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Justices Thomas and Alito Upholding Originalist Theory of United States Constitution

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As a believer in Constitutional originalism, Jason l. Riley’s column, “Clarence Thomas, Stalwart for the Constitution,” in the Wall Street Journal was of interest to me.  As I was reading it, it was like Justice Samuel Alito was looking over my shoulder.  The smiling photo of him on the cover of Mollie Hemingway’s book, “Alito,” a Father’s Day gift, seemed to be smiling at me from the table next to me.… read more

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Mourning the Passing of Sen. Jon Kyl

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The late Sen. Jon Kyl. (GettyImages)

This past week, we mourned the passing of Arizona’s Sen. Jon Kyl, at age 77.

Prior to my retirement as vice president of communications and public affairs with Honeywell, I had the pleasure of knowing the Senator in my government relations role with Honeywell and earlier with Sperry Flight Systems.… read more

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AOC Ready for the Presidency?  The Answer is Still, ‘No’

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I believe I’ve made my position on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clear in a dozen or so blog reports, including her weak foreign policy knowledge demonstrated at the Munich Security Conference in February to her endorsement of Angie Nixon, the Democrat Socialist running for Senate in Florida.

Ocasio-Cortez

But after scanning several opinion pieces on her that wound up in my stack of stuff, I thought it was time to revisit AOC with the views of others.… read more

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Minnesota Voters Can Deal Out Accountability in November

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I’m back on one of my favorite topics again – accountability. This time it centers on fraud in the state of Minnesota, where those in leadership are all in denial.

ELLISON, FLANAGAN, WALZ, SMITH and KLOBUCHAR

However, if you haven’t heard, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a report, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz ad Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion,

They found that senior officials in Minnesota state government, including Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison, were aware of widespread fraud in federally funded social services programs for years, possessed the legal and procedural authority to stop payments and ban fraudulent providers from participating in these programs, but repeatedly failed to act.… read more

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What El-Sayed Says May Get Him Votes in Dearborn, But Michiganders Put Tourism and Football Over Socialist Insults

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Remember the game, Simon Says?  Well, pardon the pun, but I just couldn’t resist a play on Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s name to make my point.  It’s about what El-Sayed has “said” recently. Remarks that can’t help his chances to beat Republican Mike Rogers in his bid for the Senate in Michigan this fall.… read more

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Not All Democrats Believe in the ‘Big Tent’

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“Feeling their oats,” a phrase used to describe individuals showing confidence, boldness and even arrogance, has been evident among those promoting Democratic socialism, but of late several Democrat strategists have come out in opposition to that ideology.

You may recall my noting the change in the opinion of two Democrat strategists – straight-shooters Julian Epstein and Doug Shoen – in my October 12, 2025, blog, “Listening: Fortunately, the radical left is deaf,” in which they oppose the party’s move to the far-left.… read more

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Seriously, How Can an American Identify as a Socialist?

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The misplaced fascination with socialism and the return of the “big tent” philosophy is red meat for conservative commentators, yet I’m being told to take it seriously.  Yes, I’ve seen the polls reflecting that 34 percent of Democrats identify as “democratic socialists,” possibly imagining this is their answer to stopping President Trump and he MAGA movement, but it’s not going anywhere.… read more