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Michael Wolff has released Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, a book portraying the Trump Presidency as pure chaos.   Wolff has developed a negative reputation yet he somehow managed to find his way into the White House.   Even liberal Steve Rattner, who worked in the Obama Administration, referred to Wolff as an “unprincipled writer of fiction.”   Laura Ingraham had it right when she said “No White House staffer should have ever been encouraged to speak with a muckraker like Michael Wolff.” The book may have some elements of truth but it also contains loads of “fake news”, or as Kellyanne Conway might say, “alternative facts.”   Wolff says he has tapes to back up his accounts, we’ll see whether or not he’s bluffing.   One of the most outrageous parts of the book claims that President Trump did not know who John Boehner was despite the fact that he repeatedly played golf with the Former House Speaker, who served as the subject of many of his tweets...

This week, California officially became the sixth state to legalize recreational marijuana.   California voters had voted to legalize marijuana in 2016 but the law did not go into effect until this week.   Based on her romanticizing coverage of a marijuana bus in Colorado on New Year’s Eve, I think CNN reporter Randi Kaye must be excited.       This week, California officially became a sanctuary state; proudly defying Federal immigration law.   The geniuses in Sacramento apparently learned nothing from the tragic death of Kate Steinle, which perfectly highlighted the consequences of sanctuary jurisdictions.   In the wake of California ’s newfound sanctuary state status, official-looking satirical welcome signs appeared all over the state saying “Felons, Illegals and MS13 welcome!   Democrats need the votes.”   While these signs definitely triggered the left-wing politicians who support open borders, those signs definitely pos...

As many Americans enjoyed their week off following Christmas 2017, an appeals court upheld the $135,000 fine that Aaron and Melissa Klein must pay for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding.   The Kleins, who owned Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Oregon; cited their religious beliefs that view marriage as a union between one man and one woman as their reason for their refusal to bake the cake.       Jack Phillips, a baker in Colorado who also refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding for religious reasons, has taken his case all the way to the Supreme Court.   The Supreme Court will likely issue their decision in June.   Phillips’ business, Masterpiece Cakeshop, has survived the firestorm, unlike Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which had to shut down.   The outcome of the case will likely signal the success or failure of the Kleins’ legal case.     As Julie Borowski pointed out , “What’s annoying about this case is that ...

Happy New Year!   Check out the top 10 Priorities that Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration should make sure to accomplish this year:   Build the Wall: Unfortunately, Ann Coulter’s first 100 day plan for President Trump did not quite pan out.   Everyone knows why the Democrats don’t want a wall.   As Coulter pointed out , “To liberals, building a wall across the Mexican border is a violation of the Voting Rights Act.   Only a massive influx of criminals, welfare recipients, and perpetual protesters can save them.” As Coulter and Sean Hannity have said, a hypothetical failure to build the wall would become President Trump’s equivalent of President George H.W. Bush’s infamous failure to keep his “read my lips, no new taxes” pledge that arguably cost him a second term.                  Continue to Purge the Deep State : Sean Hannity has identified the so-called “deep state” as on...

As 2017 comes to a close, I wanted to end on a high note by pointing out some of the best news stories of the year.     Appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: America really dodged a bullet by electing Donald Trump President.   Had Hillary won, she would have appointed a liberal judicial activist in the mold of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to replace originalist icon Antonin Scalia.   President Trump announced Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill Scalia’s seat just eleven days after taking the oath of office.   In addition to Gorsuch, President Trump has also appointed twelve judges to serve on the appellate Courts and six judges to serve on the district courts.   The Federal Courts desperately need more originalist judges, as evidenced by the several liberal judicial activists who keep striking down President Trump’s travel bans.      Democrats’ failure to win special elections: Throughout the first half of 2017, Democrats sp...

As 2017 comes to a close, now seems like a good time to acknowledge the lowlights that this year could have done without.     Dianne Feinstein’s Religious Bigotry : While questioning Amy Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to serve on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Senator Dianne Feinstein seemed to suggest that her Catholic faith disqualified her from serving on the bench.   Feinstein complained that “When we read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you.   And that’s of concern when you come to big issues that large numbers of people have fought for – for years in this country.”   I find Feinstein’s behavior quite strange considering the fact that the Democrats always whine about “religious tests” when it comes to our immigration policy.     They don’t seem to mind “religious tests” when it comes to judges.   The United States Senate confirmed Barrett 55-43 at the end of October.   Not...