“But what I’m not going to do is validate some notion that the Republican crackup that’s been taking place is a consequence of action that I’ve taken.” – President Obama
2016 Elections
Kasich gets unusual endorsement for president
If you remember the old theory about trusting your first choice … that it’s usually the correct one, you know how I am feeling today. Continue reading
More presidential campaign observations
The Economist, a liberal publication published in the U.K. with a U.S. circulation of about 500,000, has joined the “stop Trump” movement. It considers Donald Trump “unworthy of leading one of the world’s great political parties, let alone America. Mr. Trump has prospered by inciting hatred and violence. He is so unpredictable that the thought of him anywhere near high office is terrifying. He must be stopped.” Continue reading
Observing the 2016 presidential campaign
Trump dismisses Christie – While telling the crowd that it was Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement that he really wanted, after being introduced by him in Millington, Tennessee, Donald Trump unceremoniously dismissed him on the tarmac, saying, “get on the plane and go home … it’s over there.” Continue reading
Trump supporters – are you happy now?
This pullout from a recent comic strip panel by Gary Trudeau says it all.
Yes, I know, you’ve had it with Washington. You helped give the GOP the majority in the Senate, and they didn’t follow through with promises. Along came Donald Trump and you liked what he was saying; political correctness be damned.
I hope you’re happy now, because it appears there’s no turning back. Trump has been allowed to bully his way to several primary victories and two digit leads in most of the state primaries ahead. Continue reading
Don’t even think about it, Mitch
“Obama Eyes Court Pick With GOP Appeal,” read the headline in Feb. 19, 2016 Wall Street Journal.
President Obama, in his usual arrogant manner, called upon Congress to rise above ideology and partisanship to approve his nominee. Like the partisanship you observed by refusing to attend Antonin Scalia’s funeral, Mr. President?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell better not cave on hearings to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. (reuters.com)
If ever there was a time when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needed to stand strong and refuse to hold hearings for the president’s nominee to fill the Scalia vacancy, it is now.
He shouldn’t need to be reminded that most of the electorate is mad as hell with him and his fellow Republicans for failing to follow through on promises made that put them in the majority in 2012. Continue reading
Democrats not democratic
In my Feb. 7, 2016 post, “Words have meaning,” I stated why I do not refer to that other party as the Democratic Party, because it really isn’t democratic. To me, it is the Democrat Party. I was pleased to see the editorial board of Investor’s Business Daily seems to agree, although it continues to be politically correct, and uses the official name of the party.
“The Democratic Party had better reeducate itself about the word “democratic,” IBD stated in its Feb. 10, 2016 editorial, “Is There Anything Less Democratic Than the Democratic Party?” IBD told how Hillary Clinton collected the same number of electoral college delegates (15) as Sen. Bernie Sanders, even though he crushed her 60 to 38 percent, calling it “just plain rigging.” Continue reading
The wasted New Hampshire primary
It’s over, and nothing has changed, except I no longer have to listen to the ridiculous stories about New Hampshire voters, who don’t make up their minds until they step into the voting booth. Balderdash! For what? The entire effort there was for naught, a waste.
The “live free or die” people of the Granite State had an opportunity to right the GOP ship, giving us a clear choice going forward, and they failed us. Continue reading
The hypocrites attack Marco Rubio
During last night’s debate, Governors Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and John Kasich, all struggling to stay alive in New Hampshire, decided to take aim at Sen. Marco Rubio, who came out of Iowa in third place.
Hypocrite-in-chief Christie took the lead in the attack, poking fun of Rubio’s memorized 25-second campaign sound bites. Interrupting Rubio with the line, “there it is,” every time Rubio repeated something. Christie looked foolish. Continue reading
Words have meaning
“Conservatives should not play into liberals’ hands by allowing them to reinvent themselves as “progressives” because they know “liberal” is a pejorative term,” – Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
During a nine-year stint in the hill country of Texas, my conservative political views were published there as letters to the editor and as op-eds. The Boerne Star graciously allowed me to present views counter to those expressed in a regular column written by Kendall County Democrats entitled, Progressive Views. Continue reading