Month: July 2017

“President Donald Trump fired up his Twitter on Saturday morning to claim his ‘complete power to pardon.'” I was worried that, left unresolved, the question of whether the President could pardon himself and his...

[Update-1] Added comment: Tit-for-tat. I’ve written about the abuse of the ratings here at the pond. I have never downrated anyone. I promised those who downrate my comments I will pick a moment of my choosing to return in...

[As noted, name of major university has been omitted – Oui. It’s not so difficult to find through Internet search.] In the podcast, the host and Jim Quinn discuss the free pass the bankers got during the eight years...

I was browsing through my Facebook this morning when I came across an interesting entry. It pertained to my congressman who represents me here in Pennsylvania’s 6th District. At least on paper, Rep. Ryan Costello is one of...

The Senate Parliamentarian  has ruled the following are required to comply with the filibster rule, and are not subject to modification through the reconciliation.  Put another way, the GOP now needs 60 votes for the...