The Senate Intelligence report concerning Russia and the role they played in the 2016 Presidential election is out and their findings support the accuracy of the Intelligence community's report. The Senate report confirmed Russia's effort was extensive and sophisticated and its goals were to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump.
President Trump's portrayal of the intelligence community report being "fake news" and the whole Russian affair as being a "witch hunt" and a democratic ploy has been exposed by the report as just another lie by the President of the United States. The senate report also tells the American people how low Trump is willing to stoop in his effort to destroy the checks and balances in our democracy and his willingness to degrade America's institutions.
Trump's actions prove how willing he is to try and destroy our political process. He is the first Presidential candidate of either party to seek outside influence from a foreign country to meddle in a Presidential election and to seek dirt on his opponent, Hillary Clinton. There is no record of any other Presidential candidate who ever sought the help of a foreign government in America's election process.
And we now read where Trump and Putin will meet in private before they meet at the summit. That is some thing no past American President has done. Trump has walled he and Putin off so no one knows what they talk about. This President has a lot to hide with Putin and Russia and it shows. Putin is calling the shots and Trump is a willing follower and trust Putin more than he does America's intelligence community. If any one thinks Trump will talk tough at the Russian summit about the 2016 Presidential election, don't hold your breath.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Monday, July 2, 2018
The News Media: Out Of The Loop On The Issues, The Story Continues
Television, Radio and the press let the people and the country down on the two most important legislative issues in the past several years. And our elected officials are the ones who moved those issues to the top of their list. The two issues are the republicans attempt to repeal and replace the ACA and immigration. The news media failed to explore what could be done about those issues and allowed our elected officials spin the myth that they had the answer by telling lies.
The news media had to know that Donald Trump and the republicans claim of having a health care plan to repeal and replace the ACA and at the same time lower cost and insure more people was a scheme and that they had no plan at all. What the news media failed to do was offer and make the case to the people that the best course of action would be to make the necessary changes to the ACA to make the program better. They should have devoted more time to that with democratic input and input from other groups that had ideas. The media itself had the resources to make the case that the republicans were lying thru their teeth and that input to the ACA would be the better way to make health care more affordable, less expensive and cover more people.
The republican controlled congress has kicked the immigration can down the road for the past three and half years they have been in control and did zero on the issue during the administrations of President's George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The news media also had to know the republicans never did and still don't have a immigration plan, only rhetoric. The media failed to point out that an option was and still is available on immigration. That is the comprehensive immigration reform bill that the democratic controlled senate passed in 2013 by a vote of 68-32. It was a bi-partisan bill with 52 democrats, 14 republicans and 2 independents voting for the bill. It was a good immigration reform bill that also secured the border and provided funds for a 700 mile fence among other measures.
The media should have pointed out the republicans had an option on immigration reform and should have done a series on the issue. The democratic bill that was passed could be used as a model and make necessary changes to make the bill better and use democratic input. After all, the 14 republicans who voted for the bill in 2013 were considered strong on immigration.
But the American people were given only spin on the two issues and not a real debate on the options available. Yet, the media spends 24 hours a day covering Trump' and his party's lies and divisive tactics. In the mean time, Trump and his party are slowly killing the ACA and still have no replacement and they do not plan to take up immigration until after the November elections. So the people are left with Trump and his party's rhetoric and lies on the issues.
Today, the news media in a political sense is a mouth piece for elected officials spin and mis-information for public consumption. They are not capable of or have no desire to challenge elected leaders remarks in a civil way to flush out truths, facts or other options on matters under discussion. The volume of the republicans rhetoric grows louder and louder with less and less accomplishments and the media has forgotten its commitment to the public and the country.
