National Republicans
Never Boring…
You see a lot of strutting, and the truth can fly out the window in the blink of an eye, but the one thing you have to say about politics is…it’s never boring. Ole Thom Tillis sat in the Senate happy until the day Trump posted on Truth Social ‘he’s got to go’ – so…
Read MorePaying a Price
I’ve sat through a lot of poll briefings over the years and gotten a lot of surprises. But two polls last week – one on CNN, another on Fox – surprised me more than most: Both said most people opposed bombing Iran’s nuclear sites. Now who on earth would want to let Iran have a…
Read MoreWho Can You Believe?
It’s hard to get your arms around what’s going on these days – one thing pops up, a contradiction pops up, and it leaves you befuddled. Trump said we ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites. That sounded good. Better than good. The ayatollah wouldn’t get his hands on a nuclear bomb. But in the blink of an…
Read MoreStrange Times…
MAGA Queen Marjorie Taylor Greene whacked Trump for bombing Iran – what she posted next was odder: She said John F. Kennedy was assassinated because he’d opposed Israel’s ‘nuclear program.’ J. D. Vance, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio all said we’re not after ‘regime change’ in Iran – Trump said, Why not regime change? Trump announced…
Read MoreTrump’s F-Bomb
On the White House lawn Tuesday, Trump told reporters that Iran and Israel “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.” Rather than repeat the word, The New York Times decorously referred to his “expletive-laced remarks.” BBC did it this way: “Trump said neither side ‘knows what … they’re doing’ – unusually using an expletive while…
Read MoreTrump’s War
Trump did what he said he’d never do: get us in a war. He lied again. Last weekend, he was embarrassed by his less-than-impressive military parade – the squeaky tank, the ragged marching and the soldier carrying a drone like a toy airplane. This weekend, he decided to play War President. For him, it’s a…
Read MoreIt’s Odd…
Decorating the walls with gold filigree, lining the mantle with gold ornaments, Trump set the stage for ‘Live from the White House.’ The cabinet met, cameras rolled, around the table, somber, differential, smiling, Bondi, Hegseth, Noem lauded Trump. Zelensky walked onto stage – it was like watching a wrestling bout, Trump, Vance pounding, Zelensky dodging.…
Read MoreFrantic and Agitated
Talking to the media about a possible American strike on Iranian nuclear sites, Trump said, “I may do it, I may not do it. I mean nobody knows what I’m going to do.” Finally, he’s not lying. Nobody knows what he’ll do. Including him. John Bolton, his former national security adviser, said that in situations…
Read MoreHealing
Cut from two different bolts of cloth, first laying eyes on each other sitting in the Continental Congress, they became friends. Short, bald, plump cheeks, brilliant but irritating, John Adams dove head-on into fights. Tall, lean, copper-colored hair, charming but cautious, Thomas Jefferson avoided fights. An heir of ‘The Enlightenment’ Jefferson put his faith in…
Read MoreRain on His Parade
Trump got his parade, but not the pictures he wanted. The Army put on a grand show, but the weather was dreary, Trump looked dejected at times and the crowd was unimpressive. More impressive were the millions of Americans who turned out in sunshine and rain in thousands of communities to proclaim “No King.” Meanwhile,…
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