The Fourth Republican Debate Is The One To Watch
With just over a month until the primaries begin, the GOP debate results are starting to actually matter…for second place.
Author: David Thornton
What is Nikki Haley’s Strategy?
It isn’t clear what Nikki Haley’s strategy is to directly challenge Trump or even if she has such a strategy
The Democratic Weakness
The Democrats have problems of their own that the party must deal with and that voters will have to consider.
Obamacare in the Crosshairs, Again
If Republicans want to talk about messing with Obamacare, they would be well advised to construct a plan that at least sounds palatable
How to Deal With Politics on Thanksgiving
We may find that if we consider how much we have to be thankful for, partisan politics will take on diminished importance. That will be a very good thing.
Support for Israel is Strong, But….
I think that there is a direct parallel between the softening of support for Ukraine on the right and for Israel on the left.
Was the Government Shutdown Crisis Averted?
The use of Groundhog Day in the CR is appropriate since shutdown crises are common, particularly when Republicans control the House of Representatives
What Are the Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Thinking?
None of this going to be solved by Pro-Palestine demonstrators tearing down American flags and assaulting American bystanders.
My 2024 Voting Strategy (November 2023 edition)
Incompetent MAGA Republicans have taken winnable races at all levels and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
The Republican Albatross
If Republicans want to break their losing streak, my advice is to remove the albatrosses that they have hung around their collective necks.
What Do the 2023 Elections Tell Us About 2024?
The question in many minds is what these results mean for the presidential and congressional elections that are looming for next year.
Joe Biden, Foreign Policy Hawk
In many foreign policy endeavors, President Biden has turned out to be far more conservative than Donald Trump, the isolationist
That Time I Drove a Tesla for a Week
So it was that when I had to go to Dallas for a week of training recently that I decided to rent a Tesla and see how the other half lived.
From Under A Rock
There’s a tagline for an old radio show that asks, “Who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men?” We all know.
Goodbye Mike Pence. Others Need to Go.
Mike Pence’s political stars became crossed the moment he signed on with Donald Trump in 2016.
Echoes of History
The Gaza War (2023 edition) is already horrible, but it’s going to get worse. What it isn’t, however, is new.
A Near-Disaster At Houston-Hobby
It’s difficult to say where we go from here, but not taking off without a clearance is a pretty basic aviation skill.
The Party of No
The problem here is that one side doesn’t want to get along. One side wants to hold its breath until it gets its way or it will take its ball and go home.
The Alaska Airlines Attack
In Aviation news, on Monday an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot decided to try to kill everyone on board his flight.
Powell’s Gulty Plea is Bad News for Trump
Sidney Powell deserves much more justice than she got today, but it’s encouraging that she is being punished for what amounts to an attack on American democracy itself.
