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Isn’t it strange the liberal media insists Trump is a racist but yet he is the one taking a stand against the country of Mauritania where people are still living in slavery while his predecessor Barack Obama did nothing. Even though Trump ended trade benefits with Mauritania, this somehow never made the news.
A “Miss Teen World America” pageant winner, Kathy Zhu of Michigan, was stripped of her title because it was discovered she openly supported President Donald Trump (wow, what a crime!) and posted conservative opinions on social media. It’s amazing how tolerant the Left is about First Amendment free speech.
—Info Depoe
It has been very apparent during Trump’s entire tenure that he has been very skillful at taking advantage of division, but columnist E.J. Dionne really nailed it when he pointed out that the Democratic candidate should be judged “... not by the points they score or by who(m) among them best understands that removing this reprehensible president from office is far more important than any of their individual ambitions.” Amen to that.
If the Founding Fathers were alive today to see what’s happening in our country, they’d be really, really old.
—Jim Fitch
Here we go again! Another senseless shooting, this time killing 2 children, 1 adult, and injuring other innocent Americans in California. The AK-47 assault rifle apparently was purchased legally, which again indicates that Congress still needs to change the laws regarding such lethal weapons and their purchase. However, the Democrats are too busy trying to deal with the Mueller Report, and Congress keeps accepting campaign funds from the NRA, which again appears to be silent following these shootings. Our Founding Fathers never intended for us to have assault rifles, except of course for purposes of war for which they were intended; our children and all others should be somehow better protected from their horrific and deadly effects when in the wrong hands. Our Congress should do their job as our paid representatives in order to better deal with this continuing horror, even somehow partnering with the NRA if possible!
It’s very interesting, but close observation and analysis of Trump’s behavior shows that he typically makes the biggest Tweet storms when he it trying to cover up his own failures. Case in point — a few days ago, after the Supreme Court blocked his efforts to add a citizenship question to the upcoming Census, he unleashed three days of immigration-related Tweets because 1) the ICE raids turned up very little, 2) the changes to asylum practices were challenged in court, and 3) the “merit-based” immigration plan got nowhere. The worst of the Tweets, as we all know, were those directed at the four female members of Congress and most recently Elijah Cummings. This man is totally deranged, and is clearly unfit to be President.
—One who can’t wait to vote him out
Liz Warren wants to cancel student loan debt except that can’t be done because it must be paid and therein lies the rub. She says she wants to cancel it but like all Socialists, she means she wants others to pay for it. That means taxpayers. Why would I pay for other peoples kids to have a 4 year party when I can’t afford to pay for my own kids college.
—Give Me Liberty
Dan Coats, who controlled the 17 US intelligence agencies, will leave his post. Coats two-year tenure was marked by disagreements with Trump on Russia and North Korea. Coats joins a very long record list of senior officials who have left. John Ratcliffe a Texan Republican is Trump’s replacement with no experience in intelligence but is a “yes” man. So what’s new?
—Clark S. Kent
Trump’s latest round of Tweets directed at Elijah Cummings are disgusting and totally inappropriate for any civilized human being, especially the president. However the mainstream media seem to have missed the point of what they are really about. They have nothing to do with Baltimore, or even Cummings himself, who is black. They are another of Trumps’s political moves, like the blasts at the four Congresswomen, to appeal to his base.
I see that Info Depoe is against all illegals in the United States. So, when we send them all back I am sure that in his spare time he will help pick the fruit and vegetables that the American workers refuse to do. Some people watch too much Fox News where they have stories but no facts.
Pew Research informs that Pennsylvania ranks 9th in terms of the extent to which its public sector pensions are unfunded. Rather than put a small but symbolic dent into this liability by opting for 401K-type defined contribution plans, every state representative and senator within Berks, Montgomery and Chester counties chose defined benefit plans, now $73 billion in the red.
—M. Furlong
I saw where the Supreme Court ruled in Trump’s favor to spend money allocate by congress to the military for that wall of his that he told us Mexico is going to pay for. What were those funds originally targeted for and how will their loss be made up — seems like a domino effect is being initiated. Does this mean the Supreme Court will in future be involved in all spending decisions — if so when will Congress be disbanded in their funding used to pay down the National Debt? How is this making America Great Again?
You know you live in a great country, when even the people that absolutely detest it, refuse to leave it.
Ever notice how trump conservatives treat our war heroes? They loved beating down on John McCain because he actually wasn’t scared of Donnie. Their next target was Robert Mueller on Wednesday. What a pathetic disgrace that was. Little Jimmy Jordan and clueless Louie Gohmert were their usual crazy conspiracy selves. Mueller did a great job laying out the crimes committed by the unindicted coconspirator. #impeach
Isn’t it amazing that these career politicians blame a man who has been in office for only 2½ years for all the ills of our country that they’ve been creating for decades.
—Jim Fitch
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