Well, well, well. ============ WSJ 11/11/2016 Donald Trump’s victory is already inspiring reflection about the future of the Republican Party, and rightly so, but Democrats don’t seem to be undertaking any similar introspection. This is a mistake, because they wouldn’t have been ushered out of power up and down the ballot if the American public wasn’t rejecting the results and methods... Read more
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Trump and the Democrats
November 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Obama, Ruling ClassPodesta’s Email Address
November 5 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Party Politics, Ruling Class, The LeftThis should put an end to the idea that “you can be anything you really commit yourself to”. ================== Thomas Frank, writing in the Guardian on Oct. 31: Then there is the apparent nepotism, the dozens if not hundreds of mundane emails in which petitioners for this or that plum Washington job or high-profile academic appointment politely appeal to [John] Podesta—the ward-heeler of... Read more
The Press Buries Clinton’s Sins
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | Hillary Clinton, Liberal Press, Ruling Class, The LeftI do hope you are not surprised. And I believe that when Trump talks about a “rigged” election, he is primarily making the point that the press in America does not really paint an objective picture of candidates. ===== s If average voters turned on the TV for five minutes this week, chances are they know that Donald Trump made lewd remarks... Read more
Massachusetts Charter Showdown
September 3 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Education, Ruling ClassThe intensity of opposition to Charter schools, even public ones, is nothing short of amazing. Why, might one ask, is this so? ========= WSJ 9/1/2016 Republican Governors who face Democratic legislatures have a tough slog, but one path to political leverage is a referendum at the ballot box. Charlie Baker is using that route in November to override a Massachusetts House that is... Read more
Now They Tell Us.
August 21 | Posted by mrossol | Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Ruling ClassIf the Right, or un-elected were doing this, they would be run out of town, tarred and feathered, or worse. This might be one of the better reasons to vote for Trump; why do we want to continue enabling those who do not live by the laws that we live by? ===== WSJ 8/19/2016 After years of claiming that the Clinton... Read more
