John DonovanWaltzing with Walz at the Oratorical BallThis is too long — almost twice too long — for Walz’s closing statement Tuesday night, but it could probably be winnowed down to fit. And…Sep 30Sep 30
John DonovanIt’s about timeCampaign slogans. They come and go. The new deal, the new frontier, Nixon’s the one, morning in America, yes we can, make America great…Jul 22Jul 22
John DonovanTyranny’s Common DenominatorTyranny. A lovely word, really, if only you close your eyes and block out its meaning, its implications, its history, and let yourself…Jul 4Jul 4
John DonovanWishes for a Happy Holiday, written by fingernails on a blackboardHappy final fourth of July, hosted by the criminal Joe Bader Biden. It had a good run, but the Project 2025 planners promise something far…Jul 3Jul 3
John DonovanA throwaway-for-the-day: tripping down memory laneSomebody or something around here is trippin’, that’s for sure.Jul 2Jul 2
John DonovanAsk not what your stump speech can do for you. Ask what you can do for your stump speech.As a kind of desperately needed self-therapy today, following the trauma of that first (?) dismal abysmal debate, I sat down to write out a…Jun 28Jun 28
John DonovanCampaign ads I’d like to see, in no particular orderNo road is ever as straight as it looks, and twists and turns are the slings and arrows of politics and political season. That said, it…Jan 30Jan 30
John DonovanSelf-control is a wonderful thingEspecially when you don’t have any. What can I say — I can’t help it if I can’t help myself when it comes to these Graphics Gone Wild.Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
John DonovanPennies for your thoughts, and a freebie for Lauren Boebertwarning: utterly tasteless content ahead. (At least, at the bottom.) Read at your own risk.Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
John DonovanThis Calls for a ToastOr more likely 15 toasts — one for every ballot in the just-concluded Capitol Hill Follies show. Because, first, the 118th Congress…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
