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Forget Identity, Just Win

Let’s just say for the sake of argument (and my sanity) that Joe Biden does the right thing, or is forced to do the right thing, and steps aside. Who replaces him? If it’s Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom we might as well stick with Joe. Harris has a minus 20 net approval rating. OnlyContinue reading “Forget Identity, Just Win”

We Will Be Biden

Americans are stuck with this decision: Do we want the guy who can’t tell right from wrong or the guy who can’t tell Monday from Tuesday? Pres. Joe Biden’s meltdown at last week’s debate was painful to watch. In the flood of news stories, social media posts and opinion pieces that followed, one comment stoodContinue reading “We Will Be Biden”

Death By Cheerleader

What will it take to get Joe Biden to step aside? Probably bad polling numbers. Really bad polling numbers. Right now Biden, his family, his campaign and the leadership of the Democratic Party are all rallying around him. Whistling past the graveyard seems like a weak analogy. It’s more like the grave has been dug,Continue reading “Death By Cheerleader”

An Odd Angle

There’s a narrow walkway between the Red Gym and Alumni Park on the UW campus. It ends in these birch trees set against Lake Mendota. Because Alumni Park, just to its left, attracts the interest of visitors and because there’s no real reason to be on this little sidewalk (I assume it’s only there becauseContinue reading “An Odd Angle”

The Q&Q For 6/29/24

This week’s quote comes to us from Pres. Joe Biden, who said at Thursday night’s debate: “We’d be able to right wipe out his debt. We’d be able to help make sure that all those things we need to do—childcare, elder care, making sure that we continue to strengthen our health care system, making sureContinue reading “The Q&Q For 6/29/24”

Biden Must Go Now

Part of me wanted Joe Biden to implode last night. On Monday I wrote that I felt bad about hoping that Biden would perform so poorly at his debate with Donald Trump that the party would be forced to look for a new standard bearer. And now that it has happened I do feel badContinue reading “Biden Must Go Now”

WI Voters Shrug at Trump Convictions

There’s a new Marquette Law School poll out. Let’s dive in. Lack of conviction. The poll provides still more evidence that the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony charges last month has made no difference whatsoever, despite what you might have heard on MSNBC. Trump and Biden are almost exactly where they were inContinue reading “WI Voters Shrug at Trump Convictions”

Bowman Bows Out, Boebert Remains

Yesterday was a good day for moderation. New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman was soundly defeated in a Democratic primary by moderate George Latimer. Bowman is a proud member of “The Squad,” a group of hard-left House members that includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib and others. He is the first ofContinue reading “Bowman Bows Out, Boebert Remains”

Idiot Protesters

At a golf tournament in Connecticut last Sunday two of the world’s top pros line up their putts on the 18th green with the tournament in the balance. Golf fans lean toward their TV sets. Then climate protesters charge the green, disrupting the moment. Millions of golf fans shout, “Honey, come in here! Brave climateContinue reading “Idiot Protesters”

My Predictions For the Debate

Here’s the YSDA take on the big debate coming up this Thursday evening. The debate. The big debate. Trump v. Biden. No, I know, they haven’t even officially been nominated yet. Yes, I know the election isn’t until November. Yeah, it’s summer. I know the weather is nice. And, yes, I also know that yourContinue reading “My Predictions For the Debate”