In the debate last night when Trump referred to “coyotes” – the slang word for smugglers of would-be illegal immigrants from Latin America – a lot of people mocked him for thinking that the actual animal known as the coyote … Continue reading →
…from someone who didn’t watch the debate. That’s me. Debates make me too nervous, although sometimes I do watch, although not last night. However, here’s my takeway, from reading about it and seeing a few clips: –Trump’s a quick learner. … Continue reading →
You may have heard that Trump somewhat prematurely walked out of a “60 Minutes” interview with Lesley Stahl, and also said he would be posting a video of the entire unedited interview to demonstrate the tactics of press exhibited there. … Continue reading →
During the 2016 campaign Trump famously said, speaking of the loyalty of his voters, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay? It’s like incredible.” He was excoriated for … Continue reading →
I think Bari Weiss’ new Tablet piece is an illustration of the kind of confusion a great many liberal Democrats feel these days. For example, Weiss puts her finger squarely on the fact that leftist Democrats such as AOC are … Continue reading →
Being of a certain age, I remember Watergate as it unfolded in real time. My recollection is that, although it was slow to pick up steam, by the time of the hearings the nation was riveted by the spectacle. I … Continue reading →
Recently I was watching a video of WalkAway founder Brandon Straka being interviewed by TimPool and telling the story of why he left the Democratic Party. It’s a good video, with the hallmark political changer experience of an “aha!” moment … Continue reading →
The relative quietness on the southern border – both because of Trump’s policies, and then the effects of COVID as well – has made it almost a non-issue in 2020. And that’s too bad for Trump, in a way, because … Continue reading →
The minute I read that six men (and then more) had been arrested for allegedly plotting against Michigan’s Governor Whitmer and other officials, I strongly suspected that no matter what their actual identities and political leanings, they would be called … Continue reading →
I have a natural tendency to be pessimistic about elections. This has been accentuated in recent years by the closeness of so many recent ones, and a growing distrust of polling. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take polls into … Continue reading →
From DocZero (hat tip: AseopFan): The question with the many, many people in media like Acosta is: Are they shamelessly lying because they know damn well Trump has said it before, or have they actually convinced themselves to forget he … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has written a post about the stirring of memory and emotion that Trump’s illness has caused. For Jacobson, the event has conjured up this: John F. Kennedy was assassinated when I was four years … Continue reading →