What will Foley do?
My Sept. 10 post was focused on a Quinnipiac University poll that had Tom Foley, Republican nominee for governor of Connecticut, leading Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by 6 percent, 46 to 40. I...
View ArticleThinking of Romney
There are indications Mitt Romney is contemplating a third run for the presidency. Ramesh Ponnuru says don’t do it: Whatever the reasons for renewed interest in Romney, Republicans would be well...
View ArticleSick of it
A lot of people are getting royally sick of the political game as it’s being played this campaign season in Connecticut. Here’s the latest, courtesy of the state Democratic...
View ArticleJustice
In case you weren’t sure … yes, it’s a just world. Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie abruptly canceled a campaign visit on behalf of Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley. Minimal research...
View ArticleBe afraid
If you’re a Democrat, you’re fearful your party will lose the Senate and fall even further behind in the House, giving Republicans license to do all the awful things you’ve been told they’ll do once...
View ArticleJeb’s ‘family strategy’
In the biography section of his campaign website, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush takes pains to highlight his relationships with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and wife...
View ArticleHillary’s high life Part 3
On her campaign website, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says, “Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion.” However, Mrs. Clinton apparently is...
View ArticleKeep ’em closed
Kevin Williamson raises an interesting point in his post on National Review Online/The Corner today (Thursday). He provides insight into the impact of open primaries on election results in recent...
View ArticleFinally?
Republicans have been waiting for Democratic anti-business policies to deliver the union vote to the GOP for, I don’t know how long. At least since the George W. Bush years. A lot of us thought Big...
View ArticleIraq’s WMDs
Well, here’s a happy development in the caliphate: Islamic State has moved its chemical weapons operation to densely populated residential areas and is testing homemade chlorine and mustard gas on its...
View ArticleThe wildest speculation
It seems the presidential contest isn’t interesting enough for some writers, so they have to create scenarios — the wilder and wackier, the better — in place of the reality confronting us daily....
View ArticleFrom GOP to ?
I started out as a Republican in 1971, following in my father’s footsteps. Over the years, the conservatism I inherited from Dad waned, then waxed anew. I was a registered Democrat for a while, in the...
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