You see it on this blog among some commenters, and you see it from highly esteemed conservative bloggers such as John Hinderaker at Powerline: the argument that the current attacks on Trump are much like attacks on previous GOP candidates … Continue reading →
Remember back when Trump was running in the primaries, and how his supporters excoriated Romney—particularly after Romney spoke out against Trump—for having been such a loser in 2012? I wonder if those same people are now rethinking how easily they … Continue reading →
One of the many very usedful functions of the Trump bimbo eruptions is to distract people from the constant revelations about Hillary—and not just Hillary, or even primarily Hillary, but the way in which the Democratic Party is helped along … Continue reading →
I have watched this tragedy unfold for several years now. By using the word “watched,” don’t think I mean I’m some sort of disinterested, Olympian observer. It has been very difficult, and this year it’s reached a crescendo, although I … Continue reading →
It’s come to this: Can women in power truly command respect if they are wearing high heels? Not according to a group of trade union leaders in the U.K., who are calling upon British Prime Minister Theresa May to ditch … Continue reading →
By now many of you have probably read the “Flight 93 Election” essay by Publius Decius Mus, a piece that’s gone viral. It was recommended to me by a great many people, and among them are no small number of … Continue reading →
I often see people claiming that one advantage of Trump is that Congress would have no hesitation to impeach him if he oversteps. (As so often happens, they’re probably using “impeach” to mean “impeach and convict,” but let’s not be … Continue reading →
Oh, why rehash the bitter disputes that led us to where we are right now in September of 2016? Sometimes I think it’s impossible—or at least highly unlikely—for people to learn from their errors, or even pay attention to them. … Continue reading →
In the electoral/political sense, that is? I think it’s very very rare. Or rather, they think they learn, but all too often they learn the wrong thing. In order to really learn from one’s mistakes and to correct them properly, … Continue reading →
People on the right have had a long-standing joke about the GOP, which is to call it the Stupid Party. But hey, it was a joke, fellas. We didn’t think you really were all that stupid. In fact, a lot … Continue reading →
I’m a person who doesn’t make many predictions, but with Trump I’ve made quite a few. And here I go again. To summarize to date: From some time in the summer of 2015 I took Trump seriously as a candidate … Continue reading →
Here’s a comment I found at RedState: Ted Cruz would have never had to explain why he didn’t explicitly endorse Trump in that speech the next day had the RNC/Trump campaign not orchestrated the booing and outrage from the convention … Continue reading →