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Answering Trump’s Call

Friday, February 12, 2021

Common Sense: House managers drew a logical line between statements made by the President Trump and Capitol Hill rioters who believed they were doing his bidding and said so.   “They truly believed that the whole intrusion was at the president’s orders …

The Case Against Trump

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Inciter in Chief: House impeachment managers yesterday made a compelling case that in the weeks preceding the Capitol insurrection, President Donald Trump riled up his base with groundless claims of election fraud culminating with his fiery January 6th speech and  a mob assaulting …

Trump On Trial, Lost In Clouds

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Go to the Video: The Senate voted 56-44 yesterday to determine that trying Donald Trump after he’s out of office is constitutional and the trial will proceed. The vote was a strong signal for how it will go on the question …

He Didn’t Mean It, British Strain

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Fighting Words: As former President Trump’s impeachment trial formally opens today, his lawyers plan to argue that nothing he said in his speech of January 6th incited the Capitol insurrection and that Congress has no authority to put him on trial while …

The Greatest, Weeknd Off

Monday, February 8, 2021

The Greatest: Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes last night winning his seventh Super Bowl and confirming at age 43 that he’s the greatest quarterback of all time.   Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 31-9.   Kansas City hobbled itself with …

The Trillion Dollar Solution

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Econ 101: President Biden used a tepid January jobs report to call for quick action on his $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill.   “I believe the American people are looking right now to their government for help to do our job, to …

Booted from Committee

Friday, February 5, 2021

Greene Sidelined: The House of Representatives, with just 11 Republicans joining the Democrats, last night voted to remove conspiracy-minded Georgia freshman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her assignments to the education and finance committees.   It strips Greene of any power to influence …

Republicans Go Greene

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Cancel Her: The House votes today on whether to strip Georgia freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments for espousing conspiracy theories and calling for the execution of Democratic politicians before she was elected.   It’s a test for Republicans …

Trouble With Lawyers, Republicans Go Low

Monday, February 1, 2021

Fool for a Client: Just a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, former President Donald Trump has parted ways with five lawyers he had retained to represent him. He announced he hired two new ones yesterday.   Maggie Haberman …

GM Goes Electric, Enemy in the House

Friday, January 29, 2021

Internal Combustion: General Motors, the car company that makes the gas guzzling Hummer off-roader and GMC Sierra trucks, announced yesterday that it will make only zero emission vehicles by 2035, a move that will influence the entire auto industry.   It will …