IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 27, 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 “It’s the economy stupid” By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — When asking voters what they think of the U.S. economy, the response is generally negative even if they think their own […]
Category: Political Commentary
or power
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 19, 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Patriotism or power By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Patriotism is not an ordinary word. It is a cornerstone word, an assumption word. All politicians are assumed to be patriotic citizens […]
longer inevitable
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 12, 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 No longer inevitable By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Suddenly we have a race in New Hampshire. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley had already closed the gap with Donald Trump […]
Last a Meaningful Debate
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 4, 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 At last a meaningful debate By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — It is game on for the first one-on-one Republican debate of the 2024 campaign season between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]
but not unqualified
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 29, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Unfit, but not unqualified By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Four Confederate generals served as generals in the Spanish-American War: Matthew Butler (US Sen. 1877-95) and West Pointers Fitzhugh Lee (Virginia […]
can no longer want what they wanted
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 21, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 They can longer want what they wanted By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Abortion, no longer a federal right, is increasingly becoming a state right, the unintended legacy of Senate Minority […]
enters the fray
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 15, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Irony enters the fray By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Irony has entered the fray, and as is often the case with irony it is not only unintentional, but also not […]
Pit Bull
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 8, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Their pit bull By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — The lawyer/president analogy is explanatory. People choose an attorney for one reason: to win. They want a pit bull in their corner. […]
Haley factor
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 30, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Haley factor By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — The political pendulum is swinging ever so slightly, but pendulums have weight, weight creates momentum, and momentum is the life blood of […]
Hams plan for survival
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 23, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Hamas plan for survival By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Now that a deal is in place for Hamas to return some of the hostages seized on October 7, it […]