“Cornhead” endorses Trump
You can read what he has to say at his blog. Those of you who read the comments here already know much about Cornhead’s thinking on the 2016 race. But he lays it all out in that post, which begins: … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Trump
Today’s meme: “Any GOP candidate would have been slimed by the MSM and the Democrats”
You see it on this blog among some commenters, and you see it from highly esteemed conservative bloggers such as John Hinderaker at Powerline: the argument that the current attacks on Trump are much like attacks on previous GOP candidates … Continue reading →
Trump: doing it in the street and frightening the horses
Since the firestorm erupted around the release of the audio of Trump’s remarks to Billy Bush in 2005, there have been a number of arguments advanced to counter it. One very popular one involves comparisons to Bill Clinton’s misbehavior and … Continue reading →
Trump and jailing Clinton: how will it play in Peoria?
In case you’re unfamiliar with the somewhat archaic reference in the title of this post, it’s based on an old show biz term, “traditionally used to ask whether a given product, person, promotional theme, or event will appeal to mainstream…America, … Continue reading →
Would it be possible to replace Trump as GOP nominee?
And what would be the result? Yes, I know (as I wrote in this post) that it’s wishful thinking to even consider it, and highly highly unlikely to ever happen. But is it possible? And if it could be done, … Continue reading →
Trump’s bragging locker-room talk: the October surprise?
I bet it’s not the only surprise they have up their sleeves. Nor is it a surprise. Why on earth would it be? We already knew there was plenty of dirt floating around on Trump, and some of it was … Continue reading →
The Times and Trump’s taxes
The New York Times would have you believe that it’s a big big story to learn that Donald Trump sometimes lost a lot of money and most likely took a tax write-off for it in accordance with the law. Such … Continue reading →
Trump: the GOP’s huge mistake? [BUMPED UP]
[BUMPED UP. Newer posts are right below it.] Commenter “Bill” writes: The GOP needs to be chastened and sober up and get with the real business of trying to salvage conservative principles and philosophy and stand up against leftism. And … Continue reading →
Trump and Machado: it’s not about the women
There are about five weeks to Election Day. No time to waste. But instead, Donald Trump seems to be putting a lot of his energy into tweets about Alicia Machado, in response to a remark by Hillary Clinton during the … Continue reading →
Live from Council Bluffs
Our very own (and very intrepid) “Cornhead” reports at Powerline on a recent Trump rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Cornhead has been indefatigable, and still going strong.
Continue reading →Okay, okay—just one more post about the debate
For a person who hardly watched it, I certainly have a lot to say, don’t I? The first thing is that what pundits and political junkies are looking for in a debate is not necessarily (and maybe not at all) … Continue reading →
More Publius, more Flight 93 Election
My post a couple of days ago on the Publius Flight 93 Election essay drew a hefty amount of discussion, and quite a few people have suggested that I look at a further offering of his: this interview with the … Continue reading →