Monthly Archives: June 2016

Finally some good news out of the Supreme Court with the Hellerstedt decision

Posted on June 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

On Monday we had some rare good news coming out of the Supreme Court in a case that would not have been affected by whether Justice Antonin Scalia had remained alive or not. It’s the case of Whole Woman’s Health … Continue reading →

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The English actually have my sympathy this morning

Posted on June 28, 2016 by a1skeptic

This morning is not a good day to be an Englishman. First we had the “Brexit” vote last week, and the almost instant buyer’s remorse that overtook much of the country. Now we have this: England loses 2:1 to Iceland … Continue reading →

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Here’s what’s actually so sad about the Brexit vote

Posted on June 27, 2016 by a1skeptic

It’s now been a few days since the “Brexit” vote, and it’s interesting to see how things have played out so far: It seems that a lot of people woke up in Britain with “buyer’s remorse.” Social media was abuzz … Continue reading →

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“Little” Marco Rubio is running for Re-Election after all

Posted on June 26, 2016 by a1skeptic

In all the hullaballoo about the “Brexit” and what it means for the rest of the world, here is a small surprise that shouldn’t be a surprise: “little” Marco Rubio, after pledging not run fun for re-election, has decided to … Continue reading →

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Great Britain just gave a giant middle finger to the European Union

Posted on June 24, 2016 by a1skeptic

Many of you woke up this morning to the hullaballoo that Britain just gave a giant middle finger to the European Union, and by extension, to the rest of the world. It was the vote on the so-called “Brexit,” the … Continue reading →

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If you want to know why it’s Important who picks the next Supreme Court Justice

Posted on June 24, 2016 by a1skeptic

If you want a good example of why it will be very important who gets to appoint future Supreme Court nominees, here it is: an equally divided Supreme Court couldn’t come to agreement on Obama’s executive actions on immigration, thus … Continue reading →

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The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

Posted on June 23, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week I noted the irony that Donald Trump went on the attack against Bill Clinton for being a “rapist” when all kinds of allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and yes, even rape, have also been made against Donald Trump. … Continue reading →

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Congressional Approval still has a way to go before it hits 0%

Posted on June 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

The United States Senate, last Monday, once again proved itself incapable of acting in any reasonable way, or in fact, acting at all, on the matter of regulating guns. This may be part of the reason that Congress’ approval ratings … Continue reading →

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Weep not for Corey Lewandowski

Posted on June 21, 2016 by a1skeptic

Some of you may have heard the news that yesterday the Trump campaign fired Corey Lewandowski. It appears that he ran afoul of Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, among others. The others including Paul Manafort, the guy brought … Continue reading →

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I thought Spouses were supposed to be Off Limits on this Campaign

Posted on June 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

Ever since the dustup between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over their spouses, I thought that Presidential spouses were off limits. You know, the one where someone posted a sexy picture of his wife Melania and he responded by tweeting … Continue reading →

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