My Humble Advice to the Trump Campaign

Has anyone heard from Roger Stone today? Just yesterday, he was on social media and radio triumphantly declaring the demise of Hillary Clinton. According to Stone, Julian Assange was going to drop a "mother lode" of documents that would land Hillary in handcuffs and elect Donald Trump president.  I was more cautious than Mr. Stone. I carefully avoided discussing the subject mainly because I thought it would turn out to be a hoax - better to adopt a wait and see approach. I was not disappointed. The wee hours of the morning came and the "historic" announcement that Alex Jones was covering live turned out to be Assange hawking his book.

Stone has also been pushing the Trump campaign to pursue the Clintons scandals in an effort to show that Hillary is no champion of women. Hillary did said that victims of sexual harassment or assault should be believed. However, if one reads the fine print, it does not apply to women preyed upon by her husband. Should Trump decide to pursue this line of attack, it will likely fail. Bill Clinton was successful in convincing the majority of the public that his impeachment was about his having an affair with an intern and not perjury. I have no doubt that Hillary will be successful in convincing the majority of voters that she was an beleaguered wife trying to save her family.

The Libertarian Party Gets Played by the GOP Establishment

Trump supporters have very little to smile about these days. The media has, once again, proven itself to be the defender of the status quo and not its critic. His poll numbers are slipping, and the hope that selecting Mike Pence would unify the Republican Party has faded. The candidate’s magic seems to be gone as he struggles to find his general election footing -- while Hillary is hiding from view and slowly slithering towards the Oval Office. A grim picture indeed, but a curious comment appeared on my Facebook news feed that brought a little levity to my day.

“Could someone muzzle the LP VP nominee?” posted one of my libertarian friends. Muzzle? Wait a minute! It was just a couple of months ago that Libertarian Party members were boasting about having attracted such a notable political figure as William Weld to join their party.  Together with Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party was proud to have two former successful governors as their presidential ticket. The party was on the road to respectability and headed for its largest electoral gains. The LP ticket has been enjoying unprecedented media attention and is consistently included in polls. It was all good news and now libertarians are talking about muzzling Weld????

Latinos Disappointed Again by the Democrats

Pobrecitos. Latino hopes of having the first Hispanic on a presidential ticket were dashed when Hillary Clinton decided to select the boring, or in media lingo the solid, Tim Kaine as her vice president. To soften the blow, the Hillary campaign emphasized that Senator Kaine speaks fluent Spanish and touted that he is the first Senator in history to deliver a full speech in Spanish on the Senate floor. Making history will have to wait. Having a white man speaking Spanish is the best the Democrats can do for Latinos at the moment.