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KLAR: Freed Israeli Hostages Visit White House

December 4, 2025 John Klar

Trump’s triumph elevates love of life above war and death. On November 20, President Donald Trump hosted 17 of the 20 Israeli hostages recently released by Hamas at the White House. He campaigned on promises to end the war in Palestine and bring the hostages home, and he has worked tirelessly to do so. The … Read more

Hostage Swap Another Bad Deal

November 24, 2023 Ray Cardello

People from the U.S., Israel, Qatar, and Hamas negotiated the supposed hostage swap between Hamas and Israel. The agreement’s published terms indicate Hamas is in control of the situation, which makes no sense.

Iranian Flag Photo by sina drakhshani on Unsplash

Inept, Disrespectful, And Naive

September 16, 2023 Ray Cardello

On September 11, when the President should have been in New York, Pennsylvania, or Washington, D.C., honoring the victims of 9/11 and the many First Responders who, when the planes crashed, ran into and not away from danger, he was a continent away.

Is The FBI still credible?

January 18, 2022 Steve Earle

When former President Obama took office he set about “reforming” every agency including the FBI to being Islamic tolerant; no more “Islamic terrorist” description, no more, no way was Islam to be described in anything except a positive light. Is it now finally reasonable to ask, does the FBI have a credibility problem?

CA Gov. Newsom pulls a Washington Monument Syndrome moment

May 19, 2020 Skip

The “Washington Monument strategy” is named after a tactic used by the National Park Service to threaten closure of the popular Washington Monument when lawmakers proposed serious cuts in spending on parks. Roll Call calls it “an old legislative ploy where an agency threatens to close popular services first.” (H/T: Political Dictionary). And Gov. Gavin Newsom … Read more