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Netanyahu Firm Against Protests

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

ISRAEL UNREST: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference yesterday in which he refused to bow to domestic and international pressure to stop the war in Gaza to win release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas militants. After …

Israelis Protest After Hostage Bodies Found

Monday, September 2, 2024

GROWING UNREST: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis hit the streets in protest against their own government yesterday following the discovery of six dead hostages in Gaza. Demonstrators in multiple cities demanded for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make a deal with …

Harris and Walz Pass Interview Test

Friday, August 30, 2024

QUESTION AND ANSWER: Vice President Kamala Harris both answered and dodged questions about her policy shifts in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash last night. It was a joint interview with her running mate, Tim Walz.   Both showed an ability to …

Harris to Have Sitdown with CNN

Thursday, August 29, 2024

BY THE NUMBERS: Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz sit down with CNN’s Dana Bash at 9 tonight for their first interview as candidates. The interview is considered to have greater significance because of Harris’s short candidacy.    Polling …

Revised Election Indictment for Trump

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

INDICTMENT 2.0: The office of Special Counsel Jack Smith issued a new indictment of Donald Trump in the election interference case paring away charges and actions that might have been covered by the Supreme Court’s decision that gave a president broad …

Harris Leads in Recent Polls

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

BY THE NUMBERS: Three out of the four most recent national polls conducted between August 22 and 25 have Kamala Harris in the lead over Donald Trump.   The Real clear Politics average of polls has Harris leading by  1.5 percent. IT’S POLITICAL: Donald …

Harris Campaign Wants Open Mic Night

Monday, August 26, 2024

HOT MIC NIGHT:  The Kamala Harris campaign is asking for open microphones during the September 10th presidential debate because they don’t think Donald Trump can control himself.   “Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don’t think their …

RFK Jr. Joins and Endorses Trump

Saturday, August 24, 2024

WAYWARD SON: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who bears the name of one of the most revered Democrats in American political history, yesterday abandoned his independent run for president and endorsed Republican Donald Trump.   Kennedy appeared on stage in Phoenix with Trump …

The Speech of Her Political Life

Friday, August 23, 2024

KAMALA: Vice President Kamala Harris used her speech at the Democratic Convention to introduce herself to a country that doesn’t know her very well and cast her opponent as a throwback to the past and danger to the future.   “With this election, …

“Coach” Walz Whips Up the Crowd

Thursday, August 22, 2024

PEP RALLY: Speaking before a sea of signs that said “Coach Walz,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former high school football coach, told crowd at the Democratic convention that, “It’s the fourth quarter,” and “We’re down a field goal.”   It was the most …