The real trick is working out what spending is completely unavoidable, And then working out what spending has decent ROI, versus that which really doesn't. (View Post)

I'm a massive fan of small iterative steps. Politicians tend not to have that patience, which is partly why I noted the rapid turnover of Justice Secretaries upthread. The only one who stayed in post… (View Post)

Actually, I am wrong, Looking this up, juries in criminal trials can rely only on the legal guidance given to them by the judge in his summing up (along with the submissions of the prosecution and de… (View Post)

The US liberal news media. Washington Post editorial board comes out in support of Trump tearing down East Wing and building a massive ballroom. That is wrong. But what is unethical is the owner of t… (View Post)

. It's the Senate, not the House that gets briefed. And as far as constraints are concerned, the GOP voted down a Democratic resolution in the Senate which would have required Trump to seek Congressi… (View Post)