This is a mantra all should heed. National political polls early on are worthless. National polls closer to election day are also worthless. Anybody who remembers 2016 will grok on this simple fact. As Rick Wilson, one smart ass political strategist keeps saying: There is no national election. The Electoral College is All that Matters.… Continue reading Trump’s Election 2020: National Polls Are Worthless (August 03, 2020)
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Trump’s Corona: Southern Tier Crumbles (June 26, 2020)
This is the latest graphic from the COVID-19 Dashboard Mapdated June 25 which illustrates the state of play in recent COVID-19 control failures. As is obvious from inspection, the worst of the worst among all 50 US states runs along the southernmost US border. This second marked map makes the point a bit plainer. Among… Continue reading Trump’s Corona: Southern Tier Crumbles (June 26, 2020)
Trump & The Mad Hatter (April 14, 2020)
Trump is way beyond the gentle satire of “Alice in Wonderland” territory. He is now full bore out there and beyond. Like signing an Executive Order today for the US to Mine the Moon. I kid you not. Meanwhile another 1,500 Americans will die today on his watch, because he is still screwing around and… Continue reading Trump & The Mad Hatter (April 14, 2020)
Trump & Iowa 2020: Fourth Place Finish (February 11, 2020)
Introduction Much has been made this past week of the incompetent Democratic management of the Iowa caucuses reporting mess. It is a mess, though based on good intentions poorly planned and supervised. Still, the actual results are worth review. After all, both the Republicans and Democrats held their Presidential caucuses on the same night. Trump.45,… Continue reading Trump & Iowa 2020: Fourth Place Finish (February 11, 2020)
Trump Snorts: Laughter in the Face of Tragedy (November 7, 2018)*
When I was a kid growing up, there were two general interest periodicals in my house: U.S. News & World Report every week and Reader’s Digest every month.** As an 8 year old U.S. News held little interest for me, but I read Reader’s Digest cover to cover. For a while, until I began to read… Continue reading Trump Snorts: Laughter in the Face of Tragedy (November 7, 2018)*
Trump’s Personal Anchor Baby Problem: 4 out of 5 (October 30, 2018)
Trump.45 has injected yet another barbed and nasty divisor into the 2018 Midterm Election campaign exactly one week before Election Day. This time it is his specious claim he can dismantle Amendment XIV to the U.S. Constitution (on the books since 1868; 150 years) by Presidential Executive Order, bypassing Congress and the Courts. He wants… Continue reading Trump’s Personal Anchor Baby Problem: 4 out of 5 (October 30, 2018)
Trump’s American Pie: Bernie Sanders and Lemon Meringue (December 22, 2016)
This morning I was scanning the radio waves at home and passed by my favorite NPR radio station. The WBUR Boston based show On Point with host Tom Ashbrook (a literate and informed gentleman) featured an interview and calls for one Senator Bernie Sanders, who you remember was an almost ran in the 2016 Presidential… Continue reading Trump’s American Pie: Bernie Sanders and Lemon Meringue (December 22, 2016)
Trump Day One: Will the Real Donald Trump Please Stand Up? (November 9, 2016)
To Tell the Truth is an exceptionally long running TV game show aired exclusively on CBS Television network from 1956-1968, before syndication. The money quote at the end of each occupation challenge game is the signature phrase: Will the real Mister or Ms X please stand up?* After the stunning events of last night in… Continue reading Trump Day One: Will the Real Donald Trump Please Stand Up? (November 9, 2016)
Trump’s Pet Folly: He Wants a Dogless White House (November 5, 2016)
Trump has no use for dogs of the canine variety, except to hurl insults at their human counterparts on a sustained and regular basis, in a variety of disapproving ways. Americans are Heavy Duty Pet Lovers National surveys and reports year after year document the American love affair with their pets. As you would expect… Continue reading Trump’s Pet Folly: He Wants a Dogless White House (November 5, 2016)
Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)
Trump was on a hot roll Friday night, November 4th, during a rally in Hershey Pennsylvania when he launched into a fervent recasting of events earlier in the day in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was complaining bitterly about Obama’s behavior towards a Trump protestor at a Clinton rally that afternoon. “If I spoke the way… Continue reading Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)