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Politics
Schumer demands Senate confirm Biden cabinet picks right after Ga. runoffs: Just one problem
As congressional ages go, Chuck Schumer at 70 is a spring chicken. Yet, despite his relative youthfulness compared against Nancy…
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Politics
Stephen Colbert to Obama: ‘I want to take a moment to drink you in’
Obama laughed as his host gushed, partly it seemed out of embarrassment. But the awkwardness lasted only a few seconds…
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Law and Government
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy confronted over maskless family dinner at restaurant
If Democrats want to impress on voters the importance of following guidelines set by the CDC, they should make it…
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Politics
For those who thought Biden was ‘over’ his cognitive decline
Age, and the neurological problems that frequently attend it, are not like a head cold. You don't "get over" dementia…
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Politics
Dems now: Shame on anyone not conceding legitimacy of Biden win. Dems then?
But is at always so cut and dried? Do Democrats take their losses as gracefully as they expect Trump supporters…
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Media
CNN: Conservatives joining Parler a ‘threat to democracy’
One of these days, someone from the Left is going to need to explain what they think democracy means. They…
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Law and Government
Dems won’t have enough votes to pack courts or end filibuster even if they win Senate
'I will not vote to affect the courts. And I will not vote to end the filibuster.'
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Social Issues
In victory*, Dems are behaving just as obnoxiously as you’d expect
The Democrats, whose behavior over the past four years was sufficiently crass to rival anything they accused Donald Trump of…
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Law and Government
Impatient Dems are demanding that Trump admit defeat: A couple of problems
It was inevitable. The Democrats spent the last four years trying everything and anything to unseat Orange Man. They invented a…
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Politics
Whatever the Dems end up getting out of this election, it won’t be enough
Regardless of the outcome, it won't be enough to satisfy the Democrats who were expecting not just an election but…
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Law and Government
America to media/pollsters: Drop dead
November Fools, everyone! Some in America feared that the 2020 election would be a repeat of 2016. Older hands predicted…
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Media
CNN’S Stelter: Rupert Murdoch should order Fox News hosts to report election accurately
This piece of last-minute advice from CNN anchor Brian Stelter is nearly as unintentionally funny as the network's slogan: Facts…
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Politics
As race tightens, Dems preview what they’ll bellyache over if Biden loses
When Joe Biden was comfortably up by 12 points according to the RealClear Politics average days after the first debate,…
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Unyielding
Say it ain’t so! Barrett to use Ginsburg’s old SCOTUS chambers
It wasn't clear where Barrett would set up shop behind the scenes on the high court. Chuck Schumer was probably…
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Politics
Elizabeth Warren explains ‘why GOP fought so hard to steal SCOTUS seat’
Another of the avengers was one-time candidate for the Democratic nomination Elizabeth Warren, who provided her rationale for why the…
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Law and Government
It’s not democracy Democrats are bent on saving by packing court. It’s their own political agenda
Ironically, Larson writes that 'the Founders didn't want the judiciary to be this political.' But during Judge Barrett's confirmation hearings,…
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Media
Obama: With Biden you won’t have to worry about president saying crazy things every day
Obama must have been aware of the embarrassment Biden caused him. Even Biden had a sense of it.
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Law and Government
Minneapolis residents sue city for failing to staff enough police amid crime surge
For those with a short memory, Minneapolis is where it all started.
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Media
Left: We should show empathy to Jeffrey Toobin for masturbating on Zoom call
The Left is big on empathy and compassion. How big? When one of its own ‘takes it out’ (to paraphrase…
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Law and Government
Biden: An 8-year-old should be able to decide if he or she wants to be a transgender
It seems never to have struck Biden that image of two men openly exchanging a kiss in public in the…
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Law and Government
Barrett hearings: Dems’ problematic argument that Ginsburg left ‘big shoes to fill’
Here's hoping, probably in vain, that as the hearings commence, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate after them…
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Media
Flashback: Biden asks Anderson Cooper if he recalls ‘gay bath houses,’ ‘round-the-clock sex’
This isn't the first time Biden attempted to assure homosexuals that they've come a long way.
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Politics
Pelosi: Steroids Trump is taking for COVID impeding his judgment. Just one problem
The only problem with Pelosi's conclusion, culled no doubt from a careful perusal of a Reader's Digest article on 'roid…
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Politics
How many violations of face mask protocol can you count in this video of Nancy Pelosi?
The video provides a clinic in the wearing of face masks. Pelosi demonstrates a number of behaviors the scientists at…
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Politics
Biden: I was able to stay safe during pandemic because ‘some black woman stocked the grocery shelf’
Some of Joe Biden's best friends are black. And Hispanic. It's not clear whether he's friends with any Indians (from…
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Unyielding
You’re ba-a-ack! Reader commenting returns to LU
We’re pleased to inform our readers that after a too-long hiatus, your voices are restored. Following every article you will…
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Media
CNN’s Stelter: Trump’s brief ride to wave to supporters was slap in the face … to the media
Yesterday, Donald Trump took a short ride along the streets surrounding the Walter Reed hospital complex to wave to supporters…
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Politics
CNN reporter receives wrongly filled out mail-in ballot, asks ‘Could problem be ‘widespread?’
CNN has been working hard these last few months to convince its viewers that all is well with mail-in balloting…
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Media
Trump and Melania have tested positive for COVID: Get ready for the fallout *UPDATE*
The president and Mrs. Trump were tested after advisor Hope Hicks was confirmed to have the virus.
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Unyielding
No Open Thread today (owing to the ongoing inability of readers to comment)
I know this sounds a little bit like “War Not Declared,” but the real purpose of this post is to…
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Politics
Biden ‘did not come off as clinically senile’ during the debate? We’d like a second opinion
There are those who would watch this video and argue that it is one 16-second clip. But there are plenty…
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Media
Was Joe Biden wearing a ‘wire’ during last night’s debate?
Apparently, the idea that the aging Democratic candidate would cheat by using an earpiece or a teleprompter, as the Democratic…
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Law and Government
Biden refuses to be checked for earpieces during debates, wants two breaks
Considering the mishaps Biden has run into with his use of a teleprompter for all live interviews, it's hard to…
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Politics
How low can the Left go? With Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, we are about to find out
Liberals love to quote that pearl of wisdom by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who said, ‘When they go low,…
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Unyielding
Commenting at LU is down
As I suspect many readers have noticed, the commenting section following articles has disappeared. This is a technical glitch that…
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Law and Government
Even if fraud is not a factor in mail-in voting, there’s still this 800-pound gorilla to address
CNN reports via Milwaukee CBS affiliate WDJT, that 43 million unsolicited ballots are set to be automatically mailed to voters.…
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