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“America went from the freest country in the world in December 2019 to a repressive and frightening place by July 2021. How did that happen?“
–Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness, July 18, 2021
Since writing my recent pleas to rouse you from your comfortable place on the couch to get active in local politics, I have been doing extensive reading; trying to find the answer to Victor Davis Hanson’s question.… read more
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THOSE BIDEN JOBS CLAIMS – You’ve heard them, and questioned them as I have, I’m sure. Well, now some in the media are beginning to take a close look at those numbers. “Biden Keeps Making the Same Dubious Jobs Claim,” was the headline on the Daily Caller’s analysis.
“We’re now the first administration in history to add jobs every single month in our six months in office, and the only one in history to add more than four million jobs during the first six months,” said Biden
The official government data shows that between January and June 2021, the number of employed Americans rose from 142.7 million to 145.8 million, a gain of just over 3 million.… read more
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WHAT DID YOU EXPECT when a reporter asked President Biden about New York Governor Cuomo’s resignation?
“He’s done a hell of a job … on everything from access to voting to infrastructure to a whole range of things. That’s why it’s so sad,” he responded.
Notice how he skirted the two key charges against Cuomo … sexual harassment and his failure to properly address the Covid-19 pandemic, despite touting his leadership effort in a book. … read more
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Previously, I have mentioned my concerns over the infiltration of critical race theory into high school, college and university curriculums and the government’s insertion of the race and white privilege subject matter into our military training programs.
I’m sure you’ve noticed that Americans across the nation are confronting school boards with vocal disapproval over study content that shames whites and, I believe, actually encourages racism, citing white privilege.… read more
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BIDEN’S REMARK ABOUT JOURNALISTS before boarding Air Force One to return to the U.S. from Geneva almost made my “laugh of the day” spot. He was telling them that he wasn’t going to negotiate with Putin in the media when he said:
“You’re the brightest people in the country. You’re the most informed people on detail. … read more
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Regular readers know that I routinely limit my commentaries to a single topic. When that happens, other comment-worthy topics are relegated to my stack of stuff, off to the side of my desk. So, it’s time for a little catching up.
RULE OF LAW – Like most of you, I find it incredible that one person can alter the rule of law on a whim, usually for political reasons. … read more
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A day doesn’t go by that I don’t believe we’re going to hell in a handbasket. Yet, I continue to be optimistic.
President Biden ignores the significance of the anniversary of D-Day, but tells our troops in the UK that global warming is our biggest threat.
Vice President Harris seeks to find the root cause of the migration and the illegal crossing of our southern border without visiting that border; responding to her failure to visit there with one of her nervous laughs, intended to pass it off as unimportant.… read more
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Long before I became interested in politics, I recall listening to Gabriel Heatter, a radio commentator, with my Dad. With all of the news we are facing, I decided to borrow Heatter’s famous line – “Ah there’s good news tonight” – that he adopted as his catchphrase.… read more
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REPUBLICANS DOING THE RIGHT THING – Fighting back on the left’s effort to rewrite history by supporting critical race theory and the absurd 1619 Project in our schools, South Dakota’s Gov. Kristi Noem signed a pledge to restore patriotic education in the state’s school curriculums.
“Teaching our children and grandchildren to hate their own country and pitting them against one another on the basis of race or sex is shameful and must be stopped,” she said.… read more
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TRUMP 47.7 – BIDEN 26.9 – That’s the comparison of viewers in millions for each president’s first address to Congress. Trump’s in 2017 and Biden’s on Wednesday.
“It’s very possible,” writes Matt Margolis at PJ Media, “that more people have seen Joe Biden’s infamous tumble (going up the stairs of Air Force One) than watched his address before Congress.”… read more