Commentary
 In the early days of the Republican primary, CNN—struggling financially and in the ratings—took Trump seriously and legitimized his candidacy. |
Photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov.
There is only one reason why Donald Trump is still president, and Republicans will face a reckoning when the party’s over. |
 Who won, who lost, and what it all means. |
 Let’s stop parsing apologies and condemning individuals and instead examine the culture that produces the behavior. |
Buffalo's Outer Harbor in winter. Photo by Jay Burney.
Congress is scheduled to vote soon on opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. It’s a terrible idea. |
Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing the FBI investigation into Russion interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Today, the local Republican base is not giving up on Trump, or on wreckage as a governing style—but that could change. |
 Shown above is the flip side of your SAT-formatted Scantron New York State ballot. Be sure to flip over the ballot and mark these three referendum questions. |
This piece of lit did not come from the Schoeneman campaign, but is made to look like it did.
Since everyone has a short memory nowadays, what with your iPhones and e-devices, here’s a little trip down memory lane. |