J.E. Dyer

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J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Elderly, dying Trump critics’ concern: They won’t live to see Mueller report by J.E. Dyer

Elderly, dying Trump critics’ concern: They won’t live to see Mueller report

J.E. Dyer March 5, 2019
Trump and foreign policy, off-script by J.E. Dyer

Trump and foreign policy, off-script

J.E. Dyer March 5, 2019
Capitol Police officer’s weapon, left unattended in restroom, had alarming feature by J.E. Dyer

Capitol Police officer’s weapon, left unattended in restroom, had alarming feature

J.E. Dyer March 2, 2019
VIDEO: Russian choir criticized for song about nuking USA by J.E. Dyer

VIDEO: Russian choir criticized for song about nuking USA

J.E. Dyer March 1, 2019
The conundrum of ‘Trump’ by J.E. Dyer

The conundrum of ‘Trump’

J.E. Dyer March 1, 2019
Bonus point: Serious effort to commit $90 trillion to GND would blow up money as we know it by J.E. Dyer

Bonus point: Serious effort to commit $90 trillion to GND would blow up money as we know it

J.E. Dyer February 26, 2019
Americas Libres: Carapace of socialism cracking by J.E. Dyer

Americas Libres: Carapace of socialism cracking

J.E. Dyer February 24, 2019
Iran claims to hack, seize control of U.S. drones in Iraq and Syria by J.E. Dyer

Iran claims to hack, seize control of U.S. drones in Iraq and Syria

J.E. Dyer February 22, 2019
New info from 2018 testimony shows how extremely irregular FBI’s Trump probe was in 2016 by J.E. Dyer

New info from 2018 testimony shows how extremely irregular FBI’s Trump probe was in 2016

J.E. Dyer February 21, 2019
A coup is dead. Now for the counterintelligence investigation we really need by J.E. Dyer

A coup is dead. Now for the counterintelligence investigation we really need

J.E. Dyer February 19, 2019
Now for the strategic assessment: Why Trump declared a national emergency by J.E. Dyer

Now for the strategic assessment: Why Trump declared a national emergency

J.E. Dyer February 17, 2019
The 7 questions that matter on the border and Trump’s national emergency declaration by J.E. Dyer

The 7 questions that matter on the border and Trump’s national emergency declaration

J.E. Dyer February 16, 2019
Strange contradictions in recent messaging on Trump probes by J.E. Dyer

Strange contradictions in recent messaging on Trump probes

J.E. Dyer February 16, 2019
Senate passes spending bill, Trump reportedly to declare national emergency to build wall by J.E. Dyer

Senate passes spending bill, Trump reportedly to declare national emergency to build wall

J.E. Dyer February 14, 2019
With Ilhan Omar, the real focus is the Democratic leadership by J.E. Dyer

With Ilhan Omar, the real focus is the Democratic leadership

J.E. Dyer February 14, 2019
Images of the Day: Trump-y Eagle and Bugs Bunny photobomb the politosphere by J.E. Dyer

Images of the Day: Trump-y Eagle and Bugs Bunny photobomb the politosphere

J.E. Dyer February 12, 2019
Apology isn’t enough: House Democrats must sanction Ilhan Omar by J.E. Dyer

Apology isn’t enough: House Democrats must sanction Ilhan Omar

J.E. Dyer February 11, 2019
Tapper was right: BuzzFeed publishing the dossier did damage the impact of the CNN story that started it all by J.E. Dyer

Tapper was right: BuzzFeed publishing the dossier did damage the impact of the CNN story that started it all

J.E. Dyer February 10, 2019
The pristine beauty of the Green New Deal by J.E. Dyer

The pristine beauty of the Green New Deal

J.E. Dyer February 10, 2019
Nellie Ohr’s revelation about Ukrainian source lines up the dots from DNC to the Mueller probe by J.E. Dyer

Nellie Ohr’s revelation about Ukrainian source lines up the dots from DNC to the Mueller probe

J.E. Dyer February 7, 2019
A SOTU for the record books by J.E. Dyer

A SOTU for the record books

J.E. Dyer February 6, 2019
Migrant caravan within a day of unfenced border area in Texas by J.E. Dyer

Migrant caravan within a day of unfenced border area in Texas

J.E. Dyer February 5, 2019
Interactive art solution: Pelt ‘Ivanka Trump’ with crumbs by J.E. Dyer

Interactive art solution: Pelt ‘Ivanka Trump’ with crumbs

J.E. Dyer February 4, 2019
WaPo Super Bowl ad is a timely reminder: You’re building that – and it’s got some weird backstory by J.E. Dyer

WaPo Super Bowl ad is a timely reminder: You’re building that – and it’s got some weird backstory

J.E. Dyer February 3, 2019
The Super Ambivalence Bowl by J.E. Dyer

The Super Ambivalence Bowl

J.E. Dyer February 3, 2019
Northam offers head-scratcher of an alibi – and highlights Democrats’ biggest political need by J.E. Dyer

Northam offers head-scratcher of an alibi – and highlights Democrats’ biggest political need

J.E. Dyer February 3, 2019
Unity at last: Senate finds national security issue it can get 68 votes on by J.E. Dyer

Unity at last: Senate finds national security issue it can get 68 votes on

J.E. Dyer January 31, 2019
There’s no defending VA Gov. Northam’s comments on full-term abortion bill by J.E. Dyer

There’s no defending VA Gov. Northam’s comments on full-term abortion bill

J.E. Dyer January 31, 2019
Dem Rep: For U.S. military, border security is ‘not primary to our mission’ by J.E. Dyer

Dem Rep: For U.S. military, border security is ‘not primary to our mission’

J.E. Dyer January 29, 2019
Bernie Sanders in 1988 sing-along with Soviet pals by J.E. Dyer

Bernie Sanders in 1988 sing-along with Soviet pals

J.E. Dyer January 28, 2019
Stone indictment reminds us FBI/DOJ have known since 2016 that there was no collusion by J.E. Dyer

Stone indictment reminds us FBI/DOJ have known since 2016 that there was no collusion

J.E. Dyer January 27, 2019
Pelosi: ‘What does Putin have on the President, politically, personally or financially?’ by J.E. Dyer

Pelosi: ‘What does Putin have on the President, politically, personally or financially?’

J.E. Dyer January 26, 2019
Calling all men: Freedom requires overwatch by J.E. Dyer

Calling all men: Freedom requires overwatch

J.E. Dyer January 25, 2019
See the Mueller probe through, and let the Democratic House open its ‘investigations’ by J.E. Dyer

See the Mueller probe through, and let the Democratic House open its ‘investigations’

J.E. Dyer January 22, 2019
Governments behaving badly: The battle of our time is being waged right now by J.E. Dyer

Governments behaving badly: The battle of our time is being waged right now

J.E. Dyer January 20, 2019
Mueller team: Sensational BuzzFeed story on Cohen lying to Congress ‘not accurate’ by J.E. Dyer

Mueller team: Sensational BuzzFeed story on Cohen lying to Congress ‘not accurate’

J.E. Dyer January 19, 2019
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