At the establishment of our constitutions,
the judiciary bodies were supposed to be
the most helpless and harmless members of the government.
Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous;
that the insufficiency of the means provided for their removal
gave them a freehold and irresponsibility in office;
that their decisions, seeming to concern individual suitors only,
pass silent and unheeded by the public at large;
that these decisions, nevertheless, become law by precedent,
sapping, by little and little, the foundations of the constitution, and
working its change by construction,
before any one has perceived that that
invisible and helpless worm has been busily employed in consuming its substance.
In truth, man is not made to be trusted for life,
if secured against all liability to account.
Thomas Jefferson
Tweet of the Day
The swerve Houston grand jury indictment of undercover journalist David Daleiden is a politically motivated corruption of our justice system
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
Charging an investigative reporter for Planned Parenthood's transactions in aborted babies/body parts is like busting a vice cop vs a whore.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
The criminalization of undercover journalism is an assault on our rights, in particular the First Amendment and the public right to know.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
The Trump Address: "government of Trump, by Trump, for Trump".
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders: all you need to know about his ideology and his economics is his initials.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
A wife has threatened to leave her husband if he won't vote for Trump. To quote Meatloaf: I would do anything for love, but I won't do that.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 26, 2016
@realDonaldTrump won't attend this week's GOP debate because he lacks the confidence to face Megyn Kelly. Trump turns down free TV. Chicken!
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
Even snakes have backbones, but not Old Yeller @realDonaldTrump. Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Megyn Kelly wasn't there.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
@realDonaldTrump insists that he'll stand up to Hillary, the Chinese and Mexicans, and ISIS. The only one he won't stand up to? Megyn Kelly.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
I think that the debate Thursday should have an empty podium at the stage and invite Clint Eastwood to say a few words about the Empty Suit.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
The idea of facing Megyn Kelly again made @realDonaldTrump soil his tidy whities. Who will challenge what the others say in his absence?
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
What's the difference between @realDonaldTrump and Bernie Sanders? Trump rents the meadows where Sanders' unicorns graze.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton: "Nothing that I did was wrong." Anyone copy and pasting from SIPR to NIPR is subject to prosecution.https://t.co/ffO5BLEvag
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
When Hillary Clinton directed her subordinates to do something wrong, she is responsible, just like a crime boss who doesn't shoot the gun.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 27, 2016
Image of the Day
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Political Potpourri
Two new national polls put Trump at least 15 points over the crowd. A new Iowa poll shows Trump nipping Cruz by 2. A second straight ARG poll for NH shows Kasich all alone in second, 14 points behind Trump.
On the other side, after a series of blowout NH polls in favor of Sanders, ARG has Clinton within 7 of Sanders. I think it's improbable, but if Clinton sweeps the doubleheader from Sanders, it sets the stage for a huge run through Super Tuesday that all but locks up the nomination for Clinton.
For some reason, Obama's approval ratings have drifted upward to the 50% level from 45%
Political Cartoon
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| Courtesy of Ken Catalino via Townhall |
Gordon Lightfoot, "Anything For Love". And this is a wrap on my Lightfoot retrospective.
