Commentary

The importance of research, nurtured over many years of journalistic reporting and as an Air Force historian, has aided me as I attempt to give you information not normally provided by the media.

While researching the background of Special Counsel Jack Smith, I learned of prosecutorial losses under his watch as the head of the Justice Department’s public integrity unit, 2010 to 2015, namely his conviction of former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell, that was overturned by the Supreme Court.… read more

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By now you have either read or heard about those 37 counts in the indictment of former President Trump, from statements claiming its damning and he’s toast to the weakness of the case. 

He has been accused of obstruction, in violation of the 1917 Espionage Act, and other assorted actions, and we’ve heard the arguments for and against those charges, however, to put it simply:

“The crime is being Donald Trump.”… read more

Commentary

Without getting into the legal weeds of the 37-count indictment of former President Trump, I opened with my commentary yesterday with my view that the Deep State is again interfering with a presidential election.

Not only is the indictment of a former president unprecedented, it is the first time the party in office has indicted the leading candidate of the opposition party.… read more

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As Special Counsel Jack Smith announced an indictment leveling 37 charges against former President Trump, it was clearly another attempt by the Deep State to interfere with Trump’s decision to seek reelection, but there’s oh so much more at stake. 

“… many figures in the justice system are happy prosecuting Trump because it makes them feel good.”… read more

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In the past three years, I have celebrated the anniversary of D-Day in this blog, including photographs of me on the cliffs overlooking the beaches of Normandy, my wife and I visited in 1999.

While yesterday was the anniversary of that momentous achievement for the brave souls of the United States and our allies, I didn’t want the day to go by without recognizing the leadership of Gen.… read more

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Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee, finally got a look at that document a whistleblower claimed contained information that then Vice President Biden was involved in a $5 million bribery scheme.

With the threat of a subpoena, FBI Director Christopher Wray allowed that the document could be viewed at the agency’s headquarters but they would not be permitted to take possession of it. … read more

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On this Memorial Day weekend, I want to recognize the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in support of America and the Constitution.

Memorial Day officially became a national holiday in 1971, after formerly being known as Decoration Day, when Americans visited local cemeteries to place flowers on family grave sites.… read more

Commentary

Biden-Trump

While former President Trump currently has a wide lead looking ahead to 2024, and a majority of Americans have made it clear they don’t want President Biden to run again, I keep hearing that Biden would win again in a Trump-Biden general election. 

So, it’s memories of Trump’s behavior, often described as ‘not presidential,’ and his legal battles, against Biden’s age deficit and family ties to corruption being slow-walked by the Justice Department.… read more

Commentary

As I prepare to depart on a short vacation, I felt the need to comment on a few stories that came to my attention while clearing my desk.

Biden’s Commencement Address

As I listened to President Biden giving his commencement address to graduates of the historically black Howard University, my mind wandered to his polarizing speech on Republican extremism in Philadelphia, standing in front of a blood-red Hitler-like backdrop waving his clenched fists in the air in defiance.… read more

Commentary

By now you should be aware that there are two competing conceptions of American governance: the version taught in the classroom and the one that exists in the real world.

The differences were clearly defined in an op-ed recently written by David Bernhardt, former interior secretary, and published in the Wall Street Journal.… read more