Look, I almost did it. Almost stayed away from Trump posts today. But those cookies…they were in the jar…and I just couldn’t help myself…I reached out…and…and..I found my hand going in…and then… Thus, this post. But it will be mercifully … Continue reading →
Of course she should. I don’t even think those who don’t like her think there’s any real reason to exclude her if Kasich, Bush, and Christie are there. Take a look at the Iowa results. At this point, as the … Continue reading →
I hear it was very contentious. And I hear that it was the lowest-rated debate of the season by far. Probably by design; I don’t think the Democratic Party wants people to pay a lot of attention. Well, I did … Continue reading →
I’ve read some pundits who say that New Hampshire voters like to reject what Iowa voters do (for example, from Pat Caddell, but he’s not alone in saying it): [Cadell] doesn’t think New Hampshire really loved Clinton [when she won … Continue reading →
A lot of energy. As an example, I just want you to take a look at the pace most of these candidates maintain in the final push in New Hampshire. And they’ve been doing this since last summer, including a … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post that first appeared in March of 2013, repeated now for no particular reason except that I like it.] My mother’s very first memory was of being frightened by booming noises—guns? cannon? … Continue reading →
Rush Limbaugh says: Sixty percent of the Republican vote in Iowa last night went for two Hispanics and an African-American, and 100% of the Democrat vote went for a couple of tired, old, decrepit white people. That’s pretty funny. I … Continue reading →
A lot of Trump supporters argue that they trust him because Trump can’t be bought. But he can buy, and he’s been doing that his whole life. And, since he’s got more money than anyone running for political office [*see … Continue reading →
It’s not just Germany, of course. This is the sort of thing that made Europe salivate at the prospect of the Iran deal: According to the head of Iran’s state-run oil company NPC, two leading German companies are set to … Continue reading →
Commenter “Cornflour” has alerted me to a new book on political changers (left-to-right), a subject very dear to my heart. It’s by Daniel Oppenheimer, and it’s called Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Reshaped the American Century: … Continue reading →
The latest Trump story is based on Trump’s accusations towards the Cruz camp re Iowa. It’s a leaf out of the usual Trump playbook, and I have to confess I felt weary at the prospect of describing it here and … Continue reading →
…and don’t bother us anymore with this nonsense. Well, that’s not a direct quote. But here: The GOP senator has had his presidential bid challenged in recent months by Iowa GOP runner-up Donald Trump, who claimed Cruz’s Canadian birthplace disqualifies … Continue reading →