What the Bidens may have done does NOT excuse Trump
(Jan. 26) The unethical behavior of both Joe and Hunter Biden in dealing with Ukrainian matters is a legitimate matter of congressional interest. But it should not have any bearing […]
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Bidens still should testify — but not for impeachment trial
(Jan. 29) There is no good legal reason for either Joe or Hunter Biden to testify at the Senate impeachment trial. But there are legitimate reasons for the Senate later […]
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Double talk and double standards by Senate GOP
(Jan. 23). On matters Ukrainian, President Trump’s defenders repeatedly make logically contradictory assertions. Their attempts at spin are dizzying to the point of nausea. For example, they blast the impeachment […]
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Louisiana’s ever-changing John Kennedy
(Dec. 2) Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, now all over the news after a volatile verbal exchange with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, is a habitual shape-shifter. Pundits disappointed that the […]
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Trump turns into Putin’s Poodle
(Nov. 16) More evidence that President Trump is acting as Putin’s poodle comes with news late this week that Russia is now taking over a key U.S. airfield in the […]
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Impeachment case strengthens against Trump
[Three fact-filled pieces, getting beyond the partisan demagoguery — including, alas, particularly awful demagoguery endemic among Capitol Hill Republicans. For the full stories, follow the links embedded in the headlines.] […]
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Jeff Sessions disappoints, but the race is wide open
Two pieces on Sessions’ entry into the Senate race, the first just before he announced, the other just after. Follow the links embedded in the headlines to read the full […]
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Testimony by three diplomats hurts Trump’s case
Diplomats Volker and Sondland make quid and quo look bad (Nov. 5). In the midst of his now-released testimony to the House Intelligence Committee, former diplomat Kurt Volker confirmed a […]
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In Ukraine mess, Trump and GOP behaving terribly
Trump is really, truly in the wrong here. Follow the links embedded in the headlines, which are listed in chronological order. Here’s why Trump’s Ukraine misdeeds may well be impeachable. […]
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Key explainer, and assessment, of the Ukraine scandal
Two columns. First, a neutral cheat sheet for what’s involved in the Biden-Trump-Ukraine controversy: A cheat sheet for understanding it all (Sept. 20): The new controversy about President Trump’s conduct […]
