Today we have the astounding news that the uber-liberal Boston Globe has endorsed Republican Charlie Baker over Democrat Martha Coakley for governor of Massachusetts. You may recall that Coakley is the person Scott Brown defeated for the Senate. She is … Continue reading →
And do we care? Those of you who couldn’t stand him in 2012 probably just wish he’d go away. The most important thing is this: he’s not running again. The only way he would run, IMHO, is if no other … Continue reading →
Here’s a solution. It’ll never happen. But I like it.
Continue reading →This and that… Let me make this clear at the outset: I do not think Romney should run in 2016, and I do not think he will run in 2016. That said, I agree with this article that points out … Continue reading →
…writes Paul Waldman. That may sound preposterous to you and me. But I think Waldman is onto something; I’ve seen no indication from most liberals I know that any disappointment they feel in Obama has anything to do with disillusionment … Continue reading →
…and recall how snarkily he mocked Romney in 2012. I’m not sure why I’m going there. After all, there’s nothing to be done about it now. Maybe I’m just a glutton for punishment. But when Russia invaded Ukraine, I thought … Continue reading →
Interesting article by David Weigel in Slate: Romney was right. Why was Obama wrong? Because, I think, he was willfully blurring the distinction between “geopolitical” and other sorts of threats. He was playing to the cheap seats. Voters do not … Continue reading →
I keep reading about how wonderful the Netflix documentary “Mitt” is, what a nice guy it shows Romney to be, and how if only the film had been released before the 2012 election it would have made a difference. Well, … Continue reading →
…to mock the Romneys for having a black grandchild? The main reason: their audience is so tiny and leftophile that the panel members forgot they were on TV and thought they were talking amongst themselves. Although they’ve now issued apologies … Continue reading →
…bring tears to my eyes. Say what you will about Mitt Romney, he was one of the best men—on the personal level—ever to run for president in my lifetime. Maybe the best. And I believe he would have been a … Continue reading →
Read it and weep. Too little, too late, doesn’t matter any more. “I told you so” doesn’t work in history, unless people learn from their mistakes, which most do not.
Continue reading →Boy, am I ever in agreement with this piece by John Podhoretz. For the most part, it echoes what I’ve been saying for a long time—which is that Obama is an excellent, ruthless, and very smart politician (please see this … Continue reading →