TOWSON, Maryland, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - Now that it is crystal clear that the ultra leftists who have taken vice-grip control of what used to be my Democratic Party, the all-out effort to annihilate the Trump Presidency and all who have come to work for it is far easier to see clearly and understand perfectly.
No longer should you view the likes of Chuckie Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, George 'I Really Really Hate America' Soros, and all of their friends and associates, as members of anything approaching what we used to call 'The Loyal Opposition.' There is absolutely nothing that an American and an Ultra Leftist have in common. And there is no wondering whether an Ultra Leftist will ever occupy a position of a Loyal Opponent to anything American. An American loves America, is devoted to its preservation and enhancement, honors its traditions, recognizes the extreme sacrifices made by citizens of all descriptions down through the years, and generally sees the United States of America as a place that his or her future descendants will be proud to inherit and call home. An Ultra Leftist, on the other hand, wants the America that we know and love to be totally destroyed and wiped from the face of the Earth. An Ultra Leftist is embarrassed by America's accomplishments (which are not viewed as accomplishments),
But maybe the biggest difference between Americans and Ultra Leftists is the manner in which past mistakes are understood. Americans all believe that mistakes should be made public and settled in public. Hence, awful mistakes like slavery and discrimination of all kinds are universally seen as bad things. Americans are proud that the nation actually fought a civil war to rid itself of the despicable practice. Americans view slavery as an extremely negative mark against the legacy of the nation and against those who owned slaves. But most Americans still celebrate the awesome accomplishments of pre-Civil War Americans who owned slaves but led the country in the war to free itself from the strangling yoke of English control and set the nascent nation on a path that freed all Americans from slavery and continues to battle discrimination even today. These Americans recognize the bravery and courage, indeed the tremendous nobleness of the generations of citizens who kept America free from the threats posed by Nazi Germany and the Marxist Nations which existed - and continue to exist - behind the Iron Curtain.
Now, however, America has arrived at another watershed marker in its 241 years of existence. Long a nation governed by two major political parties, both of these parties have arrived at this moment of history having nearly destroyed themselves. The Republican Party, in terms of the number of its members voted into office across the country, has arrived at a high-water mark. At the Federal level, it controls both the Executive and Legislative branches and has a shaky grip on a majority of the members of the United States Supreme Court. At the State and Local Government levels, the GOP has taken almost total control of America's local governments. A recent survey found that the Democrats only control state houses in five American states.
Despite these really amazing numerical advantages, the GOP acts as if it is almost embarassed to be in the position it is in. State GOP governments are known for outstanding records of what Americans call "good government," meaning that taxes are kept comparatively low while state and municipal officers do what they are supposed to with a minimum of corruption. The Federal GOP is another story indeed. The GOP Congress flounders around like lost sheep, and both the Senate and House of Representatives still seem to be controlled by the Democrats. How ridiculous is it that on the 12th day of June President Trump was finally able to convene a cabinet meeting with no empty chairs. The meeting started with members going around the table introducing themselves to each other.
How did this happen? GOP complacency in the face of Democratic foot-dragging. What's worse, the foot-dragging and stalling was carried out by the Democrats without any sanctions by the GOP majority even being discussed. The Dems were able to do what they did because they knew they could get away with it. It was as if the GOP didn't know what to do.
And does anybody need to be reminded about the Obamacare fiasco? President Trump endorsed the continued House leadership of Rep. Paul Ryan of Indiana. But Ryan was unable to round up enough votes to get any kind of repeal of Obamacare through the House for what seemed like forever. When the watered down bill finally was enacted by the House, the GOP Senate pronounced the measure dead on arrival in the upper chamber.
Does anybody with even a half a clue as to what is going on doubt the way I have broken this down? It would be hard to fathom if you do doubt it.
These are some of the manifestations of this awful situation. In Moscow, Russian Strongman Vladimir Putin has had his chief opponent, Alexei Navalny, arrested after the urged tens of thousands of protesters "to take to the streets across Russia in support of his plan to unseat President Vladimir Putin." This, according to United Press International. Navalny is said to be Putin's number one political opponent and has already announced his intention to run against Putin in next year's Russian elections.
Putin, who is 64, has not announced whether he will seek a fourth term as Russia's President.
UPI, quoting from the Washington Post, says police "arrested Navalny because he encouraged protesters to gather on a Moscow street not approved for the anti-corruption demonstration,"
"Russia's state-run Sputnik news agency said officials rejected applications for protest venues because events celebrating Russia Day were already being held at the venues requested. Protesters, rejecting the suggested alternative venues, gathered in unapproved locations. Sputnik reported the protesters became violent when they were told to disperse and some were arrested.
