Category: Politics

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced a pro-Second Amendment bill in the Senate that is aimed at easing restrictions on gun owners transporting their firearms across state lines. The bill would reform the Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA), clarifying the term “transport” to include “staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, and any other activity incidental.” Daines said Americans should not be afraid to transport their legally owned firearms. “This is about protecting law-abiding gun owners and their constitutional right to safely…

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President Trump continues his game of “I would if I could, but I can’t so I won’t,” with Democrats, vowing that former national security advisor (NSA), John Bolton will never testify in the president’s impeachment trial in the Senate. President Trump said last week in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he would “love everybody to testify,” including Bolton, secretary of state Mike Pompeo and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. But he then went on to say, “…there are things that you can’t do from the…

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The complaint that there are no minority candidates on the Democrats left on the debate stage, got me thinking. A couple years ago, I wrote a commentary arguing that America is not only NOT a racist country, but that we are one of the most open and tolerant nations on earth.  That is borne out by our long history of being the world’s leading nation of immigration. It is literally absurd to call a nation racist that elects a black President.  It is absurd to call a nation racist when…

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Iranian propaganda mill is working overtime to undermine President Trump’s foreign policy as part of their anti-American efforts.  Attempting to justify the attacks on American assets, America’s enemies – especially the Iranian leadership — are proffering a number of anti-American narratives.  Here is what they are saying. The drone that was shot down by the Iranian Republican Guard Corps was in Iran airspace. There is no evidence to prove that Iran was behind the rocket attack that killed an American contractor. There is no evidence that Iran orchestrated the attack…

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During this pre-primary season, the media has little to report except poll numbers and money raised.  Yes, the candidates talk about their issues, but who cares what a candidate proposes who is struggling to rise beyond one percent in the polls and cannot raise enough money to take a bus to Dubuque. The simplest – and simplistic – analysis of candidate strength is to see who is ahead in the polls and who raises the most money.   That is generally the viewpoint of the pundits and the candidates who happen…

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Just a few days after announcing the end of his own bid for the White House, Julian Castro endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Democratic presidential nomination. “Elizabeth and I share a vision of America where everyone counts. An America where people⁠—not the wealthy or well-connected⁠—are put first. I’m proud to join her in the fight for big, structural change,” the former San Antonio, Texas mayor and Housing secretary during former President Barack Obama’s second term, recently wrote on Twitter. Castro – who was the only Latino candidate…

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Disgraced former FBI Deputy Director and current CNN contributor, Andrew McCabe now admits that he lied about leaking information to the media. McCabe has now apologized for lying to agents, who spent weeks investigating the source of a leak to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that actually came from him. Shortly before the 2016 election, The WSJ reported that an FBI investigation was underway involving then-candidate Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. In May of 2017 McCabe denied that it was he who was the source of the leak. But…

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In an exclusive interview with local Iowa TV station, KCCI, Pete Buttigieg said that he would like to start a family in the White House. The South Bend Mayor stopped by the KCCI studios over the weekend to spend time with a panel of undecided Iowa Caucus-goers. Buttigieg answered their questions, including this one from Ivette Muhammad, a mother of eight. “I’ve heard you are wanting to start a family. Is that something you hope to do soon, perhaps in the White House?” Muhammad asked. “It is. This year the…

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While the left has taken Inspector General Horowitz’s report as some kind of vindication of the FBI and the FISA court, the IG himself begs to differ. In a second day of testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Hororwitz had some harsh words for both agencies regarding the mistakes his probe revealed that they had made. During the hearing, IG Horowitz, rebuked the FBI for repeated “failures” during the initial phase of the Russia probe, as reveled by his extensive report on the investigation’s origins and…

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While the number on stage diminished, but talking points remained the same.  And if you think that you are getting debate weary – like going through Disney’s Small World tunnel over and over – you ain’t seen nothing yet. The pace of debates will increase with another in January and THREE in February.  Whoever at the Democratic National Committee signed off on these debates should be looking for a new job. For sure, the liberal media is always enthused – praising every event, while trying to never criticize any candidate. …

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