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Why it's imperative to elect Bernie Perryman, not Aric Putnam

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This afternoon, I got into a nice phone call with Bernie Perryman, the legislator that I hope replaces Aric Putnam in the Minnesota State Senate for SD-14. I've known Bernie since 2010, when we both played unofficial roles in Michele Bachmann's congressional campaign. Minnesota's economy used to be vibrant, bristling with innovation and productivity. These days, thanks to a big influx of socialism, a high regulatory regime and high taxes, Minnesota's economy has stagnated. Thanks in large part to high property taxes caused by unfunded mandates to schools, Minnesota is one of the worst states in terms of affordability. Bernie is a small businessperson who knows how to get the economy running again. On her campaign website, Bernie wrote "As a small business owner, I know how hard it’s been for our Main Street businesses to survive and get their legs back under them after the pandemic. Inflation, supply chain and workforce challenges, and gas prices all are putting a...
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Donald Trump isn't listening to his followers

Sunday night on Life, Liberty & Levin , host Mark Levin's opening monologue was considerably sharper than usual. Part of Levin's monologue caught my attention because it involves polling data, which is rarely part of Levin's monologues. Part of the polling asked "Which outcome do you most prefer to see in Iran?" When asking only MAGA Republicans, 'Regime change' registered at 51% while 25% preferred 'Negotiated settlement.' Next, the Reagan Institute Summer Survey asked all Republicans "Which outcome do you most prefer to see in Iran?" The results didn't change, with 50% saying they preferred regime change while 25% said negotiated settlement. Whether asking MAGA Republicans or regular Republicans, the results don’t change. They want regime change, which means they prefer winning. Seeing is believing . The Republican Party, in general, wants the U.S.-led coalition to have something rock-solid to show for 2+ months of war and ceas...
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This better be Donald Trump's final cease-fire extension

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This morning, President Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran . Let's hope this is President Trump's final ultimatum before he blows them to smithereens. The time for dancing is over. It's time for serious men to enter the picture. It's time for a man with President Reagan's moral certainty to step into this situation. While this isn't the equivalent of the Cuban Missile Crisis, it's a grave, once=in-a-lifetime situation. It's obvious that President Trump doesn't grasp the situation. When he said "Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" That's meaningless. The IRGC and Besij are messianic. They can't wait for the return of the twelfth imam, which they think will start the end times. In painstaking detail, Mark Levin lays out in exquisite detail what's happened and what's likely to happen: Mark ...
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Bitter Barack Obama, mad Michelle Obama spew venom at Donald Trump

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If Barack Obama hadn't spent so much time listening to his wife, he not've turned into the lecturing know-it-all that he's been most of his political life. During their speeches at the opening of President Obama's Presidential Center, the thing that spoke loudest was the criticism of the president who wasn't there . Politico reports that "President Donald Trump was conspicuously absent from Thursday’s dedication of the Obama Presidential Center, the only living commander in chief not in attendance. But the Obamas made a point Thursday of delivering a pointed rebuke of the man who succeeded them in the White House, all while refusing to mention him by name." The Obamas have lived the American Dream. Too often, though, they've complained about this great nation. Michelle Obama is famous for saying "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hung...
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Almanac debate, Angie Craig vs. Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate edition

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Friday night, Rep. Angie Craig and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan sat for questions on Almanac. To say that it was feisty is understatement, especially with all the accusations, counter-accusations, corrections and setting the records (yes, plural) straight. Angie Craig got asked the first feisty question, which was about immigration. She was asked why she voted for President Trump's immigration bill. Craig was the first to mention that she's worked tirelessly on "comprehensive immigration reform." Conservatives watching or reading that response, feel free to feel ill. We know that phrase is the Democrats' go-to phrase to virtue signal that they care about "undocumented workers. HINT: they aren't undoocumented. They're here illegally. If Rep. Craig wants a chaotic situation, live in Europe. It's getting so bad that they're adopting President Trump's policies. Apparently, even Democrats appreciate tranquility. Another section of the deb...
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Harmeet Dillon, USDOJ vs. Rob Manfred, MLB

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Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB), is about to face scrutiny like he's never faced before. Last week Friday, the San Francisco Giants hosted Pride Night to 'honor' the LGBTQIA+ community. The problem that arose was that Giants' pitchers Landon Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their team-issued hats . According to the report, "The players referenced Genesis 9:12-16, a passage on the rainbow covenant." After God destroyed the Earth and its inhabitants (except for Noah and his wife and their 3 children and their wives), God established His Covenant with Noah, saying "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood;...
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Iran returns to acting like a terrorist again

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The U.S.-Iran MOU is off to a rocky start. According to David Strom's HotAir article , Iran plans on requiring shipping insurance to "the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which will allow you to transit the Strait—after considering your application to do so—if you pay insurance fees to it." That sounds like Iran isn't changing its ways, which is what I've been preaching for 2+ months. The U.S. had their foot on Iran's throat before agreeing the first cease-fire. That's the first signal that Iran read as weakness. Now the talk is that President Trump is interested in a negotiated settlement. That's another appeasement signal to Iran. If the U.S. continues sending those appeasement signals, we will fritter away whatever leverage we've had. Further, it isn't wise for V.P J.D. Vance to threaten Israel's cabinet like he did yesterday: Thus far, VP Vance's instincts on national security/foreign policy have been questionable. At this point, I pr...
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