Rand Paul’s son in drunken altercation with Rep. Mike Lawler
Numerous witnesses as William Paul starts a drunken tirade. He says some pretty vile stuff. Lawler is my congressman. Here is an apology from Wiliam –
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WSJ: China thinking they are on the rise and USA sinking?
Maybe not. Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. in decline. He might think twice about that. “His real point was warning Mr. Trump not to risk a war by interfering with China’s designs to retake Taiwan—by force if necessary.” ************** Thucydides was the great … Read more
WSJ: “Is Ukraine Turning the Russian Tide?”
I suppose this can tie into this. Putin says Ukraine war coming to an end soon . Vladimir Putin held a subdued Victory Day parade on Saturday in Moscow, with fewer missiles and other weapons that are an annual boast about Russia’s military power. If it’s true that Mr. Putin feared a long-range Ukrainian drone … Read more
WSJ: “Democrats Unify Against Israel”
From the Wall Street Journal a couple of weeks ago. Nothing worse than a stab in the back from your friends. The link may get you through to the complete article even if you are not a WSJ subscriber. Israel is the Democratic Party’s new litmus test, and Mr. Sanders is leading the turn against … Read more
Putin says Ukraine war coming to an end soon
Wow, he looks shaky in this press conference with Soviet journalists.
“Trump Enters Ceasefire Talks With Democrats”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump announced on Monday that his administration had officially entered into ceasefire talks with the Democrats. “I’m hoping they’ll stop trying to kill me,” he said. “It would make my presidency run a lot smoother if I could just be alive.” According to White House officials, Trump sent a delegation that … Read more
Iranian Reza Pahlavi message to European press
Reza Pahlavi is part of the Iranian opposition in exile. He is the former Crown Prince.
Is the Pope “Liberal?”
This is a good essay that was republished and emailed around by the Catholic League. It’s posted by me in full. Very thoughtful and well worth reading the full essay. Calling the Pope “Liberal” The following was written by Paul Kengor, the editor-in-chief of the American Spectator and a member of the Catholic League advisory … Read more
“Trump says meeting with Pope Leo is ‘not necessary’ to iron out Iran war differences”
This is from ZEALE, a relatively new Catholic daily newsletter. Note Trump says “I’m all about the Gospel”… Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said he has “no disagreement with the fact the pope can say what he wants, and I want him to say what he wants, but I can disagree.” “I … Read more
Pro-life Catholic father wins $1.1M in settlement with DOJ over wrongful arrest
Not shown in the story below; the local police declined to make any arrest; there was nothing there. And Houck’s attorney offered to have him come in to the federal offices. Instead a dozen militarized federal officers showed up to arrest him. Mark Houck, a Catholic father and pro-life advocate, has won more than $1 … Read more