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 →
President Obama used a pseudonym to communicate with Hillary Clinton via email through her private server: President Barack Obama used a pseudonym in email communications with Hillary Clinton and others, according to FBI records made public Friday. The disclosure came … Continue reading →
Like candy?: Hillary Clinton’s former chief of staff Cheryl Mills and two other staffers were granted immunity as part of the now-closed FBI probe into the former secretary of state’s email practices, according to a top House Republican who questioned … Continue reading →
With or without witnesses: Three witnesses ordered to testify Tuesday before a House committee investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server asserted their constitutional rights against self-incrimination and did not appear or refused to answer questions. Bryan Pagliano, … Continue reading →
First, let’s talk about pneumonia itself: it doesn’t necessarily mean a person is old and/or otherwise sickly. For example, my son had it in his teens, and gave it to his father and me, and we were all pretty sick … Continue reading →
Seems the big news today is Hillary’s comment about the “ists” and “ics” of Trump’s supporters: “To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables,” Clinton said. “Right? Racist, … Continue reading →
Well, I have to admit I’m cheating a little here, because Obama was actually talking about how wonderful he is (a topic dear to his heart), and it was before Hillary ever went to work for him as Secretary of … Continue reading →
Here’s an article by Peter Beinart in the Atlantic which is exactly the sort of thing I expected more of from liberals and the left this election cycle. It explains anti-Hillary sentiment as being motivated by the fact that she’s … Continue reading →
It certainly seems that way: Earlier today, the FBI released its investigative notes on the Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal, including its notes on their interview of Hillary in June. It makes for an interesting read, and a couple of eye-popping … Continue reading →
…and for the Clintons: Bill Clinton’s staff used a decades-old federal government program, originally created to keep former presidents out of the poorhouse, to subsidize his family’s foundation and an associated business, and to support his wife’s private email server, … Continue reading →
This post may seem to be about Donald Trump’s campaign, and it certainly was sparked by things I’ve been noticing about that campaign. But my aim is to describe some phenomena I’ve noticed over the years about campaigns in general, … Continue reading →
Have you noticed that a lot of news aggregate websites are completely consumed by links to articles about this election? That happens every election year to a certain extent, but this year it seems completely out of hand. Remember how, … Continue reading →