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That is essentially what Sen. Schumer was saying today if you eliminate the unnecessary and leave only the core of what he was getting at. But it isn't McConnell's job to fix Schiff's intentionally-made mess. And Schumer's hypocrisy was open for all to see: let us railroad Trump in the House and let us railroad him in the Senate as well. Schumer knows that Dems in the House blatantly defied the courts and thumbed their nose at established court precedent as SCOTUS acted rapidly in their role as arbiters between two co-equal branches when Nixon would not hand the tapes...

Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of taking their cues from Donald Trump after the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court should expect to be treated like a “piñata.” Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Republicans were “acting like big, tough people threatening to destroy the reputation of a Supreme Court nominee they haven’t even met yet.” Reid and other Democrats denounced a comment by Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, who told reporters late Monday that anyone nominated by Obama to the high court “will bear some resemblance to a piñata.” Reid...

California State Sen. Leland Yee and his campaign consultant Keith Jackson were arrested Wednesday alongside longtime criminal Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow during an FBI raid in San Francisco's Chinatown district that also netted several members of the Ghee Kung Tong gang. The Associated Press reported that the federal charges, which allege the California lawmaker accepted money and campaign donations in exchange for providing official favors and helping broker an arms deal, cast harsh light on Chinatown's tight-knit network of fraternal organizations and one of its most shadowy characters, Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow. Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and...

An instructive montage to cleanse the palate after a week of high-stakes oral arguments and multiple "evolutions" on the definition of marriage, via Slate's Dave Weigel: Video @ link Townhall The Tipsheet Guy Benson Video: Before Democrats "Evolved" on Gay Marriage Guy Benson Political Editor, Townhall.com Mar 28, 2013 12:55 PM ESTAn instructive montage to cleanse the palate after a week of high-stakes oral arguments and multiple "evolutions" on the definition of marriage, via Slate's Dave Weigel: As I've made clear in my commentaries over the last few days, I'm comfortable with the direction this debate is headed, and I...

All right. Enough of this geek stuff. Back to what matters. [FWIW, there were some technical glitches with Ecumenical Insanity the past day or two -- sionnsar] As if we needed it, here's more proof (via Ted Olsen at Christianity Today Weblog) that many who claim to be pro-choice are actually pro-abortion and anti-choice. The evidence comes from members of Congress upset that the recently passed omnibus spending bill contained this provision: None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such...