… Perhaps the biggest news coming out of this week’s CNN presidential debates was the seeming criticism of former President Barack Obama’s policies while in office. It was a stunning turn because anyone looking at the polling data can see that Obama and many of his policies (such as the […] Read more »
When did Barack Obama become a Republican?
When did Barack Obama become a Republican? I’m asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detroit, support for policy positions like the public option, comprehensive immigration reform and trade agreements are now dismissed as “Republican talking points.” The same applies to asking practical questions about how […] Read more »
Joe Biden Is Learning That Liberals Eat Their Own
As a conservative watching the Democratic debates, one of the most astonishing aspects of the multicandidate assault on Joe Biden was that the case against him seems to be based in large measure on his role in two generations of Democratic victories. His “crimes” consist partly in playing crucial roles […] Read more »
About one-in-five adult Twitter users in the U.S. follow Trump
… A new Pew Research Center analysis estimates that around one-in-five adult Twitter users in the U.S. (19%) follow Trump’s personal account on the platform, @realDonaldTrump. Trump’s immediate predecessor, Barack Obama (@BarackObama), is followed by 26% of U.S. adult Twitter users. CONT. Adam Hughes, Pew Read more »
Democrats Shouldn’t Be So Certain About Abortion
President Trump’s best chance for re-election lies in getting Democrats to approach complicated, tender issues with a tone-deaf, incoherent stridency that approaches his own. Unfortunately, he may be well on his way to doing just that. According to some progressives, Democrats need to learn from Mr. Trump’s style of politics […] Read more »
Obamacare’s fate will be at stake at 2020 ballot box as well as in court
The extended battle over the Affordable Care Act will push deeper into uncharted waters Tuesday, when lawyers from a coalition of Republican-controlled states and the Trump administration argue for overturning the law in a federal court. With this legal challenge — and promises from President Donald Trump that he will […] Read more »