Top Trump Ally Getting Everything He Needs to Go After the FBI

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It was always part of the House Republicans plans to conduct a probe into the weaponization of government law enforcement and national security agencies. But, according to GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, in one of the concessions made to win the votes of freedom caucus members in his bid for the speakership, now-House Speaker …

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Democracy in Action or a Political Hijacking?

We heard repeatedly last week from pundits and politicians on the right that democracy is messy and we must let the process play out. And yes, up to a certain point, rigorous debate between factions inside a political party is beneficial.  For example, few conservatives would argue that stand-alone spending bills on individual items of …

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Bump Stocks Are Okay Again, But Illinois Tees up an AWB

     At least now, your finger is safe from gun legislation, because you’ve always been able to mimick a machine gun with a belt loop on your britches, with one finger through the belt loop and another on the trigger, both from the same hand while loosely supporting your semi automatic rifle. What the 5th …

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The Churches Must Speak Out

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The Churches Must Speak Out ; Churches have remained publicly quiet for decades on the moral issues of the day so as not to appear too controversial or too political. As a result, public debate is often left to those without a biblical worldview. The consequences of this passivity have contributed to the unraveling of American …

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Another Leadership Story; “How Are You Doing Joe?”

There is another leadership story I would like to tell. I tell this to future officers when I get the chance. In 2011, I was the appointed leader of an organization. While I owned the responsibility given to me, I never felt I deserved the role.  One day, my boss’s boss asked me how I …

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Biden Gets Lambasted After Two Big Errors in ‘Disaster’ Press Conference

With his 2024 re-election bid in mind, President Joe Biden finally acknowledged the “situation” at our southern border during a Thursday press conference. He announced his intention to visit the border at long last and unveiled his administration’s new plan to address it. The strategy, as you might expect, was feeble. But it was Biden’s …

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John Surdu: Thoughts on the Speaker Kerfuffle

John R. “Buck” Surdu In previous articles, I have been quite outspoken that there is little difference in my mind between the Demonic Democrats and the Repugnant Republicans. In particular, I predicted in at least two articles that the highly anticipated “red wave” was going to be a red trickle. Simply put, the midterms were …

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We Tell You What the Government Will Not: You’re Going to Get Poorer This Year

It was September of 2016, and the Obama Administration was having none of the bad economic news. The economy was doing great, we were told, unemployment was way down as the economy recovered from the 2008-9 recession, and everything was peaches but the cream. Trouble is, the American people just didn’t quite believe it: Problem: …

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GOP Dissident Pompously Rejects Trump’s Phone Call, But Quickly Reversed his Earlier Vote

Ahead of voting in the 14th ballot on Friday night, House Republicans were cautiously optimistic they might be able to carry GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy over the finish line. As it turned out, it was the 15th round that put him over the top to become the speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. …

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