What might have been on immigration and health care could have been if all the options available were debated by the news media as a helping hand to fully understand legislation should not be a one way street and that various ideas have merit. With an unstable President in the White House, now is not the time for an unstable news media. Do we have a news media "host" capable of having a civil debate with those elected officials concerning issues that are deemed so important to the country. This writer has his doubts.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The news media had to know that Donald Trump and the republicans claim of having a health care plan to repeal and replace the ACA and at the same time lower cost and insure more people was a scheme and that they had no plan at all. What the news media failed to do was offer and make the case to the people that the best course of action would be to make the necessary changes to the ACA to make the program better. They should have devoted more time to that with democratic input and input from other groups that had ideas. The media itself had the resources to make the case that the republicans were lying thru their teeth and that input to the ACA would be the better way to make health care more affordable, less expensive and cover more people.
The republican controlled congress has kicked the immigration can down the road for the past three and half years they have been in control and did zero on the issue during the administrations of President's George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The news media also had to know the republicans never did and still don't have a immigration plan, only rhetoric. The media failed to point out that an option was and still is available on immigration. That is the comprehensive immigration reform bill that the democratic controlled senate passed in 2013 by a vote of 68-32. It was a bi-partisan bill with 52 democrats, 14 republicans and 2 independents voting for the bill. It was a good immigration reform bill that also secured the border and provided funds for a 700 mile fence among other measures.
The media should have pointed out the republicans had an option on immigration reform and should have done a series on the issue. The democratic bill that was passed could be used as a model and make necessary changes to make the bill better and use democratic input. After all, the 14 republicans who voted for the bill in 2013 were considered strong on immigration.
But the American people were given only spin on the two issues and not a real debate on the options available. Yet, the media spends 24 hours a day covering Trump' and his party's lies and divisive tactics. In the mean time, Trump and his party are slowly killing the ACA and still have no replacement and they do not plan to take up immigration until after the November elections. So the people are left with Trump and his party's rhetoric and lies on the issues.
Today, the news media in a political sense is a mouth piece for elected officials spin and mis-information for public consumption. They are not capable of or have no desire to challenge elected leaders remarks in a civil way to flush out truths, facts or other options on matters under discussion. The volume of the republicans rhetoric grows louder and louder with less and less accomplishments and the media has forgotten its commitment to the public and the country.
What might have been on immigration and health care could have been if all the options available were debated by the news media as a helping hand to fully understand legislation should not be a one way street and that various ideas have merit. With an unstable President in the White House, now is not the time for an unstable news media. Do we have a news media "host" capable of having a civil debate with those elected officials concerning issues that are deemed so important to the country. This writer has his doubts.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Another Mass Shooting and Killings In The United States
This time at a newspaper office in Maryland where five people were killed. The alleged shooter was captured and is in police custody. The FBI in a report some months ago (which was the subject of a PolitiDose commentary) said last year was the most deadly mass shootings in the United States since they began keeping records.
This year, 2018 continues to follow the pattern no matter who is President even though Donald Trump said it would stop on his watch. Now his administration holds the record for mass killings and his tough talk has fallen on deaf ears. The usual condolences and prayers are offered by Trump and other elected officials but it all rings hollow since there is no real policy or plans to roll back the tide of violence. So the next mass shootings and killings will surely take place.
The real problem is bogged down in the name of "guns" which makes a debate nearly impossible. Some one of statue has to stand up for a legitimate debate on the issue so a policy and plan can be developed that actually addresses the cause and the cure no matter where the chips fall.
One more death is a tragedy and a sad one when there is no movement on the matter by mature people who are responsible for keeping the people safe.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
This year, 2018 continues to follow the pattern no matter who is President even though Donald Trump said it would stop on his watch. Now his administration holds the record for mass killings and his tough talk has fallen on deaf ears. The usual condolences and prayers are offered by Trump and other elected officials but it all rings hollow since there is no real policy or plans to roll back the tide of violence. So the next mass shootings and killings will surely take place.
The real problem is bogged down in the name of "guns" which makes a debate nearly impossible. Some one of statue has to stand up for a legitimate debate on the issue so a policy and plan can be developed that actually addresses the cause and the cure no matter where the chips fall.
