I’ve noticed how often conventional wisdom turns out to be wrong, or at least partly wrong. And yet it gets repeated and repeated and repeated; that’s what makes it conventional, I suppose. For example, the vitriol against the “establishment” GOP … Continue reading →
First Trump walked back his immigration reversal from the debate (I discussed the original positions and the reversal here), without explanation or apology. Yesterday he did the same with his statements during the debate on ordering the military to follow … Continue reading →
Many things happened during last night’s GOP debate. The level of debate discourse (can I use highfalutin words like “discourse” without being called a snobbishly out-of-touch member of the “elites”?) has fallen even further and we are now reduced to … Continue reading →
First of all, I don’t think Romney’s speech will do much either way. No one is going to decide one thing or another based on a speech that most people don’t even know about. Political junkies are into it, and … Continue reading →
“Things are negotiable.” Read the whole thing, including the comments, which add a missing sentence to the quote (“and they are going to go out”). Too much to summarize here, but my takeaway is the following: everything Trump says is … Continue reading →
This is a long but important piece by Megan McArdle on the “#NeverTrump” Republicans who are appalled at Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the party, and why they feel the way they do. [Hat tip: commenter “Tom.”]
Continue reading →Commenter “physicguy” has this to say: Just released over at American Thinker: the article deals with the death of the GOP. I agree, and I think the last paragraph sums it all up very well: “The real blame rests on … Continue reading →
Everyone’s making a fuss about Jeff Sessions’ endorsement of Trump. Before I get into the details, I want to establish one thing at the outset: personally, endorsements mean zero to me and always have. Of course, I understand they matter … Continue reading →
Hey, I get busy for a day and don’t get on my computer, and when I return I see there are 158 comments to plow through in the “tyrant” thread. No better proof of the fact that discussions around the … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP for emphasis.] I mean that literally. I’ve written before that Trump’s history with power and government, and much of what he actually advocates with his own mouth, point to the fact that he has tyrannical impulses that are … Continue reading →
Yesterday Mitt Romney said some interesting things about Donald Trump and his tax returns, and they got picked up by a lot of news outlets and pundits. This is the way his remarks were generally reported: There might be a … Continue reading →
Last night before I went to bed I did some surfing around the blogosphere and noticed the happy-dances of Trump supporters. Sometimes the comment was just the triumphant shout of “TRUMP!!!!” Sometimes it was more formal: “President Trump!” Sometimes, of … Continue reading →