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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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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Regular readers know that I prefer to comment on single topics, but my stack of stuff at the corner of my desk silently beckoned my attention with its height.
Why They Want to Get Trump
Last month, former President Trump unveiled his plan to dismantle the Washington Swamp if elected by cleaning out the deep state, firing rogue bureaucrats and career politicians, while targeting corruption and weaponization.… read more
Commentary
All this time, I thought Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris to be his running mate because he wanted to take credit for naming the first black woman to that position. It was natural. He boasted about it endlessly.
Could it be, however, that he viewed her ineptness taking the spotlight off his own? … read more
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On September 14, 2022, I asked, “How is an American death by fentanyl different than death by an enemy bullet or a roadside IED?”
Citing our successes in taking out Osama bin Landen, Qasem Soleimani and Ayman al Zawahiri, I wrote that we have the intelligence capability within our CIA to systematically destroy the Mexican pill labs, one by one.… read more
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As a political news wonk, I look forward to each State of the Union address in search of a memorable line or two that Americans can hang their hat on.
The day and morning before the address, news anchors repeatedly ask their guests what they think the president will say, and what he should say. … read more
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It’s been a few days since I last shared with you my comments on items in the news. I shuffled through my stack of stuff, where I save material for future posts, however, a topic of special interest to me surfaced this week that deserves comment.
In my 68 years as a journalist/communicator, I have followed the writing guidelines of the AP Stylebook since it was first published in 1953. … read more