The joke survives the test of time and, under the circumstances, deserves repeating. As the late journalist Mickey Carroll told it, a suburban town with a population 90 percent Irish and 10 percent Jewish held a mayoral election involving two … Read more…
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Mitch McConnell’s betrayal hurts the nation: Goodwin
Et tu, Mitch McConnell? Just when Washington has a chance to turn the page, fresh signs emerged Tuesday that the past is not yet past. It is almost certain now that the Senate will hold an impeachment trial of President … Read more…
Middle East peace deals were Trump’s mission impossible made possible: Goodwin
Donald Trump’s legacy, like the man himself, will be complicated, but the one certainty will be his record of achieving what conventional wisdom said couldn’t be done. His world-shocking victory in the 2016 election is the best example, and commanding … Read more…
Where is the great leader that will take NYC to new heights?: Goodwin
Another day, another candidate for New York City mayor. If only quantity could substitute for quality. We’re approaching a dozen already and it’s worrisome that there’s little evidence the candidates have learned much from Mayor de Blasio’s numerous and critical failings. … Read more…
For President Trump, a larger fight endures after 2020 election: Goodwin
It will take a miracle now, actually several of them, but President Trump is not ready to throw in the towel. Publicly at least, he’s still full of fight. “This election was stolen,” he says. “It was a rigged election, … Read more…
Why I voted for Trump in 2016 and will vote for him again: Goodwin
In March of 2016, I wrote that I would likely support Donald Trump because he was the only presidential candidate speaking for working-class Americans. I also viewed the contempt for Trump by the media and elite of both parties as … Read more…
This is the President Trump we should have seen weeks ago: Goodwin
The best Trump ever. That’s what America saw in Thursday’s debate as the president finally found his stride. He was substantive, measured and relatively calm — a combination that enabled him to give the best debate performance I’ve ever seen … Read more…
Hunter biz partner confirms e-mail, details Joe Biden’s push to make millions from China: Goodwin
Wait until Scranton hears about this. One of Joe Biden’s ways of contrasting himself with President Trump has been to declare the election a battle of Park Avenue values vs. Scranton, Pa., values. Now we learn that Biden has secretly … Read more…
Hey, Joe Biden, what did you know about Hunter’s crook emails?: Goodwin
Now that some secrets of the Biden family business are no longer secrets, it’s easy to imagine Joe Biden asking the same question Robert Redford asked in the 1972 film “The Candidate.” After winning a Senate race he didn’t expect … Read more…
Democrats can’t ‘Kavanaugh’ unflappable Justice-to-be Amy Coney Barrett: Goodwin
They came, they questioned and they got nothing. It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for Democrats. Almost. With a history of vicious misbehavior and the political calendar limiting their ability to smear Amy Coney Barrett, Dems on the … Read more…
We’re better off under Trump than before, so where’s the momentum?: Goodwin
It’s a number that would make any incumbent jump for joy: 56 percent of registered voters tell Gallup they are better off than they were four years ago, while only 32 percent said they are worse off. President Trump hailed the … Read more…
A hot mess of a debate, and a bad plan by Trump: Goodwin
A hot mess does not make for a great debate. Or an interesting one or even an entertaining one. America was mistreated Tuesday. A highly anticipated showdown in a closely fought presidential election in a deeply divided country had the … Read more…
Three reasons NYC is stuck with Bill de Blasio’s unbelievable incompetence: Goodwin
With his refusal to crack down on crime and inability to get schools and restaurants fully opened, Mayor de Blasio has reached new depths of incompetence at exactly the wrong time. It’s one thing to be a dud when there … Read more…
Trump isn’t likely to shrink from Supreme Court fight in election year: Goodwin
If you thought the presidential election was already too hot and too nasty, brace yourself. You ain’t seen nothing yet. The mourning for Ruth Bader Ginsburg had barely started when the first political shots were fired. At 7:51 pm, about … Read more…
The art of the peace deal, Trump’s masterful détente: Goodwin
Before Tuesday’s remarkable events began at the White House, Palestinians in the West Bank dutifully protested the decisions by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to recognize Israel’s right to exist. Later, during the ceremony, Palestinians in Gaza fired two … Read more…
The Democrats’ partisan damage: Goodwin
