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May12017 by Adam GingrichNo Comments

The Great Experiment: Making Sense Common Again

Donald J. Trump has been known to describe himself as a "common sense politician," as opposed to a traditional partisan ideologue. He is not wrong. He is now a walking and talking embodiment of the empirical impossibility of introducing common sense to the dysfunctional cesspool of Washington. 100 days in, I've seen enough to know I'm witnessing a controlled political experiment that will illustrate our worst fears as traditional republicans in a two-party system. A place where common sense is exceedingly uncommon, where results are as rare as a lunar eclipse and happen under similar lighting conditions. President Trump is not a contradiction, it just looks that way to those immersed in the beltway scene. I recently spent an hour a few feet from the man as he gave a…

Apr72017 by Adam GingrichNo Comments

60 Tomahawk Missiles & a 1,000 Questions

Feature Posts, Military, News, Politics

Politicians, per se, are not a complicated bunch. Oh, sure, they fancy themselves worldly and mysterious guardians of democracy; but they're easier to read than my daughter's edition of "Everybody Poops" and the commonalities don't end there. Donald J. Trump is no politician. That's precisely why he confounds the media and Congress, alike. He's not a man given to structured policy schematics, abbreviated session calendars or choreographed PowerPoint presentations. He has an objective, and every day that objective isn't reached is a day that must produce tangible momentum towards reaching it the next day. Everything we do know about the man, is outweighed only by what we don't know. Normalizing the abnormal seems to be the order of the day; so why be surprised we have a president who will…

Mar262017 by Adam Gingrich8 Comments

Folding Before the Flop: Trump Sizes Up DC

Feature Posts, Healthcare, Media, News, Opinions, Politics

So you think you've got Donald Trump all figured out, huh? As John Wayne would say, "not hardly." In fact, if the Duke were alive today, I doubt there would be a bigger fan of the president. Certainly there's a machismo shared by these two American legends, if nothing else. While most of Washington buzzes in a self-obsessed flurry of analysis regarding the health care legislation getting pulled, some of us can detect a clear Trump maneuver in the mist. After all, not everything can be learned about Donald Trump by reading the Art of the Deal. That was business, this is politics. The differences are as telling as they are necessary. For instance: some enemies identify themselves at the door, others must be flushed out. Hence, the great health…

Feb272017 by Adam Gingrich2 Comments

Revolution ’18 – The First Fork in the Road

Feature Posts, Media, News, Opinions, Politics

If there is one thing I learned from my recent trip to CPAC, it's that the fickle fringes of the Republican Party are coming together. Some grudgingly, some enthusiastically, but almost all embracing the notion of "winning," over personal litmus tests for their own brand of puritanical conservatism. It was a pleasant and enduring surprise to witness in person, punctuated with a dazzling and inspiring speech by President Trump. It was a well deserved moment, too, for all of us to pat each other on the back and dole out kudos, where they were warranted. As fulfilling as the experience was, it will need to be a cemented mentality going forward, or we will have one hell of a short-lived victory dance. For all the harmony I noted above, there…

Feb262017 by Adam Gingrich1 Comment

The Russians Are Coming? Uh, No…

Feature Posts, Media, News, Opinions, Politics

Well, the media has officially jumped the shark. They spent their weekly political capital cash cow, the Sunday talk shows, which I refer to as the "left express," chattering like nervous monkeys about the ubiquitously cited Trump/Russian investigations. Calls were made for AG Sessions to recuse himself from an "investigation" the FBI has already classified in the "BS file." It's absurd theatre and one that will continue to exacerbate the divide between the propaganda press corp and the White House. Let's be honest, this is a snipe hunt. There is no Russian connection to be found, never mind one that could influence our incredibly diverse and balkanized election process. Where is the evidence? What exactly are these 17 "intelligence agencies" telling the press and NOT showing us? I can answer…