ONE More Quote from Rep. Ilhan Omar

"Squad" member and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has opened her mouth again, to the benefit of the Republican Party.  The Democrat from Minnesota compared the threat of Islamic terrorists with white Americans and claimed white American men were more dangerous to the United States than terrorists who have a history of beheading kidnap victims.

"I would say our country should be more fearful of white men across our country because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country.... And so if fear was the driving force of policies to keep America safe -- Americans safe inside of this country -- we should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of white men."

The families who lost loved ones in 9/11 or the Marine barracks bombing haven't responded to Omar's statement as yet.  

ONE More Blooming Democrat

Michael Bloomberg Season

Billionaire Spring is upon us.  Michael Bloomberg has has begun his cyclical testing of the presidential waters.  He's spending a bunch of money running an ad for Democrats that promotes them almost as it does himself.  Will he actually get in the race after 2-3 false start flags in the past? Who knows? But one thing's certain - if he runs it will be a fun race. He's so dynamic and unpredictable and wild and crazy .... Oh wait a minute, no he isn't.  That's Trump.  Well, he probably won't run anyway.  He's already talked himself out of it twice or more.  He loves to start the rumors he's running, but doesn't love the race.

ONE Candidate We Can Help Win

This is the first in a series of blog entries introducing candidates I support.

Maria Elvira Salazar is the Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in Florida's 27th District. She's a Hispanic woman and a lifetime native of the district she seeks to represent. The district's Republican Congresswoman is retiring and the Democrats believe that former Clinton administration official, Donna Shalala can take the district into the Democratic column. 

Shalala who is not a native of the district has been president of the University of Miami, but has little other connection with the district.  She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1941 which makes her 77 years old.  She has longtime ties to the Clintons, serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill Clinton, and later serving as president of the Clinton Foundation for about two years.

Salazar, at 56, is a longtime journalist who graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. and from Harvard with a Master's in Public Administration.  Although she has not served in any elected positions in national government, she served as White House and Pentagon correspondent for Univision, the Spanish language television network, and is the only Spanish language journalist to have interviewed Cuban leader Fidel Castro one-on-one.

Currently, Salazar and Shalala are "neck-and-neck" in their race.  I am giving my endorsement to Salazar and encourage everyone to support her candidacy. She is young, energetic, a native of her district, and a cultural native of the community she will represent. Visit her website to learn more and to contribute to her campaign at: https://mariaelvira.com/about/

ONE Way to Support and Defend Your Constitution

To Support and Defend

When soldiers enter the military they swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies...."  It's a solemn oath that they will follow those on the side of the Constitution regardless of whether the enemy is outside or inside the country.  This election is an election in which Americans have to decide whether they will support and defend the values written or implied in our Constitution or whether we will allow our federal courts to put those values aside and create a judge-made constitution.  As I write, the Supreme Court is divided 5-4 between 5 justices who support and defend our Constitution as is, and 4 justices who often see things that aren't there and just don't want to wait for the people and their representatives to rewrite things.

This Election is THE Election

This is the election that will control whether we can protect the five person majority willing to defend our Constitution, and whether we will build the future on continuing to do so.  Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85 years old.  Stephen Breyer is 80.  These two liberal justices will be replaced in the not-too-distant future, perhaps even in the next 2 years.  Their replacements, when that happens, will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which is currently controlled by a razor-thin margin of 51-49 by the Republicans.  This election will not only determine whether margin disappears, but also whether and how much that margin changes.  We already know that one Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, can't be counted on for crucial votes. She voted "present" on the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh last weekend.

This is the year to protect our Republican senate seats and attack the vulnerable Democrats. We need to hold the open seat being vacated by Sen. Flake in Arizona, re-elect our Republican Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada, and beat Democrats Sen. Heitkamp in North Dakota and Claire McCaskill in Missouri. Wins in all four will protect us against the shenanigans played by Diane Feinstein of California (D) and Chuck Schumer of New York (D) against our nominees.

In The House

But the Senate is not the only battlefield.  Republicans hold the majority by a small margin in the House of Representatives, and that's where we need to work even harder than in the Senate.  House Democrats have already threatened to try to impeach Justice Kavanaugh and burden the country with additional anti-Trump investigations if they take the majority.  The great danger here is not only that the Democrats might gain control of the House and Senate, but that even if they fail to control the Senate, they might tie up the nation's agenda and prevent our officials from doing their jobs.

Its time to start supporting our candidates wherever they are.  We're in a fight to support and defend the Constitution from enemies whether foreign or domestic.  Get out the vote for the GOP.  We need to maintain control of both houses of Congress and the majority of the Supreme Court.