FBI Director James Comey gave a press conference yesterday morning that sent shock waves through the political establishment. The bottom line: Shock waves indeed, but when I looked around at the political landscape when it was over, I noticed that the pieces hadn’t moved. Hillary wasn’t indicted. That wasn’t news. She acted stupidly, carelessly. That wasn’t news either. That the … Read More
Tarmac-gate
Oh for crying out loud. Another Clinton “scandal” that calls into question Hillary’s trustworthiness. Here’s what happened: Attorney General Loretta Lynch faced continuing questions Thursday related to an awkward encounter with former president Bill Clinton after the two crossed paths Monday at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport. Lynch, who will ultimately determine the outcome of an ongoing investigation into Hillary … Read More
Populism, Yeah! Yeah!*
* from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson President Obama went off script to slam the notion that Donald Trump is a “populist” just because he uses nativist, xenophobic rhetoric during times of economic turmoil to get votes during an election year.
Tough Days For Trump Continue
I pointed out here that Trump’s campaign is sending solicitation emails to members of Parliament. But it is worse than that: Members of parliament in Australia, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland have all received the emails, according to news reports and tweets from the politicians. For example… The Trump campaign has also asked members of parliament in Iceland for campaign contributions, … Read More
Trump Spams Parliament
Numerous members of the British parliament have complained that they have received multiple emails from the Trump campaign asking for a donation. Guess the pivoting to be a real serious candidate still has some bugs.
Benghaziiiiiiiiiiii! Report!!
The New York Times headline says it all: But you wouldn’t know that reading the right wing blogs. Sure the report condemns many things, but not Hillary Clinton. Of course, wingnuts will try to blur the lines. Here’s what the New York Times says: Ending one of the longest, costliest and most bitterly partisan congressional investigations in history, the House … Read More
The Politico Headline Says It All
Maybe Ted Nugent could play for three days straight. And it is no wonder. Trump is plummeting in even more polls. Here’s the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll: Support for Donald Trump has plunged as he has alienated fellow Republicans and large majorities of voters overall in the course of a month of self-inflicted controversies, propelling Democrat Hillary Clinton to a … Read More
SCOTUS Strikes Down Oppressive Abortion Restrictions
This morning, the Supreme Court struck down parts of a restrictive Texas law that could have reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state to about 10 from what was once a high of roughly 40. The 5-to-3 decision was the court’s most sweeping statement on abortion rights since Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. It applied a skeptical … Read More
We’re Now A Golf Course
Idiot: “If the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly,” he said, referring to the location of his resort. “For traveling and for other things, I think it very well could turn out to be positive.” When a reporter pointed out that “the country is not a golf course,” Trump’s response was a staggering “no, it’s not, … Read More
The World Turned Upside Down
The United Kingdom voted to leave the EU last night, and even though negotiations to leave will take years, the impact is felt now. The pound sterling has dropped in value about 10 percent. Prime Minister David Cameron, who proposed the referendum as a way to remain in office (even though he was against leaving), is quitting. Scotland voted overwhelmingly … Read More
Trump Forgives Loans To His Campaign
Reuters reports: Donald Trump has forgiven $50 million in loans he made to his campaign, a top staffer said on Thursday, signaling to donors that future contributions will be used to fight Democrat Hillary Clinton and not to repay himself. The announcement that Trump will not seek reimbursement, made by his campaign finance chief in a CNBC interview, came amid … Read More
Clinton And Trump Virtually Deadlocked In NC
Public Policy Polling shows Trump up by two but within margin of error in head to head, and tied at 43 when you add the Libertarian and third party candidates. The important news, in my view, is that she needs to get those Bernie voters.
Props to the Hillary Tweetmaster
Check out @HillaryClinton’s Tweet:
She’s Baaaaack!
Oh, Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann. We missed you. Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board, per campaign news release pic.twitter.com/RgCjnI4wUJ — Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) June 21, 2016