Want to read about that whole Rob Porter thing? You know, that White House dude whose two ex-wives accused him of abusive behavior, whose ex-girl friend claimed was receiving special treatment because he was “dating” White House babe/communications director Hope Hicks.1 Or how about Stormy Daniels, the porno star who received a $130,000 payment “facilitated”…
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What’s worse than suffering through the faux double entendres in those insufferable Duluth Trading Co. ads? Suffering through the insufferable whining of New York Times “conservatives”
Yes, NYT-approved conservatives Ross Douthat, who has, on occasion, received a hearty thumb’s up from me, and Trump-hatin’ Bret Stephens, whom I’ve basically ignored, have both been actin’ conservative and actin’ out in recent days. First up, and the more dispensable, is Ross, who’s actin’ all Catholic and accusatory, heading off a recent column on…
The Mooche si, The Mooch no
Some while back, I posted a dismissive note on Facebook regarding the highly welcome departure of Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci, to wit: “The Mooche is mooted and muted. Suck on this, Tony: You’re history.” Well, Tony is history, but I unfortunately misspelled his nickname, as a jazz buff might, because there are two famous “Mooches”…
Ramesh Ponnuru, not really up on the Constitution thing
Trump Derangement Syndrome! It’s everywhere! Not among Democrats, but among Republicans! Yes, it’s dismaying when “your president” acts like a two-year-old—because he is a two-year-old! So what’s a pundit to do? Well, “I know you are but what am I?” seems to be what may be called the “Ramesh Ponnuru defense”. Ramesh, writing in the…
You have to talk to those people in a language they can understand—that is to say, Spanish
“The message has been received that President Trump is, to coin a phrase, a bad hombre,” the ethically and ethnically challenged Rich Lowry informs us, gloating over the decline in illegal border crossings since the advent of Herr Donald. Granted, Trump’s wild and vicious threats during the campaign—to build a “great wall” and force Mexico…
Out like Flynn
How wrong was it for anonymous “Intelligence Community” folks to fink on poor Michael Flynn, who just wanted to chat with his good buddy Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak about, you know, stuff, without everyone and his sister in law making a big deal about it? Or leaking transcripts of those conversations to the Washington Post?…
Charles Krauthammer half full, Charles Krauthammer half empty
In his latest column, Charlie the K bemoans “the refusal of an unbending left to accept the legitimacy of Trump’s victory.” Sighs Charlie, “It’s not just the demonstrators chanting “not my president.” It is leading Democrats pushing one line after another to delegitimize the election, as in: He lost the popular vote, it’s James Comey’s…
The Republican Party: Civil War or Hostile Takeover?
Over at New York Mag, Jonathan Chait has an unfortunately challenging and well-argued piece, strongly suggesting that my cozy analysis of a Republican Party sliding inexorably into ever-increasing disarray is not, you know, accurate.1 Chait sees Trump, or, rather, Trumpism, as similar to one of those Alien critters that first infects you and then sort…
Rich Lowry, headed for the last round up
The Donald’s “new” immigration plan is “detailed and substantive,” Rich Lowry tells us at Politico: “If we aren’t going to have a sweeping amnesty or tolerate the status quo, illegal immigrants must be subject to deportation. All of them don’t have to be rounded up, as Trump ridiculously advocated in the primaries.” No, we won’t…
Paul Ryan a total whore, liberal media is shocked to discover
It is shocking, isn’t it? Young, slender, matinee idol handsome—and smart!—Paul Ryan is in fact a total whore, as the New York Times editorial page—liberal media personified—is shocked to discover, though the Times prefers “weak opportunist”. Even the battle-hardened Weekly Standard was startled by Paulie’s “surprisingly enthusiastic” suck-up to the Donald. It’s the Times, of…