Now that the election’s over. How many times will we be saying that phrase? Perhaps it should be a regular feature here: now that the election’s over, something Romney/Ryan were criticized and/or ridiculed and/or demonized for saying becomes something that … Continue reading →
…what an awful lot of people have been thinking: Of course [government knowledge of the affair] was being held over Petraeus’s head, and the sword was lowered on Election Day. You don’t have to be a cynic to see that … Continue reading →
…let it be this one. And let’s get Republican leaders (whoever they may be) to read it. Maybe I should start a new blog category, “election 2016.”
Continue reading →The other day I came across some statistics that reminded me that electoral-vote-heavy California, one of the most reliably Democrat states these days in presidential elections, didn’t used to swing that way. The change came rather recently. Take a look: … Continue reading →
You’ve probably noticed lots of photos of the huge crowds Romney has been drawing lately. And perhaps you’ve read some of the articles I’ve read, pro and con on the subject of whether crowd size at rallies matters. They tend … Continue reading →
Obama had a nice lovefest with Christie, but now it’s hard to turn on the news without seeing continuing scenes of devastation in New York and New Jersey, Obama country. It underscores the very considerable difference between reality and photo-ops. … Continue reading →
In following the Benghazi debacle I am reminded of what an exceptionally poor choice Leon Panetta was, first for CIA head and then for Defense. That’s not a new thought. I said as much when he was first appointed as … Continue reading →
The other night I dreamt that I saw a poll reporting that only 8% of Americans care about the Benghazi coverup. So now I’m having political nightmares. A first. And it’s no surprise that the nightmare was about Benghazi, which … Continue reading →
…to see who can throw who under the bus first, according to Ed Klein. According to me as well, even though I have no insider info. It’s been rather obvious that Obama has been planning to blame Hillary, as SoS, … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ken” points out something I hadn’t been aware of before: Obama was one of a small minority in the Senate who voted against the bill that waived the Stafford Act in order to make assistance funds available to the … Continue reading →
Well, I’m not. Not quite, anyway. Here’s a good catch by Datechguy. He notes that Morning Joe, etc. “are doing their victory dance” based on some new Quinnipiac polls showing Obama way ahead in both Florida and Ohio. He next … Continue reading →
I’d heard a lot about the Florida vote in the 2000 presidential election. Hanging chads, Pat Buchanan, virtual tie, recounts, Supreme Court, lingering rage. But I’d never encountered this factoid before: How campaigns try to sway polling results: “In a … Continue reading →