2016 presidential race

Young Johnny McCranky reminds us that when it comes to the political crazy, nobody can outdo him.by KenIn a DailyKos post, "

Responding to a question from a reporter Wednesday, Maryland's Republican Governor Larry Hogan said he doesn't plan to vote for Trump. The next day GOP Senator Mark Kirk said that Trump is "too bigoted and racist" for Illinois.

No photos of money changing hands-- so it must have never happenedThat foreign money floods into the American political system is hardly a secret, although it is illegal. Nothing much is ever done to stop it.

Bernie Sanders in March — What we will ask for if we lose. This is apparently still true.by Gaius PubliusNow that all the primary voting is complete, the Democratic Party has the task of uniting itself. In particular, that means uniting the Sanders voters and the Clinton voters into a force to repel the Republican candidate, presumably Donald Trump. How's that going?Depends on who you ask (I know, whom).Here's a good write-up by John Queally at Common Dreams.

"In Trump’s speeches, lines of ethnic strife are always present but forever being rearranged—suddenly drawn, then erased, and then drawn again.

Why the Russians take an interest in U.S. political candidates. Do the Russians have a horse in the current race? by Gaius PubliusBefore I present the news part of the story, note the following:

Convention wisdom predicted the Orlando terrorist attack would be "good" for Trump, who quickly moved into full demagogue mode-- not much of a change from his default button-- to exploit it.

Ah... the good old daysWhat can we say about a bunch of rich Republican donors coming together at posh Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah to moan about Donald Trump?

Film maker Ken Burns, who chronicles American history and culture, called out Trump, Trumpism and his enablers during a commencement speech at Stanford Sunday, referring to the Republican presidential nominee as "a charlatan, a naked emperor, a bullying, infantile man" without once uttering Trump's ugly name.

The Clinton Machine, Obama Biden, Schumer, Reid, the media lobbying and donor elites that serve them... are sure at the apex of the Democratic establishment.