The nation’s capital was rattled following the weeks-long disappearance of Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and his apparent reappearance alongside the sudden death of Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. In both instances, online rumors and conspiracy theories took hold, with thousands of Americans wondering exactly what happened to their elected officials. But as Americans searched for answers, Washington insiders continued to write them off as conspiracy theorists, a prime example of the disconnect between the political establishment and the rest of the country. Political pundits across the spectrum used these flashpoints to argue for term limits, age limits, a “25th Amendment” for Congress, or a slew of other…Open
‘I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning’
Joe Biden. Mitch McConnell. The congressman nobody had heard about until he went missing for months. Why are politicians so opaque about their health and cognitive abilities? Americans have unfortunately come to assume that politicians lie virtually every time they open their mouths. Now, we all assume that when a politician is too old or beleaguered by an aging body and brain to serve in office, their handlers will also lie and dodge and chum the waters with carefully crafted statements rather than just telling the truth, plain and simple. (RELATED: Jill Biden Took Joe To Waffle House After Thinking He Had Stroke On Stage) For his entire presidency, Biden’s lapsing mind and general senility were covered up by corporate media, members…Open
Plus: congressional senescence and assassinations. The post And They’re Off! appeared first on The American Conservative .
Political Asylum And They’re Off! Plus: congressional senescence and assassinations. Nobody knows more about horse racing than Donald J. Trump, so it’s a little surprising he didn’t tell us who was going to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Maybe he knew and, not wanting to skew the odds, he placed a discreet bet—nobody knows more about discretion than Trump does—and quietly went to the window and collected his winnings. That I could understand. Why he hasn’t crowed about it ever, of course, remains a mystery. The truly sad thing about Derby Day, though, is that because Trump doesn’t drink, he’s missing most of the…Open
Will sanity prevail at the Supreme Court? The post Pray Away the Precedent appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Pray Away the Precedent Will sanity prevail at the Supreme Court? This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the 14th Amendment’s assurance that the children of freed slaves were citizens also means that if an 8-month-pregnant Mexican woman runs across the border and drops a baby, that baby is a citizen, too. Which brings up the point, let’s hope the dogma doesn’t live loudly within Justice Amy Coney Barrett. That was what the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein said to Barrett during her confirmation hearings, noting that the dogma might not always align with “big issues that large numbers of people have fought…Open