No surprise here: Additional information released on Wednesday shows exactly when in 2017 the FBI received evidence that Russian intelligence operatives fed Steele with disinformation. The FBI obtained information on Jan. 12, 2017, two days after BuzzFeed News published the … Continue reading →
The rumor is that Amy Klobuchar will be stepping out of the race and throwing her weight (such as it is) behind Biden. Interesting. Assuming that’s true, the winnowing is happening rather quickly – before Super Tuesday. But it’s not … Continue reading →
It’s true that in 2016 Sanders got 60% of the New Hampshire primary vote to Hillary’s 38%. It’s also true that it was basically a dead heat in Iowa in 2016 for the two candidates. How to compare to the … Continue reading →
Looking at the 2020 Democratic primaries, it occurs to me that Sanders’ position in the Democratic field in 2020 is something like Trump’s in the Republican field in 2016. If you think that sounds bizarre, please hear me out before … Continue reading →
The nomination? The presidency? Many Democrats seem to be frightened in a way similar to how a lot of Republicans felt during the 2016 campaign when Trump’s star was rising. The Democrats’ main fear is that Sanders cannot win against … Continue reading →
I confess that I don’t really understand what makes a candidate “electable.” I remember, however, that it used to be considered a big deal in the GOP. Over and over, a more moderate candidate was touted as more “electable,” and … Continue reading →
A couple of evenings ago, the conversation at the next table between two women went like this: “None of this would be happening if only Hillary Clinton had been elected.” “Yes, and she would have been elected if only Russia … Continue reading →
In an interview with the BBC, Hillary Clinton said this: “I think about what kind of president I would have been all the time…How, obviously, I would have been different. How I think I would have been a better, more … Continue reading →
We’ve already talked an awful lot here about the phenomenon of the NeverTrumpers on the right. Even so, this piece on the subject is well worth reading: Before President Trump’s explosive entrance onto the political scene, mainstream conservatism was somewhat … Continue reading →
Right after the 2016 election, I read some articles describing people in government who had decided to stay put and secretly sabotage Trump. These articles weren’t exposes written by the right; they were proud confessions from the left, part of … Continue reading →
I was previously unfamiliar with the name John Waters, but he’s the guy who directed the films “Pink Flamingoes” and “Polyester,” (neither of which I’ve seen). His Wiki page describes him as “an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up … Continue reading →
I find NeverTrumpers interesting. Are they political changers, or political fail-to-changers? Are they virulent anti-Trumpers because of class and style objections, elitism, being part of the DC circle, desire to curry favor with liberal friends, or (as most of them … Continue reading →