Election Views #7
It seems unbelievable that Donald Trump was considered to have done okay in the latest series of debates. I don’t know what the pundits were watching. The debates I saw exposed Trump as a loud-mouthed bully who had no facts on
Bits & Pieces #67
The President has submitted a budget that will get no votes from a Republican congress. They accuse him of playing to the progressive agenda and they are right. Of course the progressive agenda is the best one for the country and if
SCOTUS & the Debates
The big news of the weekend is the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. All the Republicans can talk about is the idea that he was a lion and a great justice. The Democrats, out of respect, have held their
Post Election Trauma
So we had the primaries in New Hampshire the other night and there were very few surprises. Bernie beat Hillary, maybe by more than most people thought, and Trump led the GOP candidates by a good margin. Just about the only
The Debates Did Battle – Almoist
The Democrats and Republicans had what we have been calling debates this week. The Democratic debate on Thursday night was possibly the most substantive, intelligently carried out debate ever heard in these parts. This and the last Democratic debate have been
Hillary’s Great Crime
So the Republicans have created a new crime with which to attack Hillary. It isn’t mass murder or genocide because if it were, they’d have to also accuse their war-mongering candidates, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. It isn’t destroying the environment,
But I Saw It On TV
Americans are suckers! Anyone with even the least credibility can say almost anything they like and a certain percentage of American readers or viewers will take it as gospel. It’s a disease, and more than anything else, it is ruining our
The Coward Shows His Stripes
Donald Trump proved today, that like all other bullies, he is at heart, a coward. Fox News has announced that Megyn Kelly is going to be one of the moderators on tonight’s GOP debate. Last time out she asked Trump some
Iran’s Future-Friend or Foe
The Iran nuclear deal is set to be signed this week. It’s a deal that has been incorrectly attacked by the GOP for its entire gestating period. The International Nuclear Committee has agreed that all the terms of the agreement have
Bits & Pieces #66
The big conference in Paris didn’t nail any kind of enforceable environmental contract but it did get almost 200 countries to agree that these things had to be done. Those that don’t agree, live unfortunately in this country, and are members