Palin endorses Trump
Well, naturally.
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The hype about how Trump could win: what are the facts?
Now, don’t get me wrong. Maybe Trump could win the election against Hillary. In fact, maybe any of the candidates could, if she gets weak enough. So I’m not doubting the possibility of it. But I doubt the motives of … Continue reading →
Disturbing news from the Trump front
It’s like a failed diet. Each day I take a vow (although I must admit, not a solemn one) to just push away from the Trump table. Stop writing about the guy for a while. But way too many days … Continue reading →
No, Trump is not a liberal
I’ve written a lot about Donald Trump on this blog. And when I write, I try to be clear. So I figure that those of you who are regular readers ought to know pretty well what I think about him. … Continue reading →
More about Trump and the Democrats
Lately I’ve seen lots of articles and comments about Trump’s appeal to Democrats who might cross over to vote for him. It makes a certain amount of intuitive sense, actually. After all, Trump is not a doctrinaire conservative, to say … Continue reading →
This is the best article on Trump’s appeal I’ve ever read
Just read the whole thing. Excellent.
Continue reading →Does Trump own the media or does the media own Trump?
So who’s using whom? Rush Limbaugh says that Trump has the media frustrated and wrapped around his little finger: …[T]hey can’t take him out. They can’t stop covering him. They can’t humiliate him. They can’t embarrass him. They can’t diminish … Continue reading →
The best explanation of Trump vs. Cruz I’ve ever seen
Here it is. It’s written by Mark Krikorian, and it crystallizes something that I’ve been struggling to articulate about what’s going on at the top of the Republican race this election cycle, at least for some conservative voters (hardly all). … Continue reading →
What with this “schlonged” business?
Trump has now scandalized people by using a Yiddish expression to describe what happened to Hillary Clinton at the hands of the Obama forces back in 2008: She was favored to win and she got schlonged, she lost. Now, for … Continue reading →
What was Clinton actually implying when she said that Trump is the best ISIS recruiter?
No doubt you’ve heard that Hillary Clinton’s claim that ISIS uses Trump in its recruiting videos is a lie. Well, one can hardly regard it as news that Hillary Clinton might be lying. “He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter,” she … Continue reading →
Donald Trump’s shrug towards Putin
Take a look at this interview, in which Trump practically defines mindless moral relativism. No doubt Trump supporters can figure out a way to justify it; perhaps something like this: “Oh, Trump doesn’t want to offend Putin, because if he’s … Continue reading →
Democrats for Trump?
I keep encountering the statement from Trump supporters that Trump appeals to a lot Democrats, more than the other Republican candidates do, and enough to make a difference in the general. Except for the fact that, if you look at … Continue reading →