A look at national politics through Cowboy State eyes

The political fates of our nation and of Wyoming are being decided right now across the country through a series of presidential primaries, debates and caucuses.

Here in Wyoming, we are merely observers. Or are we?

I was recently in Nevada, one of the battleground states, and got to follow some of the national candidates and make some observations on the national scene.

On the Democratic side, I always assumed Hillary Clinton would be our next president. She is not my choice but with all the strife on the Republican side, if she can get through the primaries and her convention, she could e...