One more death is a tragedy and a sad one when there is no movement on the matter by mature people who are responsible for keeping the people safe.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, June 29, 2018
Trump and His Party Fail Once Again To Pass Immigration Reform Legislation
President Trump, with his ditto head republican cowards in the U.S. House failed to pass immigration reform for the second time in the past week. This time they failed big time on a lopsided vote of 301-121. Their rhetoric on immigration reform continues to be just that, rhetoric. The cowards can not even agree on a plan even though they have enough votes in the House to pass immigration reform without democratic votes.
Trump, the tough talking big mouth helped to defeat the two bills by first opposing them,, then supporting them and then in between told his party to stop wasting their time on immigration until after the November elections Cowards use ideology to make decisions instead of doing the right thing and the result is a lack of governing. That is why the trumpet man and his ditto heads really have no policy or plans on immigration reform. It is also why every vote they have taken on health care and immigration has failed. And just think, they made both issues their top priority.
The United States has an unstable President and a unstable republican controlled congress that operates in chaos every day. The government is running but it is not governing, there is a difference. But there is hope because this writer believes Mueller's investigation results will be a bombshell beyond any ones expectations and the possibility does exist democrats will win back at least one house of congress.
In the mean time Trump and his party are still trying to discredit any one that has anything to do with Mueller's investigation. They know the hand writing is on the wall and the clock is ticking. Cowards always put themselves first above country and the law.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trump, the tough talking big mouth helped to defeat the two bills by first opposing them,, then supporting them and then in between told his party to stop wasting their time on immigration until after the November elections Cowards use ideology to make decisions instead of doing the right thing and the result is a lack of governing. That is why the trumpet man and his ditto heads really have no policy or plans on immigration reform. It is also why every vote they have taken on health care and immigration has failed. And just think, they made both issues their top priority.
The United States has an unstable President and a unstable republican controlled congress that operates in chaos every day. The government is running but it is not governing, there is a difference. But there is hope because this writer believes Mueller's investigation results will be a bombshell beyond any ones expectations and the possibility does exist democrats will win back at least one house of congress.
In the mean time Trump and his party are still trying to discredit any one that has anything to do with Mueller's investigation. They know the hand writing is on the wall and the clock is ticking. Cowards always put themselves first above country and the law.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Harley-Davidson and President Donald Trump: Corporate America and Trump Face Off As The Chaotic Mess Of The Administration Continues.
The words associated with the latest remarks between Harley-Davidson and President Trump have once again exposed how both use fake news and lies to try and cover their own positions. H-D released a statement saying because of the EU's retaliatory tariffs put in place after Trump placed tariffs on the EU, H-D would have to move some of its production to their foreign operations to avoid the tariffs.
H-D said the tariffs would add about $2200 to each bike sold. Of course the kicker is H-D has overseas capacity for production already and should not have to shift some of its domestic production to its foreign plants. Its playing a corporate game after having their tax bill reduced 14% by the Trump-Republican tax scheme that was passed last year.
Trump jumped into the act and did a little acting himself. He said the tariffs were being used as an excuse and that he would tax the hell out of H-D. His position on the tax reduction for corporate America was it would allow them to bring back jobs to America and H-D's move made Trump look like the fool that he is. The facts tell us corporate America, including Trump's foreign business operations are not moving back to America, and the news media failed to ask Trump when his foreign operations will be moving back to America.
Trump tried to sell America the fake news about how America would win in a trade war. Pure nonsense and a lie. And he and the republican controlled congress lied when they said their tax scheme that favored corporate America and the wealthy would move jobs back to America and stop Corporate America from building new foreign operations. We know that job creation under Trump in his first 16 months in office was weaker than it was under President Obama in his last 16 months in office.
And just yesterday the Congressional Budget Office announced that the federal deficit for fiscal year ending 9/30/18, Trumps first fiscal year will end with a projected budget deficit of over $800 billion, a 21% increase over President Obama's last fiscal year budget. Trump and the republicans told the people the tax cut would provide enough growth in the economy to increase revenue and balance the budget. The CBO reports budget deficits are projected way past Trump's term in office because of the Trump Tax cuts which reduces federal revenue.
