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The truism is that if you run for president, you can double your asking price for speeches and someone may actually publish your campaign biography. There are ancillary benefits to running for public office so that people do it even when they don’t seriously intend to win. (There’s a comedy premise buried lightly in there.)…

What does a president do when he can’t get Congress to pass anything? 1. Sign executive orders 2. Go on a foreign trip 3. Give speeches 4. Declare an emergency Lefties are pressuring Biden to declare “emergencies” over abortion and the environment. Trying to sideline two of the branches of government with emergency decrees is…

This also holds true for a range of social issues, but Democrats have managed to navigate most of those despite the basic split between the white socially liberal and the black socially conservative wings of the party. Gay marriage wasn’t a political dealbreaker, abortion certainly won’t be, but the lack of enthusiasm is a midterm…

Sign of the times. Every House Democrat voted for Rep. Nadler’s Respect for Marriage Act, which eliminates the Defense of Marriage Act.  The Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by Bill Clinton in the 90s, passed the House with overwhelming support, from 224 Republicans and 118 Democrats. This time around, the repeal of the…

This wouldn’t be the first time George Soros lost a lot of money on a bad long shot candidate. And the old monster has cash to burn. American businessman George Soros has donated $1 million to Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s (D) campaign.  The Texas Ethics Commission confirmed Soros’s donation to O’Rourke’s Beto for Texas political action…