My partisan Democratic friends are popping champagne bottles over Democrat Tom Suozzi’s win in a special election to replace the storied George Santos in his Long Island district. For the most part, I think their enthusiasm is at best premature. The New York Times’ Nate Cohn wrote this morning: Over the last three decades, thereContinue reading “Mod Dems Win”
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The Q&Q For 2/9/24
This week’s quote comes to us from Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of only three Republicans to defy his party and vote against the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In a piece in the Wall Street Journal, Gallagher wrote: “I disagree with my Republican colleagues who voted on Tuesday to impeach Mr. Mayorkas. ImpeachmentContinue reading “The Q&Q For 2/9/24”
The Fall of the Hard-Left
The hard-left is in retreat. The evidence is everywhere. I started YSDA three years ago primarily to write things that I suspected other moderates and erstwhile liberal Democrats were thinking, but felt too intimidated to say out loud. Are we really now against a color blind society? Do we really think it’s okay to discriminateContinue reading “The Fall of the Hard-Left”
Trump Kills Immigration Deal
What’s best for the country is that we come up with policies that bring order to the chaos at our southern border. That would also be good for Pres. Joe Biden and Democrats who are just getting killed on this issue. That’s why I was so pleasantly surprised that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wasContinue reading “Trump Kills Immigration Deal”
The Iowa Blahs
Nothing to see here. Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses last night going away while spending little time or money in the state. Trump got just over 50% while Ron DeSantis finished with 21% and Nikki Haley got 19%. All pretty much what had been predicted. If there was any good news to come outContinue reading “The Iowa Blahs”
Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire
Americans don’t want to see a Biden-Trump rematch this next year. Both men are overwhelmingly unpopular. And yet it seems our system can’t help itself. Like some doomsday machine, it will keep firing long after everyone has given themselves up to utter despair. The vast majority of us want it to stop and yet itContinue reading “Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire”
Praise the Lord (Trump)
I try not to have disdain for Trump voters. (Ignore the fact that in my other blog today over in Isthmus I said that I couldn’t understand how anybody with an ounce of moral sense or half a brain could vote for that guy. I try. I don’t always succeed.) My view is that disdainContinue reading “Praise the Lord (Trump)”
The Catch Up: Audit School of Education
It was a week where both Gov. Tony Evers and Speaker Robin Vos were right and where the Packers were oh so very right. Evers is right. In an interview last week with the Associated Press Gov. Tony Evers said that he thought Donald Trump should remain on the Wisconsin primary ballot. Evers acknowledged theContinue reading “The Catch Up: Audit School of Education”
The Q&Q For 1/5/24
We’re back with the Quote and Quiz, a popular regular Friday feature here at YSDA. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, but it does regularly appear on Fridays. You can’t get enough of Chancellor-Porn Star Joe Gow, can you? Well, neither can we. This week’s quote comes to us from UW Regents Chair Karen Walsh, whoContinue reading “The Q&Q For 1/5/24”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 