And PolitiDose is proud to say it reported all of that long ago in its commentaries. The Reagan and Bush tax cuts created 16 years of deficit spending and Trump and the republicans convinced the voting public for the third time voodoo economics would work. What a shame.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
H-D said the tariffs would add about $2200 to each bike sold. Of course the kicker is H-D has overseas capacity for production already and should not have to shift some of its domestic production to its foreign plants. Its playing a corporate game after having their tax bill reduced 14% by the Trump-Republican tax scheme that was passed last year.
Trump jumped into the act and did a little acting himself. He said the tariffs were being used as an excuse and that he would tax the hell out of H-D. His position on the tax reduction for corporate America was it would allow them to bring back jobs to America and H-D's move made Trump look like the fool that he is. The facts tell us corporate America, including Trump's foreign business operations are not moving back to America, and the news media failed to ask Trump when his foreign operations will be moving back to America.
Trump tried to sell America the fake news about how America would win in a trade war. Pure nonsense and a lie. And he and the republican controlled congress lied when they said their tax scheme that favored corporate America and the wealthy would move jobs back to America and stop Corporate America from building new foreign operations. We know that job creation under Trump in his first 16 months in office was weaker than it was under President Obama in his last 16 months in office.
And just yesterday the Congressional Budget Office announced that the federal deficit for fiscal year ending 9/30/18, Trumps first fiscal year will end with a projected budget deficit of over $800 billion, a 21% increase over President Obama's last fiscal year budget. Trump and the republicans told the people the tax cut would provide enough growth in the economy to increase revenue and balance the budget. The CBO reports budget deficits are projected way past Trump's term in office because of the Trump Tax cuts which reduces federal revenue.
And PolitiDose is proud to say it reported all of that long ago in its commentaries. The Reagan and Bush tax cuts created 16 years of deficit spending and Trump and the republicans convinced the voting public for the third time voodoo economics would work. What a shame.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The Supreme Court Upholds President Trump's Travel Ban
But do not look for the travel ban to produce any thing noticeable except the reaction from some of the foreign countries included in the ban. It does nothing to protect what is taking place on our southern border or the additional problems Trump has started there with the separation of parents and children. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Policy is still needed for the southern border.
The national security of the U.S. has been protected from foreign terror attacks very well since the attack on 9/11/01. That covers a period of the past 17 years, and do to the laws passed and implemented by the Bush administration and President Obama's administration who made it top priority to bring Bin Laden to justice (which he did) and to keep our homeland safe from terror attacks from foreign countries. Our nations intelligence service has done a remarkable job doing the work necessary to keep track of those who would like to harm America.
Targeting Muslim countries is obviously satisfactory to Trump's base but could also act as an extra excuse to attack America. The question that has to be answered sooner or later is this. Will the travel ban protect America while it is in effect as much as America has been protected for the past 17 years. Only time will give us the answer.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The national security of the U.S. has been protected from foreign terror attacks very well since the attack on 9/11/01. That covers a period of the past 17 years, and do to the laws passed and implemented by the Bush administration and President Obama's administration who made it top priority to bring Bin Laden to justice (which he did) and to keep our homeland safe from terror attacks from foreign countries. Our nations intelligence service has done a remarkable job doing the work necessary to keep track of those who would like to harm America.
Targeting Muslim countries is obviously satisfactory to Trump's base but could also act as an extra excuse to attack America. The question that has to be answered sooner or later is this. Will the travel ban protect America while it is in effect as much as America has been protected for the past 17 years. Only time will give us the answer.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The Refusal To Serve: Sooner or Later, What Goes Around, Comes Around.
Sarah H. Sanders, President Trump's press secretary was told to leave a Virginia restaurant because she worked for President Trump. The owner of the Red Hen restaurant said there were certain standards to uphold, honesty, compassion and cooperation according to reports. Sanders said she and her family politely left the restaurant.