"Navalny said that though the city gave permission for a demonstration, every company from which he tried to rent stage and sound equipment told him the mayor's office prevented them from doing business with the protesters.
"Police arrested Navalny outside his home, his wife said."
The news about Navalny is not the only breaking news. Supporters of President Trump are closely examining previous leaks of classified information, and any connection that fired FBI Chief James Comey may have to them.
This all comes in the wake of Comey's testimony last Thursday before a Senate Committee. At that hearing, Comey admitted to having leaked previously unknown documents to a Columbia University Professor. The Professor, whom Comey said was an intermediary, then forwarded the leaked documents to the New York Times. The Trumpsters looking into whether Comey is a serial leaker are aware that other leaks became news stories by the same New York Times reporter who broke the story based on the leak that Comey fessed up to on Thursday. There are striking similarities.
The outstanding John Hinderaker of the Powerline Blog has other revelations arising out of Comey's salacious testimony. Hinderaker's primary revelation centers on compelling evidence that Comey lied during his testimony. Before the Senate Committee testimony, Comey had circulated a seven page written version of what that testimony would be. In the seven page, single-spaced document, Comey said he did not create memorandums after meeting with President Obama. When Comey testified before the Committee, his recollections were expanded. He said he also did not create memorandums for his one meeting with President Bush. But, as Hinderaker reports, that testimony was not true.
Read Hinderaker's entire account at powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/06/proof-that-james-comey-misled-the-senate-intelligence-committee.php
And then there is this. In an opinion piece penned for Fox News, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich was highly critical of the extremely cozy relationship between fired FBI Director James Comey and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Rarely has anyone written with so much candor on this shocking topic. The two are longtime friends and associates who, when working together, have managed to bungle some really big cases. In the Anthrax Prosecution after the 9-11 disaster, Comey led an investigation that was so badly flawed that the guilty party was never identified. What's worse, some of the stunts he tried to pin guilt on a man who could not have been guilty ended up as a total embarrassment to the FBI. According to reports, Comey had two dogs in California brought to the office of the man he was trying to pin the crimes on. When the man petted the dogs, it was said they had identified the man as the guilty party. He was never indicted. See the Gingrich post at http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/ 06/09/gingrich-america-is-on-knifes-edge-will-republicans-have-guts-to-stand-with-trump.html
Gingrich's revelations have increased talk that President Trump might decide to fire Mueller. If he does, it is sure to ignite a firestorm. And yet, Mueller has apparently taken to hiring every hardcore leftist lawyer he can find. Many of the names on his list have made humongous political contributions to President Obama and other leftist loudmouths. It is almost as if Mueller is trying to provoke a showdown with Trump. If that is his strategy, it is likely that Trump will oblige him.
In the meantime, the Ultra Left is going ga-ga about an off-broadway play in New York that features the brutal murder of a character who is a thinly disguised stand-in for President Trump. Several large corporations have hurriedly withdrawn funding for the production, including American Express, Delta Airlines and Bank of America. The play was being staged at New York City's 'Public Theatre' in Central Park.
Sports: Szefc Leaves Maryland for Virginia Tech Baseball Coaching Post
The Maryland Athletic Program has lost baseball coach John Szefc, 49, to a struggling Virginia Tech program. In making his announcement, Szefc candidly pointed to Tech's position in the Atlantic Coast Conference as a key ingredient in his decision. Maryland has recently left the ACC in favor of joining the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland had given Szefc a raise of just over a quarter of a million dollars after last season. In his five years in College Park, Szefc led Maryland three NCAA tournament berths. In two of those seasons, Maryland advanced to the Super Regionals after winning Regional Tournaments. In both of those Regional Wins, Maryland was not the home team and had to defeat the home team to advance. Before Szefc was hired, Maryland had won a total of one NCAA Tournament game, and had come through a stretch of 31 straight losing seasons. Things had gotten so bad that Maryland was not even qualifying for their conference tournaments.
At Virginia Tech, Szefc will inherit a struggling program with an outstanding facility that was recently given an $18 million upgrade. At his welcoming news conference, Szefc paid homage to the "beauty of the campus and the Blacksburg community."
Virginia Tech was most recently in the NCAA Tournament in 2013. Szefc will replace Pat Mason, who had compiled a 90-126-1 record at Tech. At Maryland, Szefc was 180 games in five seasons, including a school record 42 wins in 2015. Maryland also won 40 games in 2014 and extended eventual National runner-up to three games in the super regional played in Charlottesville. Szefc had led the Terps past South Carolina in the Regional that season. In 2015, the Terps won the regional at powerful UCLA. After missing the NCAA Tournament in 2016, Maryland was given an at-large bid this past season, but were eliminated after two losses to Regional Runner-up West Virginia. The Terps finished this season with a record of 38-23.
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