On the White House lawn the President says openly that his strong recommendation is that China investigates the business dealings of Joe Biden. He is inviting a foreign nation to interfere with a forthcoming election. There really no grey area here – he is doing exactly what his opponents suspect, in plain view.

It’s almost as if he wants to be impeached on this issue. The more cynical among us may wonder if this is to distract attention from more serious/shadowy wrongdoings and just get it a,,over with, He said he could shoot someone on the street and people will still love him. Here he is, shooting himself in the foot. What is he thinking?