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"Retaining the server was dumb — remarkably dumb, even for a serial botcher of sound political management."
Hahahaha... well said!
Commented Aug 15, 2015 on Joe Biden, with his pearly whites, crooning "Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear" at PMC Commentary
Joe Biden, with his pearly whites, crooning "Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear"
The "email scandal" wasn't a scandal until Hillary Clinton made it one. I noted, back in March, that she had done precisely that — thrown a scandalously stupid bone to the scandalmongers — when she declared her "server will remain private." Such is Hillary's managerial habit: to needlessly prolo...
Beautifully stated, as ever, PM... Full disclosure: I'm a migrant from the Daily Dish and definitely here to stay. Thanks for your consistently compelling insights! :-D
Commented Aug 15, 2015 on Trump's Friday presser at PMC Commentary
Trump's Friday presser
I didn't see all of it, but what I did see were 16 minutes of a demagogic tour de force. I tuned in somewhere during his broadside against Rand Paul, whom Trump not only wants out of the presidential race, but out of Kentucky politics. Period. Trump left nothing of Paul standing. He also, somewh...
All in all, not as kooky as I expected. Cruz was predictably entertaining. Trump was true to form, but didn't strike me as provocative for the sake of distinguishing himself.
My first lengthy exposure to Jeb and he's really quite underwhelming, no sharper than his brother, alas. Kasich was fairly sensible, making him a sure-fire early exit from this primary circus.
My take? Rubio handled himself most impressively, at least from this Dem's perspective. All in all good to see no one on the stage looking at all presidential. Alas, not a characteristic the R base seems to care about or understand.
Best one-liner? Carson and the half-a-brain remark... :-)
Commented Aug 7, 2015 on The GOP Debate at PMC Commentary
The GOP Debate
There's tomorrow's headline, right off: Trump's refusal to pledge against a 3rd-party run. Can't top that. … huh, was Christie's one-liner, "You think [NJ is] bad now, you should have seen it when I got there," rehearsed? … Paul didn't even attempt to explain how he, a non-interventionist, can ...
Some honesty from Huckabee! "The military is to kill people and break things." The mission in Iraq has been one loooong success!
Commented Aug 7, 2015 on The GOP Debate at PMC Commentary
The GOP Debate
There's tomorrow's headline, right off: Trump's refusal to pledge against a 3rd-party run. Can't top that. … huh, was Christie's one-liner, "You think [NJ is] bad now, you should have seen it when I got there," rehearsed? … Paul didn't even attempt to explain how he, a non-interventionist, can ...
That's an interesting speculation on Trump's thinking he can win over the GOP base by splitting from the GOP, PM... but really, are the Repubs so gullible as to forget what Nader did for the Dems in 2000?
Commented Aug 7, 2015 on The GOP Debate at PMC Commentary
The GOP Debate
There's tomorrow's headline, right off: Trump's refusal to pledge against a 3rd-party run. Can't top that. … huh, was Christie's one-liner, "You think [NJ is] bad now, you should have seen it when I got there," rehearsed? … Paul didn't even attempt to explain how he, a non-interventionist, can ...
I still vacillate between PM's take and the HuffPo's take on how to cover the Donald and continue to doubt whether such a well authored commentary as this one is justified by the absurdity of the subject. Zero chance the Donald will be elected, so I guess having fun at his expense is no harm.
That said, the denouement of this post is right on: exposing the vacuity and lack of seriousness among a large proportion of this sad, sad electorate.
Beautifully stated, as ever, PM... Thanks.
Commented Aug 2, 2015 on Is Donald Trump a villain - or a hero? at PMC Commentary
Is Donald Trump a villain - or a hero?
Line by line, scene by scene and act by act, Donald Trump has been playing his role to perfection in the tragicomedy of the Great Republican Tail-Chase. At times he's the top fool, the kingly jester among mediocre clowns, bellowing soliloquies of comedic angst and chillingly truthful insights. H...
I like that, Bob... and grant you the win!
Commented Jul 3, 2015 on You side with…? at PMC Commentary
You side with…?
My teenage daughter scored 93% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary, although she prefers Bernie. I scored 96% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary. And there's a 95% chance, I'd wager, that you'll score either my daughter's score or mine. If you care to find out, take the short test.
Nearly as socialist as ohollern, I can proudly report.
Bernie: 97
Hillary: 86
O'Malley: 76
Agreed with Jimiskin on holding my nose in the booth in 2016.
Excellent post, PM!
Commented Jul 3, 2015 on You side with…? at PMC Commentary
You side with…?
My teenage daughter scored 93% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary, although she prefers Bernie. I scored 96% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary. And there's a 95% chance, I'd wager, that you'll score either my daughter's score or mine. If you care to find out, take the short test.
No, I suspect ohollern, posting immediately before you, would take that one. Admirable!
Commented Jul 3, 2015 on You side with…? at PMC Commentary
You side with…?
My teenage daughter scored 93% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary, although she prefers Bernie. I scored 96% for Bernie and 93% for Hillary. And there's a 95% chance, I'd wager, that you'll score either my daughter's score or mine. If you care to find out, take the short test.
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