The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Barbara Lagoa, a well-respected judge who served most recently on the Florida Supreme Court, was confirmed to the 11th Circuit Court. President Trump Flips Third Appeals Court to GOP Donald Trump has confirmed more than 160 Title III judges during his presidency, making his judicial selections nearly 30% of all federal […]
Is American Diplomacy as Bad as It Looks?
American diplomats are supposed to be tough and courageous. And, according to Dave Seminara, able. “They learn the local languages and quickly become experts in their fields.” A Partisan Fishing Expedition Mr. Seminara, a journalist and former diplomat, argues (abridged) in the WSJ that the House impeachment inquiry is a “partisan fishing expedition.” The former […]
I Assumed, I Gathered, I Presumed
On the third day of the impeachment monotony, Ambassador Sondland, who was to have delivered a “bombshell,” didn’t deliver. “We know in advance all the questions, the subjective mood answers and bureaucratic mindset of the witnesses, the ensuing spin, and the congressional posturing,” writes Victor Davis Hanson. But it was mostly a dud, with Sondland […]
Demand an End to the Impeachment Absurdity
Is America waiting for the political drama that is playing out at the House to “spin itself out” of existence, as BRIGHT editor Inez F. Stepman puts it? Fewer viewers tuned in to the hearings than did for Comey’s testimony during the Mueller report days (doesn’t it feel like a lifetime ago?), and the President is back […]
Bribery vs. President Trump, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden
Bribery is a real crime. It is even mentioned in the Constitution as a basis for impeachment, Francis Menton reminds readers in the Manhattan Contrarian. But in trying to fit the square peg of the Trump/Ukraine fact pattern into the round hole of the impeachable crime bribery, Mr. Menton sees two major problems. If providing […]
U.S. Ambassador – a Disgruntled Obama Employee in Need of Human Resources?
Last Friday, the second day of public testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, a ranking Republican questioned the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Republican Devin Nunes questioned why Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine appointed by President Obama, was even being called to testify. “I don’t really have that many questions for you,” […]
Relocate 10 Cabinet Departments Out of D.C.
There are nearly 3,500 trades or firms with dedicated lobbying operations in Washington, D.C., reports Roger Kimball in American Greatness. And that number does not include union headquarters in D.C. (T)hey’re all there, hands out, telephones working overtime to get a little bigger slice of the government pie, made with 100 percent locally sourced materials, namely […]
Is Michael Bloomberg the Dem’s Savior?
Conrad Black certainly doesn’t think so. Mr. Black warns Michael Bloomberg (abridged) to not imagine the country, despite the Donald Trump sniggering from the Upper East Side and the Hamptons, is waiting for him. Talk about out of touch with most Americans. The best aspect of Michael Bloomberg’s potential presidential run is that if he […]
Impeachment – What Is the Underlying Crime?
In the impeachment banality, or what the WSJ refers to as the “constitutional bazooka,” Democrats are no longer calling it a “quid pro quo.” Which means, the WSJ contends, “quid pro quo” must not have played well in polling. Instead (Democrats) are using “extortion” and “bribery” to suggest a crime without citing any specific statute. […]
The Alleged Crime in the Impeachment Circus
Anyone who has perused a federal indictment will find without exception that the “particular criminal statute alleged to be violated is always named, with a citation to the numbered provision of the U.S. Code.” The Manhattan Contrarian, by his own admission, has spent “some time” looking through the federal criminal code (Title 18) to find […]
