The Republican Party of 1992 was the party of family values. It did ring a bit hollow when career-woman and corporate attorney Marilyn Quayle extolled the virtues of stay-at-home Moms at the convention, but that Republican Party gave us the eminently honorable George H.W. Bush, while the Democratic Party gave …
Orrin Hatch was sworn in as the 46th President this morning following the impeachment and removal from office of Donald Trump. It was an extraordinary series of events which have led us to this. After long-simmering investigations by committees in the House and Senate, by the special prosecutor Robert Mueller, …
In 2016, Mitt Romney was persuaded by the conservative establishment to enter the presidential race in order to provide a base for conservative Republican values in opposition to Donald Trump. This gave Bernie Sanders the go to run as an independent and provide progressive voters with a choice of their …
He’s trying to convince you of his values. Don’t you get tired of holier-than-thou evangelicals pushing ‘family values’ in your face? And then when given the chance to exercise those treasured values, they vote for a thrice-married adulterer to represent them and their values. (Oh, you thought I was speaking …
Progressive Westerners support the Dalai Lama and autonomy for Tibet and its people, fearful that the Tibetan culture, centered on Buddhism and and the uniqueness which comes from living on the high plateau, will disappear as the Chinese increasingly inhabit and occupy the country. Actor Richard Gere is a spokesperson …
But only obfuscating politicians get elected. Trump has soared to the top of the polls, and Sanders has made a much bigger splash on the Democratic side than expected. The public appreciates their candor. “In a world of equivocation and politi-speak, Trump speaks American,” writes conservative columnist Debra J. Saunders …