Thanks to Gov. Abbott (I guess), Obama failed to conquer Texas with his Jade Helm gambit From the Atlantic, What College Football Means in the South Best Simpsons reference of the day: Why Bernie Sanders’ radical economic ideas could be…
Thanks to Gov. Abbott (I guess), Obama failed to conquer Texas with his Jade Helm gambit From the Atlantic, What College Football Means in the South Best Simpsons reference of the day: Why Bernie Sanders’ radical economic ideas could be…
A young black man raised by a single mother in Detroit survives a close brush with the criminal justice system. He stays in school, works hard and performs well. Turning down an offer from West Point, he attends Yale. From…
We all have to make predictions to get through the day. Which route to work will have better traffic. What should I do with my retirement money. Which of these restaurants will make a better sandwich. Generally speaking, it’s a…
This is becoming a monthly standard post, but this was the hottest July in recorded history. In other news, global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. Stupid glaciers on Mount Rainier have apparently been duped by said Chinese…
Trump’s poll numbers have actually swelled since the debate. Executive management at Fox News reached out to Trump to officially kiss his gold-plated kiester and ask him to keep it up. The TMZ of broadcast journalism is now drowning the…
This is an awkward story. The longer the Trump campaign rolls on the more it bothers me. Time to get this off my chest. Our tale begins long ago in a simpler age. Phones had wires, MTV played music videos,…
If you haven’t entered our pool to guess the date when the Trump campaign collapses, this might be a good time. See the current entries and share your guess here: https://goplifer.com/2015/07/22/guess-when-trumps-campaign-collapses/
Rick Perry gave a surprising speech on race. No policy breakthroughs, but his language and relative candor on the subject is unprecedented for a Republican. If you thought the women’s World Cup got pretty rough, this traditional version of football…
On US 61 about halfway between Vicksburg and Natchez sits a sagging shack under a rusting tin roof. As you speed by on your way to someplace important you might wonder why dozens of cars are awkwardly crammed into the…
Back in the spring I joined a collection of commentators expressing concern about distortions in oil markets. Price declines were being cushioned by a practice sometimes described as “contango,” in which traders were paying to store, rather than sell, oil…
GOPLifer 