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President Trump’s March 23 seeming “betrayal” of his base validated the cynicism of many that it is futile to vote Republican or to vote at all. I disagree. Although I view Republicans as corrupt and dishonest, at least they do not pose a threat anywhere close to the magnitude of that of Democrats, now controlled by the left. The recent Mueller-instigated raid on the president’s lawyer shows just how dangerous the left is. Democrat control of Congress will jeopardize the Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of all Americans. ------------------------------------------------------ While the political correctness assault on free speech, especially by the media and...

I am always amazed by people who attempt to quantify evil in order to justify it. For those wondering what "quantify evil" means, I'm referring to people who argue for an otherwise immoral action on the basis that it is "the lesser of two evils." Consider for a moment the moral dilemma: Regardless of reason, is it better to murder one person or ten? I imagine that most people would say it's better to murder one. But now consider what that says. In fact, just look at the words: "better to murder." Now, I will grant you, murdering ten does...

Here is video of one of the truly great conservative voices today summing up in just under three minutes why is it essential for John McCain to be elected President. The video shows Columnist Charles Krauthammer speaking at the Munk Debates in Canada this past May 26. He perfectly lays out the truth of what has been at stake for the United States in Iraq, and why the Democrats would lead America to a "catastrophic defeat" if they take the White House. What he said about Iraq two months ago has been verified since then -- that America is on...

Democrat Joe Lieberman is picking up endorsements from Republicans across the country, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee appears to be dismissing its own candidate in Connecticut's Senate race. Mr. Lieberman is running for a fourth Senate term in the general election as an independent after losing his party's nomination to Ned Lamont in last week's primary. The two will face Alan Schlesinger, the former Republican mayor of Derby, in the general election. Mr. Lieberman is being supported by several Republican Senate candidates -- including Rep. Mark Kennedy, who is seeking an open Democratic seat in Minnesota and Safeco insurance...

There has been a rising tide of opinion expressed these last few days on Talk Radio regarding the impulse to vote against Republicans in the upcoming congressional election in order to punish them for their whorish pandering to illegal aliens, their fiscal irresponsibility, and their general disregard of the demands of the conservative base. I have heard echoes of this on Rush Limbaugh, Mike Gallagher, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck and Bill O'Rielly. We should be worried about this attitude. Especially those of us who remember 1992. In George H.W. Bush's second presidential attempt, a conservative rebellion (over tax policy) and...

Some people are never satisfied. Yesterday, Americans, Britons and Iraqis were celebrating the news of Saddam's capture. Today, some Western commentators are anticipating more trouble as a result. Robert Fisk, the Independent's celebrated Middle East correspondent, writes that "the nightmare is over – and the nightmare is about to begin". His reasoning is a little difficult to follow but seems to run like this. The circumstances of the capture of Saddam, as a troglodyte fugitive, dispose of the idea that he was co-ordinating the Iraqi resistance to Western occupation of the country of which he was recently president. Most of...