Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 21
December 14, 2019
This is what it means to be a Trump Republican
It’s very clear what it means to be a Trump Republican. And Republican Senators will most certainly reaffirm that they are Trump Republicans by voting against a clear case of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The American people, watching this demonstration of what it means to be a Trump Republican, will have to […]
December 10, 2019
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck… It’s definitely a dog!
In his novel 1984, George Orwell called it Doublethink. It was the ability to believe two contradictory, or even directly opposing ideas, to be true simultaneously. The party demanded that individuals present themselves as being on the side of the good while, at the same time, subordinating themselves to the dictates of party leadership that […]
December 8, 2019
Republican senators echoed Biden in urging Ukrainian president to reform prosecutor general’s office
A newly unearthed letter from 2016 shows that Republican senators pushed for reforms to Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office and judiciary, echoing calls then-Vice President Joe Biden made at the time. CNN’s KFile found a February 2016 bipartisan letter signed by several Republican senators that urged then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to “press ahead with urgent reforms […]
December 7, 2019
Trump: Giuliani wants to testify about Ukraine trip
Here’s how this story starts: “President Donald Trump on Saturday said his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani wants to testify before congressional impeachment investigators about his most recent trip to Ukraine. “ “He has not told me what he found, but I think he wants to go before Congress,” Trump said to reporters at the White […]
The True Internationalists – Trump and the Republicans
The talking heads almost never get it right. Remember how they told us that Billy Barr was an institutionalist who would defend the rule of law? He was the kind of person who would stand up to Trump and his attempt to overthrow Madison’s Republic. Then there is the tendency of these intellectual lightweights to […]
December 5, 2019
The vote that Republican Senators shouldn’t want to cast
But they will! You can argue that Trump’s attempt to bribe the president of the Ukraine doesn’t rise to the level of high crimes or misdemeanors. You can even argue that Trump’s behavior doesn’t constitute bribery. And you can do that even in the face of all the fact witnesses and the constitutional scholars who […]
The vote that Republican Senators do not want to cast
You can argue that Trump’s attempt to bribe the president of the Ukraine doesn’t rise to the level of high crimes or misdemeanors. You can even argue that Trump’s behavior doesn’t constitute bribery. And you can do that even in the face of all the fact witnesses and the constitutional scholars who have testified that […]
December 4, 2019
Billy Barr’s Protection Scheme
The Attorney General – you know Trump’s taxpayer funded personal attorney – has issued a threat. Kiss the ring or lose protection. William Barr: ‘Communities’ that don’t show law enforcement more respect may lose ‘police protection’ Attorney General William Barr said that if communities do not show more respect to law enforcement officers, they may lose […]
December 3, 2019
Graham says he’s ‘1,000% confident’ Russia meddled in 2016 US election — not Ukraine
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said he is “1,000% confident” that Russia, not Ukraine, meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, breaking from President Donald Trump and others in his party who have pushed the discredited conspiracy theory. “It was the Russians. I’m 1,000% confident that the hack of the DNC was by Russian […]
You’re Going to Get Sessioned Billy
He owns your ass now Billy Boy. Remember what happened to Jeff? You either tow the line or you are the new center of a tweet storm. Deny the truth and spread the lies. Your pieces of silver await. But the sad truth is that you will never own them. The silver is on loan […]
