The Kasich Fantasy
First, I was shocked to find out that there are Republicans in New York. Who are these people, I wonder. Do they live in some exclusive Park Avenue penthouse, insulated from reality by a...
Tagged: John Kasich
A Trashy Spectacle
Last night’s Republican debate was a dispiriting display of vulgarity and venom. If you began the debate thinking Donald Trump was a guttersnipe, I’m sure you thought even worse of Ted Cruz and...
Message from Elm Street
Manchester’s Elm Street is the kind of main thoroughfare you might find anywhere in the American Northeast. It borders the Merrimack River with neat rows of square-cut brick buildings. On any other Super Bowl Sunday, Elm...
In the Land of Weird
There’s so much to fear, so much to deplore, so much regret for the past and trepidation for the future that the entry of Sarah Palin and Phil Robertson is actually a welcome...
Even GOP Warhorses Can See How Far the Party has Fallen
When you consider some of the sources, you have to recognize that the crescendo of criticism directed at today’s Republican Party must be taken seriously. Republicans like John McCain and John Kasich are certainly...