2016 election
Trump takes Indiana by YUGE margin – Cruz finished
Heck, I was looking forward to an extended evening of exit poll data, talking heads pointing at “big boards” while…
Read More »Trump runs away with NY delegates, Kasich grabs a few and Cruz .. not so good
As of 11:15pm Donald Trump had more than 50% of the vote in almost all the voting districts in New…
Read More »The Little Fascist That Could
Tonight, as I watch protesters in the streets of Chicago squash the free speech rights of those they do not…
Read More »GOP establishment makes Trump nomination virtually guaranteed with slide show
Two GOP insiders shared a presentation with the Washington Post that will likely guarantee that Donald Trump becomes the Republican…
Read More »Trump’s Statements on Libel Laws Promote Fascism
Being an opinion writer opens the floodgates for all sorts of criticism. I should know- I’ve been personally insulted and…
Read More »The invisible candidate
This year’s race for the GOP presidential nomination is the most interesting in recent memory. The grassroots cry for conservativism has…
Read More »And the Progressives Laughed
Whether you believe that there were nefarious motives behind the advancement of inaccurate information about the Carson campaign by Cruz…
Read More »Candidates demonizing campaign finance reform infantilize voters
With the Iowa caucus, electoral politics have made a rather splashy re-entrance to the public dialogue, and a familiar bogeyman…
Read More »And We Sang, ‘We Won’t Get Fooled Again’
There is always an inherent danger in embracing a populist candidate for any office. Inclined to grandiose rhetoric and unfulfillable…
Read More »Grexit: Lindsey Graham exits the presidential race .. time to delete the whole under-card?
The kids table early debate has been interesting, but ineffectual. Has Sen. Graham’s exit also set the course for Kasich…
Read More »Venial politics at the latest GOP debate
Last night’s main stage GOP debate did not need to go beyond the first five minutes. The opening statements of…
Read More »Substantive FOX Business Debate Largely Fair, “Soft” to Liberal Media
Both of Tuesday night’s GOP debates finally fulfilled a criteria promised by all networks which have hosted one- they actually…
Read More »A Look at the Free Market Credentials of the GOP Candidates’ Tax Plans
Wednesday night’s CNBC GOP debate was touted as economic-centric. It ended up being more about the moderators baiting the candidates with…
Read More »Takeaway from the Second Debates: GOP is Personality, Not Ideology Centered
Within the first moments of Tuesday night’s prime time debate, Donald Trump had established his superiority. Not as a candidate…
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