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“Bravo Zulu to Alexander for noting that Veterans Day ‘also honors the spouses, widows, and families who supported them through their service to our nation.’ The enduring support of spouses and family in frequent, required separations and or/accompanied overseas assignments is often overlooked, but it’s an essential part in most Veterans’ service to our nation.” —Florida
“And in all of it, God guided our Founding Fathers in what they envisioned for our nation. Without his hand to guide them, we would never have become a beacon of Liberty to the world!” —Oregon
“Alexander is correct: The people who voted for socialism did that out of frustration and not affirmation of the Democrat Party. Both parties failed them.” —Illinois
“As a 30-year Veteran who served in Vietnam as a Navy Corpsman and many other places before also serving in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, I am livid that some voters supported anyone associated with the Democratic Socialists of America. They are a traitorous organization hell-bent on tearing our country apart. Most of my fellow Vietnam Veterans and I have contempt for the Left destroying what we all served to protect.” —Texas
Re: 90% of Voters in Exit Polls Cited ‘Corruption’ — Why?
“Many young (read: inexperienced) voters refuse to vote for the shiny, polished RINOs and either stay home or make a protest vote, assuming the opponent will lose anyway. These are voters who don’t really believe that their vote matters. They want to be able to say to their friends, ‘I couldn’t vote for (X).’ We have got to address corruption in our government directly, and that includes our political parties. Candidates need to be chosen by the grassroots, not ‘groomed’ by the elite.” —Georgia
“What a mess. This is golden ammunition for Democrats! Why? Seems we have so many great things to justify Republican majorities, but we keep infecting them with poison. We have to remember that a Republican could run a stop sign on a lonely county road and face impeachment.” —Texas
“If these allegations are true, I am disappointed. I do not know the law about such things, but there is a conflict with family members doing the transactions. Insider knowledge is not a legal option to trade up or down.” —Colorado
Re: GOP Leadership: Fight or Flight?
“Therein lies the problem with GOP senators. This group is thoroughly infected by do-nothing McConnellite RINO globalists who are content with the status quo. There is no effective leadership and no ambition to get off their collective rears and make the most of the day before January 3. I fear for my country and pray constantly for us.” —California
“Spot on. The Senate has not fulfilled its responsibility to the American people, mainly due to a single man: John Thune. No one should have that power, and those who elected Thune as Senate leader should not give it to him. He is not a man who can galvanize the entire Senate body to fulfill the president’s agenda. We need someone who can.” —Texas
Re: Hegseth Is the Dems’ First Scalp
“I don’t see any legal distinction between the Department of War actions against drug smugglers and the Navy/Coast Guard operations against Caribbean pirates and slave smugglers in the early 19th century. I am not aware of any argument that those required congressional authorization, given that all of the operations were carried out to enforce existing laws.” —Minnesota
“Sir, I think you should send this to every member of the House and Senate.” —Colorado
“This is the same impeachment that the ‘will of Congress’ brought against Barack Obama for bombing the heck out of several different countries, right? Oh, that’s right — they didn’t. In a sane country, the American people would drag all 535 legislators out into the street, tar and feather them, and send them packing. Instead, both parties continue to catfight like teenage girls while the nation goes to hell. Might there be more important things facing our nation, like the national debt? Or the impending Social Security fiasco? Or immigration? Or China? Hopefully the midterm shellacking the GOP got will end up getting a bunch of these do-nothing lawmakers de-elected!” —Georgia
Re: Dems’ Economic Plan: Raise Taxes, Redistribute Wealth
“When a politician says they want change, please notice that very few election promises include a real effort to reduce spending in a significant way. Every promise comes with a plea for more of your money — and don’t ask how it is spent. Someday the people will wake up and stop the madness. If not, we will suffer the same demise that the USSR suffered when it was driven into economic failure. Now that communists are being elected into U.S. politics, it shouldn’t take long.” —Washington
“To paraphrase the old saying: vote in haste, repent in leisure. Voters will be repenting for at least two and perhaps six years. That’s a lot of leisure!” —California
Re: The Ridiculous Double Standards of Modern Gym Girls
“There was a video the other day of a woman in a women’s-only gym. Guess what they were wearing: sweats and baggy T-shirts — the kind of stuff guys wear. So, if a woman dresses like she wants to get hit on, guess what? She’s gonna get hit on. Guys, we should all make a pact: Don’t look at and don’t talk to women in the gym, unless it is a safety issue to prevent injury. Maybe women will learn that we don’t care what they wear at the gym anymore because we are ignoring them!” —Illinois
“This whole #MeToo movement is a huge problem also. It has set the stage for the man immediately being guilty for saying something nice to the wrong woman and getting sued and imprisoned.” —Texas
“It all falls in line with the feminist movement, the gay liberation movement, and the satanic plot to undermine the creation of the family unit, the foundation of our society.” —Kentucky
