The Elites v. the Folks
Somewhere back there, the political contest quietly shifted from Democrats vs. Republicans to Elites vs. the Folks. It’s almost as if new political parties got formed.
Tagged: Republicans
Civil discourse.
For as much as civility is a nominal good thing, of what use is it if it’s not reciprocal?
A heads-up comparison.
So, there it was, on the same night. Rocking, pulsating, electric energy in Milwaukee. Sleepy, predictable leftist policy pabulum in Des Moines.
A (partial) win for Dems. But no Blue Wave.
By any objective analysis, as compared to historical norms, Democrats significantly underperformed Tuesday.
The Elites v. the Normals
Suddenly the Elites of both Left and Right find themselves totally naked and exposed.
Dems vs. the 1978 New York Yankees.
The Yankees of 1978 won the pennant by winning on the margins. Similar success on the margins by Republicans should scare the hell out of Democrats.
It’s time for Republicans to get on board.
For reasons that are becoming harder to understand with each passing week, the GOP majorities in both houses of Congress can’t bring themselves to act like the majority.
Replace Obamacare with what?
All of the apologies for Obamacare notwithstanding, Obamacare at its core is little other than a welfare program.
Rolling Stone gets it wrong – again.
I’m thankful for Rolling Stone for making the never-ending task of coming up with material for these commentaries unbelievably easy.
Why do the Dems get a pass on the “shutdown?”
If journalism were functioning in America, the reporting would go beyond the ‘gotcha’ politics of the moment and would drill down into the actual substance of what separates the parties.
You’ll never hear them say it.
You will not hear anyone in the mainstream media say that making a policy demand as government funding is about to run out is a perfectly legitimate prerogative of elected legislators.
Lose big enough and one day you won’t matter at all.
Republicans are in many ways replicating the experience of the Southwest Conference and its once prestigious Cotton Bowl game. Largely through fecklessness and self-inflicted injury, Republicans are forfeiting their standing as a governing party.