I may never forgive Donald Trump for what he said about Mexicans. I may never forgive him for what he said about Muslims or that smutty crack he made about Megyn Kelly. I may never forgive him for his lies and his bravado and his nasty personalizing of political differences. I may never forgive him […]
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Chris Christie didn’t always speak well of Donald Trump
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s, R, surprise endorsement of Donald Trump just rocked the political world — making Christie the first major national GOP figure to endorse the outsider candidate whom the GOP establishment is feverishly trying to figure out how to defeat. In endorsing Trump, Christie said he would be the best GOP presidential […]
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Difficult to knock Trump off top spot
Donald Trump is running riot in the GOP china shop and gleefully tearing the place up. Consider the strength of Trump’s position: After winning South Carolina, he goes into Nevada with momentum, and the latest poll there has him leading by 26 points. If he enters Super Tuesday a week later having won three out […]
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The sad state of our union
I had a thought that no better evidence of the sad moral and intellectual state of our nation could be found than the fact that voters may be presented with a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Crass, greedy, dishonest and foul-mouthed are just a few applicable descriptors. Trump is not the sole owner […]
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On Iraq, Trump is wrong to be right
Of all the unexpected ironies, of all the unanticipated turns in the Republican presidential race, it’s possible that Donald Trump has been hurt by telling the truth. Trump himself must be reeling from such a development and has probably by now vowed to return to lying and bluster seasoned with personal insult but the fact […]
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Pope Francis: Trump ‘is not Christian’ if he wants border wall
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he intends to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump immediately fired back, saying it is disgraceful for a religious leader to question a person’s faith. Trump, a leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate, has promised to build a wall […]
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Trump taps into voters’ disgust with politics
Donald Trump’s crushing across-the-board victory in New Hampshire had the breadth and depth that one would expect of a future nominee. If the result doesn’t shake the lazy complacency about Trump that has held in Republican circles for months — and was reinforced by his disappointing Iowa finish — nothing will. The question is no […]
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Results point to voters’ displeasure
WASHINGTON — The conservatism that has dominated the Republican Party for decades is in crisis. Capitalism has lost its allure among a large swath of young Americans. And the Clinton and Bush brands are yesterday’s products in desperate need of renovation. These are, admittedly, large conclusions to draw from one contest in one small New […]
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Lessons to be learned, courtesy of Trump
Donald Trump’s loss in Iowa wasn’t just a victory for conservatives, but a loss for the mogul’s routinely low and dishonest style of campaigning. There was nothing subtle about his disgraceful attacks on Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president, although Trump at times tried to wrap them in a hilariously transparent tissue of concern […]
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Trump would mess up America
I will be awfully glad when the elections are over so that the politicians will be off the television, especially Donald Trump. I wouldn’t vote for Trump for dog catcher. I love dogs. Anytime I see him on television, I change channels or turn the television off. I cannot imagine what a mess this wonderful […]