How old is “too old” to be president of the United States? Joe Biden is the oldest president in American history. If he runs for a second term, he’d be 86 when he’s done. Constitutionally, of course, there’s no age that’s “too old.” Plenty of people function well in advanced age. For example, when I was 40 (and a fair golfer, I might add), I got my clocked clean in match … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney’s got something to say
Former presidential candidate and now Utah Sen. Mitt Romney lives in political no-man’s land – untrusted by conservatives and liberals alike. He’s got something interesting to say, however. It’s worth a little attention. Boiled to the bone, his message takes both Republicans and Democrats to the woodshed on American energy policy and climate change. He says “the United … [Read more...]
Here’s what real intolerance looks like
There is more than a bit of irony in the unfolding story of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who sits in a Russian jail after being detained for allegedly transporting hashish oil in her luggage. Don’t get me wrong. This is not a condemnation of Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She’s as much a political prisoner as anyone in the … [Read more...]
Let the abortion debate begin
As I watched the “breaking news” unfold live last week on Roe v Wade, I was once again dismayed to see the polarization of news coverage in America. Fox News went full bore in one direction and CNN in the other. All the initial coverage was forced into a funnel of an anti-abortion perspective for Fox and a pro-abortion perspective for CNN. So, here we sit almost a week after … [Read more...]
Democrats don’t own Hispanic voters
Nevada is Nevada and Texas is Texas. Always was; always will be. But in 2022 may I suggest a tiny link between the two states: The awakening of Hispanic voters. Consider Mayra Flores, who won a special election in the 34th Congressional District in Texas. In a traditionally Democratic stronghold, did she run on gender identity? Did she hit the stump telling people about the … [Read more...]
Does a chicken cry?
Ever since newly minted Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could not – or more accurately would not – answer the question “what is a woman” at her confirmation hearing, American political punditry remains at the ready to do battle over the topic. Don’t expect much of a fight in Nevada, though. This remains a pioneer state with fairly conservative values about … [Read more...]
A timeline that will haunt law enforcement
Seventeen minutes. One hundred and sixteen rounds fired. Nineteen kids and two teachers slaughtered in their elementary school classroom in Uvalde, TX. Seventeen minutes. That’s the time between when a mentally screwed up, mascara wearing 18-year-old entered the classroom with a rifle and the time officers burst into the classroom and killed him. We’ve reached the … [Read more...]
Sherman Commentary: Sisolak blew it
We know what you did in the summer of 2020, Gov. Steve Sisolak. You shut down Nevada churches in the teeth of the COVID-19, while letting a myriad of other businesses gather. The governor and Attorney General Aaron Ford were taken to court and summarily admonished for the blunder. Now, the governor wants to be re-elected. You gotta be kidding. A governor with so light a … [Read more...]