If there is light in the soul, There will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person, There will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house, There will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world.
Chinese proverb
Tweet of the Day
The Hill has a piece on how Trump plans to crack the whip on the GOP-led Congress, i.e., his plan "to make the US Congress Democrat again".— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
Trump already has the lowest approval ratings of any new POTUS in recent American history. The Democrats in 2018 will link GOP to Trump.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
I think almost every new POTUS (except Bush 43 after 9/11) has lost seats in the midterms. If and when Trump's agenda fails, GOP will suffer— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
What's Trump going to argue? "Well as bad as my approval ratings are, those for the GOP-led Congress are even worse"? NO, not MY Congressman— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
No doubt Trump will repeat Obama's boast when warned about a Clinton-like backlash in the midterms: "Well, I'm a better politician."— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
Let's not forget Obama lost a US House race and in his 2004 Senate race, the leading Democrat & Republican challengers faced scandals.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 6, 2017
A puppy licks Ebenezer Scrooge's face, and his heart melts. #SoftenABadGuy— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 7, 2017
Darth Vader loved to share Luke Skywalker's baby pictures #SoftenABadGuy— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 7, 2017
"Progressive" Authoritarianism
Trump's Edict vs. Liberty
The Left's Hypocrisy on Yiannopoulos
I was vaguely aware of Yiannopoulos but decided to take a closer look before publishing this segment. Let's be clear: he is the poster child for the alt-right, and I am not a fan of enabling Trumpkins. However, your strategy in dealing with Trumpkins is not to make their leaders martyrs or sympathetic figures; you concede to your opponents the moral upper hand. The related Breitbart portal is not a feed for my blog; it is not on my blogroll. Berkeley was a betrayal of pro-liberty values; we believe in the free market of ideas, good and bad.Choose Life: He Ain't Heavy; He's My Brother
Political Cartoon
 |
| Courtesy of Steve Breen via Townhall |
Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Breakdown". In future selections, I won't mention his backing band, the Heartbreakers.
