Alfie Evans Foreshadows a Dark American Future

National Review

"Yes, it could happen here."

"How? How does a nation reach a point where it will essentially kidnap a child from a loving, functioning family, yank that same child off life support, deny him care as he unexpectedly fights to stay alive, and then block attempts by a foreign government to rescuehim and provide him top-notch care free of charge? How does a great civilization sink to such barbarism and tyranny? 

"There are two stories one could tell — one about policy, the other about philosophy. The policy story traces events like the nationalization of health care, the evolution of family law, and changing doctrines of individual liberty. It is far less important. Policy flows from philosophy, and the philosophy of government is the central reason for the monstrous injustice in Great Britain. 

"The scary thing is that the same philosophy could well bring the same injustice to the United States. Let’s back up a bit — all the way to July 1776. That’s the month when the members of the second Continental Congress signed a Declaration stating the fundamental founding principle of a new republic: that “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” including “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Critically, the Declaration of Independence also stressed that governments are instituted “to secure these rights.” [Emphasis added.]" . . . 

Alfie Evans Priest Reportedly Kicked Out Of Hospital For Telling Them God Was Watching  "Not welcome at Alder Hey Hospital is apparently common sense, empathy, and now God.

"According to the Life Site, an Italian newspaper claims that an Italian priest sent to look over baby Alfie Evans, who is currently fighting for his life despite the doctors’ best hopes that he’d have died by now." . . .

Obama's Top Foreign Policy Aide Is Eating Some Serious Crow Over North & South Korea Peace Talks

Matt Vespa

"If there’s one thing about the Trump administration, it’s that there’s never a dull moment. Also, there are a lot of moments that you can file under “not under Obama” concerning domestic and foreign policy. We’ve all but defeated ISIS. Millions of working and middle class families benefited from the tax reform package in December, the economic growth has been better than originally projected, a better job-creating and investing climate has been created, and now peace has broken out on the Korean peninsula. Or at least that’s what’s been announced. The Korean War will officially end, a peace treaty is to be signed, and the peninsula will be nuclear-free (via NYT):

The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to work to remove all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula and, within the year, pursue talks with the United States to declare an official end to the Korean War, which ravaged the two nations from 1950 to 1953.

. . .
 "And whom can we thank for brining North Korea to the bargaining table? Well, that would be President Donald J. Trump—and that’s not conservative media saying this; it’s the South Koreans. CNN, the network so anti-Trump that they couldn’t accurately report on him feeding koi fish, added that South Korea’s foreign minister had this to say:

South Korea's foreign minister has said she believes President Donald Trump is largely responsible for bringing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the negotiating table.
Speaking ahead of Friday's historic summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha told CNN that the US President had played a significant role in bringing the two sides together.
"Clearly, credit goes to President Trump," . . .

President Trump is not too quick to pat himself on the back; 
Trump Wary on NKorea's Nuke Offer: 'They Seem to Be Acting Positively'
. . . "When a reporter noted that Trump was more hopeful than in the past, he responded: "I'd like to be optimistic, but maybe this has gone further than anyone has taken it before. 
" 'This should have been handled a long ago. This should have been handled over years by many different administrations, not now." . . .

 

To bring this about our president must have supreme confidence in his nation, it's military, and in the rightness of this cause. No president who is ashamed of America could have ever had the steel spine it takes to confront evil in this world. As Barack Obama showed us for eight years.

When Trump and Kim meet, do not expect to see our president to bow before him or any despot.  TD

Just asking...

Hat tip to  Randy Broyles at Expose Liberal Media Bias

Texas Democrat group crops Melania out of THAT viral photo featuring the four former presidents and first ladies . . .

UK Daily Mail

Former First Lady and former next president Hillary Clinton was there as well.

"A Democratic Party official in Texas has apologized after he cropped out First Lady Melania Trump from a photo in which she poses with former presidents and their wives at Barbara Bush’s funeral.

"The original photo, which was taken by a spokesperson for former President George H.W. Bush, went viral on Sunday.

"It shows Bush; his son, former President George W. Bush; former first lady Laura Bush; former President Bill Clinton; his wife, Hillary Clinton; former President Barack Obama; his wife, Michelle Obama; and Melania Trump.

"President Donald Trump was conspicuously absent from the photo.

"He stayed home in Florida amidst reports that he was told he was not wanted at Barbara Bush’s funeral." . . .

And here is the "dog ate my homework" excuse given that should be more than adequate for the average Democrat and talk-show viewer:

With James Comey, Bret Baier was, thankfully, NOT Stephen Colbert

Comey Makes Surprising New Claims In Disastrous Fox News Interview
"Former FBI Director James Comey made startling new statements on Thursday during an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that many instantly said was a disaster for Comey.
"Comey defended sharing his classified memos about conversations with President Donald Trump with his friend, Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman.
“ 'That memo was unclassified then,” Comey told Baier. “It's still unclassified. It's in my book. The FBI cleared that book before it could be published.”

“ 'I didn't consider it part of an FBI file," Comey continued. "It was my personal aid to memoir.' ” span style="font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;">"Notable moments from the interview include:". . .

In his interview with Bret Baier, James Comey’s lies and evasions were stunning

"Oozing charm from every pore, he oiled his way around the floor."  

. . . "The always perspicacious Bret Baier interviewed Comey and the result was almost comical for Comey's dissembling.  He's just released a book, but he knows nothing!  He has nebulous recollections.  He's not sure.  "It's possible"...He thinks.....!   It's not for him to say.... It's his understanding.... He doesn't remember clearly, 'I'm not allowed to say,' and on and on. 

"Comey’s ability to communicate vagueness is stunning. " . . .

Turns out James Comey was a blabbermouth all along

Tour De Force: FNC’s Baier Grills Comey Over Dossier, E-Mail, Leaks in Epic Interview "Former FBI Director and new author James Comey has spent the past 12 days on his book tour promoting A Higher Loyalty, the supposed greatness of Comey himself and the lack thereof on the part of President Trump. 

"However, no prior interview compared to his Thursday hit on the Fox News Channel’s Special Report as host Bret Baier offered a masterfully tough tour de force akin to interviews of yesteryear by the late Tim Russert." . . .

It was soon after that Baier showed his mettle, telling Comey that “you already knew that she had been telling, whatever you want to say, lies, mistruths about this investigation of what — and how she handled those emails” and played a clip of Comey stating just that in congressional testimony in July 2016. 

Byron York: Is Comey telling the truth about his memos?  . . . "Comey made some of the same arguments Thursday night in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier. "I don't consider what I did with Mr. Richman a leak," Comey said. "I told him about an unclassified conversation with the president."

" 'That's a leak, isn't it?" Baier asked a bit later. "It's not," Comey responded." . . .