notes while reading Bill Taylor’s statement to Congress. Michael Fisher wanted me to Tweet my notes. I cannot resist a cute kitty. So here they are: May 28: Pompeo asked Taylor to lead the embassy in Ukraine. June: Taylor arrived in Kiev to find a “weird combination of encouraging, confusing, and ultimately alarming …
Bill Taylor’s devastating written statement to Congress. Read More »
This morning, Russell Vought, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it was “fake news” that his office would comply with the Congressional impeachment inquiry: The OMB is the office that, on Trump’s orders, withheld aid to Ukraine. This is significant because it means that the OMB is helping Trump …
Yale prof. Timothy Snyder explains what was wrong with Mulvaney’s press conference (the meat starts at 3:30) From Snyder: “Mulvaney’s comment ‘get over it’ is a very economical way of saying get over the facts, get over the particular laws that make this illegal; get over the rule of law.” From Snyder: Mulvaney was essentially …
@ana_safavi asked: What changed is the focus of law enforcement. 100 years ago, all-white police forces mostly put black men in jail. The laws mostly shielded white men and gave them legal superiority. The law of coverture gave men legal dominance over women. Before the New Deal & Civil Rights legislation [white] men could pretty …
There’s a tendency to see the current surge in right-wing anti-democratic, authoritarian norm-breaking as something new in America, and therefore both frightening and baffling. This is wrong—and dangerous. We begin with a distinction between conservatives and reactionaries (also called right wing authoritarians). Conservatives are averse to change. They prefer stability & status quo. Those with …
Trump claims that impeachment is interfering with his ability to do his job. When you consider what Trump—as president—does all day as his “work” it makes sense that the way Pelosi and Schiff are conducting this impeachment is throwing off his game. Yale prof. Timothy Snyder explains that Trump’s “task” is to create crisis & …
The “you’re the puppet” technique being used now by the Trump-Fox-GOP goes like this: “The House is denying Trump due process and thus denying him a fair trial.” To being with, the House inquiry is not akin to a criminal trial. It’s more akin to a grand jury proceeding in which evidence is gathered and …
