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Trump can’t compare to Lincoln

It鈥檚 been a long, hard slog.All of this started when the ex-U.S. Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb, announced he was forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for the presidency.Remarkably, that was on Nov. 20, 2014.Tomorrow, that鈥檒l be 719 long, long days ago.Webb didn鈥檛 stand a ...

Trump can’t handle the truth

Voters beware!Warning: If you plan to vote for Hillary Clinton next Tuesday, you might find yourself getting sued.That鈥檚 because Donald likes to sue, or threatens to sue, anybody who isn鈥檛 among his most loyal followers.Heck, he鈥檚 been involved in 4,095 lawsuits in his life. And, ...

Democrats losing the working class

Arthurdale has the distinction of being Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 鈥渂aby鈥 鈥 the first of a hand full of communities constructed by the New Deal to give sustenance and hope to Depression-era families. In this case, coal miners.Some 15 miles from Morgantown and an hour from Uniontown, Arthurdale ...

The puppet and the puppeteer

Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to become America鈥檚 faith-healer appears to be in jeopardy.He only has himself to blame. Too bad he鈥檚 so busy blaming everybody else.He laments that the news media, Hillary Clinton and her staff, the Democratic Party and even a selected assortment of Republicans are ...

Trump shows his true colors

鈥淲e have no democracy,鈥 Donald Trump said a few days prior to last week鈥檚 final debate of the presidential campaign.He then told debate moderator Chris Wallace on Wednesday night that he might refuse to honor the will of the American people, as expressed by their votes, on Nov. 8.鈥淚 ...