Republicans

You Want the Party Back?

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I begin today’s newsletter by reminding readers that Asian rhinoceroses live mainly in swamps. All rhinos need water and mud wallows for cooling, skin protection, and parasite control, so they often stay near rivers, lakes, or wet areas even in drier habitats. Asian species have adapted more to forested and wetland environments, while African ones lean toward open plains.

Owned and Operated: How Oligarchs Turned American Politics Into Tribal Reality TV

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America still pretends elections are grassroots democracy while billionaires, super PACs, media empires, and donor networks quietly write the script behind the curtain. The takedown of Thomas Massie exposed the modern system in full view: loyalty to the political machine now matters more than principles, and dissent against foreign policy orthodoxy or party leadership triggers a flood of money, propaganda, and coordinated political punishment. Meanwhile, millions of cable-news-addicted voters rage on command over carefully curated culture-war distractions while the oligarch class tightens its grip on both parties, the media, and the national narrative.

Thune joins the resistance; Sends Senate home without passing a budget. Whee!

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Led by John Thune, Republican senators have joined the resistance by going on recess without fully funding the Department of Homeland Security—perhaps in an effort to attract the terrorist vote.

Senators claim it is a pro forma recess and not a real recess. I never studied the law but I do know that when lawyers start talking in Latin, my liberty is in jeopardy.

Stop the Hatred, by Walt Tollefson

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America, we need to remember how to disagree without hating one another. When I was growing up, many of my neighbors and friends were Democrats. My family was conservative and Republican. We disagreed. Sometimes we argued politics at the dinner table. But when the weekend came, we still went swimming together, canoeing together, watching movies together, eating together, and living as neighbors. Political disagreement did not require hatred. It did not require destroying friendships. It did not require treating half the country as enemies.

Democrats are blowing it: Taking back the House should be a gimme. It isn’t.

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History says it would take a miracle for Republicans to hold onto the House. Presidential parties lose seats in the House at midterms. There are a few exceptions. Backlash from the Lewinsky impeachment gained seats for Democrats and 4 years later, tough action on 9/11 earned Bush’s party extra seats.

The Politicization of the Federal Courts During the Second Trump Presidency, Part 1

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Many rank-and-file Republicans and political commentators have expressed shock at the unprecedented lawfare being employed by the Democrat Party and its political allies against President Trump during his second term. Over 700 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration, and the number of executive orders impeded/blocked by Democrat/leftwing activist judges currently exceeds 200 (full and partial).