This article at the conservative website ricochet suggests a novel approach to the RNC’s Trump problem: disown him. Exactly how that could be done is unclear, but the reasoning is that the party can’t support a candidate who holds so … Continue reading →
A kind reader alerted me to the fact that National Review has come out with a lengthy piece titled “The Playboy Bully of the Western World”* about Trump the elitist and the shenanigans he engaged in around the construction of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please read the ADDENDUM at the end of this post for some additional information I’ve seen that tends to support Trump’s account rather than the 2004 Time article. The information has to do with the timing of a video … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I had to also add a link to this, where Trump praises the Iraq war (hat tip: “sdferr”): Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump claimed on the second day of Operation Iraqi Freedom that it appeared to be “a tremendous … Continue reading →
In the comments section of last night’s post there was a discussion about what Trump actually meant to say during his press conference when asked about Obama’s deferred action on illegal minors, otherwise known as DACA. There is a video … Continue reading →
When in doubt, you can always run out the clock with some verbiage, and then promise to “look at it.” In the following clip I also could not help noticing the ever-increasing arrogant dismissiveness of Trump’s manner these days. Note … Continue reading →
I heard Trump say during the debate that he had lost “hundreds of friends” on 9/11, and I immediately thought, “Really? That’s an awful lot of friends. I wonder if anyone’s ever challenged him on that.” And then I promptly … Continue reading →
What a guy, what a guy. In a press release, Trump writes: One of the ways I can fight back is to bring a lawsuit against [Cruz] relative to the fact that he was born in Canada and therefore cannot … Continue reading →
I wondered how Trump fans would explain and justify his behavior last night. I had no doubt they would do it, and it didn’t take long for the preferred defense to emerge. Basically, it went something like this: Trump knows … Continue reading →
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 →