I have a number of European in-laws who can’t make heads or tails of the US primary system…so I finally wrote up concise answers to questions they often ask. Are you a non-American wondering how our presidential nomination system got to be so streamlined and effective? Great! Let me help: – Q: Why are there … Continue reading
A progressive friend of mine recently suggested that the Democrats should make the 2012 elections a referendum on President Eisenhower’s Administration. In the face of a Republican Party that seeks to redeem the catastrophic failures of Barry Goldwater conservatism, he said, Democrats should run on an “I STILL Like Ike” platform. Eisenhower was a sensible … Continue reading
