When Bob Dole ran for president in 1996 he was 73 years. He would have been the oldest president ever elected. My Aunt Vi, a lifelong Republican, refused to vote for him because she thought he was too old for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics as Usual
In 2014, Democratic candidates tried to make the billionaire Koch brothers the face of big money’s attempts to buy the kind of Congress it wants. That’s fairly rich since Democrats are not exactly free of the taint or organized dollars … Continue reading
The recent State of Disunion Address by the president to a stony-faced Republican majority in Congress was comedy of a high order. Here was the GOP triumphant, having achieved the majority they’d hoped and strived and connived for during six … Continue reading