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- Aug 27, 2026
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Over $40 trillion in debt – Blame dysfunctional parents (our government) (opens the original)
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One could truly say that when it comes to spoiling Americans, the Democrats and the Republicans both rush to outdo the other as in a dysfunctional family. They are like bad parents who are competing for a child’s love. The father is trying to be nicer to the child than the mother. And when things go wrong, the parents blame each other. Oh well. The national debt has just recently crossed the $40 trillion mark for the first time. Heck, our monthly budget deficit hovers around a half trillion. No
I only like ‘fighters’ who win; how about you? (opens the original)
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Very soon we will have college football and the pros in the NFL back again! So all the teams will be deemed as having a fighting chance at a title, a championship, or Super Bowl appearance. They will all be “fighters.” And as Election Day approaches all the populist politicians are also claiming to be “fighters.” Let’s see. Fighters in sports win by scoring more points and fighters in politics prevail by passing legislation. For the latter, it can only be done by getting enough votes in Congress
Medicare for all? Here’s the missing truth (opens the original)
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Ever since I was in Congress there was a group of people that wanted some form of universal healthcare. It would include one healthcare provider through the federal government, which they frequently refer to as “Medicare for all.” However, there is a huge difference between Medicare which is for the elderly and disabled in contrast to Medicaid which is for the indigent and their children. Working Americans contribute by paying into Medicare, while Medicaid is paid by the federal government. Esse
Democratic Socialists of America are hijacking Democratic Party (opens the original)
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Americans have every right to be frustrated. We need to be angry. But anyone who believes in embracing the Democratic Socialists of America, a movement that started in 1973 by Michael Harrington, probably also believes in the Wizard of Oz. They are glib but they are truly delusional. Yet, they seem to have hijacked the Democratic Party and its principles. Or are they what the Tea Party and MAGA have been for the Republican Party? All of these factions, regrettably, have been major contributors t
A political lesson from the 1994 ‘Contract with America’ (opens the original)
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Since the beginning of the 21st century our leaders have put us in a very deep hole. We have had countless broken promises and flowery words that would make William Shakespeare proud. Some “leaders” have done more to help themselves than they have given back to our nation. Congress has an approval rating of just 10% and Trump stands at a mere 36%. We need to stop being chumps. We have to stop supporting those who fail to support us. We do not need new radical politicians, like the Democratic Soc
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