How They Know

A top Justice Department official told former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyers in recent weeks that the department believed he had not returned all the documents he took when he left the White House, according to two people briefed on the matter. Michael Schmidt, Maggie haberman and Katie Benner, New York Times, October 6, 2022 … Read more

RFK and TFG

These are two people I never thought I would associate with one another, but there is a comparison that cannot be overlooked. But that is where any similarity ends as you will soon see. In 1964, the “great mentioner,” a euphomism Washington insiders once used to refer to unnamed sources, focused on whether Lyndon Johnson … Read more

Say It Ain’t So, Joe

FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER: He checks his smart phone every half hour to see if the results of the Alaska special election have been announced. FINAL QUESTION: What differentiates a rabid political wonk from sane people? Last week, the Alaska supervisor of elections announced the final results of the ranked choice voting in the special election … Read more

Plea Deal Time

One Trump syncophant after another has started to accept the fact their false idol is likely headed for indictment and possibly prison. Most recent among them Alan Dershowitz, who told Axios the Department of Justice has enough evidence to indict his former client, but doubts they will. You have to give Dershowitz credit. He is … Read more

The Case for Inflation

If you’re wondering whether I am going to argue the current rate of inflation is not an issue, do not worry. Temperatures here in the Great White North have run 10 to 15 degrees above normal, so brain freeze is not at fault. Inflation, especially excessive inflation, affects the economy and the general population. Unless … Read more