Trailing by 5.5 million popular votes and 70 electoral votes, repudiation of Donald Trump would be apparent, at least under ordinary times. But these are not ordinary times and Trump is not like most presidents….;
On Politics
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DEAD VOTERS
Buried in the mountain of political articles during this year’s election was one particularly macabre story about an unknown person in Columbia, S.C., who had submitted at least 51 new applications to register dead voters…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SPLIT GOVERNMENT
A split government is not necessarily a divided government. Had Donald Trump won, he would have been without constraint, backed by a Republican Senate. He was already unimpeachable and would have been beyond control in…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DEMOCRACY WINS
In the midst of what could probably be described as the most vicious campaign in recent history – two years and counting – for the presidency of the United States, and regardless of whether your…;
The Trump Party & Election 2020
When Ivanka Trump registered as a Republican for the first time in 2018, her husband Jared Kushner, also switching parties, commented: “I think the Republican Party is growing now that people like me feel comfortable being…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: CIVILITY
Utah gubernatorial candidates Chris Peterson and Spencer Cox are offering a welcome campaign respite in a joint ad, each pitching themselves with smiles, and then saying: “we can debate issues without degrading each other’s character;…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: PRESIDENTIAL CONTRASTS
For years it was argued that voting between the two presidential political opponents made no difference since they ultimately looked alike. Trump’s and Biden’s tempestuous campaigns through Florida this past week make that old adage…;
Crossing The Rubicon
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River en route to the Roman Senate with his 13th Legion in 49 BCE, he established not only an historical marker designed to showcase the absolute power of his…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DEBATE TRUTHS
Listening to the presidential debate the other night reminded me of listening to a well-known speaker years ago, one of the few times I came face to face with a true narcissist. He was a…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: MOODY AND BONDI
I was wondering whether current Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody is actually former Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi reborn. Pam Bondi refused to investigate Trump when he had clearly been found elsewhere to have violated…;