Liberty & Prosperity Blog

For months, it seemed like the total amount of fraud committed in Minnesota was $1,000,000,000. To say that I was skeptical is understatement. Earlier this morning, I wrote this article questioning Rep. Angie Craig's statement that Gov. Tim Walz had aggressively pursued fraudsters. I remained skeptical. Then I spotted this article . That's when I said that, in terms of Minnesota fraud, the sky's the limit. According to Alpha News's article, "Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he thinks a 'significant portion' of $18 billion spent on 14 state-run Medicaid programs could be fraudulent. Asked to elaborate on what a 'significant portion' meant, Thompson said 'half or more.'" Like I said, I knew that $1,000,000,000 figure was definitely low. While I don't have proof of the $9,000,000,000, I'm willing to trust "Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson." If anyone's gonna know, he's my go-to guy. Further, like wi...

It's still early in the primary season but Angie Craig is praising Tim Walz for his handling of Minnesota's fraud scandals. Recently, Rep. Craig said "I think the governor is taking and his team are taking an aggressive approach to crack down on fraud in Minnesota. They’re prosecuting and putting the folks who are perpetrating the crime in jail." That's pretty stunning stuff to hear about Tim Walz's fraud prevention efforts. First, the vast majority of fraudstersare being dealt with by the federal government. Most of the grifters don't deal with the state government. So much for the governor's administration "taking an aggressive approach" in cracking down against the grifters. Next, if Gov. Walz's administration is taking an aggressive approach to fraud, why didn't we hear about it until 5 years after the grift started? Angie Craig is a cookie-cutter progressive. Trusting her is foolish. Craig's political courage isn't exact...

Last night, President Trump delivered one of the best speeches of his presidency. It was a speech that's likely got Larry Kudlow smiling ear-to-ear . In Kudlow's pre-speech riff yesterday, Kudlow implored President Trump to "look forward more than backward." Then Kudlow explained what he wanted to see by saying "What do I mean by that? He has a fabulous list of achievements in his first year. Most notably, closing the border and stopping illegal immigration. Passage of the one big, beautiful bill, with its pro-growth supply side tax cuts, deregulation, drill, baby, drill, as well as other elements. This was a major achievement." Obviously, that's more of a backward glance since they're a list of accomplishments. What was Kudlow hoping to hear last night? Kudlow explained, saying "predicting a fabulously optimistic economic outlook. And leave just one quarter for the first year achievements. If people disagree with me on this, including major Tru...

Apparently, Keith Ellison wants to get slapped around by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ellison either didn't understand the part about the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause or he's attempting to intimidate Sheriff Kyle Burton. It isn't likely he'll do either. According to this Alpha News article , "A local sheriff is pushing back after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison published a formal legal opinion which says Minnesota sheriffs do not have unilateral authority to enter into 287(g) agreements with the federal government." Actually, Keith, they do have that authority. That's because the authority comes from the U.S. Constitution. State attorneys general have no say in the matter because of this thing called Separation of Powers. That's in the U.S. Constitution, too. That's why this official-sounding opinion is just another example of DFL lawfare. It isn't anchored in the right constitution. Since immigration and naturaliza...

Chuck Grassley has once again put himself in the middle of one of Washington, DC's biggest messes. According to this NY Post article , " The FBI did not believe agents had probable cause to raid President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 — but former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice approved the search anyway , according to newly released records. This is what lawfare looks like. The FBI objected strenuously to invading Mar-a-Lago, at one point saying "We haven’t generated any new facts, but keep being given draft after draft after draft. Absent a witness coming forward with recent information about classified on site, at what point is it fair to table this?" Call me crazy but I think the Biden DOJ, led by Merrick Garland, should've tabled things before it got to that point. Further, it's appalling to rewatch the tactics used in the FBI's invasion of Mar-a-Lago.This is a debate this nation should've had before the invasion. Frankly...

If you didn't know that Tim Walz, the DFL governor of Minnesota, was worried about the various fraud schemes, you figured it out when he named Tim O'Malley as his fraud czar. In announcing O'Malley's hiring, Walz said that he just fixes things. Imagine how difficult it must've been to be a reporter trying their best not to laugh when Walz said that. Imagine trying not to laugh after Gov. Walz said that he just fixes these things and after he's appointed a fraud czar . That's just part of it. According to this article , "The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a review into how Minnesota used billions of dollars in federal social service funding, requesting detailed records from Gov. Tim Walz’s administration and other state entities after reports raised questions about whether portions of the money were misused, according to letters first obtained by the New York Post." If I was betting, I'd be betting that HHS is tryin...