When they want him to be a Republican. Revisionist history, brought to you by Democratic Representative Keith Ellison: Note that George Stephanopoulos—whom I presume knows better—does not trouble himself to correct Ellison because it suits George’s purposes to let the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on the title of Barry Goldwater’s book.] I actually watched two of the speeches last night: that of Ted Cruz and Mike Spence, plus Rubio’s brief cameo video appearance. But of … Continue reading →
There are two pieces of election 2016 news today. The first is that the NeverTrump movement is stillborn, which is no surprise whatsoever. Not with a bang but a whimper, it was crushed by the committee: A long-shot, last-ditch attempt … Continue reading →
…performs the extremely-limited extremely-modified hangout. See also this and this. And although it’s not directly related, what’s up with Ruth Bader Ginsburg going on and on lately about the awfulness of Donald Trump? In this case, Trump is the one … Continue reading →
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has gotten some flak for criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement by making a: …condescending comparison between demonstrators who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Jesse Jackson and … Continue reading →
…as we saw yesterday, prosecutors make a seemingly politically-motivated decision not to prosecute a case even though the offense that has been committed satisfies all the elements of the crime and then some. And sometimes, as we’ve seen in the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: See my previous posts on the Comey announcement about Hillary Clinton’s email server violations, here and here.] So now we know for sure that there will be no Hillary Clinton indictment, and that she will almost certainly be the … Continue reading →
In announcing that the FBI does not recommend bringing charges against Hillary for matters related to her private email server, Director James Comey said in effect she’s a fool, not a knave. The complete text of Comey’s statement can be … Continue reading →
Rumor has it that Chris Christie is being vetted as a possible Trump VP. Who woulda thunk it? Just about everyone. I’m still waiting for this move from Trump, though. And remember, you read it here first. To be a … Continue reading →
Other European nations (can we still use that word?) clamor for their own referendums: Now eight more countries want to hold referendums to exit the EU ”“ France, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia all could leave. The … Continue reading →
This article reminded me of something that hadn’t been in the forefront of my mind: the GOP convention will be held in three weeks. Three weeks. That’s pretty soon. So, who will come, and who will be speaking? Will it … Continue reading →
The long-awaited Benghazi report is out, and it catalogues a multitude of omissions and commissions that should outrage Americans of any party or persuasion. Of course, it won’t. The CNN article I just linked which describes the content of the … Continue reading →