“Kamala, you don’t know what you mean to Jackson, Mississippi. You don’t know what you mean to Mississippi. You don’t know what you mean to America. And, in recognition of your many, many firsts, in recognition of all of the accomplishments that you have made . . . I signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 14, 2026, Kamala Harris Day in Jackson, Mississippi. We need you now, more than ever.”
–Jackson, Mississippi Mayor John Horhn.
What accomplishments? Please name one. Just one.
“Democratic leadership has declared that “affordability” will be their defining theme this session. Unfortunately, simply labeling something as an affordability initiative does not make it so.
We are already seeing this play out across a range of proposals—higher mandated wages, paid family leave programs, universal public-sector collective bargaining, green energy mandates, new taxes, and renewed attacks on Virginia’s successful data center industry. These initiatives are being branded as affordability measures, but in reality, they will increase costs for families, employers, and taxpayers.
There’s a simple truth that too often gets ignored in Richmond: when government mandates higher labor costs, higher energy costs, and higher taxes, those costs do not disappear. They are passed along—to consumers at the grocery store, to families paying utility bills, and to small businesses trying to make payroll. Calling those policies “affordable” does not change their real-world impact. Words don’t change reality.”
–Excerpt from a statement by Virginia Senator Mark Obenshain (R. Harrisonburg).
Senator Obenshain’s statement should resonate, not just with Virginians, but with all Americans. Virginia is his immediate concern, but the principles enunciated by Senator Obenshain are equally applicable at the federal government level. For example, the federal Affordable Care Act is not “affordable” at all. Costs keep going up, and the insurance and health markets are distorted due to government intervention.
The Democrats’ solution? Spend more money. Where is that money coming from? The federal government is already $38+ trillion in debt. The American people are already overtaxed. If you confiscated all the wealth of America’s billionaires, it would not solve the debt problem. It would not even run the federal government for more than a few days.
The solution is less government spending, less government regulation, less government taxation of hard-working people. Free up our country’s economy so that the people–NOT government–prosper.
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”
–Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (1926).
The President levied higher tariffs on 8 European countries who are opposing his attempt to annex/purchase Greenland. WINNING!
How come it is okay for Denmark to rule Greenland, but if Greenland comes under the United States’ jurisdiction, that is imperialism and colonialism? That makes no sense. Hmmm.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, ICE agents enjoyed a leisurely lunch at a local Mexican restaurant. The agents then left, returning that evening after the restaurant closed, arresting the kitchen help, who were all illegal aliens. The Left is outraged! How dare the agents eat Mexican food, and then arrest the illegal aliens who prepared it! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Also in Minneapolis, anti-Islam activist Jeffrey Lang protested at City Hall, and was preparing to burn a Koran, in order to protest the increasing Islamification of the United States, when a mob attacked him. The mob beat him with sticks, flagpoles, their fists, and stabbed him with knives. Thankfully, Jeffrey Lang was wearing body armor.
When Mr. Lang finally broke free, the mob pursued him, damaging his automobile, and robbing him of his identification and money.
There were no arrests in the beating and robbing of Jeffrey Lang. Because no police were present at the scene. Not one (1). At a planned, permitted protest at City Hall. Unbelievable.
“They’re going to lose their immunity, they’re not gonna be able to drive. I will take your driver’s license. Good luck walking to work, a$$holes.”
–Representative Eric Swalwell (D. Ca.), promising to revoke drivers licenses issued to ICE agents, if elected Governor.
This is so messed up. California issues drivers licenses to illegal aliens, but Mr. Swalwell threatens to revoke them from federal law enforcement agents? For enforcing valid federal laws?
“And in Virginia, our hardworking, law-abiding immigrant [illegal alien] neighbors will know that when we say — we’ll focus on the security and safety of all of our neighbors, we mean them, too.”
–Governor Abigail Spanberger (D. Va.), during her Inaugural Address.
Governor Spanberger means to turn the Commonwealth into a “sanctuary” jurisdiction. Her very first act as Governor was to repeal Governor Youngkin’s (R.) executive order directing law enforcement to cooperate with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.
You think that things look good in Minneapolis? Wait until Governor Spanberger and her Leftist minions bring Minneapolis to Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. It will make Minneapolis look like a Labor Day picnic.
Bad news for Virginia Military Institute alumni and friends. Governor Spanberger appointed Coonman to the Board of Visitors. He wasn’t quite able to destroy VMI as Governor, but now he gets a 2nd chance on the governing Board.
GFK
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