Posted on 01/05/2019 10:00:36 AM PST by Kaslin
The 116th Congress will be one for the record books, but not in a positive way. Sadly, the United States House of Representatives is now controlled by the Democratic Party for the first time in eight years.
The Republicans lost their grip on power for a variety of reasons including their refusal to enact the agenda endorsed by the American people in the 2016 election. As a result, Democrats have the spotlight and the ability to consider horrible ideas such as the new “Green New Deal” proposal being floated by 29-year old socialist superstar U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). She wants to raise the top income tax rate from 37%to 70% to move the country toward zero carbon emissions. If any of her proposals are ever enacted into law, Venezuela here we come!
It is ridiculous that Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez want to double tax rates after the country’s economy has been booming due to the policies of President Donald Trump. Among his many accomplishments during his first two years as President was the passage of massive tax cuts that have spurred robust economic growth. The tax cuts also helped the labor market, which grew by an astounding 312,000 new jobs in December.
Along with abysmal policies, there will be plenty of abysmal behavior from the new Congress. For example, new U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), did not waste any time in using vulgar language to refer to the President of the United States. On her first night as a new member of Congress, Tlaib vowed to “impeach the mother…er” at a reception hosted by a progressive organization. Instead of being greeted by groans and angry demands for an apology, Tlaib received cheers from her group of supporters. This type of nasty insult is certainly unprecedented in recent political history.
While congressional Republicans disliked the agenda of then President Barack Obama, the vast majority treated him with the utmost respect. Obviously, whoever occupies the Oval Office represents all of the American people, something rational political opponents certainly understand.
In the case of President Donald Trump, Democrats have lost all sense of common decency. While Tlaib used vulgarity to insult the President, U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) made an even more disturbing comment. On Tuesday, he compared the President to Nazi dictator and genocidal murderer Adolph Hitler. He made the incendiary remarks at a NAACP event at the Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Johnson, “Hitler was accepting of violence towards the achievement of political objectives; Trump encouraged violence against protesters at his rallies and his messaging about Charlottesville that there was bad people on both sides sent a powerful message of approval to the far-right racists in America.”
In essence, Johnson, who once feared that the island of Guam may “tip and capsize” if 8,000 Marines were stationed there, claimed that President Trump is a heinous war criminal, an evil tyrant. In his remarks, Johnson expressed worry that “Americans, particularly black Americans, can’t afford to make that same mistake about the harm that could be done by a man named Hitler or a man named Trump.” This type of idiocy is truly harmful to our entire political system. In the meantime, Johnson needs to educate himself on a number of basic subjects such as history.
Not surprisingly, Johnson was not reprimanded by new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who will be busy trying to control her radical membership. It is not only Johnson and Tlaib who are crazy. They are joined by many far-left Democrats in Congress who feel complete hatred toward the President. For example, a bill to impeach the President was introduced as the first order of business for the new House of Representatives. In addition, a bill has been filed to require both presidential and vice-presidential candidates to release 10 years of tax returns. Obviously, this is aimed at President Trump who has refused to release his tax returns that are still being audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
As this Congress proceeds, decorum and dignity will be in short supply. Pelosi has already made clear that she will do nothing to rein in her members. In an MSNBC interview, Pelosi refused to condemn Tlaib’s vulgar language, saying, “I don’t think we should make a big deal of it.”
By doing nothing, Pelosi is really signaling to the American people that she is not in control of her own Democratic Party caucus. In this 116thCongress, it is the inmates that are truly running the asylum.
Only temporarily!
“Now”?! Nobody gets to be in charge in Congress without being a careerist more interested in winning elections than governing. The inmates with Ds after their names now run the asylum, which in the end is only one character different than when the inmates with Rs after their names are in charge.
....Article states...” Pelosi has already made clear that she will do nothing to rein in her members.”....
Why should she they’re her ‘appointed’ pitbulls to take the heat she’s too cowardly to take herself.....
The Republicans should take the opportunity to write legislative bills worthy of putting them back in charge.
Pelosi is absolutely in control of her own Democratic Party caucus’s......don’t think for a second she isn’t.
Nightmare and avoidable. Thanks Ryan you POS.
“...In Congress, The Inmates Are Now Running The Asylum...”
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It’s universal, w/very few exceptions!
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His repeated demands were being ignored. Then his screaming began and as I passed the aisle where he was going off, he was jumping and swinging his arms uncontrollably. He was red in the face with tears streaming down his cheeks. He was totally exasperated and out of control wanting to make even more of a scene, but couldn't find a way. He was looking at the shelves like he hoped to find something to throw, tip over, or break.
It struck me how similar he was to liberals in their hatred for our President and I think this should be a lesson for all of us. When our children or grand children act up or do something stupid, we should say, "Don't act like a democrat".
When we are with children and see someone else misbehaving we should say, "Must be a democrat".
-- Maybe if this became a common practice it would catch on and influence some young minds! (It could become a sensible version of yelling racist)
Yawn, they won, we lost. Is anyone surprised by their behavior?
All we can do is hope this crap will boomerang on the Rats in 2020, but the people who Voted them in are thrilled with what they are doing, make no mistake.
We are dealing with ignorant children masquerading as a educated responsible Electorate. They feed on this stuff.
Mix in the usual Rat Voter Fraud with Illegal Invaders Voting and the “harvesting” of Votes and I envision a Rat Senate and a Leftist POTUS putting the final nail in the Republic’s Coffin in 2020.
Hoping I am wrong, but our wonderful Media will spend the next two Years destroying our POTUS and the GOP. The last two years they have been at it won the Rats the House.
I laugh when people say that the Rat’s trying to Impeach POTUS Trump will have the same effect in boosting his popularity as it did Bill Clinton’s.
In Clinton’s Impeachment, the DNC Media defended him 110% making him the Victim of the evil GOP. When it comes to POTUS Trump, the DNC Media will be 110% behind his Impeachment and they will poison the People against him just like they did with Nixon.
Anyone who thinks we aren’t in a life and death struggle to save our Constitutional Republic is wearing blinders.
The Republicans are great about writing bills that they know will never become law. How many times did they vote to repeal Obamacare?
I want to tell the American people that you better wake up and realize that Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer & the entire Democrat Part were directly responsible for the murder of California, Police Officer, Ronil Singh. IMHO...the blood of public servant, hero, Singh runs from the fingers of Pelosi, Schumer and their Democrat Party cohorts as does the blood of thousands of innocent Americans murdered, raped, drugged and abused in drug and female traffic, from “Angel Families”, all across our great country.
I will not judge them, but, our Lord Almighty will when their time on this earth concludes. However, IMHO...evil runs through their tainted hearts & souls!!! Shame!!!
The Harlem Globetrotters are back in charge and boy are they mad at the Washington Generals.
If they continue to hold the government hostage by refusing to secure the country along the souther border, then nothing is getting done for the next two years. I feel safer.
“Only temporarily!”
Don’t bet on it. With legal vote fraud like “ballot harvesting” and lack of republican counter measures they may be there quite a while. Things could get hot.
Don’t they get it..if they cause America to collapse it is officially open season on the folks who caused it?
They better have a exit plan..and or PAY for added security?
Maybe a bunker with cyanide near by..?
They weren’t “protesters” at the Trump rallies, they were democrat party thugs assaulting innocent people. Disrupting free speech. And the police did NOTHING to stop them. It is a wonder real bloodshed didn’t break out.
CORRECT!!!
“U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), did not waste any time in using vulgar language”
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“Tlaib became the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and the first Muslim woman in history to be elected to any U.S. state legislature.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashida_Tlaib
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