Associated PressJuly 21, 2020
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Associated PressJuly 21, 2020
Guest AuthorJuly 17, 2017
7min262
Dear John Morgan: All kinds of Florida Democrats are enthused that you will follow your successful campaign to expand legal medical marijuana with a 2018 campaign for governor. You could self-finance, and the party sorely needs to concentrate its fundraising down ballot. You have name recognition, but it doesn’t carry the baggage of a government […]
Phil AmmannNovember 4, 2015
3min171
At long last, Jeb Bush is getting serious about his image. After several weak debate performances and a series of less-than-stellar broadcast interviews, the Republican presidential candidate is reaching out for help improving his television image. Gabriel Sherman of New York Magazine writes that Bush is turning to the same person Roger Ailes uses to […]
Guest AuthorAugust 16, 20156min204
To sum up The Donald’s motives for participating in the GOP presidential primary, according to the professional prognosticators: Donald Trump is a carnival barker riding the presidential primary process for an eventual deal that would boost his business margin. Or land another TV show. Or add another $3 billion to his “brand.” The Donald is […]
Associated PressAugust 9, 2015
9min190
Donald Trump already slammed the president, the Democratic Party and his Republican rivals in the race for the White House, as well as immigrants from Mexico, the Chinese and Sen. John McCain for being a prisoner of war. To that fast-growing list he has now added Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly. The Republican Party […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 12, 20144min206
So there stands the big guy. Smartly tailored suit, hair with just the right errant wisps. Emotive facial twitches and a stand-up guy winsomeness. Could easily have been the former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich — now serving time for corruption — a couple years ago as he pleaded his case on the national stage. Surely […]
Martin DyckmanAugust 27, 2013
5min221
There exists somewhere, I strongly suspect, a school that trains politicians in the art of unctuous hypocrisy. Like a black hole in space, it can’t be seen. But its presence can be deduced from its unmistakable effects. The latest such manifestation is the Republican National Committee’s decision to blacklist CNN and NBC from broadcasting presidential […]