National Republicans
Forgiving An Enemy
Six shots rang out. A Secret Service agent stepped in front of Reagan, was shot in the chest; shoving Reagan into the backseat of a limousine another agent landed on top of him pinning him to the floor; Reagan felt a stab of pain in his ribs, coughed up bubbly blood – he collapsed walking…
Read MoreThe Circus
Trump got indicted; Kevin McCarthy ripped Biden for turning the Justice Department into a ‘weapon’ to sink the man running against him; Trump, sheepishly, said in an ad, “I’m an innocent man.” Biden fired back, denied he ever told the Justice Department what to do when it came to indicting Trump then, raising his eyebrows,…
Read MorePence’s Question
The words Mike Pence said were powerful but the way he said them was mild – he sounded like a man walking through a park, staring up at the sky, talking about a cloudy day. Pence told about Trump telling him to throw out Biden’s Electoral College votes on January 6: ‘President Trump demanded that…
Read MoreJust the Facts, Ma’am
Jack Smith looked a bit like Abe Lincoln and talked a lot like Sgt. Joe Friday. We saw and heard him Friday afternoon for the first time. In just under three minutes and just over 300 words – strong, striking, sledgehammer sentences – the special counsel laid out his case. “Good afternoon. Today, an indictment…
Read MoreTwo Bare-Knuckled Street Kids
Chris Christie’s doing something no other candidate’s dared do: Tackle the Donald head-on. It’s unorthodox. But routine political thinking isn’t working too well against Trump. So, who knows, unorthodox might work. Imagine Christie and Trump in a debate both throwing punches – it’d be worth watching just to see which one blinks. It may turn…
Read MoreA Year of Bread and Circuses
The Donald just announced he’s got a grand idea – if elected he’s going to throw a whooping party like no one’s ever seen before to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. How long will Trump’s party last? A day? A weekend? No, a year. Will his party be in front of the Lincoln Memorial? The Statue…
Read MoreBiden Magic
Remember a few weeks ago when America was careening toward a debt-ceiling cliff, a fiscal crisis that would plunge us into economic catastrophe, stock-market collapse and 401k apocalypse? Then, suddenly – poof! presto! abracadabra! – it was gone. We avoided the cliff. We dodged disaster. Our pensions and portfolios are safe. The economy rolls on,…
Read MoreDéjà vu All Over Again
DeSantis announced he’d fire Christopher Wray – who Trump made head of the FBI; Trump War Room shot back tweeting, ‘DeSantis voted to confirm Wray in 2017.’ DeSantis War Room pounced: ‘Wray was confirmed by the Senate’ – in other words DeSantis was in the House so he never voted on Wray’s confirmation. Trump popped…
Read MoreFall In
Like President Biden, I fell this weekend. And I’m only 74. He tripped on an ill-placed sandbag. I slipped on a slick boardwalk in Manteo. He fell more gracefully than I did. My feet went out from under me, and I ended up flat on my back. No damage done, except for some soreness and…
Read MoreFreedom Versus Control
Ron DeSantis may be more dangerous to America than Trump. On Memorial Day, when we honored the men and women who died protecting our freedom and liberty, DeSantis told Fox News that as President, “I will be able to destroy leftism in this country.” “Destroy” leftism? DeSantis’ extreme rhetoric reflects his record in Florida: banning…
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