The performance of the President-Elect continues to be both unpredictable and deeply troubling in various respects. The shape and direction of the impending Trump administration… Read More »Blog No. 119 Trump: Brick-bats and Flowers, Appointments, Tweets and Conflicts
I wish to extend a Happy Thanksgiving to readers of RINOcracy.com, but this year a little more might be said. It has been very sad… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving!
When I wrote that I had decided to withdraw from the Republican Party, I explained that I did not wish to remain a member of a party headed by Donald Trump. Nothing that has happened since then has led me to regret or reconsider that decision. Indeed, it has been reinforced by the apparent inclination of Congressional Republicans to fall blissfully in line with the incoming administration. This may change when specific legislation and spending proposals are on the table, but so far Republicans in both the House and Senate have been performing in remarkably ovine fashion.Read More »Blog No. 118. Tweeter-in-Chief: The Early Days
RINOcracy.com was founded in May, 2013 as a voice within the Republican Party, albeit a voice dissenting from party orthodoxy on some significant issues. The… Read More »Welcome to RINOcracy 2.0
When RINOcracy.com began in 2013, I acknowledged several disagreements with the Republican Party. At the same time, I emphasized my Republican heritage: I have been… Read More »Special Bulletin. Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye
Well, they finally did it!
As every reader must know by now, The Chicago Cubs ended 108 years of frustration by winning the World Series on Wednesday night. They defeated the Cleveland Indians in a 10-inning struggle that has been called epic but could also be described as a bit goofy. The game and the Series have been widely covered, so I will add only a few personal comments.Read More »Special Bulletin. The Cubs Win and the Election Looms
We have read that some Republicans who would not otherwise vote for Donald Trump may do so solely on the ground that it would be… Read More »Blog No. 117 Trump, Clinton and the Supreme Court
Last night the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 to win the National League pennant for the first time since 1945. Veteran readers… Read More »Really Special Bulletin. Cubs Win NL Pennant !!
One of the collateral effects of the focus on Donald Trump’s treatment of women has been to distract attention from several other problematic aspects of his candidacy, including the Trump Foundation. Shortly before the disclosure of the 2005 Trump video tape, we had asked a friend of long standing, Suzanne Garment, to write a guest blog on the subject of the Trump Foundation, a subject that we believe deserves renewed consideration. (The Clinton Foundation has raised serious issues, but rather different ones, which we hope to address in a separate blog).
Suzanne Garment is a tax lawyer who has specialized in foundation work in recent years. She is also the author of Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics, and for several years wrote a weekly column, “Capitol Chronicle” in the Wall Street Journal.
Read More »Guest Blog. The Donald J. Trump Foundation: Why Should We Care?
On Monday, Speaker Paul Ryan told House members that he would not defend Donald Trump or campaign with him, and that members should act in their own best interests in their individual districts. Ryan did not withdraw his previous endorsement of Trump, but to many that seemed more a matter of form than substance. Ryan’s statements produced an angry reaction from hardliners in the House and, inevitably, a farrago of pre-dawn cyberbabble from the would be Tweeter-in-Chief:Read More »Blog No. 116. Standing With Paul Ryan and the Way Forward