Having seen the blank expressions on the faces of women asked about Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments, and why they plan to vote for her, I thought I would offer some responses to help you. It will also help you explain your vote to family and friends. Continue reading
Immigration
It’s still Trump, warts and all
“I would not necessarily choose this man to be my child’s Sunday school teacher, but that’s not what this election is about.” – Rev. Robert Jeffress
Regular readers of this blog know that I have not been a Donald Trump supporter. That is until he became the Republican nominee. Continue reading
Hillary’s flawed character revisited
A lot has been written about Donald Trump’s character, especially with his comments about the appearance of Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, a Gold Star Mother, at the Democrat convention. However, have you noticed how the media has ignored Hillary Clinton’s character flaw in responding to a mother and father of sons killed in the Benghazi attack? Continue reading
Worry that refugees could be radical Islamists; Duh!
While most of us realistically fear there could be radical Islamists among the Syrian refugees the U.S. is taking in and relocating in each of the states, we now learn that refugees now fear they may be in their midst. Continue reading
Trump is correct to propose temporary ban of Muslim entries to U.S.
Donald Trump is being criticized for his proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S., while Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, wants to increase the number of refugees we accept. Continue reading
Interference in the UK; wrong for Romney, okay for Obama?
By now, you are aware that the Brits have voted to leave the European Union, but unless you are a political wonk like me, you probably won’t see the irony in how President Obama inserted himself in the issue. Continue reading
President Obama’s use of the word ‘we’
President Obama often uses the phrase, “that’s not who we are,” when arguing an issue that which most of us disagree, because his view of our country’s values is so different than ours. Continue reading
Obama pushes gun control; ignores ‘visa overstayers’
Just days after another U.S. city was attacked by a radical Islamic terrorist, as the Obama administration was attempting to divert attention to its failure to prevent the massacre by pursing gun control legislation, a House subcommittee has learned that 527,127 foreign nationals who were supposed to leave in 2015 didn’t. Continue reading
Once appealing, Trump becomes appalling
As a news wonk with journalism training, I am often struck by the words selected by headline writers. As I read the headline on Michael Gerson’s column in the paper to my editor, she said, “appealing – it should read appalling, not appealing.” Continue reading
On second thought
In my March 29, 2016 post, Court nominee not a ‘centrist,’ I wrote that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) had agreed to meet with President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland.
Yesterday, she changed her mind and will support Sen. Charles Grassley’s (R-IA) decision not to hold hearings. Could it be that she saw her reelection slip away as angry voters oppose weak-kneed Republicans?… read more