Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Other than Bill Clinton's welfare reform. Democrats have been the party of the failed status quo. Internationally, Democrats have been the advocates for detente with the USSR and the 2-state solution with the Palestinians. President Reagan finished detente with the USSR when he answered a reporter's question on his strategy towards the Soviets. He replied "Here's my strategy on the Cold War: we win, they lose." ― Ronald Reagan, U.S.S.R.-U.S.A. Summit, Moscow, May 29-June 2, 1988. The Democrats' policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli dispute is to force Israelis to live side-by-side with Palestinians. In their charter, Palestinians vow to ELIMINATE the Jewish people. That's the definition of a suicidal policy. Why would Israel trust Democrats as allies? Here in Minnesota, Esme Murphy interviewed Michele Tafoya, asking Michele Tafoya one gotcha question after another: That's fine. Michele has handled those types of questions for 30 years. When Murphy ...

Appearing Saturday on Fox Reports With Jon Scott, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said "Every poll that has been released before this debate has shown a dead heat. And by every objective measure, Michele Tafoya wiped the floor with Peggy Flanagan during that debate earlier this week. You saw her on the defensive there." Don't take Joe Concha's word for it. Watch this hour-long debate for yourself: Time-after-time, Flanagan dragged President Trump into the debate. Meanwhile, when fraud became the topic of debate, Flanagan said that "The governor has been very clear that 'the buck stops with him.' He was the one who had oversight here." Instead of taking the blame for fraud, she took credit for Paid Family Medical Leave and free breakfasts and lunches for children. Paid Family Medical Leave isn't popular with small businesses. Free meals are fairly popullar but they won't improve turnout for the DFL. Concha said Flanagan was deflectin...

The DFL has whined about how President Trump has driven up utility prices with his "war of choice" with Iran. What's aggravating is that utility prices have risen since late in Obama's term in office when he startedd the original war on fossil fuels. Gov. Walz and the DFL extended that war when the DFL Trifecta passed the Blackout Bill early in the 2023 session. This KSTP report doesn't explain why prices are rising. It reports "Minnesota regulators are gathering public input as they investigate whether utility bills are still affordable for families, farmers, and businesses. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission launched the review through three public meetings, where Minnesotans weighed in on rising energy costs. The commission will send the feedback and written public comments to state lawmakers." The affordability crisis was caused by the DFL Trifecta. Period. The DFL's affordability campaign is a joke. In fact, it isn't that funny of a ...

-When Michele Tafoya jumped into the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Tina Smith, I expected her messaging to be crisp and the production value to be high. Thus far, she hasn't disappointed. The thing that impresses me, though, is how Michele's ads keep improving. Dustin Grage just posted Michele's latest most powerful ad . Before publishing Michele's ad, Dustin wrote "BREAKING: Michele Tafoya just dropped a new ad featuring Democrats who are switching their votes this election. 'I voted Democrat my whole life, but I can’t vote for Peggy Flanagan.' Absolutely brutal." Next, check out the ad itself: 🚨 https://t.co/BukytSFou9 — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 14, 2026 Since she jumped into the race, Michele Tafoya has gotten center-right Republicans and independents excited. In the final days of this midterm election, it appears as though she's winning over what I'd call 'old-fashioned blue dog Democrats.' In...

It must be time for this year's closing arguments before this year's midterm elections. The safest way to tell is to check DFL AG Keith Ellison's public events schedule. This is what makes Bill Glahn's article about Keith Ellison's grandstanding at "the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) bemoaning high prices." Because we're talking utilities, the PUC sets those rates based on the cost of creating that electricity. The cost of generating electricity has been climbing since the DFL Trifecta passed its version of the Green New Scam. DFL Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL majorities in the Minnesota Senate and House passed the Blackout Bill in February or March of 2023. The goal of the Blackout Bill is to eventually eliminate electricity that has a carbon footprint. Minnesota's rising electricity prices have everything to do with DFL ideology. It'd be odd to hear DFL AG Ellison playing watchdog on the DFL's policies. It isn't a stretch to thi...

In late August, I wrote this article to highlight the fact that Michele Tafoya had gotten endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, aka MPPOA. Today, Alpha News reports "Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya held a press conference on Tuesday and criticized Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s record on public safety as she unveiled a five-point plan aimed at gang violence in Minnesota." According to Tafoya's press availability, she promised to do 5 things in her first 8 weeks as Minnesota's Senator. That starts, she said, with naming the problem. Next on Tafoya's priority list is to "disrupt gang activity online." Ms. Tafoya said that as Senator, she "will demand the FBI Cyber Division open a new threat assessment hub that is physically located in Minneapolis." Then Ms. Tafoya said "Point Three, force Big Tech to do its part. Point 4, faster federal prosecutions. Part of this problem is that soft-on-crime local pro...