January 2018

The Real State Of The Union: Disunion

The Real State Of The Union: Disunion By Leonard Zwelling Tonight is the State of the Union Address by the President of the United States. We can all guess what this president is going to say. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/30/trump-state-union-address-375577 First, things have never been better than they have been during the year since his inauguration. I am …

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Obstruction

Obstruction By Leonard Zwelling Harry Litman, a former US attorney, has written an opinion piece in The NY Times on Saturday, January 27, 2018 that does as good a job at outlining the case for obstruction of justice against President Trump as I have seen. But this should be no surprise. Since the Trump campaign …

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The Government Shutdown And Health Care Reform

The Government Shutdown And Health Care Reform By Leonard Zwelling The major sticking point that led to the government shutdown that has now just ended, was immigration. The Democrats wanted to make sure that 800,000 Dreamers could stay in the country, the only one these young people really know, and the Republicans wanted more guarantees …

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Contrition

Contrition By Leonard Zwellling It appears that Mr. Bannon has it. But not fast enough. He’s out at Breitbart. He apparently regrets some of the things he told Michael Wolff that were retold in the new book Fire and Fury in which Mr. Bannon is reported to have besmirched the president, his family and other …

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