Have you heard the story of the political boss and the down-ballot candidate? The candidate was worried that all the money was going to the top of the ticket and none to him. At the top of the ticket was Franklin Roosevelt.The political boss, a Democrat, explained: “Did you ever go down to ...
ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ been a long, hard slog.All of this started when the ex-U.S. Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb, announced he was forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for the presidency.Remarkably, that was on Nov. 20, 2014.Tomorrow, that’ll be 719 long, long days ago.Webb didn’t stand a ...
What a long, strange year itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ been. Never in my wildest dreams ... .In addition to the rise of Donald Trump, there is the strange race for Congress involving Bill Shuster, Art Halvorson, and Adam Sedlock.Did I say strange? Baffling and bewildering, too. I’ll explain.Bill Shuster, the ...