I think Trump is hell-bent - in his Mafia boss way - on turning the Republicans into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trump Corporation. The appointment of his daughter-in-law to the RNC is a sure si… (View Post)

Poland is apparently heavily investing in building up its fleet of tanks. They are not sanguine about Putin's intentions. (View Post)

This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us. (Like many Sparks songs has very droll lyrics if you can make them out.) (View Post)

An alternative take on Sinn Fein's ascent to FM is that it normalises governance in Northern Ireland and, so far as Nationalist opinion is concerned, makes the Ulster entity easier to accept. That's … (View Post)

Of course, that resulted in a wipeout, and they didn't get any back in 2001 either. Had to wait until 2005. Best chance of a hold I would guess would be the adjusted seats in the borders - the succes… (View Post)