The Real Political Peril in Impeachment is to the Republicans, Not the Democrats
It is well known that -- on the whole -- the Democrats in Congress (e.g. Speaker Pelosi) are afraid of going down the path of impeachment. Here's why I think that fear is misguided.(Put aside the very...
View ArticleYesterday Was a Good Day for the Rule of Law-- But Dems Need to Keep Their...
I take comfort in the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee staying on course by issuing a contempt citation against AG Barr.And I am particularly encouraged by the strength and resolution being...
View ArticleHow Nadler’s Committee Can Start Effective Hearings Now
With Trump and his gang doing everything they can to prevent the Democrats from using the Mueller Report to begin exposing to the American people the truth about Trump’s serious wrong-doing, there’s a...
View ArticleSchumer's Most Real Moment-- and How I Connect With Him on That
The other day, on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (I believe), Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was discussing the ongoing battles. He was fine on that. I felt he had a basic...
View ArticleThe Impending Crisis Over Impeachment
This piece lately ran in newspapers in my very red congressional district (VA-06).************************************The issue of presidential impeachments in our times demonstrates how, in their...
View ArticleDemocrats: Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!
What I wouldn't give to feel comfortable in this world again!I see that the political futures market (Predictit.org) currently pegs the likelihood of Trump being re-elected at 41%. My guess is that the...
View Article“No Quitter”— How on Trump Even a Virtue Is Turned into a Vice
This is my weekly op/ed in my red congressional district (VA-06)*************************Interviewed on TV the other day, Democratic Congressman (and presidential candidate) Eric Swalwell was asked to...
View ArticleThe Democrats' Moment of Truth
This will be my op/ed for the coming week in newspapers in VA-06.*************************In America we’ve come to a moment of truth that, I’ve come to realize, requires me to shift my focus from the...
View ArticleThoughts on the Historical Sources of Democratic Weakness
In the present fraught moment -- with the Democrats hesitating in dealing with by far the most impeachable President America has ever had -- an increasing number of people have been expressing concern...
View ArticleDoes Trump's Losing in Court Mean Trump's Losing?
Maybe you can help me figure out the score here.I pay a lot of attention to the state of play in the battle between this lawless President and the House Democrats seeking to uphold the rule of law. But...
View ArticleMr. Mueller, Where is that Patriotism of Yours?
Like most Americans who know anything about you, I’ve regarded you as a most admirable man. The reasons you chose to head to Vietnam after you graduated from Princeton and your whole career serving the...
View ArticleWill Trump's Attack, Like Pearl Harbor, Awaken a “Sleeping Giant”?
When Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, sinking a substantial portion of the American Pacific Fleet, the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto said that he feared that what their attack had...
View ArticleIf Pelosi is Right, and I’m Wrong, It’s a Sad Commentary On America
I’ve been arguing as strongly as I can that the Democrats in the House should go all-out for impeachment, just as Trump is going all out to put himself above the law. Nancy Pelosi – whose opinion on...
View Article"By the Book" Mueller Disappoints
I just watched Mueller's statement before the Press. He remained "by the book" -- as he has so often been described.("By the book" in more ways than one: he's made it clear that if called to testify,...
View ArticleFrum's Arguments -- the Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain -- Against Impeachment
Whether the United States will deal successfully with what is undoubtedly the most lawless President in American history is likely the most important political challenge our nation will face in our...
View ArticleWhen Evil Rises Among a People
This will be my next weekly op/ed in my congressional district (VA-06).**************************For me, the most memorable scene in the memorable 1972 film Cabaret takes place somewhere in the German...
View ArticleHow a Moral Crisis Underlies US Political Crisis
This piece ran this week as a newspaper op/ed in my congressional District (VA-06). I ran it as a kind of sequel to the piece of the preceding week, "The Democrats' Moment of Truth."...
View ArticleHow Impeaching Barr Would Be a Good Strategic Step Toward Getting to Trump
It is easily shown that Barr has abused the powers of his office, broken the oath he took before becoming Attorney General of the United States, and sided with a lawless President against the rule of...
View ArticleMr. Mueller, Uncle Sam Needs You (and You Get Another Chance to Come Through)
Dear Mr. Mueller.I don’t get it.You’re a smart guy, so you do understand what the stakes are in this crisis created by the Trump presidency, don’t you? You understand that …Nadler is right in saying...
View ArticleThe Solution to the Democrats’ Impeachment Problem
The Democrats are clearly struggling with the impeachment issue, torn between the knowledge that the President surely deserves impeachment and the fear that a majority of the American people are not...
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