WASHINGTON -- About 90 days ago, when Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, he had a moment of equanimity. As convention delegates chanted "Lock her up!" Trump shook his head no. "Let's defeat her in November," he counter-proposed. It was a very different Trump who appeared at Sunday night's second presidential debate: on his heels, facing a … [Read more...] about At second debate, Trump at odds with everyone
Global warming imperils Tajikistan’s landscape
Gorno-Badakshan, Tajikistan - The caves perched above Savnob village in Tajikistan served as a hideout during frequent raids by nomadic bandits on the ancient agricultural community living there two centuries ago. There is no threat of a bandit attack today, but villages in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains are now facing a new kind of threat: global warming.… … [Read more...] about Global warming imperils Tajikistan’s landscape
Trump did nothing at the debate to halt his campaign’s death spiral
WASHINGTON -- On the debate stage Sunday night, we saw a lifelong public servant with total grasp of the issues and concrete plans to take the nation forward. And we saw a saw a fraudulent boor who knows nothing about anything and brags about groping women. Let's not pretend anymore that we have an actual choice. Let's not pretend there is any question about who "won" … [Read more...] about Trump did nothing at the debate to halt his campaign’s death spiral
At Second Debate, A Monster Calls (Guest Voice)
Embed from Getty Images If there was the tiniest doubt left in your mind that Donald Trump holds no regard for the principles and ideals of a representative democracy — or that he views this country as anything more than a podium for his grandstanding ego, base dictatorial instincts and gutter mentality – Sunday night’s debate should have shot that shred of doubt straight to … [Read more...] about At Second Debate, A Monster Calls (Guest Voice)
A vicious presidential debate
ST. LOUIS -- It's not an American habit for a presidential candidate to declare that he would imprison his opponent. Donald Trump, reeling from the release of an 11-year-old video recording his lewd and repulsive comments about women, went there anyway. And while he said he was "very embarrassed" by his talk of groping and assault, Trump decided that salvation lay … [Read more...] about A vicious presidential debate
Cartoons: Trump gets a head
Trump Gets a Head by Clay Jones What’s scarier than Donald Trump not knowing that presidents do not appoint special prosecutors to punish their political opponents? Donald Trump knowing it. Donald Trump entered Sunday night’s debate with a very low bar and he began the evening by crawling under it. Trump held a news conference before the event with several of Bill … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Trump gets a head
Post tape poll: Clinton now leads Trump by double digits 46% to 35%
The audio tape brought to light by the Washington Post clearly had an impact of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump's poll numbers: Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll taken before the most recent debate, where Trump played mostly to his base and is unlikely to have moved independent and women voters: The … [Read more...] about Post tape poll: Clinton now leads Trump by double digits 46% to 35%
Live from a Trailer Near You, The Paula Jones Show
October 10, 2016 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s campaign diary. The series imagines that “Mr.” Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Baby DonDon. Is Baby DonDon a class act … [Read more...] about Live from a Trailer Near You, The Paula Jones Show
(UPDATED ) Politix Update: The Weekend Trump Put The Last Nail In His Coffin
If unexpected events have not had the annoying habit of roiling the Hillary Clinton campaign and still could do so, it's all over bar the shouting for Donald Trump after the Pussygate video crashed the Republican party with a Godzilla-like vengeance barely 48 hours before last night's second presidential debate, a tawdry street fight in which Trump wobbled between conspiracy … [Read more...] about (UPDATED ) Politix Update: The Weekend Trump Put The Last Nail In His Coffin
Hypocrisy of Trump Supporters
It’s somewhat unbelievable that with all Donald Trump has said and done, he is still supported by evangelical Christians, Mormons, and “family values” conservative Republicans. There is no excusing his conduct and actions over the years, but in politics, hypocrisy reigns, with his supporters ignoring his language and his behavior to continue to back him, even as new revelations … [Read more...] about Hypocrisy of Trump Supporters
