Trump tries to take control of the Intelligence Community over Russian election interference (Updated)

In breaking news, Intelligence Community officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to get President Trump re-elected. The New York Times reports, Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support: The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the … Read more

Fitzsimmons: ‘Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country’

Above: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, 1819-1820. Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Arizona Daily Star political cartoonist and columnist David Fitzsimmons captures the heartbreak of American patriots today after the betrayal of our country by “Vichy Republicans” in the Senate on Friday. Fitz’s Opinion: When revolutions die and monarchs return where will we stand? … Read more

NY Times editorial: impeach the Party of Trump

Update to Impeaching The Party of Trump: ‘A Clear and Present Danger to Our Free and Fair Elections and to Our National Security’. The New York Times today in an editorial makes the same point that I have been making for weeks: impeach the Party of Trump. This dangerous personality cult of Donald Trump, a … Read more

On eve of impeachment, Donald Trump comes undone

On the eve of his impeachment, Donald Trump sent a list of grievances in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi complaining about how unfair it all is that he is being impeached for his corrupt and criminal misconduct in office. “No one has ever held me accountable for anything in my life before!” Let’s be … Read more