The latest fad, propagated by many members of the commentariat, is to equate the America of 2016 with the America of 1968.
To quote poet T. S. Eliot, the House Select Committee on Benghazi finally folded its tent Tuesday – “not with a bang, but a whimper.”
With apologies to the climactic song in “Les Miserables,” here are the self-destructive Brits who voted yesterday to exit the European Union. Cue the music!
You know that nutjob you always see on the street, speed-rapping to himself about God knows what? His verbatim dialogue probably goes something like this…
Let’s flag some Republican statements about the Orlando massacre. See if you can spot what’s missing.
If you want an accurate reading on the 2016 presidential campaign — who’s up and who’s down, who’s ascendant and who’s a clown — look no further than Tuesday night’s speeches. Because it’s all about the optics.
Predictably, America’s Troll is still attacking the federal judge who’s handling the lawsuit against Trump University.
We all know by now that Republicans are well practiced at the art of magical thinking — massive tax cuts balance the budget, human-induced climate change isn’t real, Donald Trump is a normal candidate — but the delusion that tops them all is their apparent belief that the Zika virus will slow its pace and take its cues from the ideological cheapskates on Capitol Hill.
In a column I wrote a couple months back, I listed five reasons why Donald Trump could actually win this election, to our everlasting national shame. Here’s reason number six: A Democratic party torn asunder.
On NBC News the other night, anchorman Lester Holt reported that Donald Trump was pivoting to a more presidential image. In the measured tones that we commonly associate with “objectivity,” Holt said: “Trump’s comments appear to signal a more moderate shift…”
Despite repeated pummelings – four more losses Tuesday night, including a blowout in Pennsylvania – Bernie Sanders still can’t find the high road on his mental GPS. He’s still steamed that Democrats have the temerity to run Democrats-only primaries (he’s not even a Democrat), says he’s gonna win in irrelevant West Virginia on May 10 and continue to battle at the convention to the bitter end.
Dear Bernie, You’re toast, and I’m smelling the burn.
You’ll get no argument from me that Hillary Clinton is a flawed candidate — stonewalling the release of those Goldman Sachs chats is merely Exhibit A — but when it comes to bull-slinging and empty sloganeering, she’s no match for her self-righteous rival.
