Is there an FBI probe into the Clinton Foundation?
Maybe. Would be nice, though. And would be nice if they could announce some findings prior to November. It’s not going to happen, of course.
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Taxes: ironic, isn’t it…
…that Hillary’s release of her tax returns makes her look like an honest and transparent candidate when compared to the extreme reluctance of opponent Donald Trump to release his. Now, you could say that she’s neither honest nor transparent, and … Continue reading →
Hillary’s loose lips?
If you’ve had some difficulty following the details of Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri’s execution and how it might or might not have been connected to the Hillary Clinton email scandal, that’s because—as Austin Bay’s article on the subject suggests—the … Continue reading →
Predicting the future: another post from your friendly Trump-hating media shill
There’s a trend I’ve noticed in the comments section here and also in some of the emails I’ve been getting: quite a few people admonishing me that I should shut up like a good apparatchik and take one for the … Continue reading →
Trump, Clinton, Obama: chaos is the new normal
Commenter “T” recently offered a quote by Jonathan Rauch that goes like this: What we are seeing is not a temporary spasm of chaos but a chaos syndrome. Chaos syndrome is a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for … Continue reading →
The shotgun election
In yesterday’s comments section, Geoffrey Britain offered this quote from the ever-admirable Thomas Sowell: Voting for an out of control egomaniac like Donald Trump would be like playing Russian Roulette with the future of this country. Voting for someone with … Continue reading →
Cornhead reports
Commenter “Cornhead” reports from Omaha on a joint Warren Buffett-Hillary Clinton appearance. Cornhead has been intrepid this campaign year in attending appearances and rallies by just about every candidate and reporting on the proceedings.
Continue reading →Austin Bay on NeverTrumpers
I’ve long respected Austin Bay, and so I found this article of his making the case for voting for Trump to be of interest, and I think it deserves an audience. Everyone who reads this blog regularly knows I’ve struggled … Continue reading →
Trump and the Gold Star Khans
I haven’t yet written about Trump’s reaction to the speech of Khazir Khan, the father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim soldier killed in the service of the US, although it’s been dominating the news for several days. I ignored it … Continue reading →
The conventional Democratic Convention
The Democrats are busy congratulating themselves for their groundbreaking (or is it ceiling-breaking?) nomination of a woman for the presidency of the United States. I suppose it is groundbreaking in that sense, although it doesn’t feel the least bit surprising … Continue reading →
Russia and the emails: Trump needs a sarcasm tag
The current Trump brouhaha is about his statements calling on the Russians to find Hillary’s missing emails. I think it’s clear that it was sarcasm with an extra edge; you can listen to what he said here and decide for … Continue reading →
Will Hillary’s Veep be Kaine?
Is Kaine, the Democratic senator from Virginia, going to be Hillary’s VP pick? Signs point to it: After an extensive, months-long process during which the campaign considered a host of different options — even vetting a serious candidate from outside … Continue reading →