As in the old joke about the restaurant with terrible food but such small portions, American media outlets simultaneously criticize Donald Trump and his staff of lying at press conferences and then complain that he doesn’t give enough of them.
After a Lot of Hype, Russian Interference Turns Out Not to Amount to Much
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For more than two years, we have been treated to vague rumors and leaks about alleged Russian interference in American elections beginning in 2016. However, there has never been much detail provided. Now, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has testified before Congress, and the details are finally coming out. It turns out that there aren’t many details at all. To the contrary, the American intelligence community accuses Russia of using Russian media outlets to promote Russian points of view, and of bringing attention to divisive issues in American politics. It never occurred to anyone that these issues are legitimate and deserve to be discussed ,or to say perhaps what matters is the issues themselves.
Trump Does the Same Awful Stuff as Other Presidents But He Does It a Bit Too Much
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All presidents commit crimes against decency. Donald Trump doesn’t do much that other presidents didn’t do too. But his obnoxious style makes him feel worse than all the rest.
Omarosa’s New Book
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Former reality star and Trump PR flack Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s book about working in the White House comes out soon. It’s called “Unhinged.”
Lock Up His Mouth
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Violating every pretense that the attorney general of the United States is an independent non-partisan law-enforcement officer, Jeff Sessions gave a speech before a group of young conservatives where he joined a chant about Hillary Clinton concerning her emails: “lock her up.”
Kamala Harris: Two Great Candidates in One!
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Kamala Harris wants the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. Is she a Bernie Sanders-style progressive or a Hillary Clinton-style corporatist centrist? That depends which Kamala you look at. The one whose positions look great on paper, or online? Or the one who parties with rich donors in the Hamptons and enforces capital punishment?
If Trump Were Hitler and Democrats Really Were the Resistance
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Donald Trump is a horrible president for many reasons. So why are Democrats insisting upon promoting their bizarre conspiracy theory that he colluded with Russia to tip the 2016 election instead of trying to oust him for one of those legitimate reasons?
Only in a Binary Society is it Impossible to Hate Both Trump and the FBI
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The two-party duopoly insists that politics is a zero-sum game. So if you don’t believe there’s evidence that Trump colluded with Russia in 2016, you must support Trump. This, of course, makes no sense. Yet it’s our reality.
Relationship Counseling for Donald Trump and Donald Tusk of the EU
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Donald Trump is heading back to a pissed-off European Union.
Trump is Creating Thousands of Jobs and I Have Held All of Them
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The Trump Administration economy is generating a lot of new jobs. That’s great, but what about the quality of those jobs? No one is keeping track of those.
