Sep 29, 2019
Until he was unceremoniously whacked from office at the tail end of July, Dan Coats oversaw 17 U.S. intelligence agencies from his perch as the Director of National Intelligence. He was a Trump appointee. Before that, he was a Republican senator from Indiana. I would...
Sep 27, 2019
As you’ve unpacked the current impeachable scandal, have you noticed that Rudy Giuliani pops up everywhere, like toxic algae in a fetid pond? Rudy is featured on page one of the whistleblower’s complaint, named as a “central figure…pressuring a...
Sep 26, 2019
Somewhere in a far-flung celestial realm, Richard Nixon is shaking his head in wonderment and tweeting, “Yeah, they were gonna impeach me, but I never did anything nearly as bad as this mendacious jerk.” True that, Tricky Dick. As scandal-soaked as you...
Sep 25, 2019
We dare not contemplate what the Washington Republicans would say if Donald Trump were to actually shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue. Most likely, they’d insist on waiting for the ballistics test, and if it confirmed that Trump was the shooter,...
Sep 24, 2019
I’m starting to feel nostalgic about Richard Nixon. I never thought that would happen. But when I measure that guy against a lifelong grifter like Donald Trump, it’s an easy call. Yesterday marked the 67th anniversary of what’s commonly known as...
