Ted Cruz and tone
There’s been quite a bit of talk about a recent appearance of Ted Cruz’s at a New Hampshire church, where he tells the sad story of his half-sister and her addictions. A lot of people who’ve seen the video have … Continue reading →
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Fool or knave: on the interview in which Obama called ISIS the “jayvee”
[NOTE: Even though this is somewhat of an old topic, I’m taking it up because of the revival of the “Obama, fool or knave?” argument the other day.] We all know that Obama called ISIS the “jayvee” back when it … Continue reading →
Five myths about the New Hampshire primary
Here are the five. About that first one—the article neglects to mention that the main reason there are so many independent (“undeclared”) voters in New Hampshire is that not registering with a party means a person can vote in either … Continue reading →
Trump encourages audience participation
Trump being oh-so-coy: Trump was touting his hardline stance against terrorists from the Middle East when he mentioned Cruz’s response during the debate Saturday on the use of waterboarding. “Honestly I thought he’d say, ‘absolutely’ ”“ and he didn’t,” Trump … Continue reading →
Bet you didn’t know this about Ted Cruz
I didn’t know it either. Take a look. I was talking to a liberal (but not at all doctrinaire) friend the other day, and she brought up the Republican candidates and asked my opinion on them. She’s not keen on … Continue reading →
About that Christie-Rubio flap last Saturday
I mentioned the other day that I was going to write more on the Christie-Rubio exchange during the last debate, the one that has everyone abuzz. I’ve been working on an article that I might ship out (if it doesn’t … Continue reading →
Post-debate thoughts on the debate I mostly didn’t watch
I watched about one-third of this evening’s debate. After that I turned it on intermittently, but what I saw convinced me to finally call it quits, and to eat my (very late) dinner in blessed silence. Maybe this really wasn’t … Continue reading →
GOP debate thread
Ah, here we go again. And on a Saturday night, too! Here’s what Carly has to say: “You’ll just have to find out, won’t you?” If any of Carly’s advisers are listening, I have an idea: I think they should … Continue reading →
Dance teachers I have known: Stanley Holden, revisited
A while back I wrote a tribute to a ballet teacher of mine, Stanley Holden. A little recap is in order: One doesn’t ordinarily think of comedy in connection with ballet dancers, but Holden was a master of it, best … Continue reading →
Over There: Bush predictions back in 2007
This certainly seems prescient. It’s a 2007 interview with President Bush. He uses the phrase “failure in Iraq,” but we didn’t actually fail; we (Obama, that is) abandoned it very prematurely. I don’t think that, at the time of this … Continue reading →
As Hillary flails, there’s talk of Biden
I’ve seen a number of articles recently about it, such as this: A prominent Democratic donor worried about the party’s chances of winning the presidency emailed dozens of fans of Vice President Joe Biden on Friday, urging them to remain … Continue reading →
In the snows of New Hampshire
Candidates have snowball fights with the press: And yes, that’s Kasich. He’s still a candidate, having spent a lot of his money and effort so far in New Hampshire, and he’s doing pretty well there. That New Hampshire snowball he’s … Continue reading →