#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary

#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary

“#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary” From the left: Biden’s No Placeholder Even as “many on the left scoff at the notion that [Joe] Biden is preparing for a transformational presidency,” his metamorphosis since the ­Obama administration has inspired “a fresh sense of urgency and a jolt of ambition,” remarks The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer. Biden’s…

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#‘Nothing to see’ of Biden and other commentary

#‘Nothing to see’ of Biden and other commentary

“#‘Nothing to see’ of Biden and other commentary” Conservative: ‘Nothing To See’ of Biden After The Post’s story about a Burisma adviser’s e-mail thanking Hunter Biden for setting up a meeting with his then-veep dad, Joe Biden called “an early lid on his day’s activities,” reports Dominic Green at The Spectator. “For months he has…

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#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary

#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary

“#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary” Washington watch: Pelosi’s Poisonous Ploy Nancy Pelosi’s bill to assemble a 17-member panel prepared to invoke the 25th Amendment is a political scheme that turns “the decision over the president’s health” into a “battleground ripe for partisans fighting for power,” warns The Federalist’s Kyle Sammin. The Constitution allows for…

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#Journalists for censorship and other commentary

#Journalists for censorship and other commentary

“#Journalists for censorship and other commentary” Media critic: Journos for Censorship “In a barely literate tweet that not once, but twice misspelled the word ‘its’ as ‘it’s,’ ” snarks The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald, the New York Times Guild “denounced” one of its own colleagues, Bret Stephens, for his column criticizing the paper’s 1619 Project. In…

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#NYC’s double standard and other commentary

#NYC’s double standard and other commentary

“#NYC’s double standard and other commentary” From the right: NYC’s Double Standard “Haredim, as ultra-Orthodox Jews are called, translates to ‘those who tremble.’ But as New York’s leaders are learning, the Haredim tremble before God — not politicians,” notes The Wall Street Journal editorial board. They’ve been “protesting in the streets and courts against new harsh…

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#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary

#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary

“#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary” From the right: Harris’ ‘Twisted’ Lincoln Fable Kamala Harris argued at her debate that President Trump shouldn’t have nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, citing Abraham Lincoln’s example, notes Tyler O’Neil at PJ Media. Yet Harris was “less than honest”: She claimed Lincoln refrained from naming…

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#Pence won the night and other commentary

#Pence won the night and other commentary

“#Pence won the night and other commentary” 2020 watch: Pence Won the Night This week’s debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence was “more civilized” but at times just as “frustrating” as last week’s Trump-Biden square-off, sighs Liz Peek at Fox News — since “both candidates were evasive.” Yet Pence has been “in the public…

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#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary

#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary

“#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Don’s COVID Masculinity The left is “in a frenzy of Schadenfreude” over President Trump coming down with COVID-19, notes Heather Mac Donald at City Journal. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni says the diagnosis proves the country has been lax and it’s time “to be safer.” Huh?…

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#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

“#California’s self-made disease and other commentary” Left-coast watch: Cali’s Self-Made Disease Steven Greenhut at The Orange County Register agrees with President Trump: California is a “cautionary tale” as it “bounds” from crisis to crisis. The latest: “raging wildfires” sparked, in part, by “poor land management, ill-conceived liability and insurance laws and the misuse of firefighting…

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#Trump doesn’t back supremacists and other commentary

#Trump doesn’t back supremacists and other commentary

“#Trump doesn’t back supremacists and other commentary” Media critic: Trump Doesn’t Back Supremacists If you believe the left-wing media, President Trump made it clear “he was on the side of the neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and the Proud Boys” at the presidential debate, observes Jonathan Tobin for The New York Sun. In fact, “Trump…

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