To a lot of Americans, that is: President Barack Obama’s approval rating stands at 55% in a new CNN/ORC poll, the highest mark of his second term, and matching his best at any time since his first year in office. … Continue reading →
I didn’t listen to the debate, although I did turn it on thinking I’d catch the end. But when I turned on the TV, I saw the two candidates get up and shake hands, and I figured: hey, what perfect … Continue reading →
Well, are you? I don’t think I will; certainly not the whole thing, anyway. As you probably know, I detest debates, and vice presidential debates just don’t ordinarily matter. On the other hand, I imagine that most people who do … Continue reading →
…channeling Ted Cruz?: Pope Francis has urged almost 70million Catholics in the United States to study and pray and ‘choose with your conscience’ when considering who to vote for in November. The pontiff was questioned by journalists following a visit … Continue reading →
…that LeBron James is “the most influential person in the major swing state of Ohio”? He’s endorsed Hillary Clinton, and when I clicked on that Business Insider article to which I just linked, I thought from the headline that they … Continue reading →
The New York Times would have you believe that it’s a big big story to learn that Donald Trump sometimes lost a lot of money and most likely took a tax write-off for it in accordance with the law. Such … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP. Newer posts are right below it.] Commenter “Bill” writes: The GOP needs to be chastened and sober up and get with the real business of trying to salvage conservative principles and philosophy and stand up against leftism. And … Continue reading →
There are about five weeks to Election Day. No time to waste. But instead, Donald Trump seems to be putting a lot of his energy into tweets about Alicia Machado, in response to a remark by Hillary Clinton during the … Continue reading →
The Detroit News is a Republican paper. Today the editors write: Today this newspaper does something it has never done in its 143-year history: endorse someone other than the Republican candidate in a presidential contest. Since its founding in 1873, … Continue reading →
For a person who hardly watched it, I certainly have a lot to say, don’t I? The first thing is that what pundits and political junkies are looking for in a debate is not necessarily (and maybe not at all) … Continue reading →
You knew there’d be some, didn’t you? I listened to maybe the first third of the debate, and then I turned off the audio. I’d planned to turn it back on within a few minutes, but as time went by … Continue reading →
Well, it’s been a long time coming hasn’t it? But here we are at last, about to be treated (?) to a spectacle many thought would be highly unlikely to happen: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump, the first debate. I … Continue reading →