“I realize I need to get better.” — Jeb Bush commenting on the state of his candidacy. – – – – – In a year when a majority of the...

“I call him a socialist-slash-communist because that’s what he is.” – Donald Trump on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders – – – – Conventional...

“The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there spreading noise about how much can get done…We have got groups...

“Scott Walker is still a disgrace, just no longer national.” – AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka – – – – – The old political axiom applies...

“We could still imagine that there is a set of laws that determines events completely for some supernatural being, who could observe the...

“Sincerity – if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Comedian George Burns – – – – – We’ve just experienced a week in politics that...

“Would you say that – Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy or not?” Question in August 20 Quinnipiac Poll of voters in Ohio, Florida...

“Well I think he had really no choice. He’s doing very poorly in the polls, he’s a very low-energy kind of guy and he had to do...

Hillary Clinton is campaigning as if she were running out the clock, trying not to lose rather than playing to win. North Carolina’s Dean...

It dawned on me Sunday as I reviewed the latest round of news regarding the presidential candidacy of one Donald John Trump that it is...

“Imagine a NASCAR driver mentally preparing for a race knowing one of the drivers will be drunk. That’s what prepping for this debate is...

“I like people that weren’t captured, OK?” An old political friend once remarked, not altogether in jest, that the most “enjoyable” part...

Don’t you love farce? My fault, I fear I thought that you’d want what I want, sorry, my dear But where are the clowns, send in the clowns...

Truly defining moments are rare in our politics. They come around perhaps once a decade or so, but when they do occur they often signal a...

There is a very simple explanation for why people who have displayed some success in business rarely make it to the big time in politics....

Nothing – nothing – is inevitable in politics. Let’s make that the first and last rule as we enter the long, grim slog to a national...

One of the most distressing things about current American culture – or perhaps I should say the most depressing thing – is the complete...

I’ve spent the last two weeks on a 3,000 mile road trip through nine very rural western and southwestern states – flyover country for...

There is a wide-open field on the Republican side for the presidential nomination, with at least a half dozen serious contenders, while...

The #indiana has, at least for a few more days, reshaped and shuffled the pre-primary primary season for the Republican Party and I’m...