The Fourth of July supersedes bad politics
(July 4) Independence Day is such a favorite holiday of mine that when this nation had its bicentennial celebration in 1976, I told my father I wanted to live to 112 […]
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Pence outclasses Trump; plus another religious liberty court case
Two pieces related to court cases. (Links to full columns embedded in each headline.) Unlike Trump, Pence has courage of convictions on abortion case (May 9): Former Vice President Mike […]
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Two Pence, for Pence, but against whiny collegians
Two pieces on former Vice President Mike Pence making news of the right sort. (To read the whole columns, please click on the links embedded in the headlines.) Pence’s ‘Freedom […]
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Three takes on the Capitol riots
Separate columns on three different aspects of the Capitol riots of last Jan. 6. Full columns available by following links embedded in each headline….. Mike Pence showed character and courage […]
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The lugubrious Mr. Biden mimics Jimmy Carter’s malaise
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, March 12) More mournful than hopeful. More soporific than energizing. President Biden, in his first prime-time address from the White House, indeed in his first 50 […]
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Republican senators play with fire by not convicting Trump
Amidst a host of substantive reasons why senators should find Donald Trump guilty of impeachable offenses, a purely political reality should be vivid in their consciousness. Each senator who votes […]
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Right-wingers behaving badly
Putting these two pieces together is not meant to imply that Rep. Jim Jordan is anywhere near as irresponsible as as lawyer Lin Wood, but is done merely for reasons […]
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Gen. Flynn’s call for martial law is beneath contempt
(Dec. 3) Just days after receiving a controversial pardon from President Trump, retired Gen. Michael Flynn showed some of the character defects that got him into hot water in the […]
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V-P debate, pre- and during
Two columns on the V-P debate, the second one an insta-react fact-check piece. Links embedded in the headlines. Yes, vice-presidential debates can make a difference (Oct. 6): Wednesday night’s face-off […]
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Prediction: Joe Biden will never be president
Going way out on several limbs, I herewith present my boldest (but real) political predictions for the rest of this year. Prediction one, with an asterisk: If Joe Biden remains […]
