Conservative Journalist George Will Must Be Reading PolitiDose

In a political commentary published in the New Orleans Advocate dated 11/14/19 titled, "If congress was serious, it would legislate on migrants."  Will says the following and I quote:  "If congress had even a faint pulse and an ounce of pride it would take to enact laws that set immigration policy rather than churning out faux laws that give to President's discretion tantamount to lawmaking."  And if that sounds familiar, its because you read it here first in PolitiDose long ago and on more than one occasion.

The big difference is Will failed to mention that one party in congress, the republicans, Will's own party, was silent that it has been the President  and his own party that has failed to take up immigration reform by legislating ever since Trump took office 33 plus months ago.  In fact Mitch McConnell, Trump's leader in the U.S. Senate said he did not know what Trump's policy was on immigration.  But that is no excuse for the republican controlled Senate not to act.

Will also failed to note that the democratic part of congress when they controlled the U.S. Senate did pass immigration reform that passed in 2013 that was joined by 14 republicans in a bipartisan vote.  That was a good immigration reform bill but the republican controlled U.S. House just let the bill die and never took it up for debate.  This writer thinks it is safe to say republicans do not want to legislate immigration reform because they are aware that immigrants favor democratic elected officials.  And legislation means more legal immigrants in America.  Oh, and by the way, the republican party has controlled the U.S. Senate for almost 5 straight years which means they had the opportunity to introduce immigration reform legislation even during the administration of President Obama and failed to do so.

George Will agrees with past PolitiDose commentary that immigration reform needs to be addressed by congress but can not bring himself to report that the democratic part of congress actually did act with legislation.  And one can be certain if the democratic party takes controlled of the U.S. Senate in the 2020 elections and keeps control of the U.S. House, they will once again act with immigration reform legislation.  They understand that is the way to address the issue with policy.   So stay tuned to PolitiDose, for your daily dose of political commentary.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

How Many People Remember?

When President Trump, Mitch McConnell Republican majority leader in the U.S. Senate and the republicans in congress told the American people after the mass killings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio they would take up gun control legislation when congress returned from their Labor Day break?  Well, they returned over two months ago and not a word has been said on the issue from the cowards beholding to the NRA and the gun lobby.  Trump and his party even failed to take up the gun control legislation on background checks passed by the democratic controlled U.S. House in February, long before the two above shootings took place.

The democratic party did not wait for the next shooting to occur, they kept their 2018 pledge to act on a matter that has taken too many innocent lives.  Trump and his republican cowards have failed to answer the call and just yesterday, two more students were shot and killed in California and two more were wounded.  The cowards could have passed the House's bill timely if they were not beholding to the NRA and the gun lobby.  The democrats responded with common sense and did not allow the NRA and the gun lobby's money intimidate their responsibility to the public.

This is the same President and republican party who have not taken up, acted on, or passed one piece of immigration legislation in the 33 months they have been in control of the country.  All they have is their lies and do nothing rhetoric designed to divide the country and not address the problem.  America is experiencing a time of sickness born by a President who is mentally unstable and a party willing to appease the sick behavior un-becoming an American President.  And to make matters worse, some republicans are trying to make the American people believe we have to live with this kind of sickness.   And that really says it all.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The Democratic Blue Wave of Voters Continues.

Last Tuesday in Virginia, the republican party that controlled both houses of the state legislature for the past two decades was swept out of office by the democratic blue wave and gave full control of the government to a democratic governor and a democratic controlled legislature.  And late that same evening the democratic blue wave of voters elected the democratic candidate for governor over the present republican governor in the state of Kentucky.  President Trump and his VP campaigned in both states for the republican candidates but the voters spoke loud and clear.

The blue wave of voters in those two states continued the blue wave in the November 2018 congressional elections that swept the republican party of their control in the U.S. House in favor of the democratic party.  That blue wave vote was so over powering, democrats received 8.6 million more votes than the republican party.  And it should be noted that President Trump won both Kentucky and Virginia in the 2016 Presidential election.

So now the battle moves to the Governor's race in Louisiana where Trump and Pence have made 4 appearances for the republican candidate Eddie Rispone  and plans to make another appearance before the election.  Louisiana's present governor John Bel Edwards is the only democratic governor in a deep south state and the republicans are trying to pull out all the stops.  Louisiana's U.S. Senator John Kennedy campaigned with Trump in Louisiana.  He is the guy who wanted to run against Edwards and then withdrew because he knew Edwards would beat him like a drum.

