Political Junkie

With 2019 almost in the history books, the time has come for me to identify the lowlights and highlights of the year.   Just like any other year, 2019 had its ups and downs.   Let’s start off with the downs: The Impeachment Debacle: Just like I did with the midterm elections when compiling my lists of highlights and lowlights of 2018, I have decided to include the impeachment debacle on both lists in 2019.   The impeachment hearings amounted to nothing more than a taxpayer-funded opposition research campaign against President Trump; with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff rolling out the red carpet for permanent bureaucrats eager to air their grievances against the President on national TV. In addition to preventing Congress from conducting more important business, the wall-to-wall coverage of the impeachment hearings robbed Americans of the ability to enjoy quality cable TV. However, the impeachment fallout; specifically, President Trump’s rising appro...

Earlier this year, I unveiled my rubric for the 2019 election; highlighting the best and worst-case scenarios for Republicans.   With the election in the rearview mirror, the time has come for me to actually score the election using the rubric.   I have bolded the scenarios that actually bore out.   Grade State Races Congressional Races A -Republicans sweep all three governorships -Republicans maintain control of both houses of the Virginia legislature -Republicans sweep all three special Congressional elections B -Republicans win two of the three governorships, leaving no net change in the number of governorships -Republicans maintain control of both houses of the Virginia legislature -Republicans win two of the three special Congressional elections C - Republicans win one of the three governorships, giving Democrats a net gain of one seat -Republicans lose ...

Two weeks ago, I took a trip to the Swamp for the first time since my internship ended 18 months ago to attend The National Journalism Center’s Alumni Networking Happy Hour . I like it down there, particularly because of the people; a great group of conservatives live there.   It looks like my decision to make the trip has already paid off. In addition to making new friends, I became aware of a great job opportunity in the state of Virginia, where I lived for three months during my internship, that I likely would not have found out about otherwise. Should I end up returning to the Swamp, which I hope happens sooner than later, I would elect to live in Virginia.   After all, living in Washington, D.C. costs a lot of money.  In addition, practically speaking, it makes the most sense for me to live in Virginia if I want my vote in the Presidential election (as well as statewide elections) to make the most difference. If I chose to live in the District of Columbi...