Jindal drops out
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 →
Category Archives: Election 2016
Candidate vulnerability
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 →
For those who say Cruz isn’t “likable” and lacks humor
This might change a few minds. Send it around; I’d like it to get a wide audience: To see how spot-on with his timing Cruz was, take a look at this: I suppose Ted haters will consider it too “robotic.” … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz on the Paris attacks
[NOTE: I’m adding this video of Ted Cruz speaking on the Paris attacks, which I hadn’t yet seen when I wrote yesterday’s posts. I think it deserves a post of its own.] I don’t know about you, but this is … Continue reading →
At war with (fill in the blank)
Meanwhile, the candidates of the left stick to the “see no Islam, hear no Islam, speak no Islam” line with regard to terrorists. Hillary Clinton did a mighty convoluted dance during the debate last night: When moderator John Dickerson asked … Continue reading →
More candidate reactions to the Paris attacks
Earlier today I wrote a post that featured powerful responses from Ben Carson and Ted Cruz to yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. At the time, Trump had only responded very briefly to say that his prayers are with the victims. … Continue reading →
The candidates and the Paris attacks
This is the sort of reasoning we get regularly from Trump supporters: Events in Paris today show once again why we need Trump, Trumps wall and Trump’s willingness to act. Carson can pray for them but I want my president … Continue reading →
Dueling childhoods, Trump and Carson: who was/is the most pathological?
I wonder if this sort of low blow is enough to make any Trump supporters turn on him: The real estate developer said Thursday that Carson’s self-described “pathological temper” is incurable, equating it to the sickness of a “child molester.” … Continue reading →
Meanwhile, on the Hillary front
Hillary throws charter schools under the school bus. And there’s a lot of brouhaha about whether she’s wearing a wig these days, sparked by (of all people) Trump, and continued by Drdge and then pooh-poohed by Hillary’s hairdresser (as reported … Continue reading →
Bob Dole endorses Jeb Bush: with help like this…
…you don’t need saboteurs: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole has endorsed Jeb Bush for president and will serve as the former Florida governor’s National Veterans’ Chairman, according to the campaign. Dole said that while almost all of the candidates are … Continue reading →
One more thing: Ben Carson and the media
You might think that the media attack on Ben Carson had the intent of damaging his standing among Republican voters in the primary. And if you think that, you’d be correct. The MSM has been distressed by the prospect of … Continue reading →
Trump, Politico, and the West Point story
And what of Donald Trump? He Jumped right onto ye olde Politico bandwagon, unlike the other Republican candidates: WOW, one of the many lies by Ben Carson! Big story,” Trump tweeted, the latest in a string of attacks on Carson … Continue reading →