Debate’s Biggest Loser: GOP
Jonathan V. Last explains in the conservative journal The Weekly Standard. There is one important sense in which Donald Trump "won" the debate on Sunday night: He did not implode. He wasn't "good," or attractive, or knowledgeable. He was coarse and whiny and unpleasant. He lied constantly. And he became the first presidential candidate in the history of our Republic to … [Read more...] about Debate’s Biggest Loser: GOP
Did debate help Trump out? (Roundup of reaction)
Embed from Getty Images Did the second debate help beleaguered Republican Presidential candidate out? Did the fact that for some of the town hall debate he did better than his almost universally panned performance in the first mean he "won?" You can get predictable answers from that from many partisans. Was the debate a disgrace to the country, as some suggested? Was … [Read more...] about Did debate help Trump out? (Roundup of reaction)
Josh Marshall on Debate #2
Josh Marshall opines on the second debate on Talking Points Memo. For those of us who've watched a number of these presidential townhall debates what's striking is how different this one was from every previous one. The citizen audience members were barely part of it. I could recall the debate and basically forget they were even there. Townhall debates usually focus tightly on … [Read more...] about Josh Marshall on Debate #2
Debate #2 Reax
They watched the debate so we didn't have to. Kevin Drum on Mother Jones: Trump didn't crash and burn like he did in the first debate, so I suppose that has to be counted as a victory of sorts. But on substance he almost literally said nothing. Every question was used as an opportunity to attack Hillary Clinton in one way or another. She's a liar; she loves rich people; her … [Read more...] about Debate #2 Reax
We knew this Trump all along
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are shocked -- shocked! -- about Donald Trump's caught-on-tape remarks boasting in vulgar terms about sexual assaults on women. GOP Sens. John McCain, John Thune, Kelly Ayotte, Mike Lee, Mark Kirk and Mike Crapo, two Republican governors and a dozen or more GOP members of the House either said they won't support Trump or called on Trump to … [Read more...] about We knew this Trump all along
The Bill of Responsibilities (Guest Voice)
The Bill of Responsibilities by Anthony Stahelski Americans continue to be confronted with the realization that the rest of the world will not go away. As current events demonstrate, we will not be allowed to pursue the American Dream unless we help fixthe desperate problems of the developing world. It is likely that the 21st Century will demand even more of American … [Read more...] about The Bill of Responsibilities (Guest Voice)
Defending the indefensible: Republicans and Donald Trump
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2016 - What Bill Clinton was to "DNA stain," Donald Trump has suddenly become to "pussy." America's political lexicon has added an ugly new growth, thanks to Trump. The comments that included that term would have caused a normal man to apologize abjectly then ponder leaving the race. But Trump isn't normal. The… … [Read more...] about Defending the indefensible: Republicans and Donald Trump
Madman: Legacy of Sterling Cooper Draper Trump
Swap the mahogany bar rail for a customized bus, a martini for a bottle of Trump water, the narrow lapel Brooks Brothers suit for the midnight blue Brioni with the flaming red tie, then close your eyes: I’m hearing Roger Sterling but I’m seeing Donald Trump. Swap one Madman for another. The misogynistic repartee you’ve been hearing all weekend and the smarmy come-on to the … [Read more...] about Madman: Legacy of Sterling Cooper Draper Trump
Trump Un-normalized
Ezra Klein on how Trump confirming himself as a sexual predator undoes GOP efforts to normalize him on vox.com. What happened Saturday in American politics was profound, and for Donald Trump, it marks the likely death of his presidential campaign. The permission structure that was slowly, reluctantly built around Trump by the media, by the Republican Party, by the … [Read more...] about Trump Un-normalized
Two Cartoons: Trump’s Presidential Debate Handshake
Cartoonists are having a field day over the recently released vulgar Trump audio tape. Here are two cartoons: … [Read more...] about Two Cartoons: Trump’s Presidential Debate Handshake