SCOTUS Decision Worth reading. The paragraph on the "major questions" doctrine stands out. Bottom line. If Congress is not responsible regarding their duties, that duty does not then belong to the Executive Branch as a fall back position. The power of the purse lies firmly within the hands of our Congressional body. And the Constitution is written to keep the POTUS from rifling his fingers through the cash register till. This is called separation of powers. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs/ Not worth reading: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15578367/Trump-attack-Supreme-Court-tariff-loss-Disgrace.html One of the problems with MAGA is that anything in the courts which addresses Presidential power and the constraints thereof can be viewed as a political attack on the POTUS - as opposed to a question of constitutionality. We are dependent on our Supreme Court to be the final arbiter of legal quest...
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Commander in Chief Commander in Chief. We forget he is the Commander in Chief. And he is untouchable. We refuse to recognize his rank. When I started journalism two decades ago, I wrote for the Dallas Morning News with a bi-weekly byline on the page of one of the satellite suburban newspapers. It was... of course... editorial opinion. This opened opportunities for me to share my thoughts within the military community. I was sought out. Two remembrances: I was the speaker for the Naval Academy Alumni Association at Park Cities Club in Dallas. When I enter a room, there is always a quick survey of my surroundings and companions. Who is the aggressor in the group, the narcissist, the potted plant? Wearing a new dress suit, I spoke with confidence regarding Prophet Muhammad and Statesmanship. Why not? I had already entered the IB (intellectual battlespace) of al-Qaeda and had now turned my focus to another organization. After lunch, a ma...
The Brinkmanship Continues Iran's diplomatic posture has always resembled a retirade. It has worked well for them. And for our part, an American POTUS who is all-or-nothing regarding negotiations. He doesn't know the meaning of the word "sculpt". But as some of our assets return to home base because of refueling issues, maybe he will begin to understand how Tehran conducts vibrant (non) negotiations. They have managed this for years. There are interesting unconfirmed reports: China is sending their Naval Destroyers Tangshan (DDG), Frigate Daqing (DDG) and the Taihu replenishment ship to join the Moscow-Tehran naval exercise focused on shutting down the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. This is classic choke point theory. But of greater importance, is that if the Liaoning-1 is chugging toward the Sea of Oman they are taking their top tier technology which allows them to analyze what is the "untraceable" data - electromagneti...
Lock Step Talking Points Reality and not narratives. Mike Pompeo... Mike Pence... Ted Cruz... and even Brigitte Gabriel. It is a Greek Choral Antiphony, except the strophe and antistrophe are all the same. So this has now moved into PsyOps against the average American voter. Public opinion counts when contemplating acts of war. So when you hear this choral sing, it is not time to enjoy the refrain but to break down the underlying meaning of (what could be) the tragedy. Reality and not psychotic episodes: "I am now the leader of Iran and Iran is now free". There will be analysis on this page at some point in time, but right now I am just here for the party. Eating popcorn. Spending time in reflection. Waiting to see how things blow sideways. It is one thing to snatch a dictator out of his bed. Quite another thing to declare you have ended "wars" when you really just negotiated diplomatic skirmishes between corrupt African nations, etc. This...
