Jul 26, 2016 – He acknowledged honestly the differences between himself and Clinton, but pointed out how Clinton is closer to his view than Trump … and we produced, by far, the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party. … Of course, the wounds right now are especially fresh after the Russians (probably) gave Trump a huge assist by dumping the #DNCleaks…

Jul 25, 2016 – When the third party candidates are included The Donald leads Hillary by five points: Donald Trump – 44% Hilary Clinton – 39% Gary … candidate before the convention, just 33% have one now. … Will Hillary be able to deal with the chaos and disunity, caused the Democrats’ latest email scandal, as well as Trump did with the…

Jul 24, 2016 – How rigged is the system? THIS rigged. … (click to view full size) New interim US #DNC Chair Donna Brazile also implicated #DNCLeak https://t.co/WGXESuD6N5 #FeelTheBern…

Jul 22, 2016 – Trump Jr.,” according to the Times. Donald Trump had helped draft the will. … to cerebral palsy, according to the Times. … It is already baked in our view of Trump.…

Jul 22, 2016 – Donald Trump, fresh and invigorated from having rough sex with the delegates at the RNC convention, was on C-SPAN this morning. … In other words, this was a day ending in ‘y’ in the Age of Trump. … [View the story “Donald Trump Is Nucking Futs” on Storify] You can’t make this stuff up.…

Jul 22, 2016 – Cruz was booed off the stage by the rabid, angry Trump frenzied crowd, and Trump, naturally, thinks that’s totally awesome. … Instead, what’s everybody talking about the next day? TRUMP: That Ted Cruz got booed off the stage. KOPPEL: Exactly. … And the arena erupted in boos towards the end of his speech, because they saw he wasn’t going to endorse.…

Jul 21, 2016 – However, the RNC has decided they ought to at least try to make the Trump campaign look better by trying to outdo them in the lying … the RNC. … As you can see, I have a very clear view of the forward text reader, and Cruz’s remarks were exactly what was printed on that screen…

Jul 21, 2016 – Well, if the unhinged behavior of the Trumplings at the GOP convention this week hasn’t convinced you that the death of the republic … It seems I’m not the only one sounding Taps for the nation, or the Republican party. Back in April, former President George W. … The 43rd president’s remark, at a gathering in Dallas of his administration’s staffers, reflected a dim view of the party’s prospects…

Jul 21, 2016 – Trumpkins, who were all about burning down the GOP were suddenly aghast Ted Cruz didn’t fall in line withe the party. … Millions of people see Donald Trump as the antithesis of conservatism. Trump never talks about the constitution. … Turning it over to Donald Trump would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.…

Jul 20, 2016 – I loved the speech Cruz delivered to the RNC in Cleveland. At least I want to love it. … In my view, he did neither, instead opting to be red hot on principles only to douse the flame with his lukewarm quasi non-endorsement … This goes back to the root of the problem with the Cruz campaign, the fatal conceit that they could simultaneously be the most principled…

Jul 20, 2016 – They suggested I write something about the problems and the issues today. … private rights, the controls and restrictions on the vitality of the great free economy that we enjoy. … it was the only time the delegates heard two acceptance speeches.…

Jul 20, 2016 – of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in … Kerry paid a visit on the new British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. … In other words, he is the perfect representative of the Obama administration.…

Jul 20, 2016 – To wit: Unless I am mistaken, the Platform has called for the abolition of the Department of Education every cycle since the abomination … It is with this pigskin optimism that we view anew the GOP Platform. … Farmers are pummeled with it – by the EPA, the ESA, the Department of Agriculture,….…

Jul 19, 2016 – Injuring the earth is the crime of injuring the great mother. … The ideas of the U.N. are in direct opposition to the ideas of America. Interesting. … of the American Constitutional Republic, and takes the long view of history, current events, and the future of our nation.…

Jul 19, 2016 – want to give the speech in the first place. … She was merely the first victim of the Touch-of-Trump in this fiasco. … [View the story “The Twilight Sparkle Defense” on Storify]…

Jul 19, 2016 – I don’t even play one on the internet. … I don’t even see elections as events where the call to action is “beat the other guy.” … More to the point, why would we be “thankful for the life of Donald Trump?”…

Aug 7, 2016 – If you ever entertain the idea that the foreign policy or intelligence bureaucracies are anything but hacks wholly in thrall to the … You know, there is this view out there that she lied about what caused the attack, that she said it was the video. … I think one of the really interesting things that is in early 2014, the Federal Bureau of Investigation walked into the House Permanent…

Aug 4, 2016 – The headlines across the internet fall into three categories. … that get him in so much trouble with the media would be antithetical to his entire persona and, from his point of view, exactly the … But amazingly, the big thinkers of the party keep trying.…

Aug 4, 2016 – Called the “Purple Line”, the project is cheered by urbanists and college kids (as it will go right along the UMD campus). … It’s so terribly wrong and unfair in their view that the people of Chevy Chase, Maryland are using their own rules against them. … See, the opponents of the left have this happen all the time: non-profit and otherwise-funded activist groups make their living going…

Aug 4, 2016 – So the debate has to be [with] each individual. … Paul is right to not agree with the view that “a vote for anyone but Trump is a vote for Hillary.” … It is about leaving the decision to the individual not to make a certain choice, but to make the choice they want.…

Aug 3, 2016 – You can take away a lot of things from this past week in Trumpland, if you are determined enough to view things positively for Trump … You can think he’s fine, you can think these controversies will blow over and he will rebound, you can think the media or the Democrats … will outplay their hand, or whatever the latest talking point is about how great things are for Trump.…

Aug 3, 2016 – Here is the link but I’m putting the guts of the story in Storify because it is tweet heavy. … [View the story “Trump Campaign Meltdown” on Storify] Back in 1974, Virginia Representative William L. … The fights he has picked with the Khan family was a disaster.…

Aug 2, 2016 – on the street, to the pundits commenting about it. … in tone over the past year. … heat across the board.…

Aug 2, 2016 – I have mixed views on the speech by a Gold Star father, Khizr Khan, at the DNC convention. … Adding to the degradation was the venue. It isn’t like the audience respected veterans or even understood the sacrifice. … top of the ticket.…

Aug 2, 2016 – In fact, those studies include the Congressional Budget Office’s official projections for the controversial Sanders proposal, which … , that may be more expensive, so they limit the medicines that are available, and they limit how the veterans can get them. … quality of care, because none of the people employed in the endeavor benefit personally from any of the savings and there is no threat…