Commenter “Nick” wrote: …[R]emember, the reason that the parties got rid of the back rooms was Nixon. The Republicans chose him for the ticket five times. Unlikable and corrupt. The system had to be scrapped after that. After I read … Continue reading →
Republican Senator Ben Sasse has written an open letter to America. I agree with a great deal of it, but I wanted to take issue with something. Here’s an excerpt: In the history of polling, we’ve basically never had a … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yeah, it’s long. So long that I cued it up to continue on another page rather than the home page. But I hope you’ll find your patience rewarded; some of the things I uncovered here surprised me.] Yesterday we … Continue reading →
Let me say at the outset that I am tired of articles that try to get people to “understand” Trump’s appeal. If anything, his appeal has been over-understood (and over-analyzed) rather than under. And yet there’s always more to be … Continue reading →
The attack on the GOP from within (that is, the civil war as opposed to the separate attack from the left) relies on words such as “elites” and “establishment.” But those are classic leftist words—as pejoratives anyway, with “establishment” being … Continue reading →
…but since everyone’s chattering about John Boehner’s description of Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump, I thought I’d opine. First, the quotes: When it comes to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, even a few months’ time out of Congress has done little … Continue reading →
Commenter “K-E” wrote this today: I know many of you on here cannot stand Trump, but I’ve felt that way about Dole, McCain, and Romney, yet I was willing to let go of my dislike and get behind these guys … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “expat.”] David Harsanyi makes some points I’ve also been harping on for years now, about the actual record of the GOP recently versus the perception of the terrible awfulness of its record. Here’s an excerpt from Harsanyi, … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan writes: Have you had your 2016 Moment? I think you probably have, or will. The Moment is that sliver of time in which you fully realize something epochal is happening in politics, that there has never been a … Continue reading →
From a commenter at Ace’s, saying he preferred Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump for the following reason: I prefer a wolf to a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I’m not sure which I’d prefer—wolves are wolves, after all—but I understand the … Continue reading →
You’ve probably heard of the “alt-right” in connection with this campaign season, and you probably don’t really know exactly who these people are and what they ultimately want. Welcome to the club, which is a very large one (including me). … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan just made an announcement: “I do not want, nor will I accept the nomination for our party,” Ryan said in an announcement at the Republican National Committee. “Count me out.” …”So let me speak directly to the delegates … Continue reading →