A week very full of news tidbits, almost like a series of novels….a traitor who regrets their life when things go bad, a celebrity to stages their own beating to get publicity, and a plot to remove a President. You really can’t make this stuff up. Continue reading “Quick Takes”
Month: February 2019
Weekend Quick Takes
Only in Washington would a lawmaker be angry that he got to vote on his own bill. Yet that’s part of the news of this week-that and more in this edition of ‘Quick Takes’.
Senator Doesn’t Want a Vote on His Own Bill
Sen. Ed Markey is angry at the Senate Majority Leader for bringing a bill that he sponsored to a vote. What?! Continue reading “Weekend Quick Takes”
MN Congresswoman Called Out, Even By Her Own Party
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been making news, most recently with a series of tweets that has raised controversy even among Democrats. Continue reading “MN Congresswoman Called Out, Even By Her Own Party”
This is Socialism
Newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has quickly become a darling of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.
Ocasio-Cortez defeated a member of the Democratic Congressional leadership in last year’s primary and went on to win her heavily Democratic district in the general election. Young and unabashedly leftist, the self-described socialist has been making an impression with her uncompromising advocacy of socialistic and far left proposals. But you have to give it to her-she has the integrity of her beliefs. She is pushing proposals that are in line with the socialist ideals that she says she believes.
Unlike people like Bernie Sanders, who ran for President in 2016 as a socialist but then when the election was over bought his third house, an expensive vacation getaway on Lake Champlain, Ocasio-Cortez comes from a humble background and is pushing an agenda heavy on government planning, intervention and control of the economy and every aspect of society. Continue reading “This is Socialism”
VA Governor’s Really Bad Week
VA Governor Ralph Northam has had a really bad week. (And so have the people of VA) Continue reading “VA Governor’s Really Bad Week”