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Donald J. Trump is the richest president in US history. Therefore, it’s ironic that he’s cheapening the presidency more than any other. But that irony is laced with gall. Because this cheapening is directly proportional to the way he’s using the presidency to enrich himself and his family. I have written many commentaries warning that… Read more.
President Trump has a notorious habit of variously taking credit for successes he had little to do with and praising things, only to see them fail. For example: He took credit for Ford’s decision to keep a manufacturing plant in Kentucky instead of moving it to Mexico. But then Ford announced that it never intended… Read more.
President Trump famously threatened North Korea with ‘fire and fury‘ if it continued testing nuclear weapons and threatening to annihilate the United States. But North Korea called his bluff … repeatedly. Therefore, the irony cannot be lost even on this blowhard that he’s the one now wilting under Fire and Fury. What’s more, this only… Read more.
The Republicans’ ‘Seven-Year War’ to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) appears dead. Last night, three GOP senators bucked their party and president, siding with Democrats to vote down a last-minute effort to repeal portions of the law. … After this, it seems unlikely that Republicans will revive their legislative campaign against Obamacare. (Washington Post,… Read more.
Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump said Wednesday she will take a formal White House position without pay but will be subjected to federal ethics rules. Her official title will be assistant to the president; her husband, Jared Kushner, has the title of senior adviser, and also does not get paid. (USA Today, March 29, 2017) First, President Trump… Read more.
Reports are that President Trump has picked former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. for ambassador to Russia. The problem, however, is that Huntsman has no experience dealing with Russia and does not speak the language. He also displayed little understanding of Russian affairs during his ill-fated run for president in 2012 To be fair, he… Read more.
Many of my progressive friends are having a hard time coming to terms with Donald Trump as president-elect of the United States. Some are even joining self-flagellating, flash-mob protests springing up all over the country to vent their raging disbelief. I tried reasoning with them to no avail. Ironically, some of them are convinced the… Read more.
Here’s part of what I wrote about the suspicions, scandals, and investigations surrounding Hillary’s e-mails in “E-mailgate: FBI Gives Hillary Tongue Lashing but Recommends No Charges,” July 5, 2016. ____________________ I wagered in my July 1 commentary that Hillary would be indicted. And, sure enough, as Director Comey outlined the findings of her extreme carelessness,… Read more.
Trump bragged during that now-infamous hot-mic moment on Access Hollywood about being entitled to kiss women on the mouth and grab them by the pussy … because he’s a star. That was just the latest outrage that should have disqualified his presidential campaign. But as I wrote about evangelicals worshipping Trump like a golden calf,… Read more.
These days, news anchormen serve as little more than hosts of reality TV shows masquerading as news programs. Their programming mantra – “if it bleeds, it leads” – used to reflect reporting on an increasingly violent society. Now it reflects reporting on anything that outrages, scares, or titillates – just to generate ratings. Which, of… Read more.
