Commentary
On Day One of his administration, President Biden halted construction of the border wall begun by former President Trump and announced that he was sending an immigration bill to Congress as part of his commitment to modernize our immigration system.
“The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 established a new system to responsibly manage and secure our border, keep our families and communities safe, and better manage migration across the hemisphere.”… read more
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The Polls
“While it’s true that national polling doesn’t tell us much because we don’t elect a president with a national popular vote,” writes Matt Margolis of PJ Media, “it can still give us some hints about how the political winds are shifting.”
Margolis quoting Moody’s Analytics :
“They predict Biden will hold Georgia and Nevada despite polls consistently showing Trump leading in those states.”… read more
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John Bolton, who considers himself the authority on national security, came out with his op-ed forecasting former President Trump as a “danger to U.S. security,” just in time to be selected for my February Fool’s Day “honor.”
The op-ed, published in the Wall Street Journal, follows his Tuesday appearance on ABC News’ Good Morning America with its left-leaning host George Stephanopoulos, as he began his pitch for the new edition of his memoir decidedly designed to stop Trump’s return to the White House.… read more
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I know, you’re probably tired of reading about windmills. After a quick review of my blog archives, I noted that I have written a great deal about both wind and solar as alternative energy sources, including “Just Whistling in the Wind, about a year ago.
Sorry, but it’s time for a brief update, because President Biden will certainly be talking about his “successes” in combatting climate change in campaign speeches. … read more
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Biden
Rumors about Biden’s reelection are flying in Washington circles, including one in which former President Obama advised him to quit the race, convinced he’s lost his grip. There’s even one in which Biden plans to exit the race in July, with Michelle Obama replacing him.
“(These rumors) should be taken with a grain of salt,” writes Matt Margolis in PJ Media, while adding “there are plenty of reasons to believe them.” … read more
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Air Power for Peace
All caught up with the Michigan Wolverines taking the National Championship and the political dueling in Iowa and New Hampshire, the story of the testing of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber wound up on my stack of stuff.
The initial B-21, one of six pre-production models the Air Force plans to acquire, has been making test flights out of Edwards Air Force Base in California since November, but only became known to the public recently.… read more
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I recall my delight, in 2017, when I read that Bret Stephens was leaving the Wall Street Journal for the New York Times. It was a natural move for someone with leftist opinions on politics, which he also shares with viewers of MSBNC and NBC. Still, the opinions of the Journal’s editorial board, cannot always be counted on to be conservative.… read more
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“We need to know who’s gonna sit in the most powerful seat in the world and help us win the united working class,”
Those were the words of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain officially endorsing President Biden’s reelection on Wednesday, recalling that Biden was the first president to join a union picket line last summer.… read more
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I know that a number of my readers do not like Donald Trump, and they do not want to see him back in the White House, but as a fellow in the social media recently asked, “Are you going to take your football and go home, or are you going to help defeat the Democrats?”… read more
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This is the continuing story of how CEOs of our automobile companies took President Biden for his word when he told them he would have their backs, providing subsidies to produce electric vehicles if they would transform their factories to build them, and a nationwide network of charging stations to support them.… read more