Critics of President Donald Trump and his selection of advisors and cabinet members have again zeroed-in on Steve Bannon, the president’s top advisor and strategist, who will join the National Security Council. As the chief architect of Trump’s campaign strategy, Bannon was accused of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism by followers of the Clinton campaign. Continue reading
Foreign Policy
News from the right you may have missed
IT’S ABOUT TIME – As I wrote on Jan. 20, 2017, the inauguration of President Donald Trump will be remembered as the day the “kick me” sign was removed from the back of Americans. The United Nations, which has long been the center of anti-American activity, received a shot across the bow on Jan. 27, 2017, when our newly confirmed UN Ambassador Nikki Haley presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Continue reading
Trump on a roll after just two days
YOU MAY RECALL that I told you in my Nov. 4, 2016 post, “As election day nears,” that word leaking out among union people revealed that, while Hillary Clinton campaign signs adorned the walls of union halls, many were privately planning to vote for Donald Trump. With wins in the highly union states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, one can assume that was true. Continue reading
Brace yourselves … The Trump Era begins
When Donald J. Trump descended on the escalator in New York’s Trump Tower on June 15, 2015 to announce his candidacy for president of the United States, few people, in their wildest dreams, thought they would see him taking the oath of office today, but today The Trump Era officially begins. Continue reading
The dump Trump effort, Tillerson’s sanity, the loony left and more …
These brief comments on the news are must reading for those too busy to follow the news of the day. Continue reading
My views on current news
THAT GOP SCREW-UP OVER ETHICS – The Independent Office of Ethics, the so-called watchdog group in the House, needs reform, but the timing to take the vote on the start of the 115th Congress was crazy. You probably never heard of the group before, because it has no official power; in fact, it has no subpoena power.… read more
Obama’s scandal-free administration
Is it any wonder that President Obama is delusional when his closest advisor, Valerie Jarrett, appears on CNN to tell the world his administration has been scandal-free? Continue reading
Obama’s shenanigans, school choice and other news …
After two terms of failures in foreign policy and domestic issues, in the remaining weeks of his presidency, President Obama has made a number of decisions and issued a flurry of executive orders with the goal of boosting his legacy. Continue reading
The delusional Obama
I just returned from a news-starved Christmas in London, where my choices were either sensational tabloids, with 60-point headlines over nothing stories on every page, and the tired reporting on BBC television. I did, however, find a magazine, The Week, which claims to contain “All you need to know about everything that matters,” quite refreshing. Continue reading
With the Obama’s on the way out
As the Obama’s leave the White House, they made a couple of appearances that included more mixed messages on the recent Democrat loss of Hillary Clinton, who was supposed to continue the president’s agenda as if it was his third term. Continue reading