As news of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg spread, the left-wing Twittersphere exploded. Ginsburg was widely seen as single-handedly holding back the bloodthirsty, reactionary, Trump-crazy hordes. The Independent’s Holly Baxter lamented, “Sometimes it felt like she was America’s last…
Sometimes a message bears repeating, albeit in paraphrase: Mr. President,If you seek homeland security from the scourges of uncontrolled opioids, human trafficking in women and childen, influx of MS-13 animals and aspiring terrorists, come here to this gate, Mr. Trump. Close down…
Are Democrats focusing too much on Trump’s cabinet and costing themselves the Court? Over three years ago, Senate Democrats set a new precedent and a lower threshold for ending filibusters of administration nominees. Now, by waging prolonged lower-stakes battles over…
Tuesday, Senate Democrats lost the battle to stop President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. But on bigger battles ahead, the Democrats have a powerful weapon – and they intend to use it. Republicans control both houses of Congress and…
Well, Scott McKay is more optimistic than I am. When Senate Democrats confirmed yesterday that they will filibuster President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded, “What I would expect from our Democratic friends is that the nominee…
Who here was prepared for the level of schadenfreude that a Trump win would deliver? Forget turkey, dressing, and pumpkin pie, I’m full to the gills with liberal salty tears. Stop it! I can’t take anymore. That’s probably not true,…