The Democrats’ metamorphosis: The self-destruction of a once-great party

Midterms

During a June 2019 MSNBC Democratic presidential primary debate, co-moderator Savannah Guthrie asked the candidates to raise their hands if their healthcare plans would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants. All ten candidates, including former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, did so. That shocking moment demonstrated just how far leftward the party …

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Vance Derangement Syndrome Emerges from the Fevered Swamps of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Could it be that Vance Derangement Syndrome may one day eclipse the world-wide pandemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome? Very possibly. Democrats are resigned to another four years of President Donald Trump and they know he can’t run again. But according to a straw poll taken last Saturday at CPAC, Vice President J.D. Vance is the …

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Trump excels at forcing Democrats into defending the most indefensible positions

Still reeling from the breakneck pace and audacity of President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office, The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky made an intriguing comparison. “Trump 1.0,” he observed, “was a Jackson Pollock—splat splat all over the place. Trump 2.0 is painting within very precise lines. It’s terrifying.” Tomasky was right. In his first …

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Joy Reid and DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

With the news that MSNBC has cancelled Joy Reid’s prime time show, my Twitter feed filled up with the laments of the left over that, and the inevitable complaints that she was fired because of raaaaacism the network hates black women. Former Representative Jamaal Brown (D-NY) tweeted: Joy Reid educated a nation every single night. …

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It might be easier to support Ukraine if the proponents would actually tell us how Ukraine could win

Donald Trump campaigned on ending the war in Ukraine and many of his supporters, and voters — and yes, I voted for Mr Trump — did so based on that issue. My older daughter is in the United States Army Reserve, and the last thing I want is to see her called up to join the fight in Ukraine.

The Democrats’ Desperate Fight to Hide Decades-long Grift and Corruption Is Collapsing

If federal agencies were held to the same standards as U.S. corporations, heads would be rolling by now. And if they were subjected to the same legal contortions that New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg used to indict and convict President Donald Trump, some government employees would already be behind bars. This is especially …

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Torleif Sorenson: Pelosi Did Not Die

Nancy Pelosi

On Friday, December 13, 2024,  the imperious career politician Nancy Pelosi (a Democrat from California’s 11th Congressional District for the last 37 years) fell and injured her hip during a taxpayer-funded government publicity trip to Luxembourg.  I am *not happy* that the Congresswoman fell and was injured, requiring hip replacement surgery. I note with some relief that the Congresswoman is alive and receiving far better medical care than you or I ever will.