Whole thing has aura of a Greek tragedy.

Trump’s term before the election was marked by a remarkable set of accomplishments. He cut taxes and enacted serious deregulation that sparked the economy, led to an increase in wages not seen in decades, and created a foundation for more growth after the disaster of COVID. He appointed three Supreme Court justices and a slew of appeals court judges that were a dream come true for conservatives. He made significant progress toward peace in the Middle East. He strengthened the military. He made progress on illegal immigration. Finally, he pushed and cajoled and pressured pharmaceutical companies to create a COVID vaccine with a speed that many did not believe was possible.

Of course Democrats fought Trump every step of the way and began the work to remove him from office before he even took office. And Trump made all sorts of missteps. But the record is the record, and it is an impressive list of achievements.

And then, after November 3, one disaster after another.  With the exception of the vaccine, everything Trump did after the election has led to catastrophe for himself, the Republican Party, and the nation. It did not have to be that way. Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the election led to a series of events that cast a shadow on everything he accomplished before.

Tragedy is when the virtue of the hero becomes his downfall. The tragic flaw asserts itself. The whole man, warts and all, succeeded. And the whole man, warts and all, led him astray at the very end.

Mediums have their ways.

Cuomo seems to really be enjoying the power he has seized during the pandemic and is loath to let it go. But New York’s vaccination disaster can’t stay hidden for long. On Tuesday, New York Times reporter J. David Goodman pointed out that ‘fewer people were vaccinated in New York City this Monday than last Monday.’

How can this be?

Bureaucratic incompetence and a governor who is given a regular pass by the media is how. If the media could just pretend that Cuomo is a Republican, surely they’d get to the bottom of it.

Easy peasy.

Finally.

According to journalist and Trump insider John Solomon, the documents would be released as soon as Friday, but no later than Monday.
“He has delivered in a big way. More than a foot-high stack of documents he has authorized to be released by the FBI and the DOJ. These are the things that the FBI has tried to keep from the public for 4 years. They have amazing, big picture revelations,” Solomon told Fox News’ “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”
According to Solomon‘s website, Just The News, the release will support claims that the entire Russia narrative was created and leaked to the news media to upstage concerns over Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.

Now see how quickly the mainstream (Democratic) media covers it. Or doesn’t.

Nice timing, I’ll say that for her.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the newly elected Republican from Georgia, is a spitfire. She has gotten in Democrats’ faces over wearing masks on the House floor and has been utterly fearless in standing up for what she believes is right. She went on Twitter Wednesday to announce that she will be filing tit-for-tat articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden a day after his inauguration. That’s historic and well-deserved.

Has a sore point to touch on:

“I would like to announce on behalf of the American people, we have to make sure that our leaders are held accountable. We cannot have a president of the United States that is willing to abuse the power of the office of the presidency and be easily bought off by foreign governments, foreign Chinese energy companies, Ukrainian energy companies,” said Greene.

“So on January 21st, I will be filing articles of impeachment on Joe Biden,” she added.

Against the odds, I venture to say.

Dyin’ to get that guy impeached.

Idea: Do it monthly during B’s administration. That will show him who’s boss.

The chaotic reign of Nancy Pelosi takes a new turn. His name is Swalwell, who will (NOT) add gravitas and credibility to the currently running snap impeachment.

What next in the Land of Screwy behavior and decision-making?

Oak Park (IL) trustee and candidate: Let’s see how it flies.

Ron Paul:

Last week’s massive social media purges – starting with President Trump’s permanent ban from Twitter and other outlets – was shocking and chilling, particularly to those of us who value free expression and the free exchange of ideas.

The justifications given for the silencing of wide swaths of public opinion made no sense and the process was anything but transparent.

Nowhere in President Trump’s two “offending” Tweets, for example, was a call for violence expressed explicitly or implicitly. It was a classic example of sentence first, verdict later.

Our oligarchs decided otherwise.

Many Americans viewed this assault on social media accounts as a liberal or Democrat attack on conservatives and Republicans, but they are missing the point.

The narrowing of allowable opinion in the virtual public square is no conspiracy against conservatives. As progressives like Glenn Greenwald have pointed out, this is a wider assault on any opinion that veers from the acceptable parameters of the mainstream elite, which is made up of both Democrats and Republicans.

In other words, oligarchs are out of bounds on this one . . .