[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 →
Shortly after the debate last night, commenter “The Other Chuck” noted that some evangelicals and conservatives had endorsed Trump in Iowa, and then added: Should this con artist win Iowa he will be the nominee and probably president. Sorry, Other … Continue reading →
It was not so long ago, either. About the time that Rubio was in the Gang of Eight: To make its point, the ad pulls from sources that range from 1990 to July 2015. The older sources go to the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I hate writing so much about Trump. Positively hate it. But the more I read about him, the more disturbed I become, and I feel like if no one else is telling a particular story, I need to do … Continue reading →
Now, I wouldn’t think this was the way to ingratiate yourself with Iowan evangelicals—or most people, actually. But maybe I’m just behind the times. I hadn’t heard about this until now [hat tip: commenter “Jim“], or I probably would have … Continue reading →
…is the wrong question to be asking, I think. But Ashe Schow was asking it (or at least, whoever wrote the headline was asking it), shortly before the news that Trump had decided to go through with his threat to … Continue reading →
Trump says he will not participate in the Fox debate on Thursday, because Fox issued a statement he didn’t like in response to his demand that they remove Megyn Kelly as one of the questioners: Trump has made such threats … Continue reading →
Yeah, yeah; Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump. But I found this the other day, and I need to highlight it and try to give it as much exposure as possible. If you agree, please spread it around, and if you … Continue reading →
Good insight here by David Harsanyi: American politics has become a giant appeal to the base emotions of envy and/or anger””depending on what party you happen to be in. That’s not to say that every member of the respective parties … Continue reading →
Watch: I assume that Trump supporters won’t care what’s in the video. They will excuse it and say he’s changed; or explain that he’s just a vehicle to destroy the hated Republican Party that didn’t fight hard enough against many … Continue reading →
Why, it’s our hero: Donald Trump (video is at the link; it happened Wednesday the 20th of January). You can find more on Trump’s rhetoric and the substantive issues (or supposedly substantive issues) he discussed here: What a strange soundbite … Continue reading →