Monthly Archives: August 2015

Peggy Noonan Gets It Better Than the Rest

I’ve always been on again off again on Peggy’s commentaries.  I suppose the good thing is that if I only read someone with whom I always agreed, it would get pretty boring.  Her WSJ editorial, however, should be required reading for … Continue reading

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Eric Cantor to endorse Jeb Bush

The former House majority leader will also be named a Virginia state co-chair of Bush’s presidential campaign. Source: Eric Cantor to endorse Jeb Bush Okay…. ….right…. That’s sure going to win back the rank-and-file who’ve abandoned you.  Your campaign is … Continue reading

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Letter to a Friend: ‘Harsh Immigration’ Is Not Why Latinos Hate Republicans – Larry Elder – Page full

Dear Larry: Geez, I cannot fathom the polls that have Donald Trump leading. Either a lot of Republicans are just frustrated or stupid, or both — and they want a bomb-thrower. Or it is pro-Hillary Clinton Democrats voting in those … Continue reading

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How to solve San Francisco’s homeless pooping problem – SFGate

San Francisco is known for its Golden Gate Bridge, world class cuisine, panoply of cultures, striking skyline, frigid fog, and homeless. More specifically, aggressive panhandling and homeless defecating and urinating in public.  Now, there is a solution. Source: How to … Continue reading

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Walmart and guns; Not a big deal

For some bizarre reason, this story has crept to national news: Walmart to stop selling semi-automatic weapons This isn’t a news story.  Nor is Walmart abandoning the AR platform.  It’s not the first time that I’ve seen Walmart not carrying … Continue reading

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Trump migrant proposals could be ‘catastrophic’ to both U.S., Mexico | McClatchy DC

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s calls to impound the money undocumented workers send home and to jack up fees for Mexicans crossing the border legally each day could prove harmful to the economies of both countries, Mexican experts said Monday. Source: … Continue reading

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The Arrogance of Power: Megyn Kelly’s ‘Good Journalism’ – Breitbart

Was Megyn Kelly’s performance “good journalism”? Here are her questions, evaluated one by one. Source: The Arrogance of Power: Megyn Kelly’s ‘Good Journalism’ – Breitbart This article does a good job of making my (repeated) point that Megyn wasn’t just … Continue reading

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Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight

The recent polling surge by Donald Trump has launched a thousand stories about Trump’s “unprecedented campaign.” But it’s nothing all that unusual: Similar surges occurred for almost every Republic… Source: Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight At the … Continue reading

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Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility | The Guardian

Source: Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility | US news | The Guardian If you want to know what Democrats really think of African Americans, this should tell you.  It really is beyond comprehension how they … Continue reading

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