A recent op-ed in the Washington Post announced the formation of a new American political party: Forward. The new party was formed by three political… Read More »A Tip of the Hat to Forward and a Rebuke to Democrats
Readers of a certain age may recall fondly the late William Safire whose essays, titled “On Language,” appeared for thirty years in the New York… Read More »Blog No. 294. The Infrastructure Deal and a Biden Walk-Back
The deal that Trump suddenly struck with Democratic leaders Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi is at once promising and perilous. It is promising… Read More »Blog No. 155. Trump and the Democrats (and a brief au revoir)
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
Let’s begin by admitting that there are those who would say that “Republican Moderate” is an oxymoron or perhaps an anachronism. Or that Republican Moderate is just a polite term for RINO. We will not pause to define Republican Moderate, or identify who, in general, would qualify for that description. We will admit that there are fewer than we would wish and we also note that the related species, Liberal Republican, is truly extinct: we are unlikely ever again to see the likes of, say, Jack Javits, Ed Brooke or Nelson Rockefeller.Read More »Special Bulletin. What’s the Matter With the Moderates?
We assume that the name of Margaret McGirr is as unfamiliar to readers of RINOcracy.com as it was to us. But Ms. McGirr had a letter published in today’s New York Times that was so well-stated that we thought it deserved recognition. The Letters section of the Times is not a place we ordinarily go looking for RINOs, but you never know.Read More »Special Bulletin. RINO of the Week: Margaret McGirr