She was caught on camera. I have seen a lot of horrific things in my day from politicians, but this was about as bad as it gets. To make matters worse, it was done on live TV, and the mainstream media did not even flinch. At the very least, she should be censured, but I think there is a legitimate case to have her removed from the legislature. Read more…
This week, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was on Fox News with Bret Baier, and while Baier hit Pritzker with a tough question, he allowed the governor to squirm out of it with nothing but lies, claiming that the murder rate in Chicago has been cut in half over the last four years, which is an outright falsehood.
In 2019, the murder rate in Chicago was 18.8:100,000; then it ballooned to 28.4:100,000 in 2020, and it now stands at around 17:100,000. No matter how you slice it, it has not been cut in half. Also, his claim that the rate has declined by double digits is wrong. Since 2020, the murder rate has declined by no more than a maximum of four points in any given year. Just watch the video and see how Baier, who usually does not back down, lets Pritzker off easy…
Today’s “thought” was a pushback on Democrats' outrage over Trump calling out some of our allies and trading partners. In my opinion, they are only our true allies if they are not trying to take advantage of us, and the United States has been on the wrong end of deals many times due to a weak presence in the White House.
Our reader comment today was submitted by Margaret W. from Iowa, who responded:
“You are exactly right, and that Washington quote is more relevant today than ever. Alliances should be based on mutual interest, not on habit or ‘permanent’ relationships that no longer serve the American people."
“When a country like Canada, which is supposedly an ally, publicly disrespects our President and our country, they prove they are not a reliable partner. True patriotism is loyalty to the Constitution and the American people first -- not to a party, and not to a foreign nation that has shown its hand.”