It’s often an empty exercise to mourn what might have been. One reason is that one can never know, because the road not taken is just that: not taken. We are free to imagine any “if only” that suits our … Continue reading →
Rumor has it that Chris Christie is being vetted as a possible Trump VP. Who woulda thunk it? Just about everyone. I’m still waiting for this move from Trump, though. And remember, you read it here first. To be a … Continue reading →
This article reminded me of something that hadn’t been in the forefront of my mind: the GOP convention will be held in three weeks. Three weeks. That’s pretty soon. So, who will come, and who will be speaking? Will it … Continue reading →
It’s not that he’s never criticized her before. But the speech Trump gave today focused on those criticisms. I’ve been expecting that to happen, because realistically speaking it’s his only chance—to ramp up the already-existent dislike and disapproval of Clinton … Continue reading →
Even though I’ve come to believe that Trump is a terrible candidate for the general election and would like to see him replaced by a viable conservative alternative, I take no comfort whatsoever in how poorly he seems to be … Continue reading →
…to Corey Lewandowski. NOTE: For those of you who don’t get the “buh-bye” reference, it’s from this 1994 Saturday Night Live sketch (I can’t find the whole thing to embed; this is just excerpts): [ADDENDUM: Here’s a link to the … Continue reading →
If you want to look at some depressing polls on Donald Trump, see this and this. Things can change, I know. It’s early, I know. But Trump’s abysmal showing in the polls against another weak candidate, Hillary Clinton, has been … Continue reading →
And yet, he is. It’s Donald Trump’s 70th birthday. I wrote a previous post on the advanced ages of the candidates; you can find it here.
Continue reading →Commenter “Geoffrey Britain” raises an interesting point: To exclusively focus upon Trump’s faults is to make voting for him less likely, which at least in swing states makes Hillary’s election more likely. If Trump loses, that will be the time … Continue reading →
Trump supporters remind me of the Osgood character in “Some Like It Hot.” You remember: Point out Trump’s manifest and myriad flaws? Trump supporters always have an answer. All the other candidates who have held public office have a political … Continue reading →
It’s not as though the Trump University fraud trial was unknown till recently. It had just gotten lost in the shuffle of so many other things. I went back to see what I had previously written about it, and I … Continue reading →
…and were too weary to ask. Well, maybe not everything. But plenty. Please take a look. Excerpts (this was written in 2014): The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, LLC, is … Continue reading →