On Wednesday, Ron DeSantis gave a speech that smelled deeply of the opening salvo in the next presidential campaign. He did so by declaring Tuesday’s “blue tsunami” an “extinction level event.” The remark was rhetorically dramatic and way over-the-top, but it was designed to be. It is a sound bite that will reverberate as long as DeSantis is a candidate – in waiting or in actuality. Yesterday, Gavin Newsom likewise fired his opening presidential salvo on the other side of the aisle, but he did so not with mere rhetoric; he did so with action. Action that returns to him the
Day two of this interesting new reality and everyone has an explanation for it. It always seems to me that if they can explain that fast, they could prevent it, because they had to see it coming. ...
To my liberal Christian friends – you won. I concede. Well done. Feel free to gloat. Go ahead, pile on – you deserve to. If you are so inclined, do your little profane victory...
Take a deep breath, absorb the results. It happened – can’t change it. No sense getting worked up about it. The key question is what to do from here. In fact that is the only...
Election Day – yeah well, it is, but today is also Godzilla Day. Yes, on this day in 1954 the very first Godzilla movie opened in Japanese theaters and spawned a media empire. Godzilla has...
Fromer Secretary of State, CIA Director and Congressman from Kansas Mike Pompeo joined Hugh Thursday to sift through rubble and talk about rebuilding: Audio: 11-05hhs-pompeo Transcript: HH: As promised, after the tsunami on Tuesday, I went looking for people who actually or might guess well what has happened. Among...
Mike Rogers, locked in a tight battle with Abdul El Sayed for the Senare seat in Michigan, joined Hugh to discuss why Michigan voters have to be concerned about El-Sayed’s decptions and diversions from the topic of his views of and ties to the Muslim Brotherhoo: Audio: 11-02hhs-rogers Transcript: HH: Joined now...
my take on what happened Tuesday and why, and then to lighten the mood, James Lileks analyzing the latest edition of the Magnificent Seven. The post Duane's World 11/05/26: with James Lileks...
Hugh discusses the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections and talks with Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State, former CIA Director, and Abe Greenwald, Executive Editor, “Commentary.” The...
Hugh discusses the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections and talks with callers, Vic Matus, Arts & Culture Editor, “The Free Beacon,” co-host, “Getting Hammered,” and Josh...
Hugh discusses the results from Tuesday’s midterm elections and talks with Noah Rothman, National Review senior writer, author, “Blood & Progress,” and Phil Balboni, CEO and Editorial...