Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve Continue reading →

Mitt Romney stands alone in Impeachment vote, Iowa caucus fiasco worsens, and the Winds of Madness

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted against removing President Trump from office regarding two articles of impeachment 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 →

Tuesday Topics: Bolton, Impeachment, Pompeo, Bibi, Immigration, Ocean acidification, and more

By Robert A. Vella Two additional revelations have emerged since Sunday night’s leak of a soon to be published tell-all Continue reading →