Trump and many of his ditto head friends said they were outraged at the incident. This writers first thought after the restaurant's action was of the bakery store owner who refused to make a cake for a same sex couple and used his religion to justify his actions. Of course, Trump and his ditto heads and conservative friends thought that the bakery's actions were ok but criticized the actions of the owner of the Red Hen restaurant.
One should be able to see where public places who use religion and political beliefs to deny people service can lead down a dark road of discrimination and bigotry. Governments and the courts should not allow public places to discriminate against people for religious or political reasons. This is a dangerous slope that has no end.
The seeds of division that the Trump administration has planted and the lack of respect for our institutions and people continue to play out in America and should be alarming to everyone.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trump and many of his ditto head friends said they were outraged at the incident. This writers first thought after the restaurant's action was of the bakery store owner who refused to make a cake for a same sex couple and used his religion to justify his actions. Of course, Trump and his ditto heads and conservative friends thought that the bakery's actions were ok but criticized the actions of the owner of the Red Hen restaurant.
One should be able to see where public places who use religion and political beliefs to deny people service can lead down a dark road of discrimination and bigotry. Governments and the courts should not allow public places to discriminate against people for religious or political reasons. This is a dangerous slope that has no end.
The seeds of division that the Trump administration has planted and the lack of respect for our institutions and people continue to play out in America and should be alarming to everyone.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Louisiana Now Has A State Budget That Reverses The Failed Fiscal Mess Of The Past
Thanks to democratic governor John Bel Edwards determination to put Louisiana's fiscal house in order long range, the state legislature passed a $29.5 billion budget that has balance and prevents cuts to needed services that have taken a hit for a number of years. The budget also retains part of the sales tax set to expire on June 30 that will allow the state to rely on this revenue source for the next seven years and eliminate the guessing games of the past.
TOPS, higher education and other services are fully funded in the budget and is a huge break from the past. Governor Edwards had to call 3 special sessions of the legislature this year to deal with the budget problem and the republican controlled legislature finally decided to support the governor's approach to break the fiscal cliff mentality that put the state in a horrible fiscal position.
Governor Edwards understood from the time he took office that cuts alone would not balance the states budget or put the state on a sound fiscal footing. He also understood that ideology does not solve problems so he did what democrats do best, he developed a plan and a policy based on needs and stuck to it while the republicans tried to discredit the governor's every move without success.
Louisiana can now move on another one of the governor's priority and that is tax reform. A tax system that is fair across the board and help move Louisiana and its people forward for a better economy. With the right leadership it can be done. The budget agreement signals it can be done.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
TOPS, higher education and other services are fully funded in the budget and is a huge break from the past. Governor Edwards had to call 3 special sessions of the legislature this year to deal with the budget problem and the republican controlled legislature finally decided to support the governor's approach to break the fiscal cliff mentality that put the state in a horrible fiscal position.
Governor Edwards understood from the time he took office that cuts alone would not balance the states budget or put the state on a sound fiscal footing. He also understood that ideology does not solve problems so he did what democrats do best, he developed a plan and a policy based on needs and stuck to it while the republicans tried to discredit the governor's every move without success.
Louisiana can now move on another one of the governor's priority and that is tax reform. A tax system that is fair across the board and help move Louisiana and its people forward for a better economy. With the right leadership it can be done. The budget agreement signals it can be done.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Trump and The Republicans Fail To Govern Again: And This Time On Immigration
The republican cowards who control the U.S. House failed Thursday to pass their own so called conservative immigration bill. Coward Trump supported the bill and the republicans have enough votes to pass legislation without democratic input but enough republicans revolted and voted against the bill to insure failure. Trump and the republicans refused to seek democratic input and have bi-partisan legislation.
The republicans called the bill a conservative version of immigration keeping with their un-American ideology which is why they fail at governing. The answer to the immigration problem is not conservative and can not be solved by ideology. It can only be solved by the American spirit of understanding the problem and then acting accordingly with true American solutions. That is why democrats are better at governing and solving problems.
