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Trump's view of himself and himself as president is noteworthy. Jul 22, 2016: "Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it." Jan 16, 2018: "I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius ... and a very stable genius at that!" Aug 21, 2019: "I am the chosen one."...

Depending on the person making the comment, it has been said that 25-35 Republican senators would vote to remove Trump from office if the impeachment vote to convict was held by secret ballot. If you assume all Democrats the two independents in the Senate vote to convict, 20 Republican votes...

The trajectory is the thing to watch. Public sentiment in favor of impeach and remove has been growing steadily since Peolosi's 9/24/19 impeachment inquiry announcement.

You are correct. You don't have much use for pollsters or polls, and quite a few of the folks who voted for President Trump are just as dubious. The people who have great use for pollsters and polls include the senators who will be voting in the impeachment trial and the political operatives...

As the expected articles of impeachment are approved by the U.S. House and taken up by the U.S. Senate, public opinion will be an important consideration of the Senators who vote in the trial. Here's a handy tool for monitoring the polls in aggregate.

That's right. You wouldn't.

If you study the history of economic expansions and recessions, you will learn these occur in cycles. Expansions are followed by recessions, which are followed by expansions, and so on. The forces that drive the economy are more powerful than than any president has ever been. At present, we are...

If that was the case, that politically opinionated gym owner would likely be pleased to see you go. We don't operate that way in our gym. You'd be welcome to join our gym like anyone else and if you felt the need to boycott our gym because of my stated political beliefs, I'd support you in doing...

Your question makes me smile. We have 20 TVs in the gym; 13 small TVs on the cardio machines and 7 big-screen TVs on various walls. The members have full control of the channel selection. Ear buds are used to hear the small TVs. The large TVs have the sound turned off. A single remote is used to...

If Trump is not impeached and convicted beforehand, he will stand for re-election in 2020. Part of the reason Republican senators back Trump (if not the main reason) is their fear of the Trump base in their Republican primary elections. If they do not support Trump, a more-ardent, pro-Trump...

And with the present makeup of the Senate, that's the only way it will happen. The Republican majority in the Senate will not change their public stance in favor of Trump unless the people back home change their stance too. That would likely be different if the vote to convict was done by...

I'm not as willing to go as far as you in characterizing Trump supporters. Fanboys? Trump derangement syndrome? King Trump? Their god? I don't think so. There has never been a president who did not have his most-ardent followers who fit this description, but the number of such ardent "fanboys"...

No, Moot. Diane and I do not talk politics with our gym members or overhear such conversations. We avoid political conversations in the gym. That's because politics divides people. In the gym, we work to build a supportive community in which members encourage each other's success. When the...

One of the issues that is being cleared up in the three emoluments lawsuits is the definition or application of the word "emolument." Does it mean profit only or did the Founders intend the word to be used in a broader sense? For example, one interpretation says: "The word "emolument" has a...

There is a fourth possibility. People are against the Doral site because hosting the G-7 Summit at Doral, a resort owned by the president, presents an appearance of impropriety, a conflict of interest, a violation of law (not following the mandated bidding process), and/or a violation of the...

In the news this morning, Trump reversed himself and said Doral will not host the G-7 Summit. That removes the specific Doral question from the larger emoluments question but the emoluments question remains. As I said above, that question will likely be decided by the Supreme Court as the three...

You raise a valid point. I believe it is also a valid point that this and other Trump transactions are unconstitutional; specifically, they violate the emoluments clause. As I mentioned above, there are three legal and one political arena where this question is being debated. We'll have our...

Thank you, Turtle. I will read it. On another item, why do you refer to the paper as the "Failing New York Times?" I know Trump has been saying this for years but the paper remains in business. When you look at its number of subscribers, stock price and profits, it does not seem to be failing at...

Not at all, at least not in this regard. I asked Turtle the score question only because he seemed to have some sort of standard in mind. That question has since been answered. You are correct in what you say above. I have indeed categorized Trump's narcissism in those ways and continue to...

Turtle's comment about Trump being a business man who gets things done prompted me to wonder about the business experience of other presidents. While it does not directly pertain to the current impeachment discussion, I found this piece about businessman presidents interesting to read. Excerpt...