New Orleans There are a long list of things that can be said about Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz, many of them darned close to scary, but I have to admit one thing that has become increasingly clear about him: he plays hardball! His strike zone is high and hot towards the head with wickedly …
Month: March 2016
With Michigan Win, Sanders May Finally Force a Change in Democratic Policy
New Orleans Win, lose, or draw in the final balloting for the Democratic nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders may have finally paid off the big bets that the Communications Workers Union and a precious few others made in bucking the Democratic Party establishment and the AFL-CIO and doubling down on what initially seemed a quixotic …
There’s a Fix to the Party Primary Madness: Membership
New Orleans It’s hard not to enjoy all of the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth by the Republican Party “establishment” and even sometimes their counterparts on the Democratic side of the line. The gates have been stormed. Their castles are being overrun by hoi polloi. The unwashed and vulgar masses are everywhere around them …