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Trump Is the Real Reagan Deal!
Trump is claiming the Reagan Legacy -- and he could follow in Reagan's political mold.
Negative Campaigning Breaks Out in Republican Race
Rough and tumble. Hammer and tongs. In the race for this year's Republican nomination, Donald Trump has not hesitated to attack and ridicule many of his opponents, and some of them have teed up attacks on him, only to hold back when they seemed to help rather than hurt him. Ted Cruz is the one candidate who has conspicuously refrained from attacking the national frontrunner, gliding along in his wake. "As others have thrown rocks and others have tossed insults, I haven't reciprocated," Cruz said Jan. 5.
Before Government Became Reviled
Soon, voters will have the opportunity and impertinence to insert themselves into the 2016 presidential conversation that thus far has been the preoccupation of journalists and other abnormal people. The voting will begin in Iowa, thanks to Marie Jahn. When, after 38 years as recorder for Plymouth County in northwest Iowa, Jahn decided to retire in February 1975, local Democrats decided to throw her a party. When it came to attracting a speaker, the best they could entice from their party's national ranks was a former one-term governor of Georgia.
Obama Reshapes Presidential Politics — But Maybe Not to Democrats' Benefit
One thing that's striking about the presidential race, which, finally, officially begins soon, is how much the race has been shaped by Barack Obama. The course of the contests for both the Republican and Democratic nominations would be inconceivable absent the course of the Obama presidency.
Conservatism: Defined by Action, Not Word
It seems the popular thing to do these days is to declare oneself a conservative, at least, it appears that's the aspiration of nearly every one of the Republican candidates for President. It's also true that during nearly every Republican congressional campaign, the candidates insist that they are the true conservative. But is the Republican Party overwhelmingly represented by conservatives, both in Congress and in those seeking the presidency? Is it simply that easy: just assert one is a conservative and, voila, he or she is such?
Religion and Republicans
About 15 years ago, on Christmas Eve, our family departed from the traditional American Jewish observance of the holiday (ordering Chinese takeout) and elected to find an open restaurant. We drove to the local city center (or what passes for it in suburbia) and were stunned to find that not only were all of the restaurants open; they were packed.
The Right's Post-Constitutional Moment
No one will ever mistake Donald Trump for a student of James Madison. The real-estate mogul has demonstrated about as much familiarity with the U.S. Constitution as with the Bible, which is to say, none. Trump has captivated a share of the tea party with a style of politics utterly alien to the Constitution. In the year of Trump, the right is experiencing a post-constitutional moment.
Graham's Call to Arms
An extraordinary statement was issued [Tuesday] by a renowned leader of Christian evangelicals, Reverend Franklin Graham. His statement should be considered as a thunderclap to the Republican Party. The GOP is already at loggerheads with its more populist economic supporters in the Tea Party. It has been unable to recreate the kind of message that Ronald Reagan delivered, which brought millions of blue collar workers to the party's banner.
Trumpy Christmas
Merry Trump. Happy Trump Year. Everywhere you look it's not Christmas, it's Trump, Trump, Trump. The billionaire who's blown up the Republican primary process has supplanted Christmas. He's supplanted New Year. At Donald's house, instead of a Christmas tree, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a Trump Tree.
A Conservative Party Jeopardized by Trump
If you look beyond Donald Trump's comprehensive unpleasantness — is there a disagreeable human trait he does *not* have? — you might see this: He is a fundamentally sad figure. His compulsive boasting is evidence of insecurity. His unassuageable neediness suggests an aching hunger for others' approval to ratify his self-admiration. His incessant announcements of his self-esteem indicate that he is not self-persuaded. Now, panting with a puppy's insatiable eagerness to be petted, Trump has reveled in the approval of Vladimir Putin, murderer and war criminal.