I didn’t plan to watch Donald Trump’s speech. Just as my Sheepshead game on the Memorial Union Terrace (it was a lovely night with a great band playing in the background, though I lost 40 cents in the game) was wrapping up, I noticed on the screen inside the building that Trump had started speaking.Continue reading “Trump Rambles the Dems Back to Viability”
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So Much For That
Today’s theme is that stuff changes. For two nights the Republicans did a fair job of lowering the temperature on their rhetoric. I doubted they could keep it up. They didn’t. It started with Kimberly Giulfoyle who screamed about “illegals!” and all kinds of other imagined threats. As I watched her for some reason ImeldaContinue reading “So Much For That”
Same Old, Same Old For Dems
The Republicans are having a good convention. There is less red meat (though still plenty of it) to excite the base and more attempts (some pretty disingenuous) to win over the small, but crucial, number of independent voters. Last night we saw Black speakers talk about crime (it’s down, but you’d think it was rampant)Continue reading “Same Old, Same Old For Dems”
The Advance on Vance
Before we take a look at J.D. Vance, the thing that really struck me about the first night of the Republican convention was the appearance of Sean O’Brien, the head of the Teamsters Union. It was the first time the Teamsters had ever appeared at a GOP conclave. And he didn’t change a word ofContinue reading “The Advance on Vance”
Moment of Truth
Nothing has moved the needle much in our politics. Will an assassination attempt do it? Before Saturday evening I had intended to write that the Republicans should see if they could get their deposit back on the Fiserv Forum and cancel their convention. There’s an old rule in politics that when your opponent is diggingContinue reading “Moment of Truth”
An Odd Angle
Porter Boat House casts its shadow on Addams Hall while a bike path meanders through the narrow gap between the two buildings toward the Lakeshore Path on the UW campus. It was a hot Friday afternoon when I took this photo on my way to a beer and some music on the Memorial Union Terrace.Continue reading “An Odd Angle”
The Q&Q For 7/13/24
This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Donald J, Trump, Jr. In his podcast this week he discussed potential running mates for his father and he had this to say when he came to Marco Rubio: “By the time my father’s hand moves off the Bible in the swearing-in process, the secondContinue reading “The Q&Q For 7/13/24”
Biden Whiplash
I’m suffering from Joe Biden whiplash. I wanted him to run in 2016. Had he done so and secured the nomination — I ‘m not so sure he would have prevailed over Hillary Clinton — I’m confident there never would have been a Trump presidency. By 2020 I had moved on. I liked Pete ButtigiegContinue reading “Biden Whiplash”
YSDA Special: Biden’s Press Conference
Pres. Joe Biden held his first news conference in a very long time this evening. Here are some thoughts.
It’s Not Just Elites
We here at YSDA complain pretty much all the time about the “elite” wing of the Democratic Party. So, we were hurt to hear Pres. Joe Biden lump us in with all those NPR tote bag carriers when he attacked anybody who wants him to step aside after his disastrous debate performance as an “elite.”Continue reading “It’s Not Just Elites”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 