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Getting Behind Biden, The Last Hardball
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Blocking Bernie: On the eve of today’s Super Tuesday round of primaries and caucuses, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her campaign for president and Joined Pete Buttigieg in throwing her support to fellow moderate Joe Biden. Klobuchar’s decision came as moderate …
Mayor Pete Quits, The Virus Spreads
Monday, March 2, 2020
Coronacrisis: “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg dropped out of the race for president last night, joining billionaire Tom Steyer who also folded his hand over the weekend. This considerably lowers the intelligence level of discourse in the Democratic debate. And will somebody please …
The Russians Like Bernie Too, Mother Won’t Talk
Saturday, February 22, 2020
The Russia House: Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to help Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, The NY Times reports. Sanders said that intelligence officials recently briefed him about it. The disclosure follows the revelation that US intelligence agencies …
Russians for Trump, Roger Stone to Jail
Friday, February 21, 2020
Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia is operating to get President Trump re-elected, The NY Times reports, making a disclosure that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.
Target Bloomberg, Blind Intelligence
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Mike Bloomberg showed up for his first Democratic debate last night in Las Vegas and became everyone else’s target. He took a beating.
Sympathy for the Devil, Getting Roger Stone
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Exercising sympathy for rich, powerful, and prominent criminals, President Trump yesterday granted pardons or commutations to 11 people, including former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, and Eddie DeBartolo, former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, and the infamous financial criminal Michael Milkin, the junk bond king.
Bloomberg on the Panel, Apple Phones it In
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Riding a surge in the polls, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has qualified to appear in the next Democratic primary debate.
Call for Barr to Resign, Coronavirus Comes Home
Monday, February 17, 2020
Partial Justice: As fears increase within the Justice Department that the law enforcement arm of the government has become President Trump’s political instrument, more than 1,100 former DOJ prosecutors and officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations signed an open letter …
Strange Justice, What Are the Chances
Saturday, February 15, 2020
The Justice Files: Strange things are happening at the Justice Department under the watchful eyes and Twitter thumbs of President Trump. The NY Times reports that Attorney Gen. William Barr has appointed a team to review “politically sensitive” cases. Barr sent an …
Barr Bucks the Boss, Death of News
Friday, February 14, 2020
Talkback: Well, President Trump finally got on the nerves of Attorney Gen. William Barr, who said yesterday, “I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.” Trump has been tweeting complaints about the how the Justice Department handled the charges against …