After a particularly nasty midterm election and the arrogant rise to power of far left Democrats we don’t need to be reminded how divisive trendy political imperatives can be, whether they come from New York-style socialism, half-baked California craziness, or Oregon insanity. We should be wise enough to agree that it’s the height of arrogance for people we elect to tell us … [Read more...] about All Americans Share Values but We Don’t Engineer Success
Democrats
Civility Rules? House Commitment Signers Choose Hostility
Can we politely agree that political losers don’t have any reason to be civil? That includes minority House Democrats who signed a civility commitment yet play by their own unique set of civility rules. Lately the politics of civility has proved less important than the politics of anger and repression. That means uncivil speech from Congress and even aggressive public … [Read more...] about Civility Rules? House Commitment Signers Choose Hostility
Hondurans TPS Protection Ends, War of Words Begins
Hondurans TPS (Temporary Protected Status) in the U.S. was cancelled earlier this month but the war of words and disinformation is just starting. Even though TPS is meant to be exactly what it sounds like, we learned from DACA that temporary means different things to different parties. TPS for Hondurans lasted twenty years, but even two decades of temporary isn’t long … [Read more...] about Hondurans TPS Protection Ends, War of Words Begins
Hateful is the Democratic Buzzword for 2017
Hateful was the winning buzzword for Democrats in 2017. Party members used it liberally and usually in conjunction with another word: Trump. A lot of hateful from one congresswoman This was a year where we heard about “hateful Executive Orders,”1 “hateful rhetoric, policies, and actions,”2 and “hateful policies that do not reflect our widely-shared values as a nation.”3 … [Read more...] about Hateful is the Democratic Buzzword for 2017
Amazing Things We Learned from Politics in Just One Week
We had a lot on our plate this week. Even the threat of nuclear war from Pyongyang faded away thanks to a humanitarian crisis, tax reform, health care reform, and disrespectful football players who helped make this a memorable week in politics. Where to start with the amazing things we learned? Let’s begin with an evolving disaster in Puerto Rico and go from there. Amazing … [Read more...] about Amazing Things We Learned from Politics in Just One Week