That’s not a typo. WC is talking about the convicts who are running as Republican candidates for office. Ronald Regan’s law and order party has come to this: a criminal conviction is no longer an obstacle to a successful Republican candidacy. Without further ado, WC presents the cons. Joe Arpaio, is the former Maricopa County…
The United States has had 44 different persons serve as president.1 You can only say these things about one of them: At the date he was sworn in to office, he was a defendant in a massive criminal and civil fraud case; three, in fact. Two class action cases and one case brought by the…
It’s National Tax Day. It seems appropriate to write about the deficit. As long as WC has been paying attention to politics – more than 50 years now – a cornerstone of Republican economic policy has been the size of the federal deficit. Back in 2009, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decried the $787 billion stimulus…
Paul Ryan has announced he is retiring. He won’t be standing for re-election. Another rat deserting the sinking ship of the Trump presidency. House Speaker Paul Ryan. The number three man in the federal government. The excuse? He wants to spend more time with his wife and family. That one doesn’t pass the red face…
“There is indeed a witch hunt, and it’s led by Fox against special counsel Robert Mueller.” — Ralph Peters, former Fox News Commentator One definition, a political definition, of a “witch hunt” is, “A public smear-campaign against an individual.” In turn, a “smear campaign” is, “An effort to damage or call into question someone’s reputation,…
A shared story turned up in WC’s Facebook news feed today, reporting a U.S. soldier had admitted to murdering three Afghan civilians and rhetorically asking if Fox News would cover the story. It’s fake news. Sure, the incident happened, and was every bit as gruesome as any anti-war protestor could want. But the murders happened…
When WC was in his 20s, he gave up visiting friends who had a . . . difficult . . . child. The kid, we’ll call him George, who was about three years old, indulged in shrieking temper tantrums, and would hold his breath until his face turned beet red. His parents were calm about…
