What I’ve Been Thinking About Since Trump Won
Some post-election thoughts now that Donald Trump is President Elect of the United States. Are all his supporters racists and sexists? Who is to blame?
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Ben Carson Announces Presidential Bid to Mixed Reception
Ben Carson just announced his bid for the Republican Presidential Nomination in 2016 … to quite a mixed response. I’m not sure exactly why so many people, especially in the black community, are so singularly unenthusiastic about Dr. Carson. From the beginning of his public career, he has never pretended to be anything other than […]
Continue reading →Can Rand Paul Win in 2016? Does it Matter?
Political analyst Dick Morris thinks Rand Paul doesn’t have what it takes to win in 2016. Morris points out three ideological layers of conservative voter values, and he thinks Rand Paul wins in only one of those: The Republican Party is a three-layer cake consisting of economic libertarians, evangelical believers and national security advocates. Huckabee […]
Continue reading →Biden Wants to “Take Back America” … From Himself?
Vice President Joe Biden, a likely 2016 Democratic candidate for president, recently said it was time to “take back America.” And one must wonder … take back America from whom? I assume he may have been talking about the filibustering House, but gaining a Democratic majority in the House wouldn’t do much to further the Democratic […]
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