Liberty & Prosperity Blog

A week+ ago, Larry Kudlow told Michele Tafoya that Hubert Humphrey wouldn't recognize today's DFL because of its hard-left turn away from patriotism and supporting Israel. Speaking at last night's the GOP's first Midterm Convention, RFK JR. said "I am 72 years old, and for 70 years of my life I would have bet any amount of money that I would not be addressing a Republican convention. Ours was a party of strong principles, of clear policies and inspiring idealistic vision for America." Then RFK JR. dropped a nuclear bomb on today's Democrats, saying "During COVID, I watched the Democratic party turn against every one of its essential values, its principles and all the policies that define my party. The Democrats, which were once the champions of the American constitution, systematically obliterated the Bill of Rights. Neither my father nor my uncle would recognize the Democratic party today." Coming from the Kennedy dynasty, saying that JFK and R...

There was a falling-out period between President Trump and Elon Musk, reportedly the world's first trillionaire. Based on this Ed Morrissey article for HotAir.com , that feud appears to be short-lived. Ed notes that "This also makes sense, though, because Democrats in all four states are trying to pretend moderation with radical/progressive candidates. That includes Ohio, where the ad from Musk's super PAC is already running against Sherrod Brown's comeback bid." This is the ad that Musk's super PAC is running against Sherrod Brown: New — Elon Musk's super PAC America PAC is going up with its first connected TV ad of the cycle. It's against Sherrod Brown in #OHSen . pic.twitter.com/vEbIc88J9w — Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) September 8, 2026 The first set of ads are in GOP-held Senate seats. The first rule is to lock down your most vulnerable seats, then try to flip the other side's seats to your side. The bad news for the Democrats is that th...

It's sickening each year to hear that the DFL supports the men and women who organized labor unions. Each year, we're forced to listen to them talk about things they did decades ago. This is an instance of what've you done for me lately? This year, Peggy Flanagan posted this tweet , which says "Happy Labor Day, Minnesota! Today, we reflect on the ordinary people who organized to fight for their families and fellow workers. We will keep fighting alongside our brothers and sisters in labor unions to make Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a family." That's what a robotweet that doesn't mean a thing says. Who cares if the DFL fights with you for the right to organize if the DFL governor then signs an executive order prohibiting new mining? The message is clear. You're allowed to organize as long as you don't complain when we shut down union jobs on the Iron Range. Who cares about organizing if there aren't any jobs. This is classic ...

Michele Tafoya, fresh off 2 important endorsements (the Minnesota Farm Bureau and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association), is well-positioned in terms of Cash on Hand and important endorsements. Meanwhile, Miranda Devine opines that "Democrats are assisting greatly by shooting themselves in the feet with weird policies and even weirder candidates. Whether it’s rejecting voter ID, abolishing prisons, defunding police or allowing men to play in women’s sports, they seem to be on the wrong side of popular opinion on just about everything. All they have on their side is Trump derangement and the increasingly implausible ruse that they represent a 'return to normalcy.'" Democrats aren't just shooting themselves in the foot. They're having weirdos like Abdul el-Seyed and Peggy Fraudigan Flanagan tell the masses that they're normal. Flanagan insists that Tim Walz was solely responsible for the rampant Medicaid fraud. When Tim Walz was specializin...

Minneapolis violence is getting worse week-by-week. Now, this KSTP article reports that Megan Stuart is living in fear because a bullet ripped through her condo's window just feet from her head while she slept early Saturday morning. She explained what happened to KSTP reporter Ben Henry in this interview: As part of the report, Stuart told Henry "If the bullet was a couple feet that way, I was sleeping, and like … I hate to even think about that." Later, she said "Whether that be extra cameras, lights over here, more patrols, like, and it has to be not just moving the crowd for an hour. It has to be like moving them permanently." I feelsad for Ms. Stuart. There was a time when people were civilized, when people felt safe, even after dark. That's gone. After George Floyd's death, which was emblematic of Minneapolis's bigger problem, calls for reimagining the police came frequently. In Minneapolis, that really meant returning to doing policing right....

During Mark Ritchie's time in office at Minnesota's Secretary of State, I coined the phrase "It's impossible to find what you refuse to look for." According to this Daily Signal article , that saying is apparently as true of the Merrick Garland-Joe Biden DOJ. According to the article, "In less than two years, federal prosecutors in the Trump administration charged about four times as many noncitizens with election fraud crimes as the Biden Justice Department in the entirety of the four-year term." To put this in perspective, "During the four years of the Biden administration under Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Justice Department brought charges against 13 noncitizens for illegal voting-related offenses. Of those, nine defendants were found guilty, including two whose voter fraud charges were dismissed as part of plea agreements." In other words, the Biden-Garland DOJ didn't vigorously prosecute this type of fraud. That fits with the...

When Donald Trump endorsed Mike Lindell to be Minnesota's next GOP governor, the reaction was swift and unambiguous. Minnesota rejected Lindell, especially after Lindell proposed amnest for illegal aliens. That especially ripped it with lots of MAGA people who might've otherwise supported Lindell. This was especially true on social media, where people vehemently rejected amnesty. Trump's ability to control the GOP is diminishing. Here's a perfect example of that willingness to say "NO!" STOP GIVING AWAY WORKING PEOPLE’S MONEY This is not conservative. This is not sound money policy. This is not MAGA. This is the Democrat playbook of giving some people a bunch of free stuff paid for by a bunch of other people who work for it. https://t.co/tA600YT4Ko — EJ 😊 (@EJUnderTheRadar) September 5, 2026 This isn't 'Let's make a deal' or 'Anything goes.' J.D. Vance is a smooth talker but he's worthless on policy. If he runs when Trump's t...