To show how out of touch the republican party stands on immigration, they have a second bill which they call a compromise immigration bill because so many of the republican factions in the House had to be mollified. This bill will be voted on next week according to their leadership. And like the version that went down to defeat Thursday, democratic input was not allowed.
After Thursday's defeat, coward Trump told his party they should forget about immigration reform until after the November congressional elections and stop wasting time. That will undermine next weeks vote and weaken the chance of passing. This is the President who said he supported both versions of the bill. Yeah, right. And this President and the republican controlled congress continues to say immigration is their priority. The lies roll out of their mouths like water.
The answer to real comprehensive immigration reform is to seek democratic support and even use the immigration bill passed by the democratic controlled U.S. Senate in 2013 as a model and guide. If the cowards do that a good bill could pass where immigration and border security would be an every day part of our governing process. No longer would we have to put up with peace meal decisions like separating children from parents and other decisions that do not address the long term problem.
So called conservative immigration or compromise immigration only with one party has failure written all over it. Facts is what dictates solutions and not ideology. In the 17 months that Trump and his party has run the country, their only success was a 14% decrease in corporate income tax rates and soaring deficit spending. The rhetoric continues loud and strong along with the personal attacks, but governing is absent.
One should remember the republican Presidential candidates during their debates of the 2016 campaign, including Trump, said immigration reform should not be taken up before the 2016 Presidential election. At the time, the republican party controlled both houses of congress. And now, they still do plus the Presidency and Trump now says stop wasting time and wait until the November elections are over before addressing the immigration issue. The cowards are a party to lies, fake news, dishonesty and fraud on the immigration issue.
And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The republicans called the bill a conservative version of immigration keeping with their un-American ideology which is why they fail at governing. The answer to the immigration problem is not conservative and can not be solved by ideology. It can only be solved by the American spirit of understanding the problem and then acting accordingly with true American solutions. That is why democrats are better at governing and solving problems.
To show how out of touch the republican party stands on immigration, they have a second bill which they call a compromise immigration bill because so many of the republican factions in the House had to be mollified. This bill will be voted on next week according to their leadership. And like the version that went down to defeat Thursday, democratic input was not allowed.
After Thursday's defeat, coward Trump told his party they should forget about immigration reform until after the November congressional elections and stop wasting time. That will undermine next weeks vote and weaken the chance of passing. This is the President who said he supported both versions of the bill. Yeah, right. And this President and the republican controlled congress continues to say immigration is their priority. The lies roll out of their mouths like water.
The answer to real comprehensive immigration reform is to seek democratic support and even use the immigration bill passed by the democratic controlled U.S. Senate in 2013 as a model and guide. If the cowards do that a good bill could pass where immigration and border security would be an every day part of our governing process. No longer would we have to put up with peace meal decisions like separating children from parents and other decisions that do not address the long term problem.
So called conservative immigration or compromise immigration only with one party has failure written all over it. Facts is what dictates solutions and not ideology. In the 17 months that Trump and his party has run the country, their only success was a 14% decrease in corporate income tax rates and soaring deficit spending. The rhetoric continues loud and strong along with the personal attacks, but governing is absent.
One should remember the republican Presidential candidates during their debates of the 2016 campaign, including Trump, said immigration reform should not be taken up before the 2016 Presidential election. At the time, the republican party controlled both houses of congress. And now, they still do plus the Presidency and Trump now says stop wasting time and wait until the November elections are over before addressing the immigration issue. The cowards are a party to lies, fake news, dishonesty and fraud on the immigration issue.
And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, June 22, 2018
The News Media and Comprehensive Immigration Reform: A Failure To Speak The Truth Of The Real Problem
There is a difference between blame, lies and facts. And when it comes to Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) the news media has done a poor job. President Trump uses the tactic of blame when it concerns the issue of CIR but unlike others, uses lies and untruths to support his position of blame.
