Newswise, last week started off with a bang and ended in a fizzle. The bang was the announcement of al-Baghdadi’s death and the fizzle was the one sided vote in Congress to formalize the impeachment inquiry that has been going on ever since Jerry Nadler started it in the judicial committee. What that vote did in essence is to bring out in public what Adam Schiff has been doing … [Read more...]
Swamp dwellers
Several of the most famous Swamp Dwellers in Washington reared their heads last week when an impeachment inquiry was launched by Speaker Pelosi. They would be Pelosi herself, Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer. All three called for the impeachment of President Trump based on a Whistleblower complaint. That complaint was mostly “hear say” rather than firsthand knowledge by the … [Read more...]
Déjà vu all over again: Bernie turns 2020 into 1968
Bernie Sanders’ heart attack may have turned 2020 into 1968. His campaign just sent out an e stating “Bernie is in good health and is in good spirits,” adding “The fact of the matter is he’s coming out of this healthier and stronger.” God, I hope so. But questions about a candidate’s health can be fatal. Ten-term Congressman Walter Baring, D-Nev., kept his 1972 St. Mary’s … [Read more...]
Presidents and courts should not overturn laws
The Supreme Court in June agreed to decide whether the Trump administration lawfully canceled a program created by executive fiat by President Obama in 2012 that protected immigrants brought into the country illegally as children — popularly dubbed Dreamers — from deportation and be provided work permits. Prior to that, such persons were subject to deportation by law. The … [Read more...]
Warren aims to build appeal in Republican strongholds
By Will Weissert Associated Press CARSON CITY,— Elizabeth Warren was greeted by Republican activists chanting “Stop impeachment!” as she strode toward baggage claim at a Nevada airport. There were more protesters at a Carson Center rec center where she spoke, including one atop hay bales yelling “Trump 2020” until he was hoarse. And during her speech, Warren was … [Read more...]
Sen. Harris pickets with union, rallies Reno students
John Byrne/Tribune Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to the crowd in a university ballroom at the student union on the campus of UNR on Thursday. By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, told supporters in the early caucus state of Nevada Thursday she expects impeachment proceedings to move quickly in the House because of growing evidence … [Read more...]
Guns and Roses, Traitors and Political Poses
The cowboy myth has once again exploded in our faces. As of last Sunday, the 216th day of the year, there had been 251 US mass shootings in 2019. Sorry for the blood-dripping statistics, but numbers generate legislation, the reason the National Rifle Assassination got a law passed forbidding federal agencies from compiling shooting stats. Did you know that about half … [Read more...]
Ice Water for News too Hot to Handle
The summer is too hot, the campaign rhetoric too heated, the atmosphere too thick - like an increasing number of heads. In the interest of cooling things off, how about a brief excursion into the lighter side of harsh reality? ICY PR. On the July 27 Channel 8 early news, veteran reporter Ed Pearce did a story on the extreme heat. He interviewed an NVEnergy PR person who … [Read more...]