I was listening to NPR’s Weekend Edition this morning, hoping they would have a story about the upcoming Wisconsin Primary to be held on Tuesday, April 5th. Trump is facing a stiff challenge there from Ted Cruz, in what is likely to be a critical swing state for this presidential election. Instead, I heard a… Continue reading Donald Trump and the Not Face (April 3, 2016)
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Donald Trump versus Yetta Bronstein: What is Past is Prologue (April 2, 2016)
What is Past is Prologue William Shakespeare, The Tempest (Act 2, Scene 1) From the Wikipedia entry: In contemporary use, the phrase stands for the idea that history sets the context for the present. The quotation is engraved on the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. and is commonly used by the military… Continue reading Donald Trump versus Yetta Bronstein: What is Past is Prologue (April 2, 2016)
Trump’s Louisiana Complaint: No Mulligan for Relief (March 30, 2016)
Trump’s Louisiana Complaint Timeline Friday, March 24th Wall Street Journal (WSJ): Donald Trump beat Sen. Ted Cruz earlier this month in Louisiana’s Republican presidential primary by 3.6 percentage points, but the Texan may wind up with as many as 10 more delegates from the state than the businessman. The Trump campaign’s first problem is in the… Continue reading Trump’s Louisiana Complaint: No Mulligan for Relief (March 30, 2016)
Trump: I Formation Triple Red Primary (March 23, 2016)
Republican voters held primaries in Arizona and Utah on March 22nd.* These two states make up 2/3 of what we can call the I Formation Triple Red Primary in the Mountain West. The third player is Idaho which held its Republican primary election on March 8th. History & Origin of the I Formation Triple Red… Continue reading Trump: I Formation Triple Red Primary (March 23, 2016)
Trump & Baseball: Let’s Play Ball (March 19, 2016)
Major League Baseball has a 162 game long regular season. Success is an endurance contest. It is a longer and tougher test of a team’s stamina and leadership than a football, basketball, soccer, or golf season. In baseball terms, the Republican primary season is about two weeks past the All-Star Break. Trump is leading the… Continue reading Trump & Baseball: Let’s Play Ball (March 19, 2016)
Trump: Happy Gilmore Rhyme Attack (March 18, 2016)
Conservative columnist David Brooks writes in the New York Times today: No, Not Trump, Not ever. The article title mirrors this blog’s central theme, even if Brooks uses a slightly more up market phrasing. Brooks is vexed. He takes himself to task. He eats some crow. He respects the voter’s intentions. He questions the choice… Continue reading Trump: Happy Gilmore Rhyme Attack (March 18, 2016)
Trump: The Roberts (JG) & Ryan (PD) Show (March 17, 2016)
John Glover Roberts has been the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court since September 29, 2005. He just passed his 10th anniversary in the job. During his televised confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was sworn in by Committee Chairman Senator Arlen Spector (Pennsylvania) to answer questions from the committee members. SPECTER: Judge… Continue reading Trump: The Roberts (JG) & Ryan (PD) Show (March 17, 2016)
Trump: Ides of March (March 16, 2016)
On March 15th, Republican and Democratic primaries were held in five populous states: Florida, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri. The results serve as a kind of MegaPoll of the state of the races at the primary campaign half-time, but with millions of actual votes. These five states have 92 electoral votes between them, and… Continue reading Trump: Ides of March (March 16, 2016)
A Childhood Bully Grows Older (March 14, 2016)
It’s no state secret that Donald Trump was a boy with a bad temper and a mean streak in school. He attended a private prep school in Queens, NY named Kew-Forest School where his father happened to be a member of the Board of Directors. Jerome Tuccille’s book Trump; The Saga of America’s Most Powerful… Continue reading A Childhood Bully Grows Older (March 14, 2016)
Trump and Mr. Nobody (March 13, 2016)
When I was growing up and my sister or I did something naughty that was blindingly obvious, and then proceeded to deny it outright, my mother would (frequently, suppressing a laugh) give us a finger wag, a stern look, and a serious morality lesson, telling us about Mr. Nobody. Mr. Nobody I know a funny… Continue reading Trump and Mr. Nobody (March 13, 2016)