Will the democratic blue wave vote extend to the Louisiana elections?  Time will tell and we will soon find out if Louisiana's voters learned any thing from the Kentucky and Virginia voters last week.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Another HUGE, HUGE First For PolitiDose

Long ago the readers of PolitiDose learned that the American economy does best by far on the watch of Democratic administrations.  The facts were laid out in a four part commentary, including a recap that began with Part I dated January 27, 2008 and ever since then, PolitiDose has carried commentary that Democratic administrations also do best at balancing the federal budget, reducing deficit spending, smaller increases in the national debt, smaller increases in federal spending and so much better creating jobs.

Now comes an opinion column published in the New Orleans Advocate of 11/7/19 by Proma Harrop titled The Democrats preside over better economies.  The commentary speaks for itself and addresses President Trump's fake news about the economy and stock market being the best ever on his watch.  Harrop destroys that fake news and self serving statement and so has PolitiDose in its ongoing commentary about the economy under Trump.  Precedent tells the tale over the past 60 plus years how and why Democratic administrations are more successful for the country and its people.

And yes, you read it here first in PolitiDose and just recently how the stock market performed much better under President Obama than Trump.  The shame of it all belongs on the news media in general who do not inform the people of the facts and those who fail to seek the facts for themselves.  But PolitiDose has been there for years with commentary and facts so stay tuned for your daily dose of political commentary.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Job Creation For October Continues Its Downward Trend

The U.S. Labor Department reported the economy created 128,000 jobs in October, down from the September numbers and less than was predicted by economists.  The unemployment rate came in at 3.6%, up from the 3.5% in September.  Earlier in the week the Commerce Department reported the GDP for the third quarter ending September 30 came in at an annual rate of 1.9% and that the yearly GDP for all of 2019 is projected to be around 2.1%.

After the job numbers were released, Trump went into his usual lying mode and tweeted that the economy created 303,000 jobs in October, almost 3 times as many as the official report from the Labor Department.  He also tweeted the economy was the greatest ever, another flat out lie.  Trump said during the campaign the GDP in his administration would be in the range of 3-6% and even higher but PolitiDose has the trump man and his party's number, the economy under every democratic administration in the past 50 years was better.

And after 33 months in office Trump continues to lag behind the Obama administration's job creation record in his last 33 months in office and by a wide number.  In Trump's first 33 months in office 5,989,000 jobs have been created for a monthly average of 181,484.  In President Obama's last 33 months in office 7,079,000 million jobs were created for a monthly average of 214,515.

To top it off, manufacturing was down for the third straight month and is still in a recession.  The Trump tax cuts that was billed as bringing jobs back to America from overseas was a fairy tale.  And Trump lead the way by not bringing back any of his companies to America.  So now the trumpet man is floating a middle class tax cut  for next year when it should have been his priority in the first place.

The country and its people will never be free of Trump's lies until he leaves office.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The LSU - Alabama Game

Two sports reporters for the New Orleans Advocate are calling it the game of the century, but this writer thinks not so since Alabama has won the past 8 games.  True, both teams are undefeated and regardless who wins both teams could still have a chance to make the playoffs if things fall in their favor.  One sports writer said it could be a repeat of the 2011game with a rematch of both teams playing for the national championship.  Hopefully that will never take place again because rematches are for losers and should never be allowed.

LSU fans, including this writer should be confident because for the first time LSU has an offense capable of moving the football and scoring points.  That was lacking under coach Miles and even lacking under Coach O for his first three seasons at LSU.  And of course LSU took a step backward last year when Alabama shut out LSU in Tiger stadium.  Coach O to his credit did something about improving the LSU offense this season and has taken the offense to a new LSU level.

The game on November 9 should be looked at objectively.  The road to the playoffs and a chance to play for the national championship leads thru Alabama.  So does a division and SEC title.  The game will not define the future of either team.  Alabama is already a consistent winning team in championships while LSU is not.  Past talk about LSU losing to Alabama because they have better players is a cop-out and should be laid to rest.

Alabama's defense presents the greatest challenge to LSU's offense so far this year and how LSU responds to that challenge will be interesting to watch.  Alabama also has a strong offense and the LSU defense will have to bring their best effort.  Coaching decisions have a tendency to play a large role in games such as this one.

This writer will not allow himself to get excited until LSU beats Alabama.  LSU is a confident team with a new offense that is working and Saban has the best defensive mind in college football, so something has to give.  We know from past game history the game could be either low or high scoring and that Alabama has made some big plays against LSU's defense.  Speculation will run rampant between now and game time but none of it matters.  Can LSU pull off a defensive performance like they did in 2011 when they allowed Alabama only two field goals?

The question, "can LSU finally beat Alabama" will remain the same until November 9.  And shame on those folks who believe the current story that LSU and Alabama are not thinking about the game during their off week.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Another First For PolitiDose

PolitiDose led the way once more with its commentary of October 13 concerning Steve Scalise, Louisiana's minority leader in the U.S. House who led a republication delegation to interrupt the House's impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.  Now comes a later report in two opinion columns concerning Scalise's violation of rules that govern the U.S. House.

