Congress

N.Y. Post: Get them rewrite! Debt-ceiling deal fails to fix DC

New York Post, May 31, 2023 Get them rewrite! Debt-ceiling deal fails to fix DC by James Bovard The biggest peril of the Biden-McCarthy budget deal is spawning the illusion federal spending is under control. Both President Joe Biden and Republican congressional leaders can claim victory and lull Americans into believing rising national debt is […]

N.Y. Post: IRS coverup of Hunter Biden could be scandal that sinks a presidency

New York Post, May 24, 2023 IRS coverup of Hunter Biden could be scandal that sinks a presidency by James Bovard In his “Beautiful Things” memoir, Hunter Biden wrote: “I still have a ton of work to do . . . clearing the wreckage of my past.” And Attorney General Merrick Garland is just the […]
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N.Y. Post: The FBI just got caught in yet more massive, outrageous FISA abuses

New York Post, May 22, 2023 The FBI just got caught in yet more massive, outrageous FISA abuses by James Bovard Like the casino-gambling scene in “Casablanca,” the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court is “shocked, shocked” the Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to ravage the privacy of vast numbers of Americans. For each American the […]

N.Y. Post: Democrats attack FBI whistleblowers — giving cover to the agency’s abuses

New York Post, May 19, 2023 Democrats attack FBI whistleblowers — giving cover to the agency’s abuses by James Bovard Congressional Democrats revealed a new federal crime Thursday: having the same name as anyone who tweeted derisively about the Jan. 6 Capitol Clash. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), vice chair of the House Equality Caucus championing LGBTQI+, […]

My Sordid Bribery History, Biden Scandals, and Mis-Jabbed Nurses – Brian Wilson Podcast

From the BrianWilsonWrites substack: “Indeed a rare Two and Only podcast wherein Jim Bovard actually displays more faith in the House Oversight Committee’s Biden investigation than Brian Wilson! Hear this strange and usual conversation – and the deep background on Jim Bovard’s successful but little-known Kent cigarette Romanian distributorship!” Listen to the podcast at this […]

US troops in Somalia rise to 900, House votes not to withdraw

The presence of US troops in Somalia helps the Islamist insurgency Al Shabaab recruit, exacerbating the very violence they claim to be fighting. But the House has voted down a resolution to withdraw. On April 27, the House voted 101-321 against Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to remove all US troops from Somalia, even as all signs point to escalation in the fight with Al-Shabaab. AFRICOM, the US Africa Command, and Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, are both asking for […]

Mortgage Madness, 29th Amendment, Congressional Perfidy, and Nattering Nabobs of Negativism on Brian Wilson Podcast

  this week’s podcast episode –— “The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard Something Completely Different, With Brian Wilson News Commentary This week, The Two and Only ponder mortgage adjustment fees and the housing market, the 29th Amendment, Senate meetings on Supreme Court ethics, the lawsuit concerning Tucker Carlson and a Fox […]

N.Y. Post: Congress’ unconstitutional pay scam gets members $34K raises

New York Post, May 1, 2023 Congress’ unconstitutional pay scam gets members $34K raises by James Bovard Washington, DC, needs an emergency supply of snazzy sandwich boards announcing, “Will Legislate for Food.” A hunger crisis on Capitol Hill gave congressional leaders no choice but to trample the Constitution. Thanks to a backroom deal, House members […]

N.Y. Post: Spy letter about Hunter Biden shows how Dems are undermining democracy

New York Post, April 21, 2023 Spy letter about Hunter Biden shows how Dems are undermining democracy by James Bovard In the closing address at last month’s Summit for Democracy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken piously proclaimed, “As President Biden has said, democracy doesn’t happen by accident. “It requires constant effort.” Or in the case […]