Tea at Trianon: Trump and the Judges

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Monday, November 19, 2018

Trump and the Judges

From The National Review:

The restrictions come in the form of a rule promulgated jointly by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, and a proclamation issued by President Trump. In conjunction, they assert that an alien who wishes to apply for asylum in the United States must act lawfully: An alien who is physically present here and wishes to apply must be in the country legally; an alien outside the country who wishes to apply must present himself at a lawful port of entry — not attempt to smuggle his way in or force his way in as part of a horde (i.e., no invasions by caravan). (Read more.)

From Zero Hedge:

During the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings we witnessed the transformation of Donald J. Turmp from “I think I can” to full blown “I’m in charge of the United States – I’m the President, President Donald J. Trump.” This was reaffirmed during the 60 Minutes interview with Leslie Stahl when he actually told her that he was the President and she was not.

The past couple of months have been interesting to watch President Trump morph into a true alpha male, in charge of each situation he is involved. It will be interesting to see, now that the midterms are over, how President Trump conducts himself on the global stage. Dealing with a bunch of low IQ reporters who only use the talking points they are provided is one thing, dealing with President Xi Jinping and President Putin is a whole other situation. These men, like Trump, are educated, calculating and know how the game works.

I sat down with geopolitical analyst, Tom Luongo, Gold, Goats and Guns, to discuss what has transpired over the past few months. The conversation covered an enormous amount of ground in a compressed timeframe. Tom’s depth of knowledge is on full display and I can assure you, there is a not a minute you will want to miss. (Read more.)