The GOP Debates: Round 6 — Thursday Night Smackdown
JANUARY 15, 2016 Thursday night, we got what we were waiting for — Cruz vs. Trump. For months now, Ted Cruz has been drafting behind Donald Trump, responding to…
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The GOP Debates: Round 5 — The Main Event
DECEMBER 16, 2015 Photo: AP Well, I didn’t expect that last night. The 13 remaining Republican contenders for the GOP Presidential nomination met on Tuesday in two debates focusing…
Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far With His Anti-Muslim Rants? I Doubt It
DECEMBER 9, 2015 Trump again. (Sorry) I wouldn’t bother you with this nonsense, except this latest tirade against Muslims feels different. Yes, I know for months that, with every…
Pure Trump — Mock a Disabled Reporter, Double Down, Then Deny You Were Ever Mocking Anyone
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 I am so sick of writing about this man, but he keeps pushing the boundaries of human decency, and in a Presidential candidate, that remarkable fact…
Arab Tailgate Parties in Jersey City? Really?? Inside the Fervid Imagination of Donald J. Trump
NOVEMBER 24, 2015 I’m so sorry. I’ve tried to shield you as much as I can from the ridiculousness that’s going on (really effectively) in the Donald J. Trump…
The GOP Debates: Round 4 — The Main Event
NOVEMBER 11, 2015 After that hot-mess of a GOP debate sponsored by CNBC two weeks ago, a number of the party’s Presidential candidates got together to demand more neutral…
Chaos in Debate Land — Are the Inmates Taking Over the Asylum?
NOVEMBER 3, 2015 The Republican candidates for President are revolting. No, seriously, they’re in total revolt mode. They are so angry at the way they felt treated by the…
The GOP Debates: Round 3 — The Main Event
OCTOBER 29, 2015 That was just a hot mess. The third Republican Presidential debate took place on Wednesday night in Boulder, CO, sponsored by CNBC in a debate that…
The GOP Debates: Round 2 — The Main Event
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 A star is born. Again. Just as she did in the kids’ table debate last month, Carly Fiorina, who was at last asked to join the adults’…
That Crazy GOP Race in Iowa Just Got A Little Crazier
AUGUST 31, 2015 (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) What’s going on here? This morning, the unpredictable Republican race in Iowa took yet another unlikely right turn. Over the past few days, the…
