14 July 2016 The Dog Days of Summer Choosing a Presidential Running Mate by J.R.Thomas Now should be the phoney war, with the Presidential candidates indulging in a little half-hearted sniping to keep their hands in for the autumn campaign but concentrating on organising their coronations by convention later this month and making all those… Continue reading Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)
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Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
23 June 2016 Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue by J.R.Thomas Late June 2016. It’s a hot night in Washington DC. The politicians were up late, their conversations frenzied and urgent and more than a little alcohol fuelled, but finally everybody got to bed. But now it is 4.30am, that dangerous hour before dawn. And the Speaker… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 29:2015 11 19: Noises Off
19 November 2015 Noises Off by J.R.Thomas It is often said that it is much easier to lose an election than to win one. The leaders of the GOP are rapidly becoming convinced of that, so the frantically flailing Washington rumour mill has it. The contest ought to be looking so different at the moment.… Continue reading Issue 29:2015 11 19: Noises Off
Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn
22 October 2015 Stop Press: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn by J R Thomas We have been following the American Presidential nomination battles in the Shaw Sheet and speculating that Joe Biden, President Obama’s Vice President, might considerably impact Hilary Clinton’s front runner role for the Democrat nomination, should he decide to run. On Wednesday… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All the President’s People
16 July 2015 All the President’s People by J R Thomas Imagine a horse race with only one runner, preening and prancing in front of the crowd. Then imagine another horse race with so many runners there aren’t enough starting stalls, and every neighbourhood donkey, pony and carthorse in the county is jostling around the… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All the President’s People
