The Polish election of last Sunday featured a few unusual elements: both major parties fielded a female candidate as leader, and it’s the first time since Poland threw off the Communist yoke in 1989 that a party has won an … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan, Speaker heir incumbent, says, “Not without us”: Rep. Paul Ryan blasted Speaker John Boehner, Senate leadership and the White House for cutting a budget and debt ceiling deal in secret and without input from lawmakers. “I think the … Continue reading →
It’s becoming clear that the “throw the bums out and elect an untried and untested personality” impulse is international. First we had Canada, which elected an inexperienced but telegenic son of a former prime minister, a young man who until … Continue reading →
Except that I’ve a strong hunch that they’re important: Here is a simple fact: right now, the GOP is on the road to defeat, set to be overwhelmed by a superior digital voter microtargeting operation on the other side, and … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece by a Canadian explaining (at least somewhat) the results of Canada’s election. It rings true, I think. Basically, it was a personality contest, with Harper as the Nixonian cold fish and Trudeau as the young Obama-esque figure. … Continue reading →
Read this and weep. One thing I’ve long felt about the Obama presidency is that it showed the way and blazed the trail, at least for American leftists since the 60s. Particularly since Reagan, the left in this country used … Continue reading →
So, why did Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party win yesterday’s Canadian election? It seems that voters wanted hope and change. In particular, they seem to have wanted a change to a Prime Minister with very little political executive experience. Sound familiar? … Continue reading →
This post isn’t about Trump. It’s about his supporters. Not all of his supporters, either. But a certain very vocal percentage. I’m not sure what that percentage is. More than half? Less than half? Much less than half? What I … Continue reading →
Have you noticed it? Used to be that the term “RINO” was reserved for Republicans who really were very close to being Democrats—that is, Republicans who crossed the line to vote with the Democrats very often, argued Democratic causes, and … Continue reading →
I wrote about this topic yesterday in discussing the Matt Yglesias piece about Hillary Clinton’s ruthless use of power. Today proves that Yglesias is not alone. In fact, his praise for the idea of a president “liberally” using executive action … Continue reading →
If McCarthy was ineligible for Speaker because of an affair (that’s one rumor, anyway), why would Newt Gingrich be okay? He’s certainly had affairs. Or, for that matter, Donald Trump has certainly had em, as well (I realize he’s not … Continue reading →
Hillary Clinton’s audacious renunciation of the trade agreement she helped negotiate and has bragged about and praised highly in the past is a naked political move that she must have calculated would help her: With news leaking out that organized … Continue reading →