Is it any wonder that the oldest member of the Senate, 83-year-old Democrat Dianne Feinstein, is considered a hypocrite by many voters in her own state? Recently, Senator Feinstein stated to a journalist outside a fundraiser that she believes President Donald Trump will eventually be forced to resign from his position as the country’s commander-in-chief … Continue reading “Democrats Still Fighting to Get Trump to Resign”

FBI Director James Comey has appeared before the House Intelligence Committee where he testified that the FBI is in the middle of conducting a wide-ranging inquiry into Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. The inquiry began in late July he said, and he asserted, that the FBI has found no evidence supporting the … Continue reading “Comey Denies Trump’s Wiretapping Claim despite Evidence”

Senator John McCain is to many minds a man long past his prime — a Senator who may have decided that in his current role he wields just as much, if not more power than the person in the position he once coveted — the presidency. As the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee … Continue reading “Is It Time for McCain to Go?”

Throughout much of the presidential campaign of Donald Trump — or at least during the latter stages, as revelation after revelation about the Democrats was dumped by WikiLeaks — there was a steady drumbeat from the media, from the team working for Hillary Clinton and others that the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia. That … Continue reading “Democrats Admit Trump-Russia Collusion Is Fake (Finally)”

President Trump has finally delivered his budget blueprint to Congress, and in it, he’s proposing to entirely eliminate 19 federal agencies. Many of these agencies are superfluous, redundant or should be the responsibilities of states, rather than the federal government. In many cases, we’re sending money outside the country to help foreign organizations and governments … Continue reading “The 19 Federal Agencies Trump Wants to Eliminate”

Under ex-President Obama, Medicaid coverage in some states expanded as a function of money allotted by Obamacare to state governments, allowing them to increase Medicaid benefits to their residents. In Denver, Colorado, healthcare provider Denver Health, the largest such enterprise in the region, hired more than 250 new employees and constructed a $27 million primary … Continue reading “How Will Medicare Recipients Fare Under the GOP’s New Health Plan?”

On February 14, 2013, former President Obama declared that it would be his goal to make his presidency “the most transparent administration in history,” in theory allowing the public and the press access to previously unseen or unpublished information and permitting citizens and watchdog groups to have unfettered entrée to reams of valuable government data. … Continue reading “Obama Spent $36 Million in Taxpayer Money to Hide His Administration’s Documents”

President Trump is facing his first and probably most important test of his leadership within the Republican Party as the House presents its final healthcare bill. One of his major campaign promises was to do away with the Affordable Care act, better known as Obamacare, and replace it with something much better. To this point, … Continue reading “Trump, His Base, and the New Healthcare Bill”

A new travel ban has been signed into order. The critics are once again up in arms, but if you’ve been paying close attention, you’ll notice something important. The judge who stopped the first ban has made no move to stop this one. It is in effect, and it is unlikely to meet interference. Details … Continue reading “A Deeper Look at the New Travel Ban”

Members of Congress are known as an especially cynical bunch, but among Democrats, that cynicism often turns to pure hypocrisy as far as their political policies go. Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota is a prime example. In recent confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s new Secretary of Education, Franken grilled DeVos mercilessly … Continue reading “Democratic Senator Al Franken Opposes School Choice — Except For His Own Kids”