The first debate is behind us, and from my point of view it was pretty much a draw, with Lester Holt, a partisan moderator, aiding a heavily scripted-scripted Hillary Clinton. edging a rather ill-prepared Donald Trump I must admit being disappointed in the opportunities Trump missed to score solid points. Here are a few. Continue reading
Month: September 2016
Quotes you may have missed
These are some of the quotes from the news that made my day. Continue reading
George Soros. What a guy!
Those unfamiliar with George Soros’ background of promoting left-wing radical causes might believe that if they read his op-ed position, “Why I’m investing $500 million in Migrants,” in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, however, I’m skeptical because I know the real Soros. Continue reading
Noonan trumps Gates
“Mrs. Clinton was the senior-most advocate for using the U. S. military to bring ill-fated regime change in Libya, and further, failed to anticipate the chaos that would follow – the same failure she and other Democrats hung around the neck of the Bush 43 administration in post-Saddam Iraq,” – former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
While Gates was forthright in his negative opinions of Hillary Clinton in his op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal, “Sizing Up the Next Commander-in-Chief,” I found his assessment of Donald Trump extremely unfair. Continue reading
Get this … Hillary offers Trump national security advice
Hillary Clinton likes to remind us that as senator she was on the Armed Services Committee and she circled the globe umpteen times as secretary of state and, oh yes, she was in the situation room when Osama bin Laden was taken out.
She believes that “experience” gives her license to criticize Donald Trump’s recent comment that if the Iranians continue to hassle our Navy in international waters they would be “shot out of the water.” Continue reading
Hillary says she wants us to hold her accountable
There she was – Hillary Clinton – in Greensboro, N.C., making her first appearance since her mysterious curbside collapse at the 9/11 memorial services on Sunday. She again took us through her endless list of ideas for spending our money, while ridiculing the ideas of Donald Trump. And what does she say, “I want you to hold me accountable.” Continue reading
News Alert … House Oversight hearing on e-mails revealing despite three refusals to testify
If you didn’t watch the Tuesday House Oversight Committee hearing involving those IT individuals with intimate knowledge of the Clinton servers, you most likely heard that it was a bust; nothing new and witnesses took the Fifth Amendment. Wrong! Continue reading
Bret Stephens for dummies
If you’re truly confident in American institutions, then we’ll ride out Mrs. Clinton just as we have Mr. Obama.” – Bret Stephens
This blog is my response to Bret Stephens’ column, “NeverTrump for Dummies, published Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. Stephens uses a hackneyed question and answer format in which he answers questions from an imagined inquisitor. Continue reading
Hillary the con artist … Caught!
Once a con artist, always a con artist. Hillary is caught in another con. Continue reading
Not all sensitive documents are marked with a security classification
You may recall that I once made a point about the importance of knowing what should be considered classified even if the document does not have a classification noted on it. I cited Hillary Clinton’s itinerary as an example. Continue reading