I discussed my thoughts on what to expect for tonight’s Democratic debate on KTRH: “They’re going after Biden, because if they get rid of him then it’s a brand new playing field. You have Sanders fading, Biden is barely hanging, and Warren is surging.”
A few weeks back, the United Kingdom’s distinguished Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch found himself in hot water. Sure, what he said was far kinder than what the “mainstream media” has said and continues to say about President Trump, but he’s a diplomat. His diplomatic secrecy was shattered by an unknown mischief maker in the British government, designed to take him out as Ambassador to the U.S. and embarrass both his government and President Trump. The ambassador’s resignation confirms the mischief maker was at a minimum, partially successful. While the episode was mostly trivial and somewhat amusing (except
Recently, I went on television to discuss immigration. After advocating application of American ideals and humanitarian action as a must for effective immigration policy, I concluded by emphasizing the ongoing desperate need for secure borders, and that those who enter our country illegally have broken our laws, and for national stability and respect for the rule of law, such infractions had to suffer some form of legal redress. The guest on the program taking the opposing view opined that my citing the rule of law and legal violations was “vile” and “inflammatory.” In his defense, he backtracked when I calmly
Hispanics are the key to keeping Texas red Republicans have been wringing their hands non-stop since Robert “Beto” O’Rourke came within 2.8% of defeating Senator Ted Cruz in the 2018 U.S. Senate election. The hand wringing accelerated when a poll came out this spring showing former Vice President Joe Biden 4% ahead of President Trump in Texas. On top of that, losing two congressmen, twelve state representatives, one state senator, and a score of appellate court judges have Republicans in a fear frenzy. They should all take a deep breath and relax. There is one, clear decisive factor in Texas politics in the
Thirty years ago last week, the tanks of the People’s “Liberation” Army (emphasis added, no irony whatsoever here) rolled into Tiananmen Square and cleared out thousands of pro-liberty protesters. Scores died and many more were injured in the quintessential brutal crackdown on human freedom of the late 20th century—it was a dark day, one of the darkest, for humankind. The Tiananmen Square Massacre was the Chinese Communist Party’s grim sequel to the catastrophic Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward, which led to the deaths of millions. As Americans, we must never forget this event, and we should honor and remember the victims. Protesters gathered on
The United States and Iran have been far from “bosom buddies” since our old friend the Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah and imprisoned over 40 Americans in our Embassy for over a year in 1979-1980. Since that sad event, Iranian financed terrorists killed more than 200 Marines in Lebanon, leading to a Marine withdrawal, and seized American troops in a small military vessel during the Obama Administration. They have funded terrorist activity all over the globe, including in Iraq while Americans were trying to stabilize that country, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as terrorists in
Americans are just now starting to pay attention to the China tariff dilemma. That’s a good thing. The American voter needs to call both political parties to account for the state of our economy, and our economic and trade policies. Democrats view the China battle as a politically advantageous event that they can use to their electoral advantage in 2020. If the American people have become the twitter/sound bite/MTV/talking point nation, they may well prove to be right. But I think they are wrong. Since the beginnings of China’s transformation from a third world, backwards country into a global economic
May 15th 2019 From the desk of George Seay While on the surface of the matter, it may appear amusing to conservatives and patriotic Americans that U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has been invited to speak at a Ramadan closing event/dinner on May 18, where the Mayor of Austin is the guest of honor, Ms. Omar has left the lightness of levity far behind after her comments on 9/11 and the Black Hawk Down engagement. Representative Omar has a pattern and practice of siding with America’s enemies. Here she is in her own words: On Jews and Israel – supporters of
As the Chairman of the Texas-Israel Alliance, I recently led a Texas trade mission to Israel, to enhance business and trade between Israel and Texas. Throughout the trip we had many first rate meetings with AT&T, Microsoft, cyber security firms, venture capital firms, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s national security advisor, the founder of Checkpoint Software, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Knesset, among many memorable meetings. Perhaps the most compelling meeting, however, took place over a traditional Israeli lunch in the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights are the beautiful hills rising above the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River Valley. Israel seized and kept
It’s been a tough week for news. From New Zealand, arguably the most beautiful place on the planet, 49 murders at two mosques, in a shocking display of racial, religious and ethnic hatred and bigotry. 49 deaths in New Zealand is the same % of its population as 9/11’s murders were to the US population. New Zealand will not recover rapidly from this horrific tragedy. Our thoughts, prayers and sorrow all go out to that beautiful country and its people. In the US, arguably the worst news of the week was the college admissions scandal. What we all feared and
