Jeff Sessions at first looked like he faced uphill battle in runoff
(March 4) Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces an uphill battle to win back the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama that he held for 20 years. Sessions now will be […]
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Schumer shows how political apologies keep getting worse
(March 5) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York just proved again that if a politician doesn’t do an apology right even after two tries, then he isn’t really […]
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Trump must build a Wall… on a key federal appeals court
(March 6) For a very important, newly opening federal judicial seat, the best possible nominee is the principal deputy solicitor general of the United States, Jeff Wall. Wall, who on […]
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After GOP primary, Doug Jones awaits with bundles of loot
(Feb. 24) While polls and common sense both say that incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama has little chance of winning reelection this fall, Jones retains one clear advantage […]
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Three on the Democrats’ race for president
Biden is a Weeble who wobbles but won’t fall down (March 2): Get up, Joey! If someone knocks you down, get up. Get up, Joey, get up! Throughout former Vice […]
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Of movies and (especially) Mardi Gras
Three pieces on current culture. For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines. New Orleans Mardi Gras can be family-friendly fun (Feb. 27): A New Orleans native’s […]
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The Taliban makes a monkey of Trump
(March 2) President Trump’s frighteningly pathetic foreign policy record got even worse Saturday as it released details outlining an ignominious, terrorist-friendly retreat from Afghanistan. As if to confirm just how […]
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B4 the Israeli election, why I was rooting for Bibi
(Published Feb. 28): With so much American news focused on the new coronavirus and the Democratic presidential primaries, far less attention has attended Israel’s March 2 elections than the contests […]
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Why Tuberville doesn’t belong in the Senate
If anyone wants to know what initially made me extremely skeptical about whether former football coach Tommy Tuberville should be in the Senate, it was this audio (below) from last […]
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Sessions should remind voters of his winning prowess
(Feb. 19) Jeffersion Sessions is providing a prime example of how substance, even when considerable, bows to slogans in modern political campaigns. The former U.S. Attorney General, seeking to regain […]
