…and “was celebrated with high praise and loving humor.” It’s no surprise that his former enemies on the left are saying nice things about him now, because as Michael Goodwin points out, the only good Republican is a dead one, … Continue reading →
Macron gives in to the protestors—sort of, kind of, a little bit: Faced with another weekend of destructive protests by the “gilets jaunes”—or yellow vests—Prime Minister Édouard Philippe told a news conference Tuesday the tax hike would be pushed back … Continue reading →
The new technique of “ballot harvesting” in California may account for why Orange Country turned blue in the 2018 election. On election night six Republicans were ahead in their House districts in Orange County, but when the late votes came … Continue reading →
The 41st president of the US, George Herbert Walker Bush, has died. There’s no surprise there. He was 94 years old, had been in failing health for many years, and had lost his wife of 73 years, Barbara, just eight … Continue reading →
Alan Dershowitz keeps walking a lonely road as one of the few true liberals out there, trying to apply basic principles to cases no matter who might be involved and whether he, Dershowitz, happens to like that person or not. … Continue reading →
I wasn’t particularly surprised at the results of the recent election. They were predicted, although not every exact detail. Probably none of you were really surprised, either. But on another level I continue to be surprised at how many people … Continue reading →
That’s the accusation from the Democrats. But when Democrats win them, they’re hard-fought victories as well as evidence for the increasingly blue nature of the city or state in which they occur, or the country as a whole. When did … Continue reading →
…I guess this one was pretty quick. I want to hear that fat lady singing, though. Not sure I hear her yet, but she’s certainly practicing her scales. I keep thinking of the title of a book by Hugh Hewitt, … Continue reading →
…Lindsay Graham. Hopefully, the new post-Kavanaugh model. Grassley will be taking over Finance. The contrast between House and Senate will be rather stark this term.
Continue reading →Then again, maybe the Florida powers-that-be are running it exactly the way they want to. You may have noticed I’ve not run many posts about this, even though it’s a big story. Here’s what I’ve written so far. And for … Continue reading →
Commenter Mike K asks: I am still interested in why Ducey, in his race for governor got 1,241,028 votes and McSally got 1, 059, 124 votes. That’s almost 200,000 votes more for the GOP governor than for the GOP Senator. … Continue reading →
Why would anyone say that? After all, McCain was already dead when the election occurred. And he’d been in the Senate anyway. But I have had the same thought as that expressed in this WSJ piece (at least, the first … Continue reading →