The viability myth

September 20, 2015

I have never met a single, viable person in my life.

Another word for viable is survivable. It’s a word worth dwelling on…

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The Fiorina challenge

September 19, 2015

Carly Fiorina won Wednesday night’s Republican debate.

According to a poll by Morning Consult, 29% said Fiorina won; 24% said Trump won; and 7% gave it to Dr. Ben Carson.

Fiorina is hot right now…

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The Trump effect

September 17, 2015

Republican debates are typically sleepy affairs with 3 to 5 million viewers.

The party faithful and policy wonks tune in while the rest of the country tunes out.

The addition of Donald Trump with his potent disdain for the establishment and political correctness changed things.

Last month, the Fox debate had well over 20 million viewers. Last night’s CNN debate had nearly as many. That’s a lot of people who got exposed to some lively, and frequently intelligent exchanges (less so when Trump was speaking).

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Patriotism is so yesterday

September 17, 2015

Bo Bergdahl is worse than a traitor.

This is based on the army’s rarely used “misbehavior before the enemy” charges against Bergdahl. They are really throwing the book at the disgraced soldier.

Here is what is strange about this story: the president knew Bo Bergdahl wasn’t a patriot.

And yet he swapped not one, not two, but five Islamic terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo for one, America-hating sergeant…

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Common ground on human abortion

September 17, 2015

Democrats and Republicans can actually find common ground on the vexing issue of human abortion.

We know abortion has nothing to do with women’s reproductive health. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, it involves a healthy mom carrying a healthy child. Health has nothing to do with the decision…

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