It doesn’t surprise me that DeSantis endorsed Trump, because his policies were mostly in line with Trump’s – and better in some ways, such as COVID lockdowns. But when DeSantis challenged Trump as a younger, although less humorous and roguish … Continue reading →
I don’t usually post on Sundays unless there’s big news. This qualifies: … Now over the past many months, Casey and I have traveled across the country to deliver a message of hope, that decline is a choice, and that … Continue reading →
I’ve dealt with the phenomenon in this previous post: But what I detest – no matter what side does it – is the use of propagandist truncated quotes. I’m quite aware that waging war against that practice is a losing … Continue reading →
Commenter “Griffin” links to this Twitter page in which Steve Deace endorses DeSantis. Deace gives a host of reasons, and I agree with pretty much all of them. Here’s a small excerpt: DeSantis has done more damage to our enemies … Continue reading →
… here’s a comment I just noticed at Instapundit: Ron deSantis just effectively committed suicide with the Republican base (and independents as well) by endorsing the 2020 election theft. Which of course Ron DeSantis did not do, as I wrote … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about how early I noticed a smear campaign on the right against DeSantis. I use the words “smear campaign” not to describe mere criticism, but attacks based on distortions of his record and his words. Trump was … Continue reading →
On today’s open thread we have this question from commenter “Cornflour”: From the beginning of the campaign season, I thought that nobody stood a chance against Trump, but I preferred DeSantis, and I thought he’d do much better than he … Continue reading →
This is one of them: In an interview on Martha McCallum’s “The Story” on Fox News, McCallum asked, “Are you in favor of eliminating any agencies?” DeSantis responded that he would work with Congress to get rid of the Departments … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: “Kate.”] A man with a plan: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been working for months on plans to tear down and rebuild both the Department of Justice and the FBI, consulting with experts and members of Congress to … Continue reading →
Hate sells. Sneering, condescending hate sells. And of course, all conservatives are to be hated. So this sort of thing was inevitable (“Casey DeSantis is the Walmart Melania Trump”), and it’s getting a ton of clicks and attention. It reads … Continue reading →
I’ve been observing Trump closely since the summer of 2015, and I think I can safely say I know most of his methods of operating when he’s campaigning. He has long attacked all opponents in his own party when he … Continue reading →
It’s a given that the left and the MSM hate DeSantis and will do their best to destroy him. It’s also a given, apparently, that the portion of the right one might call EverTrumpers also detest DeSantis. People who’ve read … Continue reading →