Between the Lines: Maybe he should try going back to that last job.
You need a manager to run your new McDonald’s restaurant. You hear about a guy who’s interested in the job. He’s old, but some people think he did pretty well at the last place he managed. So, you have a trusted aide check him out. How was his business record? Well, businesses he managed went […]
Between the Lines: Tester Runs as Republican Lite
Jon Tester is running scared. He’s even running away from his own party. Tester, seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate, is in a tight race with Republican Tim Sheehy in an increasingly Republican state. Tester already has been running ads pointing out when he has disagreed with the Democratic Biden administration. Then last […]
Between the Lines: Maybe it’s time he told us what he really thinks
Jon Tester’s Senate campaign has been making hay out of remarks Republican opponent Tim Sheehy made last year about healthcare. Semafor obtained an audio recording of remarks Sheehy made at a meet-and-greet in Glasgow in August 2023. “In my opinion,” Sheehy said, “we need to return healthcare to pure privatization.” He added, “Healthcare worked before […]
You Can Trust Your Vote Will Count. Just Don’t Listen to the Whiners.
by David Crisp: Two things we can be sure of about the 2024 election: Millions of Americans will be disappointed, and Donald Trump will accept the results only if he wins. Trump has never backed down from his claims that the 2020 election was stolen, even though no solid evidence of that has surfaced. Dozens […]
Between the Lines Column: Maybe that was when America stopped being great
by David Crisp Democrats were in full panic about Joe Biden’s age last week while Republicans remained indifferent to Donald Trump’s lies. How many lies? Tens of thousands in the course of his political career, including a couple of dozen in his recent debate with Biden and at least 22 in his acceptance speech at […]