Tag Archives: Obituary

The Judge Has No Opinion, Trump Flogs Reps

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Advice and Consent: Judge Neil Gorsuch gave no indication in his Senate confirmation hearing how he would rule on a variety of issues, but he said he respects precedent and that the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion is a …

Trump Not Tapped, Laptop Travel Ban

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Counter Intelligence: Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, FBI Director James Comey repudiated President Trump’s claim that his phones were tapped last fall on the orders of President Obama. Comey also confirmed that the FBI is investigating any possible links …

Blizzard Hits the East, 24 Million to Lose

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Blizzard: Much of the East Coast is blanketed with snow as a blizzard stretches all the way from Washington DC to Maine and north to Montreal. A blizzard warning is in effect for eight states. As many as 80 million people …

Suddenly Jobs Stats Are Real, Out of Uniform

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Econ 101: The economy added a healthy 235,000 jobs last month, dropping the unemployment rate just a tick to 4.7 percent and increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. Although the Trump administration has …

Conservacare Fight, Iconic Arch Collapse

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Conservacare: As Republican leaders charge in with their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, political riots are erupting on both the left and the right. And that’s just within the Republican party. In spite of that, House Speaker Paul Ryan …

WikiLeaks Stings CIA, Obamacare Popular

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Vault 7: The CIA has the ability to spy on people through smart phones, computers, and even smart televisions, according to a trove of documents posted on WikiLeaks. The documents reveal the CIA’s computer hacking codes and methods, According to …

Conservacare Bill Revealed, New Travel Ban

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

ConservaCare: Congressional Republicans have released the draft of an Obamacare replacement bill that replaces the requirement to have insurance with tax credits and incentives for people to buy health insurance. The key difference is that they propose to replace the …

Trump Demands Wiretap Investigation

Monday, March 6, 2017

Say It Ain’t So: FBI Director James Comey over the weekend asked the Justice Department to knock down President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that his phones were tapped last fall on the orders of President Obama. Comey’s request puts him at …

You win; You lose, Govt. Deconstruction

Monday, February 27, 2017

Correct Envelope, Please: The Academy Awards ended in chaos last night when the musical La La Land was incorrectly named Best Picture instead of Moonlight. Acceptance speeches were already underway when La La Land’s producer announced that there had been …

Trump Rants and Raves, Immigrant Walkout

Friday, February 17, 2017

Trump Gives Self an “A”:  In a long, rambling press conference yesterday, President Trump declared that “This administration is running like a fine- tuned machine,” and “We have made incredible progress. I don’t think there’s ever been a president elected …