Dick Polman
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Could Trump actually win in November? Yup.
This presidential race has already landed in the history books. Never before have so many prominent Republicans publicly trashed their ow ...
9 years ago
The party of Trump: Racism without the dog whistle
Super Tuesday gave us some priceless moments — Donald Trump bellowing in his personal ballroom while neutered lapdog Chris Christie ...
9 years ago
The triumph of ‘Spotlight’: An Oscar for all-American values
If this sounds like bias, so be it: When “Spotlight” won Best Picture, I bellowed with joy. At a time when AmericaR ...
9 years ago
The Lincoln-Douglas debates 2.0
The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were splendid affairs. The gangly Republican and th ...
9 years ago
Rubio, Trump, and the food fight from hell
It was refreshing last night to watch feisty Marco Rubio set fire to the hem of Donald Trump’s imperial toga. Granted, it mi ...
9 years ago
Mighty Mitt to the rescue! (as if)
The good news is that a prominent member of the cowed Republican establishment is finally speaking out against Donald Trump. The bad news ...
9 years ago
Likely nominee Donald Trump crafts his choleric coalition
With his smashing victory in Nevada last night, dominating the shrunken Republican field in virtually all voter categories, Donald Trump ...
9 years ago
Rubio walks into a lobby…Perils of campaigning in the digital era
I feel bad for our presidential candidates. It’s not easy to stump for office in an era when any word or gesture can wind up going ...
9 years ago
Where’s the ‘revolution’ Bernie keeps talking about?
Fresh from his decisive loss to Hillary Clinton in Nevada, Bernie Sanders ‘fessed up yesterday to his fundamental problem. Kudos to ...
9 years ago
Trump, Rubio, Cruz: The GOP’s fatuous finalists
As Darth Trump’s death squadron ascends from South Carolina and streaks across the galaxy, thirsting for more worlds to conquer, th ...
9 years ago
Friday potpourri: Trump, Pope, Nevada, and me
So now he’s fighting with the Pope. What’s next on his hit list, apple pie and pets? He’d better leave my doggie alone. ...
9 years ago
Post-Scalia politics: Senate Republicans are captives of the rabid right
This past weekend, we briefly wondered what Senator Pat Toomey would say about the vacant Supreme Court seat. Would he indulge President ...
9 years ago