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Frozen in the Safe Lane

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Iowa braces for a cold Caucus Night and now the Trump, DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy teams have their work cut out for them to keep their engines from stalling. Blizzardous conditions are keeping us from visiting, so we asked Jim Geraghty, our man on the ground in Des Moines this week. He provides the scoop, the had-to-be-there insights and some informed speculation.

Plus Peter, James and Rob vent their lack of confidence in this administration to meet this week's foreign flare up; and have some advice for Sanctuary Mayor Eric Adams.

This week’s sound is from the opening of the Jan. 11th KCCI Newscast in Des Moines. IA

Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Guest:
JGJim Geraghty

Discussion (16)

  • DonG (CAGW is a Scam)@DonG

    The thing that makes Vivek special is that he is the first candidate in a long time that talks about the soul of America. Not in some crappy Obama way, but in a true Lincoln way. He is more than great policies, he goes deeper. He wants to address the broken spirit of America. He says a lot of words and people might miss the messaging, but it is there. It is the kind of God-centered healing that you expect from a Mike Johnson, but here it is in the Hindi from Ohio.

  • The Reticulator@TheReticulator
    ReplyingtoDonG (CAGW is a Scam)

    DonG (CAGW is a Scam) (View Comment):

    The thing that makes Vivek special is that he is the first candidate in a long time that talks about the soul of America. Not in some crappy Obama way, but in a true Lincoln way. He is more than great policies, he goes deeper. He wants to address the broken spirit of America. He says a lot of words and people might miss the messaging, but it is there. It is the kind of God-centered healing that you expect from a Mike Johnson, but here it is in the Hindi from Ohio.

    I won't disagree that Ramaswamy talks a lot.

  • Taras@Taras
    ReplyingtoThe Reticulator

    DonG (CAGW is a Scam) (View Comment):

    The thing that makes Vivek special is that he is the first candidate in a long time that talks about the soul of America. Not in some crappy Obama way, but in a true Lincoln way. He is more than great policies, he goes deeper. He wants to address the broken spirit of America. He says a lot of words and people might miss the messaging, but it is there. It is the kind of God-centered healing that you expect from a Mike Johnson, but here it is in the Hindi from Ohio.

    The Reticulator (View Comment):

    I won’t disagree that Ramaswamy talks a lot.

    Talk — is cheap:

    Trump is tapping into fear and anger; Clinton says America needs “love and kindness”. Trump’s campaign slogan is “make America great again”; Clinton insists: “America never stopped being great. We have to make America whole.” Trump has vowed to build walls; Clinton has promised to break down barriers.

    “Hillary Clinton v Donald Trump: the looming battle for the soul of America”, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/05/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-gereral-election-battle-american-future

    I’ve always thought of Vivek Ramaswamy as having a bright future (if a dim present) in the Republican Party, but he has hurt himself with his shoddy performance in the debates, as well as idiotic remarks about Ukraine. This helps explain why he has firmly established himself at the bottom of the polls; the polls, that is, that bother to include him.

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