No way you can disagree with this, from Donald Trump: [Jeb’s] doing very poorly in the polls, he’s a very low-energy kind of guy… Bush comes across as the most boring teacher you ever had, a fairly decent sort but … Continue reading →
It was a foregone conclusion that the Democrats would amass at least 34 votes to block an override of Obama’s prospective veto of a bill that would disapprove the Iran deal and its lifting of sanctions by executive action. It … Continue reading →
Chris Cillizza writes in the WaPo about the unprecedented shift in Donald Trump’s favorable/unfavorable polling in Iowa, from 27/63 back in May to 61/35 now. Did I say “shift”? More like “reversal”: Numbers just don’t reverse themselves like that in … Continue reading →
He was my early favorite, a fighter who had been remarkably successful in a blue state. Yes, he’s a low-key Midwestern-nice kind of guy, but I thought he’d pick up the pace when he started campaigning for president. But Scott … Continue reading →
It’s been clear for quite some time that the anti-Iran-deal forces will not get enough votes to override an inevitable presidential veto. But now it seems that Obama’s Democratic deal-supporters may have enough votes in the Senate (all they need … Continue reading →
Commenter “Tonawanda” is puzzled and disturbed by the following exchange on Mark Steyn’s site. In it, Steyn reports receiving the following query: You insist that Trump has traction because ” … ‘real’ Republicans and ‘real’ ‘conservatives’ in Washington [haven’t] managed … Continue reading →
In the 2012 election there was a not insignificant amount of ire towards the GOP coming from the GOP base. But in the years since, that anger and frustration has reached a fever pitch. This may account for odd changes … Continue reading →
By Caroline Glick.
Continue reading →Every now and then while searching for something on the blog I come across an old thread and start reading, including the comments. Thus, this post. Obama’s campaign year was 2008 and then of course his election, while early 2009 … Continue reading →
Why do I say that? Because of this Politico piece entitled “Chuck Schumer working the phones on Iran.” Now, if you were to stop there, you might assume that Schumer is trying to get other Democrats to agree with him … Continue reading →
Why? It’s not just that he’s been the talk of the news cycle for a while now, although he has. It’s not just that he engenders a lot of discussion in the comments section, although he does. It’s not just … Continue reading →
Alan Dershowitz opines on the “treaty vs. agreement” dispute regarding the Iran deal: The Framers of our constitution probably would have regarded the nuclear deal with Iran as a “treaty,” subject to a two thirds ratification by the Senate. At … Continue reading →