Category Archives: Donald Trump

Judge Protects Deutsche Bank From Trump

Vladimir Putin sends his rivals to The Gulag. Joe Biden sends his to Judge Arthur Engoron.

Palestinians Restore Middle East Conventional Wisdom

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Conventional wisdom said there could be no peace in the Middle East until there’s peace with the Palestinians. The Trump Administration did an end run around conventional wisdom and brought peace by signing the Abraham Accords . However, Iranian proxy Hamas had other ideas and fired over 3,300 rockets at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from Gaza.

Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Afghanistan on 9/11

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President Biden set a date certain for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. It’s September 11. The Taliban have yet to RSVP.

Room Temperature Impeachment Targets

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Given that Donald Trump is out of office, and apparently need not be present to win – or lose, could room temperature impeachments become the next big lockdown hit? Let’s dig up some oldies but goodies, and not so goodies, for the scarlet “I”.

Room Temperature Impeachment

How about Earl Warren? He was a popular impeachment target in the South when there was real systemic racism Jim Crow style.

Andrew Johnson must be spinning in his grave now that Trump has doubled his impeachment total.

Or how about Richard Nixon? He wrangled a resignation and pardon from his successor President Gerald Ford. Maybe Trump could have worked the same deal with his loyal vice president – the ” weak,” “pathetic“,”unpatriotic,” “pussy” Mike Pence.

Or not.

Citizen Trump Impeachment Trial Underway

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The Citizen Trump impeachment trial is off and running under the watchful eye of Senator Patrick Leahy. And that’s because Chief Justice Roberts turned down the gig. The Constitution calls for the Chief Justice to preside over presidential impeachments. But Joe Biden’s busy, so there’s no president in the room. Anyway this is more efficient because Senator Leahy also gets a vote on Trump’s guilt or innocence, so he’s judge and jury.

Citizen Trump

The Dems have their reasons for beating a dead dog-faced pony soldier. If they convict Trump he can’t run for office again. But they beat a live President Trump last election. So Professor Charles Lipson wonders why they’d want him off the ballot in future elections.