It seems an absurd title for a post—of course he hasn’t won. The election’s a year and a half away. And yet I’ve been astounded at the number of people who say the election’s already over. From The View to … Continue reading →
Commenter “Daniel in Brookline” calls Trump a gadfly. It’s a word I’ve thought of often in connection with him and the Obama presidency, one that was originally used by Socrates to describe himself. Here’s an explanation of what Socrates meant … Continue reading →
Daniels/Ryan in 2012?
Continue reading →…it’s that it’s still so high. But the latest poll shows further erosion among a group he must win in order to have a second term: independents. His support among them is only 35%. The only problem for Republicans is … Continue reading →
…then they’re even stupider than I thought. This report indicates that Paul Ryan and the other Republicans who were specifically invited to the president’s speech and given seats of honor at their own verbal excoriation were surprised by its harsh … Continue reading →
Byron York reports on the budget that the House’s Progressive Caucus would like to see passed. The caucus is not small; it contains “76 members, about 40 percent of the 192 Democrats in the House,” including Barney Frank, John Conyers, … Continue reading →
Think it’ll save money? Think again. And for those who pooh-poohed my assertion that shutting down national parks will lose a significant amount of money for certain states, the federal government collects $34 million a day in revenues just from … Continue reading →
As of now, we have no idea what will happen come Saturday. My single observation at the moment is that I’m exceedingly tired of the spin that says it’s 100% the fault of a certain side. Both sides are sticking … Continue reading →
When I first began this blog and resolved to write pretty much every day if I possibly could, my initial worry was that I’d lack for topics. And although I suppose that could still end up happening, so far it’s … Continue reading →
Ten years ago, shortly after 9/11, I would have been surprised at the furor over Rep. Peter King’s daring to suggest a House hearing on homegrown terrorism that focuses mostly on Islamicist terrorist groups in this country. But not any … Continue reading →
There’s a depressing Rasmussen poll out, which everyone says shows the public to be against Governor Walker’s stand on limiting public service unions’ collective bargaining rights. I wrote “everyone says” because I can’t seem to find the actual poll results … Continue reading →
Rep. Rush Holt, Democrat from New Jersey, beats Watson the supercomputer, at “Jeopardy.” Watson previously was unbeaten, even by former mega-champs Ken Jennings and Rutter. Color me impressed. Holt is himself a five-time winner on the show, and a nuclear … Continue reading →