Mike

President Trump has only been in office for a little over 5 years combined. So let me ask this: If President Trump is supposedly the cause of America’s economic problems, endless wars, border issues, corruption, debt, broken infrastructure, declining education, and political division… Then what exactly have these people been doing for the last 20, 30, 40, and even 50 YEARS in Washington? • Sen. Chuck Grassley — in Congress since 1975 (~50+ years) • Sen. Ed Markey — since 1977 (~48 years) • Sen. Chuck Schumer — since 1981 (~44 years) • Sen. Ron Wyden — since 1981 (~44 years) • Rep. Hal Rogers — since 1981 (~44 years) • Rep. Chris Smith — since 1981 (~44 years) • Rep. Steny Hoyer — since 1981 (~44 years) • Sen. Dick Durbin — since 1983 (~42 years) • Rep. Marcy Kaptur — since 1983 (~42 years) • Sen. Mitch McConnell — since 1985 (~40 years) And that’s just scratching the surface. The average Senator in Congress today has served OVER 11 YEARS. The average House member nearly 9 YEARS. Many of these politicians have been in Washington longer than millions of Americans have been alive. Presidents come and go. Congress remains. Congress controls spending. Congress writes laws. Congress funds wars. Congress regulates industries. Congress oversees agencies. Congress approves budgets. Congress holds the real long-term institutional power. Yet somehow, the guy who spent 4 years in office and just returned is blamed for problems built over HALF A CENTURY? That math doesn’t add up. America’s problems weren’t created overnight. They were accumulated through decades of bipartisan political decisions, bureaucracy, lobbying, corruption, bad trade deals, reckless spending, foreign interventions, and career politicians protecting the system that keeps them in power. At some point, Americans need to stop blaming symptoms and start looking at the machine itself.

This is well done. You mention diversity in cities but one thing that seems lacking in cities is diversity of thought. The groupthink is overwhelming. It’s almost odd how little urban residents disagree with each other. Do you suppose that might be because of the lack of safety in cities (disagreement could leave you dead in an alley)? Could it be higher education?

To those who want to ignore the Second Amendment and would like to disarm gun owners, look at what is happening in Iran, where the population has been disarmed.

Your annual Donald Rumsfeld IRS Tax Day Letter appreciation post.

Jay, you’re a labor and employment lawyer so you know this is a really dumb, dishonest argument, LSU will pay a buyout to NC St to be able to sign Will Wade. He was an employee & signed a contract. How many players have paid damages to switch schools & sign new contracts? Any?

And your point. ? Take sweet 16 over title. Maybe it helped by making them a better seed. Which means nothing if they don’t get at least to sweet 16