I thought I’d write a separate post about this today, since the subject was such a bone of contention yesterday. My strongest objection to Trump’s remarks about banning Muslims from entering this country was that he seemed to be including … Continue reading →
Donald Trump dominates the news cycle again. Of all the outrageous statements he’s made in the past, his call for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is … Continue reading →
Attorney David Begley (commenter “Cornhead”) has been posting at Powerline on nearly all the Republican candidates—most of whom he’s seen in person in Iowa, some not once but several times. Now he has come out with a statement as to … Continue reading →
I hadn’t read much about the latest Trump insult-and-denial, the supposed mocking of a disabled reporter. I figured it wouldn’t change my point of view either way: I have no problem believing that Trump would crudely mock the disability of … Continue reading →
And perhaps, for once, the MSM is correct (see this sort of thing). Since Trump’s candidacy began, I’ve certainly been distressed by his popularity, and I’m hardly a GOP insider, mover, or shaker. But two things continue to tell me … Continue reading →
Powerline has more reports on live viewings of the candidates from David Begley, who comments here as “Cornhead.” On Marco Rubio. On Carly Fiorina.
Continue reading →…as Carson’s sinks—a bit, anyway: Mr. Cruz, the Republican Texas senator, was the choice of 23 percent of likely Republican caucusgoers in the new poll, from Quinnipiac University, following Mr. Trump at 25 percent and ahead of Mr. Carson at … Continue reading →
…whether Trump was right about thousands of Muslims in Jersey City on TV celebrating 9/11? One would think so. I beg to differ. Why? Doesn’t the veracity of a candidate matter? I think anyone who is paying attention to Trump … Continue reading →
Look, all my regular readers know what I think of Donald Trump. Suffice to say I’m not a fan. But no, he did not say all Muslims in the US need to be registered. If you want to get the … Continue reading →
…before the primaries really get going. You can see what I mean from this recent poll of NH voters. Trump is way ahead—as “way ahead” is defined at this point, with so many candidates in the race. He’s get 22% … Continue reading →
It really was inevitable that Bobby Jindal would drop out of the race. He never really caught on, and he knows when it’s time to quit: “I’ve come to the realization that this is not my time,” Jindal said on … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that Marco Rubio is vulnerable with conservatives on his Gang of Eight history. On reading this Powerline piece about Cruz’s possible vulnerabilities (which don’t seem that bad to me, by the way) it occurs to me this … Continue reading →