I continue to marvel that Beto O’Rourke almost became a senator from Texas. Of course, back then he didn’t sound quite as far-left as he does now. Prior to that, O’Rourke was a member of the House from a largely … Continue reading →
Glick starts out this way: The US media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of Tuesday’s vote. This isn’t necessarily deliberate. Israeli elections are inscrutable for most foreigners, particularly for Americans who are used to the clarity … Continue reading →
De Blasio drops out of the race, and Trump mocks him: President Trump wasted no time mocking Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday after Hizzoner announced he was ending his far-fetched bid for the presidency. “Oh no, really big political … Continue reading →
…might be facing a third election.
Continue reading →Hmmm: The story begins in New Mexico, which hasn’t been won by a Republican since George W. Bush in 2004 — and even that was a very near thing. Nevertheless, Bennett reports that Team Trump “is planning to announce a … Continue reading →
In the George Packer article I wrote about on Saturday, he sharply criticized “meritocracy.” We hear quite a bit of that sort of thing these days. First, let’s define the word: Meritocracy…is a political system in which economic goods and/or … Continue reading →
It would explain a lot. .@SenWarren zings … men: “We’re not here today because of famous arches or famous men. In fact, we’re not here because of men at all.” pic.twitter.com/CE2pjR1Xyk — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 18, 2019
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a big topic, and so my plan is to tackle it in segments.] There’s a great deal of fear going around about what is now known as climate change and what is more accurately described as anthropogenic … Continue reading →
Usually when Democrats run as moderates they end up voting like good little leftists, except for votes that don’t matter. Democrat Senator Krysten Sinema of Arizona, who won a close election in 2016, ran as a moderate. I haven’t followed … Continue reading →
I don’t know and nobody else knows either, because the results of yesterday’s election were a dead heat and no one has a clear majority to form a new government. So there will be a lot of wrangling ahead. Here’s … Continue reading →
I plan to update later as actual results come in. So far it’s only exit polls – which I don’t credit much. They say that it’s close, which I do believe will be the case. It may be that no … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that the left wants to hold the House and take the Senate, so that even if Trump wins again they can thwart his every move in terms of legislation. And the Senate is particularly important, of course, … Continue reading →