On the other hand, facts and truths are non political and the case can be made that the republican party does not want CIR and that they have had more of an opportunity to do something about immigration than the democratic party. The case can also be made that the news media has failed to keep the American people informed of the republican party's true obstruction and how they have never been engaged on the immigration issue.
The news media has failed to be consistent in reporting the following: Former republican President George W. Bush wanted CIR but could not obtain his party's support in congress to move legislation. President Obama wanted CIR but could never obtain republican support. His administration did do several things on immigration including the democratic controlled senate that did pass CIR only to be rejected by the republican controlled U.S. House without even bringing the bill up for debate, they just let it die. It should be noted that the republican party controlled the House six of the eight years that Obama was President and did not lift a finger on immigration.
The news media should also be reminding the people that the republican party has controlled both houses of congress for the past three and half years and have never introduced a CIR legislation for debate or a vote. And for the past 17 months they also controlled the Presidency and still have no plans for CIR despite Trump's rhetoric. All they have is Trump's present children separation order. And of course Trump cancelled DACA without having a plan to replace it much like he and the republicans had no real plans to repeal and replace the ACA.
If the news media paid as much attention to those facts as they do to Trump and the republican lies and Trump's child separation policy, Trump and the republican party would have to move on CIR. The facts would put the blame where it belongs, squarely on Trump and his party. The blame would be non-partisan, just facts. Trump's rhetoric on the subject would die a natural death.
Peace meal legislation is not the answer, CIR is. The news media has to report the facts for an informed public and needs to tell the immigration story and they need to keep asking the republican party why, after all their years of control, have they not introduced and debated CIR. After all, when you are in control, its your party who sets the agenda.
Trumps latest action of separating children from parents at the border and then backtracking is one more example that the President really has no original thought on immigration or a plan to address the total problem. And his flip flops leave the country void of leadership on the issue. If immigration is a security issue like Trump professes it to be, he is left only with his rhetoric which is no deterrent at all. And with Trump in charge, the immigration problem is worse today than it was when he took office. Tough talk? But who is listening?
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
On the other hand, facts and truths are non political and the case can be made that the republican party does not want CIR and that they have had more of an opportunity to do something about immigration than the democratic party. The case can also be made that the news media has failed to keep the American people informed of the republican party's true obstruction and how they have never been engaged on the immigration issue.
The news media has failed to be consistent in reporting the following: Former republican President George W. Bush wanted CIR but could not obtain his party's support in congress to move legislation. President Obama wanted CIR but could never obtain republican support. His administration did do several things on immigration including the democratic controlled senate that did pass CIR only to be rejected by the republican controlled U.S. House without even bringing the bill up for debate, they just let it die. It should be noted that the republican party controlled the House six of the eight years that Obama was President and did not lift a finger on immigration.
The news media should also be reminding the people that the republican party has controlled both houses of congress for the past three and half years and have never introduced a CIR legislation for debate or a vote. And for the past 17 months they also controlled the Presidency and still have no plans for CIR despite Trump's rhetoric. All they have is Trump's present children separation order. And of course Trump cancelled DACA without having a plan to replace it much like he and the republicans had no real plans to repeal and replace the ACA.
If the news media paid as much attention to those facts as they do to Trump and the republican lies and Trump's child separation policy, Trump and the republican party would have to move on CIR. The facts would put the blame where it belongs, squarely on Trump and his party. The blame would be non-partisan, just facts. Trump's rhetoric on the subject would die a natural death.
Peace meal legislation is not the answer, CIR is. The news media has to report the facts for an informed public and needs to tell the immigration story and they need to keep asking the republican party why, after all their years of control, have they not introduced and debated CIR. After all, when you are in control, its your party who sets the agenda.
Trumps latest action of separating children from parents at the border and then backtracking is one more example that the President really has no original thought on immigration or a plan to address the total problem. And his flip flops leave the country void of leadership on the issue. If immigration is a security issue like Trump professes it to be, he is left only with his rhetoric which is no deterrent at all. And with Trump in charge, the immigration problem is worse today than it was when he took office. Tough talk? But who is listening?
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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