by Michael Leppert | Aug 24, 2023 | Politics/Government
It was one of countless interviews given by a gaggle of presidential candidates that could have gone largely unnoticed. How does describing a specific sect of GOP voters as “listless vessels” compare to one of the greatest hits of the 2016 campaign, “a basket of...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 26, 2020 | Politics/Government
On Wednesday, the first results of the New York Times/Sienna College presidential poll were released. These numbers were national, which as we all know by now, are largely meaningless thanks to the Electoral College. Ask Hillary Clinton about that. Or Al Gore. The...
by Michael Leppert | Nov 8, 2016 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Rock and roll will see us through this rough patch we have had. It’s the kind of purpose music serves after all: to calm, to comfort, and to inspire those who need it. My wife and I got to see one of our favorite performers a couple of weeks ago. Amos Lee...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 23, 2016 | Politics/Government
I have plenty of friends who are Republicans. But as some may have guessed, many of my Republican friends are embarrassed by their presidential nominee. I feel their pain. So what’s a smart and logical, yet loyal Republican voter to do? Among my friends who...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 21, 2016 | Politics/Government
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his caucus have kept their word. Normally that is an admirable statement, but not this time. Shortly after the February passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, McConnell pledged that the Senate would not even...
