www.commsolutionsmn.com- Joe Biden has recently emerged from the shadows to start his public speaking circuit, but it's as apparent as ever that he is not there. He is clearly struggling with dementia or Alzheimer's and Jill is still trotting him out instead of protecting him, all for $300,00. It's a shame and should be viewed as elderly abuse. It's time she love Joe enough to protect him. AOC and Bernie have been traipsing across the country on their "Fight Oligarchy" tour. The Democrat party is in real trouble because they really have no one that is ready to rise up and take the mantle of the party. There's a good chance it goes even further left and isolates independents and moderate Dems. Is there any question that the traditional, mainstream media is dead? We know that they consistently side with Democrats, but they leave out stories that are complimentary of President Trump and make sure to report anything that can hurt him, whether true or not. They side with illegal immigrants, to the point of wanting violent gang members and criminals to be returned to the United States. They are silent on Laken Riley and others that are killed in our streets. Journalists herald the sainthood of every trans person as actual women are being injured and dominated by male athletes that can't make it in the world of men's sports. They aren't covering the slowing in the inflation rate with drops in the price of gas, eggs, and other necessities. CNN has went from respected to a laughing stock. MSNBC is ignored by everyone, except for far leftists. Sometimes the headlines are indistinguishable from the Babylon Bee. It's just a matter of time, but without a major course correction, the media has written its own obituary, and might as well save us the public display and go fade away into the night. The age of citizen journalism is here.
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Episode 336- Keep It In The Red
www.commsolutionsmn.com- It was a big week as we lost George Foreman, Kitty Dukakis, and Val Kilmer. The former and the latter gave us so much in the realm of entertainment and it's sad to see them go. President Trump has been lighting it up this week. He enacted the tariffs, had the stock market tank, over 75 nations rushed to negotiate, and the tariffs are on a 90 day pause. China is now in the spotlight as it is trying to fight back, but doesn't have the financial strength to hold out. We'll see how long it lasts. Tim Walz took our $18 billion surplus to a projected $6 billion deficit. That is some of the worst financial mismanagement ever. Not one to learn a lesson, Walz just released his budget, and boy, is it a doozy. He also wants to expand the sales tax to some services that currently don't have one (like having your taxes done). He also wants to increase a healthcare surcharge on HMOs. There is also an anti-fraud provision included. In an effort to "fully fund education" he's cutting funding of some things, like text books, to non-public schools. He's not willing to cut the tax for our seniors on social security. We're one of a handful of states that still do that. Despite the cost for Southwest Rail doubling, it's still full steam ahead. These omnibus bills need to be done. Why won't the Republicans stand up and stop all of this spending? MN statutes say that bills should be single-issue, but they don't write them that way and the courts won't uphold the law.
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Episode 335- Courting Bad Precedent
www.commsolutionsmn.com- President Trump is finally releasing the JFK files to the world, but we still know nothing about Thomas Matthew Crooks. There was a recent article that hints that FBI is reporting that he may have had an accomplice. The article asserts that there could have been a man on the inside to help Crooks, purposefully reducing President Trump's security, or that the whole thing was a government op. Our election would have been thrown into chaos, had things worked out differently. Lawfare against President Trump isn't anything new, but the left is doubling down on this tactic to stop the Trump agenda. There are currently over 130 cases that have been filed, and some injunctions from district federal judges (as if they had jurisdiction). Temporary Protective Status (TPS) was granted to Haitians and Venezuelans to stay in our country for a specific time. The Trump administration is trying to revoke the TPS of these groups, after the former head of the NSA, Alexander Mayorkas, extending the policy. The courts are trying to say that the Kristi Noem and the new administration does not have the right to govern the way they wish. The AFL/CIO sued the Trump administration to stop the voluntary buyouts of federal employees. Judge George O'Toole sided with the Trump administration, but only because they were not union employees, so they had no standing. This will allow for other lawsuits to be filed. There were cases to allow a biological female, who identified as a man, to go to a male prison and to keep transgender soldiers in the military. The Dems are trying to keep criminals that are here illegally from going to Guantanamo Bay or to the new maximum-security prison in El Salvador. There is also a challenge to birthright citizenship, due to the meaning of the 14th amendment. President Trump also signed an Executive Order that aims to clean up federal elections, including a provision that requires Voter ID and the left is beside itself, filing court cases faster than a rabbit in fox country. How will all of this work out? Who will emerge victorious? Will congress ever come and make President Trump's changes permanent in law? Where are they already? Let us know how you feel about all this lawfare!
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Episode 334- Stalemate
www.commsolutionsmn.com- When Biden was president, the press used to complain that they didn't have any access to the leader of the free world. You'd think that they'd celebrate the openness and transparency of Trump's administration, where he and his various secretaries seem to live in front of the camera. Yet, all they do is lie, cheat, and complain. The recent clean, continuing resolution to fund the government has passed through congress and been signed by the President. Why was it so hard to get it done? Why were the Democrats so bent on shutting down the government? They have blamed the Republicans on every past threat of a shutdown, but were trying to blame this shutdown on the GOP as well... even though they were the ones pushing the bill to keep it open. The House of Representative (until now) has been 67 Republicans to 66 Democrats. The Republicans have submitted a number of bills to the House, and have had a majority, but due to MN law, they need 68 votes no matter what, which is more than a simple majority. The Democrats are beholden to their Queer Caucus. If it doesn't further the goals of this group, per Leigh Finke and Brion Curran, then the DFL is too scared to move forward. Despite its popularity, not one Dem voted to disallow men in women's sports. The DFL is the party of men dominating women. HF3 and HF23 are anti-fraud bills. One passed that allowed for greater audit capacity, which failed, and greater protection for whistleblowers, which passed. The bi-annual budget will be a big one to get passed. Who will blink first and give up something big to get the budget through the objections of the other party. It's not looking good for anything to get done this session and that's okay with us. Let us know what you think!
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Episode 333- Passing The Torch
www.commsolutionsmn.com- Minnesota is abuzz with the news that Senator Tina Smith will not run for re-election. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan jumped into the race almost immediately. Tim Walz toyed with the idea, but decided against it. There may be some other Democrats that are itching to jump in, but we'll see if any of them are willing to challenge her. We discuss some names that we think are eyeing the opportunity. Democrats are in trouble. They held the levers of power enough that they went too far and upset the electorate. Everything swung wildly in the other direction and the Trump administration is moving at breakneck speed to uphold its promises. It's not just Democrats in the political wilderness. Neocons like Liz Cheney, John Bolton... where do they go? They don't seem to quite fit the Democrats, but they are no longer a fit in the Republican party. All sorts of unlikely people have flocked to Trump's Republican party, and it's gaining steam across the nation. Are these permanent gains or just a Trump wave? Dems are married to men in women's sports and the Teacher's Unions. They keep going down. Prior shakeups like this have lasted for decades. President Trump has been putting Vice President Vance into situations to set him up to succeed and build a political resume going into 2028.
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