DEMOCRATIC VOTERS REJECT RESISTANCE STARS. There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down President Donald Trump in his first term, and Resistance 2.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down Trump in his second term. There are some tactical contrasts, but the […]
REPUBLICAN IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE? You can feel it — Republican confidence in victory is growing. Many in the GOP, from elected officials to pundits on Twitter, believe former President Donald Trump is headed to victory, perhaps even a big victory, on Nov. 5. For weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris’s lead in national polls has been shrinking, a […]
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is polling better than he ever has nationally, raising the very real prospect that he could win the national popular vote, and in the process, doom the electoral chances of Vice President Kamala Harris. As of Friday, Trump and Harris are […]
Some U.S. military general officers match exceptional intellect to exceptional leadership. Indo-Pacific Command’s Adm. Sam Paparo offers one such example. As does retired Gen. Jim Mattis. However, like the rest of us, general officers are not infallible. Some, such as Michael Flynn and Kenneth McKenzie, cared more about politics than the mission. Some, such as […]
The Navy is failing to build warships on time or on budget. Putting campaign donations and local employment interests above national security, members of Congress have been unwilling to take bold action to fix things. An absence of skilled workers, inefficient unions, and COVID-19-related challenges have further complicated matters. The next president and Congress thus […]
On Sept. 15, 2020, the Emirati and Bahraini foreign ministers joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former President Donald Trump at the White House to sign the Abraham Accords. In a single day, the number of Arab states recognizing Israel doubled. Morocco and Sudan soon followed. The Trump strategy, embraced by centrist Arab leaders, […]
It’s October of an election year, and right on cue, the Democratic presidential ticket is displaying a sudden affinity for personal firearms. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) recently attempted a pheasant hunt, and Vice President Kamala Harris is bragging about her willingness to shoot a home invader with the Glock we never knew she owned. I’ve […]
Reuters reported last week that, in response to “Democratic anxieties rise over [President Trump] making strong gains[,]” Vice President Kamala Harris “is shifting her campaign strategy to win over more men [‘of all races’] and Republicans.” Therefore, “Harris is going back to her prosecutorial posture of July … to demonstrate strength to [counter] Trump’s strongman […]
When Vice President Kamala Harris took over Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, with the current president being relegated to spending his time making passive aggressive comments from the safety of his beach chair, she was spoiled for choice when it came to attack options against former President Donald Trump. And what did she choose as one […]
Even for original and continuing Never Trumpers, there is compelling reason not to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris: She appears to be a clear and present danger to the Constitution. This Never Trumper sees dangers from the Harris-Walz ticket, some of them severe, to the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and […]
