Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness On January 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had a long record of waging surrogate wars against Americans, especially during the Iraq conflict and its aftermath. After the Trump cancellation of the Iran Deal, followed by… Continue reading Restoring Deterrence Will Prevent Endless Wars
How the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Media Yes, the Left controls the Media. But the times they are changing. The biased news network triad of ABC, NBC, and CBS, along with PBS and the cable MSNBC, CNN, and CNBC news channels, may garner over 20 million nightly network viewers. Their anchors may be higher paid and more prestigious… Continue reading How the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part One
Who on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Hillary Clinton. Prior to Kamala, Hillary was accused of running a singularly lousy and failed 2016 campaign as the nation’s first would-be shoo-in female president. Her effort was inept, marred by corruption and arrogance, and she was acknowledged to have blown an easy victory. Hillary resented deeply the idea that the upstart… Continue reading Who on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part Two
The Fault, Dear Democrats, Is in Yourselves
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar “They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.” – Often attributed to Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand The Democratic election postmortem immediately descended into public blame-gaming —… Continue reading The Fault, Dear Democrats, Is in Yourselves
Who on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part One
Víctor Davis Hanson The Bidens (of course). Dr. Jill had never forgiven Kamala Harris for smearing her husband on the 2019 Democratic primary debate stage as a racist. Jill suspected that Kamala was aware of or complicit in the Obama/Pelosi/Schumer/Jeffries machinations to dispose of Joe in July 2024. As a result, Jill now enjoys the… Continue reading Who on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part One
Harris Was Always Doomed
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The presidential race was not unpredictable, as the now once again discredited polls swore to us. Instead, the great Trump comeback victory was clear by the last weeks of the campaign. The Republicans had made massive gains in voter registrations since 2020, when Trump had lost the Electoral College by only a… Continue reading Harris Was Always Doomed
From an Angry Reader and Not Angry Reader:
From my leftist point of view, you just look like a dumb, racist old man…babbling on about mixed-race kids, whites this, whites that. You are such a stupid, shitty human. Love, Adam Jacobs Amerikkkan leftist Dear Angry Reader Adam Jacobs, Well, given as you say from your “leftist point of view,” I take that as… Continue reading From an Angry Reader and Not Angry Reader:
Keep Calm on This Election Day—and for a Variety of Reasons
Exhibit A: Final 2020 Wisconsin Poll: Biden by 17% October 28, 2020 news: “A Washington Post-ABC News poll found that former vice president Biden is leading Trump 57% to 40% among voters in Wisconsin.” Exhibit B: Final 2020 Wisconsin Actual Vote Count: Biden by 0.6% 49.4% | 1,630,866 48.8% | 1,610,184 As far as polls,… Continue reading Keep Calm on This Election Day—and for a Variety of Reasons
From ‘Clingers’ to ‘Garbage’—Why the 16 years of Vilification?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Who actually are the “garbage” people? Are they one and the same with Joe Biden’s “semi-fascists,” “chumps,” and “dregs of society?” Or Barack Obama’s “clingers?” Do they include Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” and “irredeemables?” Are they FBI grandee Peter Strzok’s Walmart shoppers who “smell?” Over the last decade-and-a-half, Barack Obama, Hillary… Continue reading From ‘Clingers’ to ‘Garbage’—Why the 16 years of Vilification?
Angry Reader 11-01-2024
From an Angry Reader: Have you even watched her interviews? She speaks with ease, no word salad, and what she says makes sense! What a blathering idiot you are! Jim Loss Dear Angry Reader Jim Loss, So, Kamala speaks with ease, fluently, and sensibly? Can you provide a single sentence to illustrate that assertion? It… Continue reading Angry Reader 11-01-2024