Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
A look at some of the history and holidays on November 19 Holidays & Observances on November 19 Feast of St. Raphael Kalinowski – Polish by birth, Kalinowski started his adult life in the mid-19th century as a military officer in the Russian Imperial Army. He eventually resigned and joined
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A look at some of the history and holidays on November 18 Holidays & Observances on November 18 Feast of Dedication for Saints Peter and Paul: This celebrates the building and consecration of the home of Catholicism, old St. Peter’s Basilica as well as the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside
Continue readingA look at some of the history, holidays & observances on November 17 Holidays & Observances on November 17 Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a 13th century Hungarian Princess who was married at fourteen and widowed at 20, after which she used her own money to build a hospital
Continue readingA look at some of the history, holidays & observances on November 16 Holidays and Observances on November 16 Celebration of an icon of the Catholic Church in Lithuania, a near 400 year old artwork, Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, canonically crowned by the Church in 1927 as
Continue readingA look at some of the history, holidays & observances on November 15 Holidays & Observances on November 15 Feast of Albert the Great, a 13th century polymath who was a “scientist, philosopher, astrologer, theologian, spiritual writer, ecumenist, and diplomat,” all whilst being a prolific author who rose to the
Continue readingA look at some of the history, holidays, and observances on November 14 Holidays & Observances on November 14 Feast of Saint Nikola Tavelic — a 14th century Franciscan friar who, after evangelizing and converting tens of thousands to Catholicism over a dozen years in Bosnia, traveled to Jerusalem to
Continue readingA look at some of the history and holidays of this day Holidays & Observances on 13 November Sadie Hawkins Day — Ladies, it’s time to grab you’re man and drag him to a dance. This tradition dates to 1937 and the Lil’ Abner cartoons. Feast of St. Homobonus, a
Continue readingA look at some of the history and holidays on November 12 Holidays on 12 November None of note. Now get to work . . . after you’re done reading. Major Events of 12 November 1942 – World War II: Battle of Guadalcanal Eight months after America entered
Continue readingAn eclectic survey of some of the history that occurred on this day Holidays On 11 November Veterans Day, originally a celebration of the Armistice ending WWI, it was changed in 1954 to a celebration honoring all U.S. military veterans. Happy Veterans Day. Feast of Martin of Tours, a 4th
Continue readingAn eclectic survey of this day in history Holidays On 10 November Birthday of the United States Marine Corps, established in 1775 at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas. Christian Feast of the Lübeck martyrs, three Catholic and one Lutheran Priest executed on this date in 1943 for their
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The House is considering three articles of Impeachment. The Constitution is at issue in questions of Obstruction of Justice, Contempt of Congress and the form of the Senate Trial. Comity and Corruption are at issue as to the Bidens and Abuse of Power. And is this is an unlawful attempted
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A Senate impeachment trial must account for the core problems with the House’s Star Chamber impeachment inquiry, the common law of impeachment, and the Founder’s intent. If the Senate is passive, it will be complicit in an injustice to our nation. The following is cross-posted (and slightly edited) from the
Continue readingThe House decision to refuse to provide material to the Trump administration that would tend to show his innocent, so-called Brady material, is stunning. The Star Chamber House impeachment inquiry is anything but a fair investigation with justice as its goal. It is the antithesis of due process of law.
Continue readingDemocrats are denying Trump due process to poison the well with their Star Chamber Proceeding. The testimony of Vindman yesterday is but one example of it. Left-wing zealots have often been prepared to ride roughshod over due process and basic considerations of fairness when they think they can get away
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Nancy Pelosi crafts a joke resolution to “formalize” the Star Chamber impeachment inquiry. Unfortunately, the joke is on America. Nancy Pelosi announced yesterday that she intended to bring a Resolution to the floor on Thursday. As she described it: “This resolution establishes the procedure for hearings that are open to
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