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2018-08-30T09:58:31-04:00

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Trump and His Legal Team Rattled Enough to Discuss the “I” Word

Last updated on: August 30, 2018 at 9:58 am By Susan Wright

Does he have reason to worry? Maybe. The possibility has been drifting about from the first day the Manhattan bully slithered into the Oval Office, but for most part, even Democrat leaders have brushed off the notion of President Trump eventually being impeached. Apparently, however, with recent events being as they are, the president is seeking advice on what his options are, should impeachment be put on the table. The Washington Post covered Trump’s sudden concern with the topic in... Read more

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2018-08-29T16:50:20-04:00

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At the Altar of Baal: American Evangelical “Leaders” Confuse Politics for Faith

Last updated on: August 29, 2018 at 4:50 pm By Susan Wright

Mark 10:42-45 AMP “Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their powerful men exercise authority over them [tyrannizing them]. 43 But this is not how it is among you; instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wishes to be first and most important among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but... Read more

2018-08-28T19:56:36-04:00

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In White House Meeting With Evangelicals Trump Boasts of Accomplishments and Stokes Fears

Last updated on: August 28, 2018 at 7:56 pm By Susan Wright

The amount of deference evangelicals, and in particular, those who fancy themselves “evangelical leaders” give to an unrepentant, adulterous, profane, aspiring despot is the most atrocious, gut-wrenching thing to come out of the age of Trump. American Christians – at least, those morally flexible “Trump Christians” – have gone to great lengths to prove that their moral foundations are situational, at best. As I’ve said so many times, they are ruining their witness to the world, at a time when... Read more

2018-08-28T10:56:23-04:00

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Trump Threatens Action After Googling His Name and Getting Bad News

Last updated on: August 28, 2018 at 10:56 am By Susan Wright

He really can’t help himself, can he? President Trump is doing all he can to draw attention away from the awful news of last week, regarding Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, David Pecker, and Allen Weisselberg. Unfortunately, he did that by royally screwing up the response to the death of Arizona Senator John McCain, both with his statement on the death of an actual American hero, and his raising and lowering of the American flag over the White House, meant to... Read more

2018-08-27T20:50:04-04:00

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John McCain’s Powerful Farewell to the Nation Is a Must-Read

Last updated on: August 27, 2018 at 8:50 pm By Susan Wright

Ok. Here’s the good news. After outrage from veterans groups, President Trump reversed course and lowered flags at the White House to half-staff, once more. The White House also issued a more formal, cordial statement on the passing of Arizona Senator John McCain. Too little, too late? I’m not going to say that. I’ll just say this kind of tone deaf faux pas is the usual mode of business for the man-baby. It’s not the first screw up and it... Read more

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2018-08-27T13:12:18-04:00

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Arizona Senate Candidate, Kelli Ward, Doubles Down on Her Weekend Decency Fail

Last updated on: August 27, 2018 at 1:12 pm By Susan Wright

*Sigh* We’re a day away from the GOP primary in Arizona. Voters will have a clear option in the Senate race. It’s Martha McSally, who, as described by her campaign website, boasts an impressive resume: Congresswoman Martha McSally currently represents Arizona’s Second Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She serves on the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. The Congresswoman also chairs the Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, the first Arizonan and the first freshman legislator ever... Read more

2018-08-27T10:08:55-04:00

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Defying Decency and Protocol, White House Returns Flags to Full Staff After John McCain’s Death

Last updated on: August 27, 2018 at 10:08 am By Susan Wright

President Trump had about as bad of a week as can be imagined, last week. The only way it would have been worse would be if Russia’s President Putin simply tired of his plaything and released the kompromat he has to the world. That day may be coming soon, the way the Orange One’s luck is running. Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, David Pecker, and Allen Weisselberg – it was a mountain of guilty verdicts, guilty pleas, and old friends and... Read more

2018-08-26T21:53:58-04:00

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Petulant Trump Squashes White House Statement Praising John McCain

Last updated on: August 26, 2018 at 9:53 pm By Susan Wright

Again, I have to point out how I understand Donald Trump’s problem with Senator John McCain. McCain’s sacrifice for his country, both as a Vietnam POW and a senator is a measure of manhood that a man so lacking in moral fiber, such as Trump, could never hope to rise to. McCain was no nonsense. He saw Donald Trump for the conman he was, and he called him on it, early and often. When Donald Trump said on the campaign... Read more

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2018-08-26T08:46:49-04:00

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John McCain Dies, but Arizona Senate Candidate, Kelli Ward, Thinks She’s the Victim

Last updated on: August 26, 2018 at 8:46 am By Susan Wright

I’ll begin this by saying that I’ve had my problems with Senator John McCain over the years. The man was maddeningly “squishy” on the issues where I felt Republicans needed more fierce conservative warriors. He was not a conservative. I am. Did I call him RiNO (Republican in Name Only)? Sure. Plenty of times. That being said, I’ve evolved in my thinking on that subject considerably. I haven’t become less conservative, by any means. I just don’t see many actual... Read more

2018-08-25T09:20:09-04:00

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Ex-Trump World Tower Doorman Adds to the Week’s Mountain of Trump Dirt

Last updated on: August 25, 2018 at 9:20 am By Susan Wright

One by one, the closet doors in Trump Tower are swinging open, and they all seem to be filled with the nastiest skeletons. Did we say this has been an awful week for President Trump? It’s not over. So first, Trump is hit with his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, being found guilty of eight felony charges in court. On the same day, his longtime attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen entered guilty pleas on a number of charges involving wire... Read more

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