Donald Trump and Florida AG Pam Bondi While some of us continue to complain about an alleged appearance of impropriety in the dealings of Hillary and Bill Clinton, we see yet another case study in the FACT of such impropriety in today's … [Read more...]

The Saloon Help us celebrate state primary eve at the first back-to-school Stammtisch. Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics. The state Democratic Party primary is tomorrow — Pat Jehlen has a primary competitor, Denise Provost a … [Read more...]

The Saloon Updated 21-Aug-2016, see below Come celebrate state primary eve at the first back-to-school Stammtisch. Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics. The state Democratic Party primary is the following day — Pat … [Read more...]

Yesterday, the news was buzzing about Tim Kaine "wailing" on the harmonica on the campaign trail. While I appreciate the effort (he's not bad, though C&W is not my genre), I couldn't help but remember Bill Clinton playing the blues … [Read more...]

The New York Times reports overnight that evidence has surfaced (this page does NOT include Mr. Manafort's name) tying Paul Manafort, the chairman of the Donald Trump campaign, to corruption in the Ukraine (emphasis mine): KIEV, Ukraine … [Read more...]

Chris Christie Multiple sources report this morning that contemporaneous text messages uncovered in a "Bridgegate" court filing show that Mr. Christie "flat out lied" in a December 2013 press conference: During a December 2013 press … [Read more...]

Updated 10-August-2016, see below Gabrielle Giffords, January, 2011 This afternoon, Donald Trump called for a "Second Amendment solution" (emphasis mine): Donald Trump set off a fierce new controversy Tuesday with remarks about the … [Read more...]

The Saloon The first Stammtisch of the real campaign season. Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics. This is the first Stammtisch after the conventions. Our now-regular monthly BMG Stammtisch will happen tonight — 3-August — at … [Read more...]

Vilfredo Pareto The wealth concentration that is destroying our economy is a consequence of "free market" economics. It was not caused by Barack Obama, as was observed in another comment here. Relaxing government restraints and … [Read more...]

The Saloon The first Stammtisch of the real campaign season. Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics. This is the first Stammtisch after the conventions. Our now-regular monthly BMG Stammtisch will happen two weeks from today — … [Read more...]