Put a sticky-note on this one. ============== WSJ – By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. May 26, 2017 8:06 p.m. ET The Trump -Russia business is finally coming into clearer, more rational focus. Former Obama CIA chief John Brennan, in testimony this week, offered no evidence of Trump campaign cooperation with Russian intelligence. Instead he spoke of CIA fears that Russia would try to recruit/blackmail/trick... Read more
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Trump-Russia Story Starts Making Sense – WSJ
June 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Party Politics, Russia, TrumpFamily Loses Seven in Egyptian Attack
May 31 | Posted by mrossol | Christianity, ISIS, Radical Islam, The LeftWhy isn’t the Muslim world enraged over this kind of activity by ‘their own’?? ======== WSJ 5/31/2017 BY DAHLIA KHOLAIF CAIRO—For Samia Morkous and her family, the trip to a Coptic Christian monastery was meant as a pilgrimage of gratitude for her husband’s recovery from lung surgery. Then Islamic State gunmen ambushed the tour bus south of Cairo. Her son Sameh opened the door... Read more
Sweet Deal for the Unions
May 31 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, UnionsI understand that unions might be necessary, but this kind of strategy does not help them at all. ============= WSJ 5/31/2017 By Alex Cortes And Jarrett Skorup The year was 1993. Bill Clinton had recently been elected president. A gallon of gas cost $1.16, and the Chicago Bulls won the first of three consecutive National Basketball Association championships. Over in Lansing, Mich.,... Read more
Trump’s White House Mess
May 31 | Posted by mrossol | TrumpTrump must like the chaos. ===== WSJ 5/31/2017 White House aides are leaking that President Trump is considering a staff shakeup to stop them from leaking, and the casualty on Monday was communications director Mike Dubke. Mr. Trump certainly needs to fix his White House mess, but staff changes won’t matter unless the President accepts that he is the root of the dysfunction. Mr.... Read more
Morrissey on Manchester
May 28 | Posted by mrossol | ISIS, Politically correct, Radical Islam, Terrorism, Western Civilization===== WSJ 5/25/2017 Celebrating my birthday in Manchester as news of the Manchester Arena bomb broke. The anger is monumental. For what reason will this ever stop? Theresa May says such attacks “will not break us”, but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues. Also, “will not... Read more