I don't have the energy for the detailed response you deserve, so I'll try for brief bites. I've already pointed out that the 5 years in...
Of course. Political parties are partisan by definition. They exist to win power. But there's an essential distinction between a willingness to do...
Agreed. I see partisan politics as Obama's chief motive.
Re the public response - Here's a quote from the NY Times - "But accusations of a presidential abuse of power appear to have gained some...
The article you cite points out that Ronald Reagan and G.H.W. Bush acted from a general national consensus, and that no such consensus exists now....
You wrote much of interest. I'll give a more complete response as soon as I have time, but there's one thing I can't overlook. That link to a...
Why do you think the Executive Branch is called the Executive Branch? Because it exists to execute the law. Laws originate in Congress. That's...
Congress is under no obligation to do what the President wants - not moral. legal, or Constitutional. It's the reverse. The President is obliged -...
As you requested -...
From the Marx Brothers' "Cocoanuts" - Hammer: (pause) Well, we'll Passover that...You're a peach, boy. Now, here is a little peninsula, and, eh,...
Democrats have been the big city party for more than a century. No news there. The old machines specialized in patronizing immigrant groups in...
Yes, news is not bought. But feelings and points of view are always there. Very often we don't know the facts, but people do know their loyalties....
Yes, gold will always have some purchasing power. That's why it's bought as insurance against economic calamity. In a crisis, gold's price may...
The Times has biases for sure. It toes the liberal establishment line. I can give you horrible examples. Still, it has a global network of...
No matter what happened over 1,000 years ago. Russia and Ukraine long ago became separate nations. (Texas merged with the US. Russia and Ukraine...
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