Ray Cardello

It is amazing how pure narcissists want to take all the credit until it all starts hitting the fan. Then it is all someone else's fault.

The Democrats continue to do and say things that you would not expect from one of our major political Parties. I still think of JFK, Bill Clinton (yes, he was a power), Tip O'Neill, and the forces they were in American politics and our history. The so-called leaders of today's Democratic Party could not carry the coffee for the old guard. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries exhibit very low leadership abilities and even lower levels of forward thinking. They also are not wise enough to realize when their own Party is under assault. Hakeem thinks that the far-left DSA candidates are just an expansion and strengthening of the Democratic brand. He has claimed for months that the Democrats have a large tent and will accept all newcomers. Hakeem should check that the tent has a post-and-rail fence around it and a watering trough for the DSA candidates who are riding a Trojan Horse into town. These newcomers are not looking to join the Democratic Party, but to obliterate it while they use its money and infrastructure to replace both incumbents of the Right and Left. The Democrats are being used and manipulated, and they are totally unaware.

The Democrats continue to do and say things that you would not expect from one of our major political Parties. I still think of JFK, Bill Clinton (yes, he was a power), Tip O'Neill, and the forces they were in American politics and our history. The so-called leaders of today's Democratic Party could not carry the coffee for the old guard. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries exhibit very low leadership abilities and even lower levels of forward thinking. They also are not wise enough to realize when their own Party is under assault.

I want to preface my comments today by saying I am not in favor of singling out specific groups of people for recognition, such as Black History Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day. I am not in favor of politicians addressing a targeted group, like Al Sharpton's National Action Network. I despise the word, but I find these things to be a form of racism, especially when someone like Hillary, Sandy Cortez, or Kamala uses a fake accent to pander to a particular audience. That is absolutely disrespectful, and I see this as a character flaw when politicians stoop to this method of communicating.

The interstate migration of Americans has been happening for decades, but is it giving the Left too much credit to say it is part of a master plan? We have enough empirical data to show that there is a significant disparity in states' success or failure, driven by the trend and history of the Party traditionally in charge. There is sufficient data on the impact of the migration from a failing state to a neighboring, more successful state. Massachusetts has long been under Democratic control, with taxes, housing costs, and crime rising, while some say there has been a drop in quality of life, including education scores. There has been a consistent flow of folks from Massachusetts to neighboring New Hampshire to the North, where there is still no income or sales tax, communities are growing, and crime rates are still low. The southern tier of New Hampshire has become Massachusetts North.

I want to preface my comments today by saying I am not in favor of singling out specific groups of people for recognition, such as Black History Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Of course she did. Bellows was served a complaint from Republican James White (R-Guilford). White represents portions of Piscataquis and Somerset Counties. The complaint singles out the Jackson campaign. White sent a letter to the Secretary of State's Office challenging Jackson's eligibility and calling for an investigation immediately. White contends that Maine law forbids any individual from running for more than one state or federal office in the same election cycle. Since Jackson ran for and lost his bid in this year's primary to be the Governor of Maine, he is ineligible to fill the Platner slot in November. It appears to be clear, but that is not always the case with Bellows. The deadline for the Party to appoint a candidate has already passed, so a decision needs to be made quickly, if at all.

The interstate migration of Americans has been happening for decades, but is it giving the Left too much credit to say it is part of a master plan?

The Democrats are being steamrolled by the Socialists, and they are letting them use the big tent for the slaughter. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have been claiming for months that the young radical DSA candidates were a welcome addition to the Party, but the truth is, the leaders of the Party have as much of a chance of fending off the assault as Bowie and Custer did at their last stands. The Democrats' weakness in defending themselves is a good reason why Kamala Harris leads the polls to repeat as the Democratic candidate for President in '28. They have no choice but to let the Socialists into the Party because they are out of options and trying to delay their own inevitable demise.

We have known for years that the pandemic was not the only scourge on Americans. Since 2015, millions of Americans have been afflicted with a serious, incurable disease that affects the ability to think clearly, but also impacts general mental health, usually manifesting in depression, anger, and rage. There is no known cure for this malady or vaccination to prevent the onslaught, but it is known only to impact half the population. Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS, only attacks people on the Left. Symptoms include screaming uncontrollably, irrational thinking, and lashing out at family and friends with conservative leanings. There is no policy of the right that you can agree with if you have the Orangeman Disease in your system. This opening would ordinarily be considered a parody, but unfortunately, every word is accurate, though not scientifically based.