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Every now and then, during my research for this blog, I discover a writer who I have never heard of before. He’s David Solway, 80, a Canadian poet, who is also known for his essays and critical pieces. Although he has been in print since the mid-seventies, sadly, only now have I discovered his talent.… read more
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“YOU’RE FIRED!” – President Biden isn’t inclined to fire any senior national security officials over the chaos in Kabul, according to the left-leaning AXIOS. “Why it matters: Dismissing national security advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin or CIA Director William Burns would be tantamount to admitting a mistake, and the president stands by his decision.”… read more
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“JOE BIDEN’S TERM as president began on January 20th, this week marks the beginning of the end of that presidency, at least in any meaningful fashion,” wrote the columnist Chris Barron in the Political Insider.
“It is difficult to imagine how President Biden can rebound from this disaster especially given the absolute tone-deaf response from the White House over the last few days.… read more
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As I read remarks critical of President Biden’s Afghan withdrawal failure, now by Democrats and the leftist media, I recalled the red flags about his Washington experience raised during the 2020 presidential campaign.
“For millions of Americans, Mr. Biden was the closest thing to a conventional, confidence-inspiring authority figure in the 2020 race next to Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump,” wrote Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W.… read more
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“I think he (Biden) has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” – former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
That was hardly what candidate Joe Biden wanted to hear from someone as distinguished as Gates going into his campaign. But as a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including a stint as its chair, and his eight-years as vice president under Barack Obama, his role was seen as insignificant.… read more
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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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PRESIDENT BIDEN and his missing point person on the Southern Border, Vice President Harris, continue to ignore the flood of migrant illegals crossing our border, many of them with the Covid virus. They’re being released across the country, thanks to the administration’s open border policy. All while the prez is pushing vaccines to U.S.… read more
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While leafing through my stack of stuff, contemplating a subject for my commentary, the word “democracy” surfaced in a number of articles I had saved for future comment.
Most of us have our own idea of what democracy means to us. Some people equate democracy with patriotism. The simple definition is “rule by the people.” … read more
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If you think former President Trump is the forgotten man, you’re not paying attention.
Of course, it helps that Kramerontheright makes his home in Arizona, where he’s still very much on the minds of voters, Democrats and Republicans.
Unless you are a subscriber to Fox Nation, and watched his speech to Turning Point’s streaming of his 109-minuite speech to some 5,000 enthusiastic young voters in Phoenix last Saturday, you might think he was down in Florida playing golf.… read more