Gary Franks
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Gary Franks: Trump has a ‘get out of jail card’ thanks to the Supreme Court (opens the original)
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To say that I have seen a lot in my many years in and around politics would be an understatement. I even taught the subject at leading U.S. universities like the University of Virginia, Hampton University and Georgetown University for more than a decade. Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots I remember going to my first major political event with two of my siblings in early November 1960. It was a rally for then-Senator John F. Kennedy at the Elton Hotel i
Gary Franks: Democrat leaders are failing the antisemitic test (opens the original)
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What has gone wrong with the Democratic Party? When candidates espouse hatred or disdain toward people in a racist or antisemitic way, they cannot be allowed to rise in a major political party. Today the Democrats are tolerating, endorsing, and financially supporting such people. The Republicans had their moral compass tested in the 1990s with the Ku Klux Klan, which I remember well because I was in Congress at the time. And the GOP met the moment in appropriate fashion. Today for the Democrats
Gary Franks: Over $40T 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
Gary Franks: 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 childâs 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. we would be in dramatically better shape if the bush and trump tax cuts hadn't passed. Allowing the citizens to keep more of their hard-earned money wa
Gary Franks: 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 âfighters.â And as Election Day approaches all the populist politicians are also claiming to be âfighters.â Letâs see. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
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