Correction on the Bill Cinton/Newt Gingrich comparison. I said "fewer principles, and weaker characters". I meant the opposite: "more principles, and stronger characters". Sorry a… (View Post)

I know of one vice-presidential candidate who was forced out, Thomas Eagleton: "He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of d… (View Post)

Looking ahead: I hope that we in the US — and our allies — are already collecting hostages for the next round of exchanges. And we shouldn’t forget to do the same for the Mullahs in Iran. The ChiComs… (View Post)

I suspect that I am not the only person who reads this site, regularly, who would like to see more women commenting, especially well-informed women, for example, Cyclefree. (View Post)

Good to see Britain doing so well in the medal count at the Olympics. (In general democratic nations seem to be doing quite well there, so far.) (View Post)