They don’t just have differing views on economic or foreign policies, they are convinced that their opponents are evil and bound to destroy America.
Joel Geiderman’s view of a potential Donald Trump presidency has shifted since March.
Is it the individual citizen who is more important in a free society, or is it the government? It’s easy to see this as the philosophical choice during this election season: One side seems to favor the liberty of the individual, while the other favors the primacy of the government.
Whole barbecued pigs, cheerleaders and elegies to skinny-dipping farmers\’ daughters. That was the organized noise Sunday night at the opening bash of the Republican National Convention at Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball\’s Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.
It shouldn\’t have taken Todd Akin\’s crackpot contraception comment to alert us that Paul Ryan thinks rape is just another \”method of conception.\”
Here is a truism we all already know: Jews are news. The fact is, no matter how tiny the American Jewish community might be — between 1.5 and 2 percent of the population — the battle for Jewish votes will be extensively reported and analyzed.
The Susan B. Komen for the Cure foundation cut funding for Planned Parenthood breast cancer testing.
I have come from Israel to the United States to witness the Republican candidates’ campaigns for the presidency. Earlier this week, I spent some time reporting from Iowa, including talking to Ron Paul supporters. Of those I met, first one must say they were all very courteous and nice. If Paul’s supporters — now we can start calling them voters — bear any grudge against Israel, they hide it well. At least the supporters here in Iowa do.
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