I Really Hope Our Next President is Boring

I’m really hoping our next president, whoever he may be, is a total snooze-fest. Recently, Donald Trump criticized Jeb Bush for being “boring” and “low-energy”: “He is doing so poorly in the polls that he is now starting to spend some of the money that his ‘bosses,’ special interests and lobbyists have given him to […]

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Kelly Osbourne Tries to Insult Donald Trump … The Result is a Glorious Train Wreck

People should stop trying to out-trump Donald Trump. It’s basically not possible. First off, Trump is willing to say wilder, more controversial things than you are. Second, he won’t be as embarrassed as you will be when he watches himself later on TV. In fact, I don’t know that he is able to be embarrassed. […]

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The Trump Effect: How Donald Trump is Capitalizing on Modern Political Discourse

Political commentators are using the term the Trump Effect to explain why fringe Republican candidates for the 2016 presidential race are stumbling over each other to say inflammatory things. Apparently, Trump has been getting very good traction with Republican voters for his willingness to say just about whatever controversial thing comes to his mind, and other […]

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Is Donald Trump Really at the Top of the GOP Heap? What’s Wrong With Us?

I know lots of so-called conservatives like Donald Trump. He’s good at attracting attention and making the right kinds of promises. Most wealthy people are. That’s part of the key to their success. But is Donald Trump actually the right choice for president? I don’t think so. But, against all reason and sound judgment, it […]

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The GOP Presidential Candidate the DNC Hates the Most is …

It might surprise you to know that the Democrats have a favorite Republican presidential candidate—to hate: The Hill tallied the DNC’s social media mentions of Republican presidential contenders, scanning press releases, tweets and Facebook posts from July 2014 through June 2015, to see whom the group has been hitting the most over the past year. […]

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Obama Blissfully Unaware of His Own Class Envy Campaign?

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Obama opined, “And I don’t think you or anybody who’s been watching the campaign would say that in any way we have tried to divide the country. We’ve always tried to bring the country together.” Seriously? He doesn’t think anybody would say that? Oh, what he probably meant was, […]

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