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| Joe Laying it on the Line |
He took his gloves off in
referring to his ‘predecessor in office,’ pounding on Trump’s avoiding a
solution for the immigration problem in order to keep it as a campaign issue,
and his ignoring the danger of Vladimir Putin to the rest of Europe. The presence of the Prime Minister of Sweden,
NATO’s latest addition, emphasized this. He gave the Supreme Court Justices
sitting there a dirty look because of their decisions leading to more delay in
the litigation involving his predecessor and their reversal of Roe vs Wade. And in the balcony with the First Lady were
women benefitting from Biden’s accomplishments as well as those harmed by his
predecessor’s positions.
The Republicans sat silently
through most of the speech, except for the grotesque clown from Georgia, with
her MAGA hat, whom most Republicans wish would crawl back into her hole. Most won’t say it, but even though it works
in her district, her coarseness hurts their party nationwide. When she
interrupted the President about a recent murder of a woman by an illegal
immigrant, Biden flipped her position by pointing out that the bi-partisan
legislation, squelched by order of his predecessor and opponent in eight months,
was designed to address the kind of problem.
Throughout Biden’s speech, House Speaker Johnson had a pained expression
on his face, as if he were constipated.
And the G.O.P. TV rebuttal by Alabama Senator Katie Britt from her
kitchen (another slap at women’s rights) was at best pathetic. They probably
couldn’t get a better-known Republican to take on Biden.
It was a good night for
Democrats.
Meanwhile, while Donald John
Trump was busy winning Republican primaries, it should be noted that a
considerable number of Republicans were not voting for him in those contests. I don’t think very many of them who had
supported other possible nominees, especially Ms. Haley, will be very eager to
vote for Trump in November. Most will
not be voting for President Biden, but a goodly number might just not vote at
all.
On the other side of the
coin, President Biden is himself presently losing some supporters because of
his backing of Israel’s war against Hamas and his waffling on our immigration policy
on our Southern border. This opposition
will probably return to the Democrat’s ‘big tent’ by November 5 because these
voters realize that Donald John Trump’s positions on these issues, which he
rarely addresses specifically, would be much more unacceptable than the
President’s.
More evidence that Donald
John Trump lives in a fantasy world is the fairyland palace in which he
resides. If he cannot be a royal
monarch, he can at least play at being one.
Only a megalomaniac would live in a house like that, which doubles as a
catering hall. Meanwhile, this ‘monarch’
faces 91 indictments as a lawbreaker. Here’s
one of the rooms in his ‘royal palace’ in Florida, where ultimately, God
willing, he probably will face some form of ‘house arrest.’ Not bad digs, eh?
If the lawyers he hires,
hopefully counting on the Republican National Committee’s picking up Trump’s
legal bills if he welches on paying them himself (he has a history of doing
that), were not specialists in seeking all conceivable varieties of delays, he
would have long since been tried, convicted, and sentenced, just as hundreds of
his followers whom he incited to riot on January 6, 2021, have been. Justice ultimately will triumph.
JL
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A Letter About Ending Wars
Here’s a letter I’ve just sent
off to the Palm Beach Post. While I
believe in a two-state solution for the Palestinians, I also believe in the
right of Israel to wage a relentless war against Hamas on the Gaza Strip. Here’s the text of the letter which I doubt
they will print:
‘Although it is unfortunate that our bombing missions
killed many Japanese civilians, including thousands in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
and many Germans civilians lost their lives in the Allies’ incessant day and
night bombing of the Third Reich, it remains a historical fact that it was
Germany and Japan that started World War Two with the German invasion of Poland
in 1939 and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Neither later
requested a ‘ceasefire’ to relieve the Allies’ pressure on them, and both ultimately
surrendered unconditionally. Why then does the world seem to ignore this
lesson of history when all that Israel is doing is finishing a war started by
Hamas? It would end tomorrow if Hamas
returned the hostages they hold, dropped their weapons, and recognized the
existence of the State of Israel. Losers do not dictate the terms that end
wars, especially ones that they had started.’
Bottom
Line: If you throw down a gauntlet, as was done in days of old, you must expect
a response!
JL
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Voting by Mail – Why it is So Very Important!
Florida voters have gotten used to voting by
mail. It’s safe and simple. But just because you might have done it in the past does not
mean you can automatically continue to do so. Current State election laws require you to renew your ‘voting by
mail’ status before the next election in order to receive a ‘vote by mail’
ballot.
If you vote in Palm Beach County, do it right
now by visiting https://www.votepalmbeach.gov/Voters/Vote-By-Mail or by CLICKING HERE! For those who do not want do it online, they can
sign up for vote-by-mail by calling (561) 656
6208. In other Florida counties, visit
the website of your Supervisor of Elections or call them.
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This is particularly important in 2024 because some knowledgable
pundits, despite polls that disagree with one another and all change from week
to week, are coming around to believe America will re-elect a Democratic
president and turn the House ‘blue’ in November but are not quite so sure about
the Senate. I'm not a 'pundit' but that's also what I believe. That’s why it is
important for clear-thinking Floridians to vote for Debbie Muscarsel-Powell to
replace Florida Senator Rick Scott in the Senate to insure a Democratic majority there.
Six years ago, Scott won by only 10,033 votes, state-wide, so
defeating him is very attainable in view of his stand on abortion, and for
seniors (even independents and Republicans), Scott’s historic opposition to
Medicare and Social Security which he wanted to put up to a vote in Congress
every five years should be the clincher.
For more information, visit https://www.debbieforflorida.com/ or just CLICK RIGHT HERE!
JL
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JL
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