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Liberals overreact to Gorsuch on ‘Fox & Friends’

Donald Trump has angered progressives in so many ways recently — including mean tweets to Swedish teenagers, mean letters to the speaker of the House, and mean comments about women in the Squad — that it’s difficult to recall the earliest days of their animus.

Amid such a clatter, here’s what really should matter

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through America, people were angry or delighted, and most uncomplimentary. Despite it being the time of the year to unite, gather and share good cheer, the president’s impeachment turned the country on its ear.

Political rhetoric speaks volumes about impeachment

If you observe politics the way I do - as one stares at a five-car pileup on the freeway — your gaping will always be rewarded. The House voted on Wednesday to impeach President Trump, but the rhetoric in the run-up to impeachment said a lot about the process.

Are you tired of updating your apps?

Do you share my frustration at being required to update smartphone apps at the most inopportune of times? With aggravating regularity, my quick lunchtime stops at fast-food chains have become anything but efficient.

Lisa Page owes an apology – to Peter Strzok’s wife

Lisa Page, the former FBI lawyer who became a frequent target of President Trump after criticizing him in text messages during his candidacy in 2016, poured her heart out to the Daily Beast’s Molly Jong-Fast last week.

Nation needs a good snowstorm

We could use a good snowstorm right about now. I love a good dusting of snow. I love how it disrupts our routines and throws everything out of whack. I lived in Washington, D.C., for nearly eight years. It delighted me how that city went into a panic every time forecasters predicted a few inches.

OK, tail-end boomer

I don’t blame millennials and Gen Z for mocking baby boomers with the trending “OK boomer” meme. I’ve had my issues with baby boomers, too. “OK boomer,” reports dictionary.

Trump was right to stand up for Navy SEAL

Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher is a highly decorated combat veteran who made the mistake of posing for a photograph with a dead ISIS combatant. It was a breach of etiquette, to be sure. And it was not good optics for a Navy SEAL to have done such a thing.

’Tis the season for phony outrage

Thanks in large part to social media, and in equally large part to the mean-spirited discourse of the day, virtually anything can be turned into a national controversy. For Exhibit A, I go to Melania Trump or, more specifically, to the first lady’s coat. If you remember last holiday season, Mrs.

Chick-fil-A’s capitulation is sad but not surprising

I’m not going to stop eating at Chick-fil-A for three reasons. First, I like it. Second, if I started avoiding businesses with which I might have a philosophical or ideological difference of opinion, my options would be pretty limited.