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Ray Cardello 
Donald Trump used a moment during his address to Congress last week to address the Progressive side of the chamber that was intent on sitting on their hands unless they were protesting. He made a statement with two parts sarcasm, two parts frustration, one part humor, and ten parts the truth. He pointed out that … Read more
There are some topics that you think would garner unanimous acceptance. You might think that a young boy who survived over a dozen brain surgeries to beat cancer and who dreams of being a cop or a young girl who survived an injury on the volleyball court but may suffer the effects for a lifetime … Read more
The Democrats have had some dynamic orators in our lifetime. People like JFK, Bill Clinton, and even Barack Obama could capture a crowd with their spoken word, but there does not appear to be anyone to fill that void, and we are left with word salads, TikTok sound bites, or meaningless ramblings as we heard … Read more
Very few industries rely on polling data as much as politics. That includes the 24/7 campaign machine, for, after all, politicians’ primary job is to run for and be reelected to office. Nothing written or spoken is released before it is poll-tested. Even the big-dollar donors do not write checks with lots of zeros to … Read more
So many examples from the last four years indicated we had lost our collective minds. That statement may not be entirely fair as it was just the Democrats in the position of power that were stripping the country of common beliefs and replacing them with WOKE ideas. This philosophy was taking the country down a … Read more
The world is still digesting the ridiculous scene in the Oval Office last Friday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, JD Vance, and President Donald Trump. Of course, like every event in this fractured world, the Left and Right have two distinct views of what happened. The Left sees this altercation as an ambush by Trump and Vance … Read more
Governor Janet Mills and House Speaker Ryan Fecteau are in over their heads. They are small-time actors trying to play a big-time game, and the two stunts they pulled this week indicate that this will not end well for these power-wannabes. They think they have made scores against the Republicans, but all they have done … Read more
Sandy Cortez does not see Elon Musk as qualified to be in charge of DOGE, but she sees being a bartender in Boston and New York as a qualification to be a member of Congress. The Democrats have tried the attack du jour to undermine Elon Musk and his DOGE effort. The Democrats have attacked … Read more
Joy Reid often taunted the Republicans for crying about outcomes, mocking them as children who could not handle the adversity of reality. Oh, how the tide has turned. There were plenty of tears to go around as Joy Reid hosted the final episode of the horrendous MSNBC prime-time show ReidOut on MSNBC. Nobody felt sorry … Read more
Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House on Friday for a free lunch and a check, but to his chagrin, he did not realize there was a new sheriff in town and the cash flow from the American people was shut down. The little man from Ukraine flew to Washington with a plan, but it … Read more
Oh, Janet, I can tell by your actions of late that you are a bit confused about your role. You were able to parlay your political career to a seat in the corner office in Augusta, but that seat comes with responsibility, not privilege, as you see it. There are 1.4 million people in Maine, … Read more
Maine has not lost its way. Maine has lost its collective mind. I am speaking of the Democrats in Maine, but they are the ruling party today, and it was the voters of Maine that gave them the power to manipulate and control the state. Unless you reside under a rock, you must know how … Read more
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were a gaffe-machine team with a side of word salad. We had no idea what Joe Biden was saying most of the time, and neither did he. Behind the scenes, there was always a team listening to Joe speak, and often, they put out corrections or explanations to the press … Read more
For four years, millions of illegal and unvetted people came from all over the globe to our southern border that Biden had replaced with a welcome mat. These illegal migrants (they became illegal the moment they crossed the Rio Grande and violated our sovereignty) are not all bad people, but they tried to come to … Read more
Oh my, did Governor Janet Mills really yell out to the President of the United States that she would “See you in court?” I heard it live and played it back many times, to be sure, but yes, she said it. It must have been a slip of the tongue or an out-of-body experience. Nobody … Read more
Lawrence O’Donnell is a bloviating idiot on MSNBC who makes comments and claims that he cannot substantiate or are just too absurd to have to fact-check. While talking about the IRS, he referred to it as one of the hyperefficient agencies of the federal government that makes money for the government and costs nothing to … Read more
I am old enough to remember when organized sports kept their distance from gambling in any form. Remember how Pete Rose was excommunicated from Major League Baseball and banned from the Hall of Fame because of betting on games when he was a manager? This was when he was the all-time hits leader and should … Read more
I have been fortunate enough to have my work shared with the readers of Granite Grok for over four years. Every day, for over 1,600, I have been writing my thoughts and have enjoyed your responses. I have had my work published on over 70 websites across the internet, but no site out there has … Read more
The Democrats have two choices. They can put their collective heads together and come up with solutions, which will never happen because, even collectively, there is no level of intelligence to develop solutions. They can put their tails between their legs and work with the Republicans, who have the majority support of Americans on key … Read more
I watch the protests and the coverage of the radicals by the legacy opinion shows. I am completely lost as to what the Democrat’s message is to the Republicans or the American people. Collectively, they are coming across as unhinged. In one protest on Tuesday, each speaker threw at least one F-bomb, and in another, … Read more