A few random thoughts— I refuse to predict what will happen in the polls as a result of last night’s debate. Trump’s supporters have so far been completely faithful to him, no matter what. So it’s very much a possibility … Continue reading →
…has words of praise for Trump. Harry Reid has many reasons for being somewhat nice to Trump. Let’s see what they might be: (a) Trump has praised him and given him money in the past. (b) He might want Trump’s … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker opines as follows: The other candidates have spent months jockeying to be the alternative to Trump. The idea was that at some point, Trump’s campaign would implode and the nomination would go to whoever was still standing as … Continue reading →
Look, I almost did it. Almost stayed away from Trump posts today. But those cookies…they were in the jar…and I just couldn’t help myself…I reached out…and…and..I found my hand going in…and then… Thus, this post. But it will be mercifully … Continue reading →
A lot of Trump supporters argue that they trust him because Trump can’t be bought. But he can buy, and he’s been doing that his whole life. And, since he’s got more money than anyone running for political office [*see … Continue reading →
The latest Trump story is based on Trump’s accusations towards the Cruz camp re Iowa. It’s a leaf out of the usual Trump playbook, and I have to confess I felt weary at the prospect of describing it here and … Continue reading →
…and don’t bother us anymore with this nonsense. Well, that’s not a direct quote. But here: The GOP senator has had his presidential bid challenged in recent months by Iowa GOP runner-up Donald Trump, who claimed Cruz’s Canadian birthplace disqualifies … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece in the Weekly Standard featuring this post of mine. I hope it helps get the word out about what happened in Atlantic City and Aberdeen. The latter has hardly been covered in the American press, although there … Continue reading →
We have another report at Powerline from David Begley, the commenter known here as “Cornhead,” this time on his experience attending a Trump appearance on the day before the Iowa caucus.
Continue reading →As a large-scale real estate developer, Trump has sometimes sued in his efforts to use government to condemn houses belonging to people of modest means whose homes—which Trump considers insufficiently attractive—have stood near his big developments and have chosen to … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP: Even though it’s Sunday and I don’t often blog on Sunday, I have some new posts below for today. I’m bumping this one from yesterday up, though, because I want people to read it if they haven’t already.] … Continue reading →
Now that I’ve got your attention, read this. Towards the tail end, there’s a Facebook book (January 20) by Robert Reich, who was Clinton’s Secretary of Labor. Reich makes it clear that he—and other liberal/left Democrats—should and do prefer a … Continue reading →