Dick Polman
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The ‘safe’ choice: Mike Pence is a sop to wary conservatives
Now that Donald Trump has indeed chosen to partner with Mike Pence, we need to remember that veep candidates rarely move the needle on el ...
10 years ago
It’s high noon for the stop-Trump rebellion
Could the Cleveland Trumpfest get sabotaged by delegates who detest their own nominee? We’ll soon find out, because it’s high ...
10 years ago
The ’16 Republican platform: New year, same old bigotry
One reason why Republicans have lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential races is because they come off as intolerant. ...
10 years ago
Justice Ginsburg’s attack on Trump was not cool
Let’s pray that this presidential election doesn’t end in a virtual tie, like it did in 2000, and that the Supreme Court isn& ...
10 years ago
Take a breath, folks, 2016 is not 1968
The latest fad, propagated by many members of the commentariat, is to equate the America of 2016 with the America of 1968. I heard it aga ...
10 years ago
Republicans overreach again: Comeygate is the new Benghazi
There’s an old saying that Republicans never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Their latest laughable mishap fits the pro ...
10 years ago
The Trump Veepstakes Suicide Watch
Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said yesterday that they will decline the honor of joining Donald Trump’s tic ...
10 years ago
‘Extremely careless’ Hillary is fortunate to face Trump
Hillary Clinton is darn lucky that the hapless Republicans have shackled themselves to Donald Trump. Because a talented candidate with so ...
10 years ago
Would somebody please cage Bill Clinton?
Back in March, when Bill Clinton uttered some intemperate remarks about Barack Obama, I ...
10 years ago
A tragic excision from Jefferson’s momentous Declaration
On this busy barbecuing day, I typically take the time to parse the Declaration of Independence, to admire its concise eloquence, to marv ...
10 years ago
Bernie still won’t endorse Hillary. He thinks it matters.
When Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren shared the stump in Ohio the other day, galvanizing the crowd with their centrist-liberal allia ...
10 years ago