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Defending Trump Without Selling Out

Published on May 21, 2017 By sirrahc

I think we can all agree that many of President Trump’s problems, including several of his agenda items getting stalled, are his own fault. In his recent “Open Letter to President Trump”, Ben Shapiro took the president to task for this, saying, “Yes, dealing with Congress is like trying to herd cats. But you can’t […]

To Impeach or Not to Impeach, part 3

Published on October 5, 2014 By sirrahc

“I want Obama to go through the [impeachment] process because he has it coming…. Obama should be forced to defend his contemptible lies and actions. If for no other reason than his unbearable arrogance, the schmuck should have to pay a penalty.” — columnist Burt Prelutsky On the other hand,… “[W]e should focus our attention […]

To Impeach or Not to Impeach, part 2

Published on September 21, 2014 By sirrahc

“[S]ome provision should be made for defending the community against the incapacity, negligence, or perfidy of the chief magistrate. He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation [i.e., embezzlement] or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers.” — James Madison, during the debates of the Constitutional Convention (1787) In Part 1 […]