The Case for Conservative Climate Action
What could possibly be more compelling than “we want to grow all parts of the economy, protect the environment, and improve American quality of life”?
Category: 2020 Election
Hillary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders, Round Two
As with the Warren-Bernie spat, it’s a sign that we are moving toward a bitter fight between the populist wing of the party and the establishment wing.
Failure Propagates Upward For Democratic Party
The GOP still controls the vast majority of state legislatures and outnumbers the Democrats in states where they control both the governor’s house and the legislature. And that matters a lot.
Love in an Elevator: Joe Biden Hijacks the New York Times Editorial Board Reveal
In which a security guard in the elevator articulates in 20 seconds what the New York Times Editorial Board couldn’t figure out in a edited-for-TV hour.
Painting the Barn: Never Trump, The Lincoln Project, and Ignoring Obvious Answers
Never Trump Republicans have to be willing to get their hands dirty for things to change.
President Trump’s Impeachment Legal Team Taking Shape
President Trump’s legal team for the impeachment trial has some very familiar names on it, including one of the biggest names from the last time we as a country did this.
What the Houston Astros Teach Democrats About 2020
So what it will take for Trump’s fans to abandon him? The same thing it took for people to care about baseball cheating – make it affect them.
Speaker Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers, Will Hand Articles Over to Senate
Naming managers and transmitting articles, after a few weeks wait the Senate will finally get on with the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump
About Last Night: Fifty Shades of Fearful Beige in Democratic Debate
Joe Biden in the front, with others thinking, wishing, and hoping it wasn’t so, but no one in the Democratic field actually doing anything about it.
She Said He Said: Bernie Sanders & Elizabeth Warren Take Off The Gloves
Ultimately, this will not matter. This is another Twitter spat that will not move a single vote, no matter what the truth behind it. What’s more interesting is what it reveals.
Cory Booker Bows Out
Cory Booker announces that he will be returning to his day job as Senator from New Jersey.
“I’m Against…” vs. “I’m For…” And a Lesson in Signaling Sharp Contrasts
Discussing Berny Belvedere’s piece on how “I’m against…” is often winning out over “I’m for…” and candidates that don’t adjust get left behind.
Prologue To Election 2020
Before we begin months of poll watching let’s look back on how we got to this moment in history…
Working (In Prision) For the Man (Michael Bloomberg)
If the internet can chant “Kamala is a cop” at now-withdrawn candidate Senator Kamala Harris, surely we can get a “Bloomberg is The Man” one going.
But Now Sit in Silence
While the country appears more divided than ever, I wonder if there are families like ours-those who felt that divide at one point. But now sit in silence.
Lots of Cheese With These Political Wine Caves
Team Warren and Team Pete go to war over wine cave fundraisers. Hilarity Ensues.
The Calendar and Common Sense Conspire Against the Iowa Caucuses
Politically, for the 2020 election cycle, we as a nation are going to get a really poor return for our time invested in Iowa.
About Last Night: Democratic Debate in LA Edition
The latest, and mercifully the last, Democratic Debate for 2019 is in the books. Let’s talk about it.
Impeachment Hearings Resume to Set Rules for Wednesday’s Vote
The House Rules Committee will take up the procedural questions involved before the vote by the full House of Representatives on the two Articles of Impeachment.
Day Ending in “Y” Impeachment Update
Join the Ordinary Times Commentareum in following the latest House Judiciary Committee hearings in the impeachment process
