Sunday, June 10, 2018

President Donald Trump: Russia's Favorite Puppet.

The G7 summit began this week in Canada and once again President Trump came to Russia's defense and said that they should be invited back to join the G7 group.  Russia was booted out the G7 group after they illegally annexed Crimea four years ago.  It is another stark reminder how President Trump is so wed to Putin and Russian wishes.  Coupled with Trumps recent action on Tariffs against America's long time allies, Trump is splitting America's relationship with its allies.  That is a split Putin has wanted for a long time.

And when one realizes that Donald Trump is the only Presidential candidate to ever seek the support and help from a foreign government to dig up dirt on an opponent and use the social media to spread falsehoods in support of Trump, every American should be outraged.  And as President, Trump has kept up his cozy relationship with Putin and still has not implemented all the sanctions against Russia.

Trump will be leaving the summit early and skip the portion of the summit that has to do with environmental issues.  He may not participate in the final report when the summit closes and the report is issued.  The bottom line is President Trump is doing his best to destroy every thing good America has always stood for in favor of a partnership with America's largest threat and adversary, Russia.  French President Macron remarked that Trump's isolationist and attitude toward the G7 could push the summit to be a G6 and reminded Trump G6 countries were larger than America.  In other words, Trump's threats would not work.

Hillary Clinton did her best to warn the people during the 2016 campaign and 54% of those who voted in the 2016 election voted for some one other that Donald Trump.  The majority of those who cast their votes understood what was at stake.  And the President still believes that is fake news.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio


Another Special Session Failure By The Republican Controlled State Legislature.

Worthless, that is the best but not the only word that describes the republican controlled state legislature.  They have had two special sessions and one regular session and still no agreement to answer the fiscal short fall for next fiscal year which begins on July 1.  Their first priority is the republican ideology that wants to see the Edwards administration fail so they can regain the governorship of Louisiana.  And because they have no answer to the fiscal problems facing the state and its people, the governor has called for another special session towards the last of the month.

The ideology of Louisiana's republicans mirror that of the republicans in congress.  They are against everything and for nothing and call themselves conservatives.  They are actually radical extremist with an UnAmerican attitude.  And what have Louisiana's republicans accomplished?  Well, they never balanced one state budget under former governor Jindal and they are kicking the fiscal can down the road on Edwards watch.

The people of Louisiana knew what they were doing when they elected John B Edwards, a democrat to be governor and he will hold the republicans in the legislature accountable for their failure to be a responsible party.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio