Pining for Pence
I didn’t listen to the debate, although I did turn it on thinking I’d catch the end. But when I turned on the TV, I saw the two candidates get up and shake hands, and I figured: hey, what perfect … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Press
Gary Johnson gets an endorsement
The Detroit News is a Republican paper. Today the editors write: Today this newspaper does something it has never done in its 143-year history: endorse someone other than the Republican candidate in a presidential contest. Since its founding in 1873, … Continue reading →
There’s a debate tonight: the immoderate moderators
In case you’ve just returned from a year’s stay on planet Xenon, I am here to inform you that there’s a presidential debate tonight. I have no idea what to expect, but it depends in great part on which candidates … Continue reading →
Trump and the black vote—fun with statistics
Several commenters have pointed out that Trump made a speech recently that appealed to black voters. Here’s how commenter Richard Saunders describes it, for example: Trump makes the best speech of the campaign, and is the one of the first, … Continue reading →
On Trump: it’s the character
Commenter Geoffrey Britain writes: The press feeling so free to attack Trump is a reaction to the common perception that his positions are so far “beyond the pale”. That perception is in turn, a perfect barometer of how far astray … Continue reading →
Russia and the emails: Trump needs a sarcasm tag
The current Trump brouhaha is about his statements calling on the Russians to find Hillary’s missing emails. I think it’s clear that it was sarcasm with an extra edge; you can listen to what he said here and decide for … Continue reading →
Day Two of the RNC (plus, the continuing furor over Melania’s speech)
I didn’t watch the convention yesterday. Mega-busy—and also there’s a limit to the number of political speeches I can stomach, and that limit has always been set very very low. But other people did watch, and if you want to … Continue reading →
Suicide, homicide, and terrorism
In the aftermath of the Bastille Day terrorist attack in Nice, some in the press seem to be emphasizing the fact that the perpetrator probably was not trained directly by ISIS, and had had marital troubles and reportedly been depressed. … Continue reading →
The MSM rolls up its sleeves and goes to work on Mike Pence
And find that he’s a combination of Todd Akin, Sarah Palin, and all their favorite GOP stereotypes.
Continue reading →Benghazi report finally released, MSM wants you to yawn because there’s no new evidence
The long-awaited Benghazi report is out, and it catalogues a multitude of omissions and commissions that should outrage Americans of any party or persuasion. Of course, it won’t. The CNN article I just linked which describes the content of the … Continue reading →
Who is Paul Ryan and why do all these people hate him?
I never intended for this blog to become Paul Ryan headquarters. Nor do I intend that to happen now. In fact, most of what I’ve written about him here has been in the context of his 2012 run as Vice … Continue reading →
What did Paul Ryan really say about suing Trump over his proposed Muslim immigration ban?
In the debate about Paul Ryan’s supposed threat to sue Donald Trump if Trump were to issue an executive order banning Muslim immigration, let’s start with what Ryan said—not what we imagine he said based on our pre-existing opinion of … Continue reading →