American Jews have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving – but they also have reason to fear worsening anti-Semitism by a growing minority of Americans.
Like it or not, Donald Trump is our duly elected president and the commander in chief of our military. Government workers and members of the military have an obligation to do their best to help the president govern, or to resign if they oppose his policies.
Witch hunts never end, because there are no witches. So the hunt for these non-existent beings goes on and on and on … just as the hunt by desperate House Democrats for non-existent evidence of impeachable conduct by President Trump goes on and on.
I’ve lost dozens of friends and I’ve lost much of my own body – giving up my legs above the knee and severely injuring my right forearm and both wrists when I was severely wounded in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device in 2010. Yet I have so much to be thankful for.
President Trump has been wrongly attacked in the media and by some Pentagon officials for granting pardons earlier this month to Army Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Matt Golsteyn, and for reversing the demotion of Navy Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher and allowing Gallagher to retire as a SEAL.
Bloomberg has called President Trump “incompetent,” but will need more than money to beat Trump if he can first vanquish other Democratic presidential hopefuls.
On November 25 in 1944, the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, which played a vital role in turning the tide in the Pacific Theater during World War II, fell victim to two devastating kamikaze attacks that killed 69 of its crew. In all, kamikaze attacks claimed the lives of 88 crewmembers from 1944-45.
What kind of Alice in Wonderland world are we in where actual corruption is not just ignored but defended and investigating corruption is grounds for impeachment?
Given a golden opportunity to prove that they could “walk and chew gum at the same time,” Democrats let vital legislation languish while they indulged their impeachment obsession.
Can we get better? Of course, we can -- and we should always aspire to improve -- but how about starting from a place of gratitude? We are all privileged to be American.
If Democrats are right in their antipathy toward the president and able to sell their version of facts to voters, they should try to do so. That is the best way to protect both our Constitution and our democracy.
While there’s some skepticism that Trump really wants to put everything on the line over allegations involving his dealings with Ukraine, I’m convinced he’s serious.