The late entrance and massive spending of two leftist billionaires, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has led to much speculation as to what's going on. The conventional answer for the entry is that these magnates were dissatisfied with the far-leftism on offer from the current crop of candidates.  Yet it's not entirely satisfactory, given that they don't seem to be offering anything that's going to get votes, either. Bloomberg's pitch to voters is that he can win against Donald Trump. Steyer incessantly yaks about impeachment and global warming, two signature issues that are both bombs. He apparently didn't notice that Washington state governor, Jay Inslee, quite a qualified candidate by experience and past office alone, who made his platform entirely about green issues, washed out fast. As for Steyer's other signature issue, impeachment, he's already made a fool of himself for by...(Read Full Post)