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Author Archives: Armando Diana
The Power Game is Not About a Wall but the Composition of Congress
Ever watch a Super Bowl where you despise both teams? You don’t really care who wins but your ecstatic that one of them lost. It feels like that as we watch the budget standoff doesn’t it? Even the most partisan … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, Government Shutdown, President Trump, Sanctuary Cities, The Wall
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Rhetoric, Hyperbole and Fact Surround a Wall but Where is Truth?
The dialog surrounding illegal immigration becomes exceedingly frustrating when the actual argument is lost between hyperbole and fact. President Trump positions the wall as the first line of defense from a marauding pack of criminals salivating at the chance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Illegal immigrants, Mother Theresa, President Clinton, President Obama, President Trump, The Wall
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The Future Blames the Past for Not Thinking About the Future
The premise of a representative government is for the masses to be represented by a few. If I recall my grammar school history classes correctly, the intent of public service was to fulfill a temporary duty. Today we have career … Continue reading
Is Ignorance Bliss or is Bliss Ignorance?
If you start with the premise that most politicians are well-intentioned and genuinely believe they are acting in the best interest of the nation, you may have a different perspective on them. And then reality sets in and you realize … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez, Chuck Schumer, Dan Quayle, President Trump, ted Cruz
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A Tough Choice Between Incompetence and Corruption
Is it better to be known as an incompetent or corrupt person? That is the dilemma facing Brenda Snipes. She is the Broward County Election Supervisor in Florida and is either the most incompetent election official, corrupt, or both. Republican … Continue reading
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The Three Ps of Politics are the Driving Force for Most Voting
Whether you know it or not we are driven to vote for a particular candidate by party, person or policy. In an ideal world most of us would vote based on the policies of on an individual and how we … Continue reading
It’s Only Words but Words Are Weapons
The void between common sense and abject agenda-driven politics is deafening. The mid-term election is next week so you know we are in for last minute surprises and irrational blame. The rhetoric will reach a fever pitch. A lot of … Continue reading
Perhaps we should start giving participation trophies to the losing candidates in elections.
I find doing what is “good for the American people” is directly related to a politician not getting his or her way. It seems most politicians divine what is best for the American voter when trying to push a narrative … Continue reading
A new Supreme Court Justice; reputations destroyed; societal damage in gender relations; just another day for our politicians. Time to remove them from office
The circus surrounding the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings is as complex and simple as peeling an onion. There are many different layers to this fiasco but a lot of things are lost along the way. This tragic drama had character … Continue reading
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Tagged #MeToo, Brett Kavanaugh, Diane Feinstein, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, George Soros
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Mounting focus on drama versus work of the nation begs for a convention of states to create term limits
The interesting thing about the fiasco involving Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is I think it’s a set up to trap President Donald Trump. I have no proof but in today’s new world of no evidence assertions being acceptable I … Continue reading
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