So, let’s see. Were there any surprises? If you look at the poll averages and then at the results, the only real surprise was that DeSantis did better than expected and came in second. Does it matter? Because DeSantis and … Continue reading →
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has removed Trump from the 2024 primary ballot – sort of: “I do not reach this conclusion lightly. Democracy is sacred,” Bellows wrote in her 34-page decision on multiple complaints challenging the 77-year-old Trump’s … Continue reading →
(1) Trump attacks Chip Roy as a RINO because Roy endorsed DeSantis. Typical Trump behavior. (2) About one hundred and fifty Epstein associates’ names are due to be unsealed. I have a reservation about this: I’ve yet to see a … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed for a while that Haley is being very heavily advertised on YouTube. And a short while after I wrote the above sentence as a draft for a post, I saw this article that seems to provide the source: … Continue reading →
Very disturbing: 67% of people aged 18-24 in this Harvard-Harris poll view JEWS—not Zionists, not the Israeli government, but specifically Jews, all Jewish people—as a class of OPPRESSORS!! This is the new form of antisemitism. ?????????????????????????https://t.co/lrjBKE6Ute pic.twitter.com/yN48Vs6F0I — John Aziz … Continue reading →
(1) Hamas once again demonstrates that it is evil. As though any more demonstration were necessary. (2) Expelling Santos would only benefit Democrats. So why are Republicans about to do it? (3) Yes, the stabber of several children and adults … Continue reading →
(1) Here’s an interesting briefing on developments in Gaza. (2) And here’s a DeSantis speech that’s worth watching. (3) Erdogan does some saber-rattling. (4) As predicted, the Democrats go after Mike Johnson. Blah blah blah. (5) One Israeli hostage freed … Continue reading →
(1) Jim Jordan has made progress in his quest to secure the speakership, but it seems he’s still got a way to go. I hope he makes it soon. (2) The Hamas terrorists wore bodycams on October 7th. They are … Continue reading →
I noticed a discussion in today’s open thread about the process of choosing the GOP’s presidential nominees over the years. As I’ve often noticed before – not just on this blog, but generally in blogs on the right – there’s … Continue reading →
You’ve probably read the brouhaha about the relaxation of dress codes for senators in order to accommodate Fetterman. If you’re not, and you need to get up to speed, see this. An excerpt: There has been some outrage after Senate … Continue reading →
There is polling that shows Biden’s approval rating low and dropping, but I’m not so sure it matters except in one sense: it may motivate the Democrats to make sure he doesn’t run in 2024. Then again, polls also show … Continue reading →
I come across it constantly in comments and in blog posts on other sites: assertions that some politician, or every politician, in the Republican Party never spoke on a certain topic, never fought against a certain pernicious action of the … Continue reading →