Uncategorized
As you may know, I am a Democrat, a disloyal Democrat. Democrat because over my lifetime I have generally approved of Democratic policies which were, in brief, pro-working class. In recent years, as Democrats have become progressively more progressive, they have become unmoored from the principles that once attracted me
Politics
In the past few days, two “C” issues have impacted the Presidential race, with less than seven weeks to go. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has seized on Covid as President Donald J. Trump’s Achilles heel. Only about one-third of Americans approve of his performance on that issue and he
Uncategorized
It’s hard to think of a bigger elbow of a number than 19. It’s a number without friends. Friday is the 19th anniversary of 9/11, and something must be said, but I have to hold back the better stuff for next year — the 20th anniversary of the
Donald J. Trump
Today I am putting on my political advisor hat and will stage an intervention to rescue Donald J. Trump from the law and order mess he has created. (I helped Joe Biden with fracking yesterday.) Part of the problem is of his own making, which is true with most of
Uncategorized
On this, his biggest night of the Republican National Convention, the question was which Donald J. Trump would show up — the generous, caring, warm-hearted, person described by his friends and family, or the slashing, bragging, biting, mocking, vain and thin-skinned president we have come to know. Always the showman and
Uncategorized
“He’s not a traditional politician,” said First Lady Melania Trump in her capstone address during the second night of the Republican National Convention. We will count the ways that he is not, but first let’s admire our First Lady, with her regal bearing, light accent, and nervousness as
Uncategorized
Since Donald J. Trump ran for the presidency four years ago as a disrupter, and has spent 3 ½ years upsetting presidential precedents, it’s no surprise that he knocked down tradition in his convention, which began last night, from Charlotte, N.C., and elsewhere. For better or worse, the Republican
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney could re-elect Donald J. Trump. That seems incredibly far-fetched, but some Democrats think it is possible, even while violently hating the idea. Here’s how the theory goes: Pennsylvania is a purple state, largely conservative except for Greater Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and State College. To win, a statewide candidate
Israel
Score one for President Donald J. Trump. The historic agreement by the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations with Israel is, as Joe Biden said in a different context, a Big f’n deal. It is the first Israeli/Arab diplomatic handshake since Jordan recognized Israel in 1994, following Egypt
Twitter may not be the greatest threat to American democracy, but it’s on the list as a fountain of falsehoods and a source of planned propaganda. It is all-too-often a garbage generator, a sewer of moral supremacy that can clearcut a forest of opposing opinion that the Left and
Immigration
By tradition, the political season begins after Labor Day, but in a year where most other tradition has been turned in its ear, both sides have jumped the gun. Democrats and Republicans are running attack commercials, either on TV or online, and the Joe Biden camp has just finished a
Uncategorized
Did Russia do it? Vladimir Putin says no, and we know what that is worth. President Donald J. Trump says he didn’t see the material that was included in his briefing material, and we know what that’s worth. The former KGB officer versus the builder/TV show host