Tag: Trump
Peace on Christmas Eve
On this day in 1814, just in time for Christmas,The Treaty of Ghent is signed, ending the War of 1812 between the US and the…
Pelosi Will Thwart Trump’s Attempted Coup
Now that all of the battleground states have certified their election results, the Trump legal team of Howard, Fine and Howard are left with two…
This Too Shall Pass
Maybe I’m imagining it, but I believe I’m detecting a pattern. It seems that we Americans often reflect the personalities of our national leaders. Not…
It Was Never About the Economy, Stupid.
In 1992, James Carville coined a phrase that has become famous over the last three decades: “It’s about the economy, stupid.” Then governor Bill Clinton…
Beware Democrats, the Hunger Games Are Coming
Dana Milbank has an op-ed in The Washington Post that could well serve as both a bumper sticker and epitaph for the Trump presidency. It’s titled, aptly enough, “Tomorrow…
McCarthyism Dies with Barely a Breath
On this day in 1954, Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) is firmly rebuffed and eventually finished by courtly U.S. Army general counsel Joseph Welch on national…
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