When President Trump met with President Obama after the election, Obama reportedly advised him that the most difficult challenge of his presidency would be dealing… Read More »Blog No. 138 The Menace and Puzzle of North Korea
On Monday, Judge Neil Gorsuch was sworn in at a White House ceremony and became Justice Gorsuch. As nearly everyone must know, that event was… Read More »Blog No. 137 Gorsuch and Filibusters: Some Afterthoughts
As a fairly relentless critic of President Trump, it comes as something of a relief to have an occasion on which one can offer at… Read More »Blog No. 136. Missiles on Syria: What Now?
Amid the Sturm und Drang of Washington these days, it is easy for positive developments to go largely unnoticed. That was the fate of the… Read More »Blog No. 135. The GOP and Climate: Patches of Blue Sky?
It is clear that “Repeal and Replace,” the Republican mantra for several years, is dead. And while there were several who bear responsibility for its… Read More »Blog No. 134. Repeal and Replace: R.I.P. (Hello, Rescue and Repair and Goodbye, Freedom Caucus)
It was probably inevitable that the hearing before the House Intelligence Committee would leave many, indeed most, questions unanswered. Indeed, far too much time was… Read More »Blog No. 133. The Committee, Trump and Comey: The Unasked Question, Other Puzzlements and Waiting For More Shoes To Drop
On Monday March 20, FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Mike Rogers will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on the investigation of Russian… Read More »Blog No. 132. The Trump Wiretapping Snarl(s).
The healthcare bill drafted by House Republicans was finally unveiled and is now making its way through House committees at an accelerated pace. It is… Read More »Blog No. 131. The Healthcare Dilemmas
America awoke this morning to yet another Twitter Storm from the Tweeter in Chief. In this case, the subject was his claim that President Obama… Read More »Blog No. 130 Donald Trump and the “So-Called Republicans”
I will be traveling to Mexico on a brief good will (aka vacation) trip to our friends South of the Border in San Miguel de… Read More »Blog No. 129 A Brief Pause and …