Commonsense and Reason

Post #5 (January 29, 2020) The Democrats continued push for testimony from Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton is a red herring. By now you should have heard about the claim by Bolton in his book manuscript that was leaked to the press that Trump told him the aid to Ukraine was linked to investigations into the Bidens and other Democrats. Democrats and the media are having a field day with this latest development. Here's the problem with this new information. First, it's from a leak by someone in the NSC. I find that to be disturbing. Secondly, just as I explained in my posts on Monday (1/27/20) and Sunday (1/19/20), the articles of impeachment are constitutionally infirm and new witness testimony will not give them credibility. The facts are the facts and they will never change regardless of any new testimony. The facts are that Ukraine got the aid within the time frame designated by Congress. Ukraine did not conduct any investigations into the Bidens or...

Post #2 (January 15, 2020)   It seems appropriate that the polarizing impeachment of President Trump is the first topic I address in this blog. The impeachment of President Trump by Democrats is led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Nadler and Schiff have been selected as two of the impeachment managers for the House of Representatives. The Democrats have made several statements publicly, giving their reasons for initiating an impeachment inquiry into the President. Some are worthy to note: President Trump invited outside interference into the 2020 election by pressuring President Zelensky of Ukraine to investigate Democratic primary candidate Joe Biden during a phone call in July 2019; he violated the Constitution; he withheld military aid to Ukraine in a quid pro quo for an investigation into the Bidens; he betrayed his oath of office; and Trump is not above the law. Th...