By Chris Powell Most shootings in Hartford are followed by rallies by Mothers United Against Violence at the scenes of the crimes. The shootings two weeks ago were especially atrocious, the victims being a 20-year-old woman and her infant son, killed in what police said was a dispute over a car, with the young perpetratorContinue reading “Rallies at murder scenes aren’t stopping violence”
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Can Democrats ever admit the true cause of their defeat?
By Chris Powell When in 1974, having persuaded Ohio’s state legislature to impose an income tax, Gov. John Gilligan, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated for re-election by his Republican predecessor, he was remarkably honest about it. He took full responsibility. The vote, Gilligan said, was simply a rejection of him. Gilligan fairly could have madeContinue reading “Can Democrats ever admit the true cause of their defeat?”
Murphy’s silly tip to Democrats: Claim success on illegal immigration
By Chris Powell Identifying the weakest feature of one’s product and then promoting the heck out of it is said to be the first principle of cynical advertising. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, running for re-election, seemed to grab for it last week as he urged fellow Democrats to stop cowering amid illegal immigration. RespondingContinue reading “Murphy’s silly tip to Democrats: Claim success on illegal immigration”
Ousting Biden, Democrats show Trump isn’t the only liar
By Chris Powell Forgive Democratic leaders for what seems like their hypocrisy, their overthrowing their presumptive nominee for president, the incumbent, Joe Biden, who won the party’s primaries, and replacing him instantly with Vice President Kamala Harris, who didn’t have to earn support for the nomination from the party’s ordinary members. It’s no big dealContinue reading “Ousting Biden, Democrats show Trump isn’t the only liar”
Democrats get rid of Biden to save themselves, not the country
By CHRIS POWELL A historian as much as a politician, Winston Churchill foresaw the outcome of events like those of the Democratic Party’s last few weeks. “The loyalties which center upon No. 1 are enormous,” Churchill wrote. “If he trips, he must be sustained. If he makes mistakes, they must be covered. If he sleeps,Continue reading “Democrats get rid of Biden to save themselves, not the country”
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