First, it was the United Arab Emirates and Israel making peace. Then it was Serbia and Kosovo agreeing to set aside political disputes to sign an economic deal. And now Bahrain and Israel are set to sign a peace treaty. … Read more…
De Blasio is useless — and NYC’s next mayor could be even worse: Goodwin
If Mayor Putz had thrown in a “just kidding” line, his Tuesday press conference would have made more sense. Instead, he again looked like a mayor who doesn’t give a damn. “Except for that incident, overwhelmingly we had a peaceful … Read more…
Why Democrats and their liberal media minions are running scared: Goodwin
You can almost smell the sweat. The Democrats and their media handmaidens are starting to panic about Joe Biden’s prospects. The proof comes in their efforts to wish away the wave of crime and violence engulfing many American cities. Their … Read more…
Trump goes scorched earth in RNC 2020 acceptance speech: Goodwin
And on Day 4, there was no more Mr. Nice Guy! Republicans spent the better part of three nights in their convention presenting softer and gentler sides of President Trump, but the president gets the final words and he came … Read more…
Joe Biden finally breaks silence on urban violence, too late: Goodwin
For the first time in three days, the biggest political news of the day didn’t come out of the Republican convention. It came out of a basement in Delaware. Joe Biden finally raised an objection to the riots, arson, murder … Read more…
Trump is putting on the Greatest Reality Show on Earth: Goodwin
Day 2 of the Greatest Reality Show on Earth didn’t disappoint. From start to finish, Donald Trump’s convention team once again unveiled a smart program that skillfully stitched together people, policies and politics. Every good convention needs to tell a … Read more…
Trump ought to exploit Biden’s hesitation to slam violence from radical left: Goodwin
In case you didn’t have the time or stomach to watch the Democrats’ convention last week, I humbly offer this summary: Trump bad. Biden good. You’re all racists. Those basic elements were front and center throughout the four, two-hour lectures, … Read more…
Obama can give a speech, but it’s not enough to lift Biden: Goodwin
In December of 2007, Washington Post columnist David Broder began a column this way: “Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is!” Broder went on to summarize the rookie senator’s marvelous stump speech in the … Read more…
Michael Goodwin: Democratic Convention long on pain and grievance, short on hope and faith
Watching the long slog of the second night of the Democrats’ convention, a famous Winston Churchill line came to mind: “Take this pudding away — it has no theme!” FOX News SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free … Read more…
Goodwin: They’re against Trump — but what are Dems for?
Watching the long slog of the second night of the Democrat’s convention, a famous Winston Churchill line came to mind: “Take this pudding away—it has no theme!” Old and young, progressive and super progressive, left and far left, black, white, … Read more…
Democrats don’t acknowledge what’s happening in our cities: Goodwin
Who needs conventions, who needs crowded arenas? Democrats used the magic of technology and clever casting to give their party a passable first night. Forced by the coronavirus to create a make-believe gathering, planners employed all of Silicon Valley’s bells … Read more…
How NYC championed broken windows policing and threw it away: Goodwin
In the event the goon squad trashing New York and other cities puts me under a hot light and demands I say nice things about their “movement,” I’m ready. I will thank them for proving the righteousness of the “broken … Read more…
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Israel and UAE peace deal is vindication for Trump: Goodwin
Now we’re talking the Art of the Deal! While it is not unusual in political circles to describe something as a historic breakthrough, it is unusual when the term is justified. Yet that is the right way to describe the … Read more…
Kamala Harris an underwhelming VP pick by Joe Biden: Goodwin
The great Peggy Lee song comes to mind: “Is that all there is?” Sen. Kamala Harris checks off two big boxes for 2020 Dems — gender and race. But the moment, if not the actual choice, feels underwhelming because of … Read more…
Left showing hypocrisy with China meddling revelations: Goodwin
China Joe and Beijing Biden could be more than pejorative nicknames Trumpers throw at the Democrats’ nominee. It turns out there is some evidence behind the gamesmanship. A new national intelligence report says foreign adversaries have their presidential preferences and … Read more…
There’s no masking Mayor Bill de Blasio’s apathy for NYC: Goodwin
Bill de Blasio is officially the 109th mayor of NYC. I say officially because, in reality, he’s New York’s first mayor — the first mayor who doesn’t care about the city. Opinion | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL:
