Hillary: whining about sexism “Just Like a Woman”
Has Hillary been the victim of sexism in her quest to become President? How’s this for an equivocal answer: Yes and no.
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Bush and McCain, Obama and et al: in a shadow
There used to be no love lost between Bush and McCain. But paradoxically, the war in Iraq, which divided Bush from much of the nation, caused McCain to come closer and to even defend him. Now McCain is in an … Continue reading →
Popular vote reigns supreme for the Dems—as long as it’s expedient
Even though I was a Democrat at the time, had voted for Gore and disliked Bush, in the spine-tingling days of the back-and-forth after the 2000 Presidential election I recognized that whoever played the best game in overtime would win. … Continue reading →
Obamaphiles: well, nobody’s perfect
I have a friend who isn’t ordinarily very political. But from the start she’s been taken with Obama, and supported him enough to do some canvassing for him during the primaries—the first time in her long life that she’s actually … Continue reading →
The changing face of the Democratic Party
I’ve often stated that I used to be a Democrat, but no more. Now I belong to neither party, and I don’t think I ever will again, except perhaps for strategic registration before a primary. I sometimes wonder how someone … Continue reading →
Now, here’s a novel idea for legislators: how about some domestic oil development?
Last week a proposal to lift the moratorium on shale oil extraction was narrowly defeated in a Senate committee. The vote was along strictly party lines, Republicans for lifting the ban and Democrats against. What a surprise. All of this … Continue reading →
The arguments Hillary hasn’t been able to sell
Hillary won big yesterday in West Virginia. Really, really big. And it couldn’t matter less. Once again, the press is filled with pleas for her to go. Now. Clean out her desk and her locker and turn in her keys, … Continue reading →
To Hillary: oh please go gentle
Hillary Clinton’s become persona non grata to Democratic leaders and the pundits sympathetic to them, who’d like nothing better than for her to go away and make nice to the new nominee, Obama. Why oh why won’t she just fall … Continue reading →
Saying “buh-bye” to Hillary, the woman who just won’t go away
Hillary is like a burr on the body politic of the Democrats and the MSM—they can’t shake her off, try though they may. Yesterday’s primary results—an expectedly large margin of victory for Obama in North Carolina and a surprisingly small … Continue reading →
Super-duper Tuesday
The primary season was constructed so that Super Tuesday, which occurred this year aeons ago back on February 5, was supposed to be decisive in indicating a winner. This would make it easier to consolidate the party behind the nominee … Continue reading →
The Wright-Moyers interview: Render unto Caesar?
From last night’s Bill Moyers PBS interview with Jeremiah Wright, the quote that got the most attention was this: [Obama]’s a politician, I’m a pastor. We speak to two different audiences. And he says what he has to say as … Continue reading →
McCain: Scoop Jackson Republican?
In National Journal, Linda Douglass offers us a glimpse into a phase of McCain’s career I hadn’t previously known about. In the late 70s, he was the Navy’s liaison to the Senate, and it turns out to have been one … Continue reading →