LZ Granderson I’m sure it doesn’t feel this way to President Joe Biden now, given the fighter he is, but stepping down was the right thing for him to do. Not because members of Congress were calling for it, not because donors had started to withhold funds, and certainly not because of that awful debate performance. Deciding not to seek reelection was the right thing to do … [Read more...] about Biden’s decision to drop out is one of the most patriotic moments in a long life of service
2024 presidential election
LTE: A look at this year’s Republican platform
To the editor: This is the official outline of the 16-page 2024 Republican platform, without any editorial critique. “The end of democracy!?” You decide. 1. Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion. 2. Carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. 3. End inflation and make America affordable again. 4. Make America the dominant energy producer … [Read more...] about LTE: A look at this year’s Republican platform
How Vance transformed from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate
Carl P. Leubsdorf Soon after word of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump flashed across the television screens and social media, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance became one of the first top Republicans to cast blame for the horrific event. “Today is not just some isolated incident,” Vance tweeted on X. “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that … [Read more...] about How Vance transformed from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate
Shribman: It’s been 128 years since we’ve seen an election like this
David M. Shribman On one side is a lifetime politician who has spent almost a half-century in elected office; on the other side is a relative political newcomer who disdains the political experience that his rival has accumulated. On one side is a leader who has respect for the conventional practices of politics; on the other is a leader whose entire identity is wrapped up … [Read more...] about Shribman: It’s been 128 years since we’ve seen an election like this
Voting for America first
Martin Schram There was a time when many of President Donald Trump’s top officials – including his cabinet-level advisers on national and global security – thought the toughest decision they had to make was whether to tell you the truth about what they really thought about their boss. Then, belatedly, but eventually, a surprising number of Trump’s most famous conservative … [Read more...] about Voting for America first