• The Summer of 68

    The Summer of 68

    Summer of 69 is a very good Bryan Adams song             After President Biden’s less-than-stellar debate performance on June 27th, some pundits compared the situation to Lyndon Johnson’s withdrawal in 1968. It is NOT similar, look at the calendar.             LBJ shocked the nation when he dropped out of the race during a televised address…

  • Presidential Debates, Part 1

    Presidential Debates, Part 1

    Perhaps the most famous debates are the Lincoln-Douglas debates. They were NOT a presidential debate; they ran for the United States Senate seat from Illinois in 1858. Democrat Douglas was the incumbent seeking a third term. Lincoln, the challenger, and former one-term congressman represented the new Republican party that rose from the ashes of the…