Author Archives: dsfjr

Proving Government Doesn’t Work By Destroying It

  The blog’s newest tag – bush is what you get when you vote for a republican damn it – needs an explanation. It debuted in the most recent “Weekend Links” post. That George W. Bush’s presidency was a disaster goes without saying for those that were both alive and awake from 2001 until 2009. InContinue reading “Proving Government Doesn’t Work By Destroying It”

Weekend Links

Congratulations to the staff of Ivy Language Academy here in Dali, Yunnan. This month we celebrate our second anniversary. We opened in March 2014 with 18 total students. We’re going to start this semester with at least 65 and probably more! The marketing team really humped it these past few weeks with clear, excellent results to show for itContinue reading “Weekend Links”

Super Tuesday and the Republicans’ Dilemma

Today’s voting could essentially render the ultimate results of both parties’ nomination contests foregone conclusions. Polls suggest Donald Trump will win strong pluralities nearly everywhere, Ted Cruz will win Texas and move into a clear second place in delegates, and Marco Rubio probably still won’t have a first place finish anywhere, yet mainstream pundits and Republican establishment types willContinue reading “Super Tuesday and the Republicans’ Dilemma”

So, Um, Trump’s Gonna Win?

Yes. Well, probably. At least, I don’t see how he doesn’t win the Republican nomination given current facts on the ground (the general election is a much different and much more unpredictable story). Donald Trump has won nearly every category of voter – and in Nevada, every category – so far that has come out for theContinue reading “So, Um, Trump’s Gonna Win?”

The 2016 Election Just Got Real

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away at age 79. Condolences to his family and friends, but for the rest of us, what does it mean for the country? The man, after all, was perhaps the guy most responsible for giving us George W. Bush in 2000. In addition, he voted for retrograde position afterContinue reading “The 2016 Election Just Got Real”

New Hampshire Recap

Want to know how absurd this 2016 Republican nomination contest has become? Here’s the spokesman for the fourth-place finisher in New Hampshire, whose campaign has spent way more money than any of the other candidates’ campaigns, arguing that the second-place New Hampshire finisher has no viable path to the nomination. That’s right, Jeb Bush’s campaign isContinue reading “New Hampshire Recap”

New Hampshire Preview

It’s been a tough time for predictions here at Swinging Dead Cats. Last week, in the Iowa Caucus preview, I had Donald Trump winning there only to see Ted Cruz score a big victory. I called Iowa a coin-flip between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, so that one came out looking okay. But then, in my lastContinue reading “New Hampshire Preview”

Presidential Elections are Not National Psychodramas

  People say they “just don’t trust Hillary.” Are you hearing people say this? I’m hearing this – I’m hearing this a lot, actually. It’s disturbing because while there are reasons not to trust Hillary Clinton, there aren’t very many good reasons. Most of the “reasons” are nebulous, confused, based on erroneous information, or outright made up.Continue reading “Presidential Elections are Not National Psychodramas”

Morning Coffee in Jersey City Links

Nothing in particular to focus on this morning, so some links: Contra me, Matthew Yglesias over at Vox argues that Donald Trump’s performance in Iowa was impressive. Yglesias is right that by historical standards Trump did well in Iowa, where several factors favor a Ted Cruz-type or a Marco Rubio-type. However, doing well in relative terms is not going toContinue reading “Morning Coffee in Jersey City Links”