Joe Biden’s basement strategy will backfire: Goodwin
For Joe Biden, these are the best of days. Riding high in the polls, he has a long list of Democrats scrambling to be his running mate, while others offer themselves for plum Cabinet posts. Media supporters are so confident … Read more…
AG Barr destroys Jerry Nadler in another House Democrat testimony disaster: Goodwin
He came, he saw, he ate their lunch. Bill Barr, denied a meal break, feasted instead on a gaggle of Democratic amateurs. Another congressional hearing, another Dem disaster. They planned a public hanging of the attorney general and spent weeks … Read more…
COVID-19 is at the core of Donald Trump’s election woes: Goodwin
With apologies to James Carville, it’s the COVID, stupid. The recent surge of coronavirus cases across much of the country is pushing the issue to the front of the presidential campaign. If the election were held today, the outcome would … Read more…
Joe Biden may pay for the chaos in major cities: Goodwin
From sea to shining sea, crime is surging and gunfire rings throughout the night. In some cities, anarchists smash windows and set fires, aiming to set up autonomous zones. In response, President Trump threatens to dispatch federal troops unless local … Read more…
Why New York Times praises ‘cancel culture’ but skips over its own racist history: Goodwin
The Gray Lady’s legacy includes Confederates in the closet — men and at least one woman who supported the South and slavery during the Civil War. Opinion | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL:
No, Gov. Cuomo, New York’s nursing home carnage is your fault: Goodwin
For months, the governor has been desperate to find somebody, anybody, to blame for the nursing-home carnage he helped to cause. Opinion | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL:
Bill de Blasio caves to absurd ‘defund the police’ movement: Goodwin
Reader Jay Roberts raises the burning question of the day, one that has sparked a lively debate with one of his friends. He writes, “You say Mayor de Blasio is a ‘putz’ but my friend says he’s a ‘schmuck.’ I suggest … Read more…
Cuomo takes a bow after his deadly nursing home decision: Goodwin
There is an old saying that if you don’t blow your own horn, there won’t be any music. Gov. Andrew Cuomo obviously is a believer, having ended his streak of 111 daily coronavirus briefings with another blast of praise for … Read more…
Bill de Blasio keeps flip-flopping on his stances: Goodwin
Say this for Mayor de Blasio: He likes a challenge. Just when you think he has hit rock bottom and can’t go any lower, he is happy to prove you wrong. The last few days have been a microcosm of … Read more…
Leftists are in firm control at The New York Times: Goodwin
Stick a fork in the Gray Lady. Her obituary is a sad day and not just for journalism. Opinion | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL:
Shame of Andrew Cuomo’s blame game: Goodwin
In my early days as an opinion writer, a savvy veteran took me aside to explain his mordant view of the job. It requires, he said with a smile, someone willing to safely watch the battle from afar, then walk … Read more…
Trump is right to take jabs at Jeff Sessions: Goodwin
President Trump is a man of many feuds, some of them so petty, they defy defense. But in one of the biggest, he’s standing on the high ground. Trump and Jeff Sessions, his first attorney general, are locked in a … Read more…
During coronavirus pandemic, essentials are the new protected class: Goodwin
For socialists and those who lean that way, pandemic time is boom time. Washington is printing and spending money like never before and both parties support sending cash to businesses and the unemployed. Opinion | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL:
Cuomo’s nursing home reversal is too little, too late for those now dead: Goodwin
Gov. Cuomo will never be confused with Fiorello La Guardia. “When I make a mistake, it’s a beaut,” the legendary mayor of New York once confessed. Unfortunately, Cuomo’s pride and political calculations don’t allow him to admit error even as he … Read more…
Piecing together the ‘phony’ case against Michael Flynn: Goodwin
The best way to understand the dismissal of the phony prosecution case against Gen. Michael Flynn and the release of secret congressional testimonies is to imagine a giant jigsaw puzzle. We know the final picture will show a broad conspiracy … Read more…
Media that branded Kavanaugh a rapist now a racket to protect Biden: Goodwin
Stop the presses, the left-wing media learned a lesson about how to cover sexual allegations against politicians. Unfortunately, they learned the wrong lesson. For weeks, Tara Reade’s charge that Joe Biden forcibly penetrated her in 1993 was too hot to … Read more…