One commentary comes via Stephanie Grace, local opinion writer for the new Orleans Advocate and one from national opinion writer Michael Gerson, also in a Advocate article.  Both articles demonstrate how Scalise, Trump's little wimp and the republicans are so tethered to Trump even though they knew their actions violated the rules of the U.S. House they swore to uphold and defend. Scalise's party controlled the U.S. House for 8 years until the democratic party took control in January 2019 and during those 8 years they have no positive record of accomplishments for the country and its people.  All they have is a do nothing record and that explains their extreme rhetoric and their willingness to violate House rules.

But all that describes the republican party since the Newt Gingrich era.  The news media  paid no attention and ran with republican talking points of their party being conservative and best at governing.   President Trump's corruption and the republican party's embrace of that corruption finally exposed Trump and his party as one and the same which was actually the subject of a PolitiDose commentary written during the 2016 Presidential campaign.

So stay tuned to PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary for more information on the cowrds, Trump and his party in congress and the little wimp Steve Scalise.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Hillary Clinton Cleared Once Again Concerning Her E-Mails.

"Lock her Up" Trump and the republicans chant went down in flames once again last week when another investigation of her emails was released by The State Department.  The report found no criminal activity by Clinton or no one else concerning Hillary's emails.  This State Department investigation was pushed by republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, one of the many republicans who accused Hillary of criminal wrong doing and a cover up.  Trump picked up on the lies during the 2016 Presidential campaign, tried to use them against her as did Russia on social media.

Two previous republican controlled committees investigated Hillary's emails during President Obama's term in office ended the same way exposing the republican lies.  So all that is left is what was already known, that is, Hillary used a private email server for some of her emails instead of the state department's server.  But so did some cabinet members in President Bush and President Trump's administration that has been made public.

And once again, facts prove how Hillary Clinton is such a better person and a better public servant than the Trump-republican liars.  And after 33 months in office, the trumpet man is still afraid to make his tax returns public.  It speaks loud and clear about his corruption and his coward mentality.  Plus Trump has earned the chant, "Lock HIM Up."

Hillary Clinton contributions to the country and the people will  live on while Trump and his party's lies will die at the bottom of the sewer where they dwell.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Trump's Republican Cowards and Wimps Try To Shut Down The U.S. House's Impeachment Inquiry.

Steve Scalise, the republican U.S. House minority leader from Louisiana, gave this nation a peek at his cowardice and wimpy nature after meeting with Trump and led approximately two dozen republican in storming a hearing room where the witnesses were appearing to testify concerning the U.S. House's impeachment inquiry.  The disruption closed the hearing for several hours and was resumed later in the day where testimony could be taken.

Scalise and his ditto head republicans bowed to Trump's wished to try and cast doubt on the impeachment inquiry.  Like Trump, Scalise has no problem violating rules and regulations.  Under House rules only members of the three committees, Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs are authorized to attend.  And also under House rules no cell phones are allowed in the hearing room.  But Scalise and his republican wimps not only took their cell phones with them, they also used them.

This writer can not remember another elected official to be so much of a coward and wimp to a coward President.  But the two are so closely allied with each other they betray their oath of office and therule of law they swore to uphold.  And the republican ditto heads in congress support and are a part of that betrayal.

Louisiana has elected Scalise to his position and he is very familiar with the rules of the U.S. House.  He still violated those rules because conservatives think they are elite.  That is what binds Scalise, Trump and the republicans in congress and they are willing to sell out America for their own personal gain.

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden are head and heels over those cowards and wimps in standing up for America and what America the Beautiful stands for.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

An Honor For The City Of New Orleans

According to a news release published in the New Orleans Advocate of 10/9, Travel Magazine's Conde Nast Traveler in its 2019 readers choice awards named New Orleans the fourth best large city in the country.  New Orleans ranked only behind Chicago, Minneapolis and Boston.  The awards were based on the top travel experiences and destinations selected by nearly 430,000 Conde Nast Traveler readers this year.

Being the only city in the South to be ranked in the top four is a great honor for New Orleans, especially with Houston, Dallas and San Antonio located next door.  The city still has problems but is vital to the metro area and its neighbors.  And so many people come to the city to work, play, eat, be entertained and enjoying what the city has to offer.  The New Orleans economy is also a bright spot even with the slowing of the national economy.

The news release also noted and gave credit to the 87,000 people in the hospitality industry for their hard work, passion and their focus.  The City of New Orleans is well deserving of the honor and the people should be very proud.