Bill Cunningham, the conservative talk radio host from Cincinnati who repeatedly invoked Barack Obama’s middle name of “Hussein” in a warm-up speech for a McCain campaign rally, complains that he got “thrown under the Straight Talk Express” by the candidate.… Continue Reading
Michael Bloomberg will not run for President. His appeal would have been that of a good manager and successful businessman who could rise above partisanship and an advocate for policies that he thought were right regardless of which banner they… Continue Reading
The survey results are in. A slim plurality of NAPP voters (4) agree with me that the best training available to be President of the United States is to be the Governor of one of the several States. Other (3… Continue Reading
I gained another measure of respect for John McCain, or at least got a refresher in why Republicans ought to be willing to embrace him. He’s a stand up guy, a guy who doesn’t feel the need to mince words… Continue Reading
Of the population of voters who would even consider voting for Ralph Nader, exactly zero would divert their votes from McCain. Nader and his colossal ego will do nothing but drain Obama’s base. The only question is whether Nader’s impact… Continue Reading
Seems that a lot of Democratic superdelegates who proclaimed for Hillary Clinton early are having second thoughts and may well renege on their commitment, despite whatever favors they may owe the Clinton machine. Faced with a Democratic party tearing itself… Continue Reading
The Clinton campaign is complaining that the Byzantine delegate-selection process in Texas is unfair. The argument is that the rules are so complex, and allocate delegates around districts unevenly, that they could easily produce a delegate result disproportionate to the… Continue Reading
I’m thinking that maybe I’ve written the Clinton campaign’s obituary a bit early. She’s got double-digit leads in Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, although Obama seems to be winning everywhere else. And given that there will be somewhere between 800 to… Continue Reading
Mitt Romney’s endorsement and delegate pledge to John McCain effectively ends the GOP primary. Technically, McCain doesn’t have enough pledged delegates yet to clinch the nomination, but the states coming up next — Wisconsin and caucuses in three territorial caucuses… Continue Reading
Is the guy on the left selling the same stuff today that the guy on the right was selling thirty-two years ago? I wasn’t really cognizant of politics back in 1976. I knew that “the President” was an important man… Continue Reading