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Ten Reasons Impeachment Is Illegitimate (National Review)
There are at least ten reasons why the Democratic impeachment “inquiry” is a euphemism for an ongoing coup attempt.
1) Impeachment 24/7. The impeachment “inquiry,” supposedly prompted by the president’s Ukrainian call, is simply the most recent in a long series of “coups” that sought to overturn the 2016 election and thus preclude a 2020 reelection bid. The pattern gives away the game. [Read More]
The Wages of Trump Fixation (American Greatness)
Max Boot recently wrote that my arguments against the impeachment inquiry are prima facie proof of why the Democrats should, in fact, impeach Trump: “If even the great historian Victor Davis Hanson can’t make a single convincing argument against impeachment, I am forced to conclude that no such argument exists.”
In fact, I made 10 such arguments, all of which Boot attempted, but has failed, to refute. In this context, Boot’s intellectual erosion as a historian and analyst is a valuable warning of stage-four Trump Derangement Syndrome. I offer that diagnosis with regret given I once knew and liked Boot. But his commentary over the last three years has become sadly unhinged. [Read More]
Bill Maher believes divisiveness among Americans could potentially spark another civil war, the comedian and staunch critic of President Trump said on his latest HBO show Friday.
“Lately we’ve been hearing more and more about a second Civil War, which sounds impossible in this modern affluent country. It is not,” said the “Real Time with Bill Maher” host. [Read More]
Trump administration eases US stance toward Israeli settlements in West Bank (FOX News)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. government will ease its stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, in the latest move by the Trump administration to bolster Israel’s position and undermine Palestinian claims regarding land sought for a future state.
Pompeo essentially rejected a 1978 State Department legal opinion holding that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law.” He also said the White House was reversing an Obama administration directive that allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution declaring the settlements a “flagrant violation” of international law. [Read More]
The top executive of shipping giant FedEx denounced a scathing New York Times report about the company’s tax status published over the weekend.
“FedEx invested billions in capital items eligible for accelerated depreciation and made large contributions to our employee pension plans,” FedEx CEO Frederick Smith said. “These factors have temporarily lowered our federal income tax, which was the law’s intention to help grow GDP, create jobs, and increase wages.” [Read More]
OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), today released new survey findings highlighting delivery habits and revealing a growing appetite for convenience. In tandem, OpenTable also announced a new partnership with Postmates, the #1 on-demand delivery platform in Los Angeles and the Southwest, to bring even more delivery and pick-up options to diners on its iOS and Android apps. [Read More]
NEW: Old Angler’s Inn owner Mark Reges has hung a “thin blue line” flag at the Potomac restaurant his family’s operated since 1957.
Last month, MoCo Exec. Marc Elrich banned the flags from police stations.
“This is our way of fighting back against that type of policy.” – Reges pic.twitter.com/l1m1bDFAkP
— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) November 18, 2019
NEW: Old Angler’s Inn owner Mark Reges has hung a “thin blue line” flag at the Potomac restaurant his family’s operated since 1957.
Last month, MoCo Exec. Marc Elrich banned the flags from police stations.
“This is our way of fighting back against that type of policy.” – Reges pic.twitter.com/l1m1bDFAkP
— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) November 18, 2019
Chick-fil-A to End Donations to Christian Charities after LGBT Backlash (National Review)
Chick-fil-A said Monday that it has stopped donations to several Christian organizations after receiving backlash from LGBT rights activists over the last several weeks.
The U.S. fast food chain said that as it expands, it will no longer donate to the Salvation Army, the Paul Anderson Youth Home, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which opposes same-sex marriage. The company’s charity, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to the two organizations. [Read More]
