Ronald Reagan, the only California governor to become president, often invoked what he referred to as the Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”Even in Reagan’s time the rule was honored only in the breach, but by the Trump era, it was a distant relic: Donald Trump himself blithely cast the commandment aside, as the Republican Party went to war with itself Read More
The timing was a coincidence. The contrast, unmistakable. Reporters had gathered in the East Room Thursday afternoon for an update on the next steps the administration is planning in the coronavirus fight, and President Biden was running late. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans were in open revolt. Just minutes before Biden was slated to start talking, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas (pictured) was objecting in the House. Read More
Democrats appear to be on a suicide mission, determined to pass trillions in new spending and embracing a host of far-left positions on social issues despite warnings that this could cost them control of Congress. One might expect Democrats to be more careful considering the shellacking they endured in response to similarly aggressive pursuits of left-wing legislation in the midterms following Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s elections. Read More
