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Win For Sanders May Be Win For President Trump

The pre-Nevada Democratic debate was a gift to Donald Trump. Instead of training their fire on the incumbent, or on the vulnerable front-runner, Bernie Sanders, the candidates tore Mike Bloomberg to shreds while saving plenty of darts for one another. That nice young man Pete Buttigieg became that supercilious egoist needling Amy Klobuchar over trifles. Elizabeth Warren the policy wonk became Elizabeth Warren the Terminator. Bottom line: A clear win for Sanders, which can be seen as an indirect win for Trump. Bloomberg had a dismal night. Coming out from behind the curtain of gauzy ...

The Curious Case Of Roger Stone

Roger Stone is a gifted political consultant known for going the distance for his clients. He has worked for such marquee names as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Tom Kean and Donald Trump. His expertise is the lawful destruction of the opposition candidacy — what is known in the trade as opposition research. In that process, he has made enemies, some of whom have sought to destroy him. That process of destruction began a year ago, when he was ordered out of the bedroom that he shared with his wife, and out of their home at 5:30 in the morning by no less than 23 federal agents carrying ...

The Message Is In The Message, Or Spin Doctor, Spin Thyself

The network I watched took us into the Spin Room after the latest debate. There, a few dozen spin doctors bobbed and weaved and chattered like robots. Each was programed to dodge, elude, evade, change the subject, “reframe” the question and mis-direct. Your candidate said there is no problem raising taxes by a trillion per year. Is that an official position now? “Actually, the question should be whether our opponents believe in the tooth fairy…” You know their tactics. Here, I will switch analogies. Imagine the slippery halfback who spins and spurts, sidesteps, shoots and ...

‘What Should I Do With My Insurance Coverage?’

Question: What should I do with my insurance coverage? I have Medicare and a Medicare Advantage Plan. My doctor is running some tests and I may have some serious decisions to make in the coming weeks. Answer: Medicare Coverage and the options available with it are very useful and comprehensive. As you move through this process it is important to understand you have opportunities to evaluate your insurance coverage and make changes that reduce your exposure to big medical costs. I have talked often about Enrollment Periods, which are the periods of time that you are allowed to change ...

Parents’ Anti-Drag Queen Hour Resistance Rises

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy this week amid a deluge of sex-abuse lawsuits. The Catholic clergy’s pedophilia conspiracies have cost the church more than $3 billion and countless followers. Scandal after scandal shows how cunning child predators have exploited trusted civic institutions under cover of “diversity,” “inclusion” and “progressivism.” Now more than ever, parents across the country are rising up to protect their local public schools and public libraries from turning into the next pedo playgrounds that will steal innocence, ruin lives, ravage ...

Baseball’s Failure To Exact A Price For Cheating Could Destroy The Game

Nothing creates a moral hazard more than exposing corruption and yet failing to punish those responsible. That’s what happened in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, and that’s what’s happening in baseball today. The rationale for failing to punish Wall Street corruption in 2008 was that big banks were “too big to fail” and had to be propped up — executive bonuses and all — to save the world economy. The rationale in professional baseball in the aftermath of the Houston Astro’s sign-stealing scandal is that by fully exposing the scandal and holding those ...