The star of the Show Trial has been Republican Liz Cheney, whom the Democrats have used to make their principal case against Donald Trump. Media have praised her for this act of self-sacrifice, noting that she is likely to lose her seat in Congress for her trouble.
So, too, is fellow committee Republican Adam Kinzinger. But he's not being ousted by the voters. Rather, Illinois Democrats rewarded him for his service by drawing him out of his own district.
There are occasionally politicians who do the right thing at the cost of their own careers. That is not the case with Cheney. She has done the wrong thing, not by opposing Trump but by participating in a sham process, a kangaroo court.
And she is going to lose her seat because she is doing nothing about what voters actually care about. She is not holding the Biden administration accountable for its failures. She is basically using her seat to carry out a family political crusade.
She will find herself a cushy job as a lobbyist, pundit, or professor. She knows she is feathering her nest every time she attacks Trump. She is no martyr. She is the archetype of the unprincipled politician with too much power.
I should have noted in my message about the weekly Torah portion that this week is Shabbat Chazon, the Sabbath of Vision. We are about to mourn -- but see through that pain to something better that lies beyond, on the other side.
Wishing you the best vision -- and an incredible reality to follow. It happens!
We begin the final speech of Moses to the people of Israel before they enter the Promised Land. He relates the ups and downs of the years of wandering in the desert, before, finally, the people have the merit to enter the land itself.
This Sabbath always precedes Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the anniversary of the destruction of both of the Holy Temples, and a catch-all for many calamities that befell the Jewish people.
A word on Tisha B'Av. This year I am leaving for an overseas trip during the afternoon of the holiday -- in the middle of a fast day. Not idea, but there was no other choice. But my flight is in the afternoon, which is significant.
We relax some of the harsh, mournful customs of the day in the afternoon. We start to pray normally; we sit on regular chairs; we start to have hope again in the redemption that will, one day, lead us all back from exile to our home.
I'll be taking a trip to a land where an important part of ...
President Trump is in Scotland, playing golf and making big trade deals -- a major deal with the EU, in fact. Meanwhile, there is a global outcry about humanitarian aid to Palestinians (not about the Israeli hostages, mind you).
On top of that, Democrats are at their lowest polling numbers ever -- so they are trying to win control of the House by redistricting in the middle of a 10-year Census cycle. Oh, economic optimism is up, so they have a tough road.
And Tulsi Gabbard's revelations about the Russia collusion investigation make it clear that Obama's lieutenants lied to Congress. How deeply was he himself involved? The media continue to ignore the evidence, but we certainly won't.
Special guests:
Nick Gilbertson - Breitbart News White House correspondent, on EU deal
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Trump abroad and Russia
John Spencer - urban warfare expert, on humanitarian aid and war in Gaza
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the ...
