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"Lady Justice" atop the Old Bailey, carrying the scales of even-handedness and the sword of punishment, should it be needed. Some remember this as Rumpole's old hangout.

“Hillary Clinton, I said be at my wedding, and she came to my wedding," [Donald Trump] said at the first GOP presidential debate in Cleveland. "She had no choice because I gave to a foundation.” One of many charges Trump will lay at Clinton's feet (source; click to enlarge).

The White House delivers another message via Carl Bernsteinby Gaius PubliusThe last time I featured former Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein on these pages, it was to showcase his delivery of messages he received from the White House, to the effect that the "White House" thought Clinton was blowing it with her Wall Street speeches stance, and because of that, the "White House" was freaking out (to put it colloquially) — at least as Bernstein tells it.Here's part of what Bernstein — a Clinton s

Former right-wing evangelical Frank Schaeffer confesses his sins (seriously)by Gaius PubliusAnother in our series, "They knew and they didn't care." The video above shows ex-evangelical minister Frank Schaeffer talking about the birth of the anti-choice movement and how it's responsible, among other things, for the presidency of George W. Bush. Schaeffer on that:

by Gaius PubliusThe writer of the quoted part of the headline above is Shaun King. Here's the quote in full and in context.

by Gaius PubliusSchedule note: I'll be taking some time off, roughly a week, returning in about eight days. Stay strong; this is far from over.Above is Nina Turner, who was present, attesting to the problems stated below. This is Sanders' statement on the debacle in Nevada (with my interspersed comments and emphasis):

Hillary Clinton, claiming to know nothing about the big news in Nevadaby Gaius PubliusUPDATE: There's an excellent, close, play-by-play description here. It comports with everything below, plus adds some of the intermediate events. It's also clear and readable.

The Democratic Party is forcing Sanders voters to look at its real face and choose. Not the best move with November just months away (source; click to enlarge). by Gaius PubliusShort and simple. It looks like the Democratic Party is on the verge of creating the disaster it's trying to avoid — its own destruction.

Is the Democratic Party establishment just rolling the dice with Clinton?

"the beak would openAnd inside there was darkness, the stars and the moon"–Randall Jarrell, "The Black Swan" (image source) by Gaius PubliusPart 1 of my "Look Ahead" series — a look at the U.S.