Courtesy of the Rolling Stone, this is how it works: You start with the assumption that Hillary Clinton is corrupt. After all, there have been whispers and accusations and investigations and allegations and scandals with ominous names like WHITEWATER and BENGHAZI for years. Even if you can’t describe exactly what she’s done wrong, there must be something to all these … Read More
The Very Uneventful 2016 Election
Yeah. I was in Europe for a couple of weeks. They weren’t following the election as much as I thought they might have been. And so I took a break from it too. I can’t remember what was going on when I left, but it sure was big and sure isn’t a headline now. I think it was about how … Read More
In Her Epic Speech, The First Lady Spoke For Men Too
Yesterday in her historic speech, Michelle Obama spent a lot of her time talking directly to women about Donald Trump and his candidacy. But she also spoke about what it means to men. And how is this affecting men and boys in this country? Because I can tell you that the men in my life do not talk about women like this. … Read More
How’s The Trump Brand Doing?
Not well. Take Trump’s latest, most lavish venture: the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., which has become a focal point for grievances against the unconventional Republican presidential candidate. The 263-room five-star hotel in the historic Old Post Office building opened last month. But even with a prime location near the White House, swanky interiors, and aggressive promotion by the candidate … Read More
Apologizing For America
We’re watching the downfall of the Trump candidacy in real time, as women are coming from everywhere to contradict Trump’s claim at the last debate that he never ACTUALLY groped women — he only BRAGGED that he groped women. Only seven have come out so far to say “Nope he ACTUALLY groped me”, and I expect there to be more. … Read More
Trump’s Sad Lonely Life
I don’t like David Brooks as a pundit or writer. But my God, he nails it today in the New York TImes: Trump continues to display the symptoms of narcissistic alexithymia, the inability to understand or describe the emotions in the self. Unable to know themselves, sufferers are unable to understand, relate or attach to others. To prove their own … Read More
Trumpravda
The topic of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia is a recurring theme in this campaign. Trump has spoken well of Putin. He seems ignorant that Russia invaded the Ukraine. When criticized for being soft on Russia, Trump responds with the simplistic, “Wouldn’t it be nice if the US got along with Russia?” All of the above, I could dismiss … Read More
Burning Down The House
It should be easy, I hope, to understand my blog’s reliance on Twitter, rather than these more thoughtful posts. It’s not because we live in a Twitter world where everything is reduced to sound bites (although, we do). It’s because events move so incredibly fast this political season that there is no time to pause and realize exactly where we … Read More
Trump In A Town Hall Setting
Check out this video of Trump answering a voter’s question about jobs at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last night. Trump had a hard time sticking to the topic. When he finally started an answer, he — to his credit — acknowledges the college-debt problem. But he quickly pivoted to trade: “Our really good jobs are gone and they’ve … Read More
What Happens If Trump Loses?
Prepare for a meltdown from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump if he loses the election. He has repeatedly told supporters that he fears the election could be rigged, an indication that even if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wins, Trump might not accept it. “First of all, it was rigged,” Trump said of the Democratic primary during a recent rally in Columbus, … Read More
All Looking Good
If you look at all the statistical prognosticators, this election (as of today) is Hillary’s to lose. Nate Silver’s 538 forecast is the most cautious, placing HRC’s chances at 77%. But it’s a 77% and rising… And here’s 538’s electoral map as of today… I’m actually not as bearish on Ohio as 538 seems to be — I might even … Read More
Not Just Florida
It looks like Trump made a habit out of donating to Attorneys General who were investigating his business: Donald Trump donated about $140,000 to state attorneys general or candidates for the office between 2001 and 2003, some of whom were reviewing cases or decisions that would impact the real estate mogul’s business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump … Read More
Quick Afterthought On Last Night’s Debate
Last night, I said that Pence won. Although short on substance, he deflected Kaine’s attacks (and annoying interruptions) with a calm demeanor. He didn’t win by much, but he won. This morning and today, I would have to say that Kaine won. I’m not flip-flopping — I still say that Pence won LAST NIGHT. But the “next day story” is … Read More
Trump Is A Tax Genius?
When faced with the news that he paid zero taxes in 1995 (because of a loss of almost a billion dollars), Trump trotted the excuse that he is a tax “genius” and took advantage of the tax laws available. When he said that, I wondered if anybody really believed that Trump knew the tax laws. I mean, OBVIOUSLY, an accountant (or … Read More
Hillary Pulls No Punches
This is…unhinged, even for Trump. A few notes. What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories? Alicia deserves praise for courageously standing up to Trump’s attacks. And he has the gall to blame her for his cruel behavior—and even say he “helped”? When something gets under Donald’s thin skin, he lashes … Read More