Kasich to quit presidential race
By George Miller In another dramatic turn of events in the campaign,it appears that John Kasich will drop out of the GOP race for the presidential nomination. So far, he has won only his home state and is in a very distant and weak third place behind Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. The latter suspended his […]
John Kasich’s presidential primary challenges
By Matt Fleming . On paper, John Kasich is the presidential candidate Republicans have been waiting on for years. The Ohio governor represents an important swing state. As a member of Congress, he chaired the House Budget Committee, where he was considered the architect of the deal that balanced the federal budget. And he was instrumental […]
“Secure the Border”: Politician-Speak for “I’m a Tyrant Who Thinks You’re an Idiot”
. . By Thomas L. Knapp About 30 years ago, in southern California, US Border Patrol officers pulled over the vehicle I was riding in to search for “illegal immigrants.” They carefully checked the ID of each occupant in the vehicle. Yes, all 30 or so of us. The vehicle was a bus marked “US […]
Presidential primary delegates score to date
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Trump Has Big Lead in New California Poll
By James C. Lacey, March 13, 2016 Editor’s note: Of course, that is just for Republicans. Democrats far outpoll GOP candidates in CA. But the significance is that Trump is now far ahead in the race for GOP convention delegates. In a new poll on the eve of two crucial primary votes in Ohio and Florida, […]
Trump, Clinton, big winners of Super Tuesday primaries
By George Miller With some races still close to call, Clinton and Trump are the big winners for respective Democrat and Republican primaries in 13 states in what is known as “Super Tuesday,” the single biggest primary day of the election. Sanders won a few, as did Cruz. Rubio won only in Minnesota. State Repub Dem […]
Alan Keyes: “Today’s system: assisted suicide for America”
By Alan Keyes, November 2, 2015 Whether in our own personal experience, or by way of things we have read about or seen in the media, all of us have had occasion to ponder the pathetic spectacle of people who have repeatedly suffered brutally damaging betrayals at the hands of someone they chose to trust. Yet, […]
CNBC announces coverage plans for the Republican presidential debate for Wednesday 10-28-15
Debate Moderated by CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and John Harwood and Broadcast from the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado Boulder ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., October 22, 2015— CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced coverage plans for “The Republican Presidential Debate: Your Money, Your Vote” on Wednesday, October 28. Moderated by CNBC’s […]
Socialism: National Review Should Talk
. By Thomas L. Knapp Sometimes partisan reactions to political event prove more informational than the events themselves. The first Democratic presidential debate was a yawner. We learned little that we didn’t already know about the five participating candidates. But we learned something important from conservative columnist Jim Geraghty of National Review: “America Now […]
