Trump’s march towards dictatorship/fascism speeds up as Americans exercise what’s left of democracy

By Robert A. Vella Two contrasting events occurred yesterday in the U.S.  Attorney General William Barr, evoking nightmares of Adolf Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

Dems stumble out of the gate, today’s headlines, and my editorial rant

By Robert A. Vella Right out of the starting gate, Democrats stumbled in yesterday’s Iowa caucuses.  Reporting of the votes Continue reading →

GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial: No witnesses, no evidence, no justice, and maybe worse to come

By Robert A. Vella “No witnesses, no documents in an impeachment trial is a perfidy. It is a grand tragedy. Continue reading →

The shakedown is working: Key Republican will block witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial

By Robert A. Vella The pressure campaign waged by Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against Republican senators amenable Continue reading →

A shakeup and a shakedown for Republicans in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump

By Robert A. Vella Politics can be very complex and difficult to understand, and it is especially so in today’s Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: Another Impeachment Bombshell

By Robert A. Vella Another impeachment bombshell A couple of weeks ago, indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas spilled-the-beans on Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: The Bloated Beast, and this weekend’s news stories

By Robert A. Vella There’s a bloated beast lurking about ready to explode besides the familiar one currently wrecking America Continue reading →