The Lewandowski hearing kicked off the official Trump impeachment hearings. If you missed it, click here. To get a taste of Republican tactics, watch the opening 15 minutes. Then to watch the Democrats hit a few home runs, watch Berke’s cross examination at the end. The question of the day seemed to be: Why wasn’t …
Impeachment Hearings have Begun: Put Away the Pitchforks Read More »
Jim asks if all the Sen. Lindsay Graham noise about the FISA warrants and arresting the Trump Russia investigators is a concern or a grand distraction. Answer: It’s a concern. It arises from a reactionary desire to destroy. Consider a few of the Trump-FOX-GOP policies: Warm the globe Repeal the ACA Destroy the environment for …
I see a disconnect between what Pelosi actually says and what people say that she says. To stay grounded in facts, I’ll look at Pelosi’s exact words. No paraphrases or summaries. Then I’ll analyze. Here’s what Pelosi said on May 31, 2019. The meat starts at the 1:30 minute mark. Kimmel pointed out that Mueller …
Preliminary note. I will be on a panel discussing impeachment next week in Santa Barbara: So you can expect a bunch of posts this week on impeachment as I do my homework to prepare. This morning, the House Committee on the Judiciary just voted on this resolution. I’ll start with a summary of the document, …
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The latest: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist said, “This is the first time I’ve felt pressure from above to not say what truly is the forecast.” Yes, Trump told the NOAA to back up his lie–and someone there did it. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four showed us why Trump is doing this. “Without truth, we …
GOP is not a conservative party. It’s a reactionary party. Let’s stop calling it “conservative.” True conservatives, according to NYU prof. @Jonhaidt, form a kind of yin-yang balance with liberals (or progressives). Liberals embrace forward-looking change. Conservatives value order. The conservative insight is that order is precious, hard to achieve, and easy to lose. (From …
Hi, @TedCruz, I read your thread about guns, the Bible, self defense, and black rights (which made no coherent argument). You don’t like “playing politics” with guns. You left out the part about how you, the NRA, and Russia use guns to play politics and to further your own goals. From Yale prof. Timothy Snyder, …
Once again, Trump is threatening to sue a former White House staff member for violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA): It’s not enforceable, but Trump’s NDAs do tell us a lot about Trump. Last year, Kellyanne Conway confirmed that “everyone” in the West Wing signs NDAs. Omarosa made public the agreement she was asked to sign, so we …
Kristen Johnson said: FDR taught us how to make rapid change: Win elections with large majorities. When FDR took office in 1933, the U.S. was in the throes of the Great Depression. Income inequality was like today, but with big differences. There was no social security. There was no 40 hour workweek. There was no …
Joe Walsh announced that he’s running for president as a Republican, and Twitter panicked. Twitter does that. Even when the news is good. Preet Bharara tweeted this: I don’t understand the confusion. If you want Trump to go, support the Democratic candidate for president. Joe Walsh is running as a Republican. A Republican challenger means …
