Two Gents' Worth
November 22, 2024
Donald Trump
Under ordinary circumstances, President Trump’s choice for the U.S. Supreme Court seat formerly held by Antonin Scalia would have no trouble receiving Senate confirmation. But, of course, we are not anywhere close to “ordinary” circumstances politically. So while Neil Gorsuch likely will be confirmed, it’s not going to be easy, and it certainly will not…
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Donald Trump
It’s not too early in President Trump’s administration to be able to say with some degree of confidence that the man is literally driving a good part of the nation crazy. You can see it almost anywhere you look. On television, reporters for ABC, NBC, CBS and MSNBC seem stunned — completely and utterly stunned…
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President Trump’s inaugural address sounded, unfortunately, like one of his campaign speeches. It was workmanlike. It was competent. But it did not contain any soaring rhetoric — any vision — for the nation. Mr. Trump did not promise to try to unite our deeply divided country and did not acknowledge that there are political wounds…
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Donald Trump
I’m not sure that Donald Trump can say anything that will “bring the country” together when he makes his presidential inauguration speech Friday. Mr. Trump ran such a divisive, hateful campaign — and has so thoroughly botched his “transition” time since his November election — that it likely is beyond his ability to craft and…
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Hillary Clinton
Holy cow, Hillary! Here we are — several weeks removed from your loss to Donald Trump in the presidential election — and just a few days away from Mr. Trump’s inaugural address — and we’re still talking about you. At least, the New York Times and the New York Post are. They both are suggesting…
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Yes, the time has finally come to kiss off 2016 –to put it in the rearview mirror and turn the page to a brand, spanking-new year. Thank goodness! Now, I’m not one of those optimistic fantasizers who think that the end of any year means only better things are in store the following year. History has proven…
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Pop Culture
I always loved Christmastime in Fresno when I was growing up. For one thing, downtown Fresno was decorated with colorful lights and holly that stretched over numerous streets, and Fulton Street — later, the Fulton Mall — was jam-packed with holiday shoppers. They rushed, day after day during those wonderful years of my youth, into…
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Democrats and liberal activists and the New York Times and the Washington Post are all going crazy – absolutely crazy – these days. They just can’t accept the fact that Donald Trump won the election — and because he did – he gets to appoint people to serve him in his cabinet. Democrats and liberal…
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It’s obvious that a significant part of the American public simply cannot and will not accept, fathom or get over Donald Trump’s election as president. There won’t be any “uniting” or “coming together” for any kind of presidential “honeymoon.” No, Trump haters have decided he’s not their president — whatever that means — and that…
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