Pundits say that America is mad with the government this election cycle, and that informs how they will vote. The Cook Political Report examined this theory and found that Americans are no more “angry at government” now than they were before: In fact, according to data from the Pew Research Center, the percent of Americans who say they are “angry … Read More
Texas GOP Platform
It’s no fun to live in North Carolina sometimes, with its backward state legislature. But at least it ain’t Texas. Check out the Republican Party of Texas Platform below. Here are some of my favorites: The Rights of a Sovereign People- The Republican Party of Texas supports the historic concept, established by our nation’s founders, of limited civil government jurisdiction … Read More
Trump And “Apprentice: Race War”
Buzzfeed has the audio: In early 2005, Donald Trump explained to radio host Howard Stern that he had considered hosting a version of his show The Apprentice pitting black contestants vs. white ones. Trump thought the concept, which BuzzFeed News reported Thursday Trump pushed the idea on his syndicated radio show, would be the highest rated show on television. “On … Read More
On His Deathbed, Bob Bennett Apologizes For What He Wrought
Bob Bennett was a rightwing conservative senator from Utah. He served in the US Senate for 18 years, and I rarely agreed with him on anything. He was consistently earning high ratings from conservative activist groups such as the National Rifle Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Conservative Union. But in 2010, something happened — the emergence of the Tea … Read More
Watch As House Republicans Go Out Of Their Way To Discriminate Against LGBT
A chaotic scene unfolded on the floor of the U.S. House today as a measure to ensure federal contractors can’t discriminate against LGBT people was defeated by a single vote. It initially appeared that the measure — an amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would’ve nullified a Republican “religious liberty” provision allowing federal contractors to discriminate against … Read More
Texas Republicans Debate Whether A Muslim Can Be A Republican
A Texas pastor stood up Monday in a local GOP meeting to vocally oppose one precinct chair’s appointment because he is Muslim, the Washington Post reported. Trebor Gordon, the chaplain for the Harris County Republican Party, said Syed Ali should not be able to serve as a leader in the local GOP “on the grounds that Islam does not have … Read More
Speculative Theories On EgyptAir MS804
As I write this, we don’t know much about what happened to MS804, which disappeared off radar last night (our time). The wreckage has not even been found yet. But if I may be allowed to speculate (and it’s my blog, so why not), I think we can conclude that the loss was due to an explosive device. Why do … Read More
Trump Releases List of 11 Potential SCOTUS Justices
Breaking: JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia. Trump’s picks include Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado and Raymond Gruender of Missouri. Also on the list are: Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, … Read More
Trump Lauds Ignorance
Here’s what Obama said at Rutgers University commencement: Although not mentioning Trump by name, Obama said, “In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.” Trump responded with this tweet: “In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.” This is a primary reason that President Obama is the worst president in U.S. history! — Donald J. Trump … Read More
Trump Was Sockpuppeting But It Was A Long Time Ago
A recording has surfaced of Trump pretending to be his own publicist in a 1991 call with a reporter. That’s something Trump did regularly back in the day, but of course he doesn’t want to admit it now, because “yes, I pretended to be my own publicist to fluff myself even more to the press than I’m comfortable doing under my own name, even though I’m a … Read More
I Would Like To Know More About This
From National Review: A friend of Donald Trump’s recently approached him to suggest that he will eventually have to release his tax returns, as every presidential nominee has for decades. The friend told Trump that he should do it before the GOP convention to ensure everyone can process what’s in the returns and help make any revelations “old news” by … Read More
Sometimes The Simplest Answer Is The Right One
Jonathan Chait wins: Why did almost everybody fail to predict Donald Trump’s victory in the Republican primaries? Nate Silver blames the news media, disorganized Republican elites, and the surprising appeal of cultural grievance. Nate Cohn lists a number of factors, from the unusually large candidate field to the friendly calendar. Jim Rutenberg thinks journalism strayed too far from good old-fashioned … Read More
Polls, Polls, Polls
I don’t think any Democrat is complacent about the general election. After all, most Democrats — pundits, politicians, and laymen alike — are still surprised by Trump’s nomination. But most seem to believe that a Hillary Clinton victory will be the likely outcome. Do the first round of polls bear that up? Not as well as I had hoped. A … Read More
Abortion Charlatans
Sam Bee did a nice expose on the “crisis pregnancy centers” that pretend to be abortion clinics, but actually have a pro-life agenda. The word she neglects to use is…. FRAUD. We have our share of those places around here, too, and its only when you read the fine print that you realize it is a church-related place.