Daily Archives: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 @ 15:16

Quote for the day, II

The defense argues that the Senate should leave the impeachment decision to the voters. While that logic is appealing to our democratic instincts, it is inconsistent with the Constitution’s requirement that the Senate, not the voters, try the president. Mitt … Continue reading

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Headline of the day

Every single UK venue has now dropped hate preacher Franklin Graham Graham is not a hate-preacher; he is a well-intended idiot who hasn’t thought about his religion carefully enough to grasp how degrading it is. It’s good to see widespread … Continue reading

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Pelosi’s gesture

As everyone in the universe must know by now, Nancy Pelosi tore in half her copy of the State of the Union address last night when the speech was over. The kindest thing I’ve read about the gesture is that … Continue reading

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Maddening factoid of the day

President Trump has long made it a practice to tear up his papers and throw them away. It is a clear violation of the Presidential Records Act, which is supposed to prevent another Watergate-style cover-up. When the National Archives sent … Continue reading

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Quote for the day

Many suppose Republican senators privately despise Trump but kowtow out of fear for their careers. Bad enough if they’re willing to sell out their country and integrity so cravenly. But their behavior shows most have actually drunk the Kool-Aid, succumbed … Continue reading

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