Turf battles are frequently observed in Washington, and most are resolved without serious damage to the public interest. But some are difficult to understand and… Read More »The Department of Justice v. the January 6 Committee
The impeachment breezes that have been wafting through the air for months have recently grown a bit brisker. Tom Steyer, the billionaire hedge fund manager… Read More »Blog No. 162. Donald Trump and the “I” Word
Donald Trump’s responses to the ugly events in Charlottesville demonstrated once again his glaring deficiencies in character, temperament and competence. As summarized in Lawfare: Commentators… Read More »Blog No. 152. Contortions: Charlottesville, Trump and the Republicans
Donald Trump figured out a way to get the story of the Comey firing out of the headlines. That troublesome story was pushed to one… Read More »Blog No. 142. Impeachment in the Air?
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
Friday morning brought the news of Paul Manafort’s resignation from the Trump campaign. That was the latest development in a week in Trumpland that provided reasons for despair among Republicans but grist for those with an interest in political pathology. On Monday, the Trump campaign had tried to bring some order out of chaos by yet another reset. (For a chronology of Trump resets, see NBC News, “Will Donald Trump’s Latest ‘Reset’ Stick? Here Are 7 Times It Didn’t.”) 
We suspect that there are not a great many supporters of Donald Trump among readers of RINOcracy.com, but we all have friends, neighbors or relatives who may be. If you should engage them in the kind of quiet and civil conversation that RINOs favor, we thought it might be handy to have in your pocket a brief catalog of Trumpian statements that have convinced us that Donald is unfit for the presidency. As it happens, The Washington Post provided just such a catalog, and we reproduce it here in its entirety.Read More »Special Bulletin: Donald Trump: Helpful Reminders from The Washington Post