(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
An open letter to the Democratic Presidential Candidates: Congratulations! Your stellar debate performances were just what the voters needed. You perfectly set the tone for the Democratic primary season. You enlightened the general populace on numerous important issues of our time and reminded everyone why you should be elected in 2020. Your serious preparation for…
As a political junkie who enjoys a good whiskey, perhaps it was inevitable that I’d see a few parallels. Both bourbons and the 2020 Presidential candidates appeal to different people for different reasons and they share some remarkably similar characteristics. The pairings below are mine, but many of the notes paraphrase actual published reviews. Joe…
To impeach or not to impeach. That is the question. Although nothing in the current political environment quite deserves a Shakespearean reference, both Hamlet and the Democrats are thematically contemplating the pros and cons of suicide. Allow me to explain. A good friend of mine recently forwarded a rather strongly worded opinion piece in the…
After blissfully avoiding the news on a recent vacation with friends, my impatiently awaiting newsfeed scanned like a notebook of failed B-movie plotlines. At least 1964’s “Seven Days in May” had a great cast. The 2019 version? Not so much. Within a very brief timespan: Trump explicitly sided with a North Korean dictator, calling a…
Continuing my 2020 Platform series, I thought I’d tackle the federal budget. A difficult topic, you say? No, not really. As Trump likely said to Stormy, no matter what you do, you just can’t make this hard. While no one in Washington appears to have ever balanced a checkbook, the rest of us understand the…
While I’m not often one to shoot from the hip, I’m going to make a way-too-early pick for a 2020 Democratic Presidential ticket. I absolutely reserve the right to change my mind once we have better data. And, of course, things will progress and they’ll progress in unforeseen directions. There are already as many Democrats…
As an eager nation awaited his learned opinion, Trump finally weighed in on the Kentucky Derby controversy: The Kentucky Derby decision was not a good one. It was a rough & tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an…
Technically, the 2020 Senate map favors Democrats. It just doesn’t favor them enough. While it’s still very early and candidates are still unknown in many states, an initial look seems appropriate. If Democrats manage to retake the White House, they’ll need a Democratic Senate to do much of anything. If Democrats don’t beat Trump, a…
In a previous post, I suggested that each of the 2020 candidates for president be required to state and defend the Electoral College math that they intend to use to win the general election. It’s far too easy for a candidate to win the nomination with no prayer of winning the election. Lo and behold,…
Everyone has an opinion on the Mueller report. I waited a bit to share mine since I wanted to seriously consider the content. I did think it important to actually read the report. Not the Attorney General’s summary. Not pundit takes on any side. The report itself. It’s a long, hard read and it has…