Today on the west coast of Scotland, at the Royal Troon Golf Club, a course originally founded in 1878 hosted one of the greatest one-on-one duels in the history of major championship golf. With a final round of 63 (which included a record-tying 10 birdies with two bogies), 40-year old Henrik Stenson outlasted World Golf […]
The Meaning of the Pence Pick
Today, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced (by Twitter, what else?) the winner of “The Vice-President Apprentice” and it’s Indiana Governor Mike Pence. The billionaire real estate mogul turned politician was set to unveil the choice at a press conference in New York today but, out of respect for the tragedy in France last […]
Hillary Clinton’s VP Options
With a potential criminal indictment behind her, we now know with absolute certainty that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for president and thus she will likely make her selection for vice-president by the end of next week. Let’s take a look at her potential choices. This first bit might seem redundant for those […]
Hillary Gets Away With It
It’s been a dramatic week in Washington, with the announcement by FBI Director James Comey that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not face prosecution for her mishandling classified information and Comey’s subsequent testimony in front of the House oversight committee. At the heart of the case was Secretary Clinton’s decision to use a […]
Hillary’s Emails
In a little over three weeks former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will formally accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Mrs. Clinton will be the first woman to seek the Oval Office under the banner of one of the two major political parties. She also could become the first candidate under […]
Trump’s VP Options (updated with new info)
(originally published on June 22nd, now updated on July 10th with new information, in particular about Indiana Governor Mike Pence and retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn). With the Republican national convention just over a week away, speculation is rampant about who Donald Trump will select as his running mate. When selecting a potential vice-president, nominees […]
Corey, You’re Fired!!
You don’t have to be a detractor of the campaign of Donald J. Trump to realize that it’s been a bad couple of weeks for the Republican nominee for President of the United States. From the controversy regarding the judge from Indiana to his self-congratulatory Tweet after the massacre in Orlando, Trump has been under […]
Opinion: On Terrorism, Guns and the NRA
It’s been less than a week since the Orlando night club massacre. Unlike our politicians, I’m not one to instantly politicize tragedies like this but I feel it’s now appropriate to share some deep feelings I have about the issues it’s created. Most mass shootings always spark an outcry that goes nowhere for increased gun control. […]
How to Reform the Primary Nominating Process
Now that the two major party nominees have officially accumulated the requisite number of delegates to secure their party’s nomination, I’d like to look forward. How do we improve the nominating process to give us better candidates in the future. Realizing that many reading this do believe that Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton are great […]
How Did We Get Here?
Despite the previous Associated Press reports that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton had already officially surpassed the minimum delegate thresholds needed to secure their party nominations, tonight it became official. As the final votes are tallied in California, New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico and the Dakotas, the two celebrity candidates have locked up the delegates […]