It seems that someone is putting words in my mouth.
It has been stated that – I want statehood for Washington, D. C. and the fact is – I do not live in that area. Why does it matter – I am not a Democrat.
The DC in “Washington, DC” stands for District of Columbia. It is a federal district, not a state, created to serve as the capital of the United States, independent from any one state’s control. The district was named to honor Christopher Columbus, who is credited as the first European to discover America. Washington DC is surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia and serves as the political center of the nation.
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Why is such a big deal being made about words from the past related to Epstein, et al? It seems the folks act like they never heard the word called “sex.”
The question I have is – how long were these young people employed? Were they forced to stay?
As usual they tried again/again to smear President Trump and blame the Republicans for the Epstein debacle and the whole time Democrat Jeffries/and a Democrat Rep were communicating with Epstein and is it true the Democrats have received donations from the Epstein estate?
Remember the ME TOO – Gotcha movement? And the people destroyed?
And, the Democrats’ DOGE exposure?
This is the Democrats next MOVEMENT. They have been trying to destroy our country since the Obama/Biden election and have done a darn good job of it. The Democrats were exposed and now they are trying to take the whole country with them – especially their own folks.
Former Harvard president Larry Summers has now lost virtually every professional association after a House committee released emails of his exchanges with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. There are around 20,000 pages of them. Many of the correspondences are embarrassing. There’s going to be little, if any, sympathy for a well-known elite who’s angered conservatives and liberals and befriends creeps. And perhaps Summers doesn’t deserve any.
Even so, there isn’t even a hint of illegality in those emails. There’s nothing suggesting that Summers participated in any kind of impropriety or conspiracy. The only purpose of the release was to destroy Summers.
Congress is about to release the so-called “Epstein files,” a trove of documents that were amassed during criminal investigations into the sex offender who committed suicide in 2019. The contents are likely brimming with thousands of names of innocent people, many who have provided alibis or were never under any suspicion of sex trafficking or anything else. A significant portion of any criminal investigation consists of uncorroborated accusations that are floated by people on the periphery of the case, third-hand accounts, theories, and rumors. This is why grand jury files are almost always sealed.
We already know Epstein was a vile and depraved criminal. And no one should belittle the experience of his victims. Anyone, however, can make allegations. Even victims don’t always remember correctly. Even things a braggart such as Epstein might have said may not be true. That’s why we have procedures, the rule of law, statutes of limitations, and trials.
Moreover, the Epstein files will be filled with information obtained by law enforcement using warrants based on probable cause signed off by a judge for a specific reason. The warrants, which allow the use of government coercion, weren’t signed so that the public could have access to the emails of every person he spoke with. Americans caught up in criminal investigations have a presumption of privacy.
Those who continued their relationships with Epstein even after he was convicted of solicitation of prostitution from a minor are detestable. But fraternizing with criminals isn’t criminality itself. What principle stops future congresses from cracking open useful DOJ files and releasing any embarrassing second-hand conversations that involve their political enemies? Perhaps ask the people caught up in the “Russia Collusion” investigations.
There’s apparently a widespread public belief that Epstein was trafficking underage girls to a cabal of powerful people. As of now, there is only evidence that Epstein participated in sexual crimes himself. It is perfectly plausible that the financier befriended celebrities and kingmakers on one hand, and trafficked women for himself on the other. If journalists want to prove that Epstein was the kingpin of the New World Order pedo-ring, go for it. If authorities believe that his prosecution in Florida was corrupt, they should launch an investigation into misconduct. This isn’t an ancient case. Most of the victims are still alive. Most of the powerful people involved with Epstein are still alive. His sidekick is still alive and in prison. Investigate.
But much of this is driven by rank partisanship. Democrats like to act as if Trump is engaged in some cover-up. Well, they had every chance to release the files during Joe Biden’s presidency. I’ve not seen a single Democrat explain why they didn’t. One suspects that if there was anything implicating Trump of genuine wrongdoing, we’d have seen the files leaked long ago. House Democrats couldn’t even muster the votes to censure Democratic Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett, who exchanged text messages with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing. The whole thing is a farce.
Republicans are no better. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s embarrassing press gaggle, featuring some of the world’s most vacuous “influencers” waving empty “Epstein Files: Phase 1” binders around, left the administration with a mess that’s now impossible to fix.
The files, of course, will never be enough. There will be hundreds of ghosts to chase. If conspiracists don’t get what they’re after, they’ll simply claim that other files are being hidden. They’ll demand grand jury files, which are being protected, as they should be by a judge, to be released.
If Americans want to speculate on Epstein, that’s their right. Maybe their theories will be proven correct. But long-standing norms regarding privacy and the presumption of innocence shouldn’t be trashed by cowardly politicians every time the mob howls.
Most Americans now believe Republicans, rather than Democrats, won the government shutdown fight, according to a new poll published Nov. 15.
The CBS News and YouGov poll, conducted between Nov. 13 and 14, found that 55% of Americans believe President Donald Trump and Republicans got more of what they wanted from negotiations that ended the shutdown. Only 6% said Democrats came out on top, and 24% said neither party was victorious.
Most Americans now believe Republicans, rather than Democrats, won the government shutdown fight, according to a new poll published Nov. 15.
The CBS News and YouGov poll, conducted between Nov. 13 and 14, found that 55% of Americans believe President Donald Trump and Republicans got more of what they wanted from negotiations that ended the shutdown. Only 6% said Democrats came out on top, and 24% said neither party was victorious.
The results come weeks after Democrats cited their victories in the 2025 elections as a referendum on Trump and Republican leadership. The survey also stands in stark contrast with polls taken amid the shutdown that showed Republicans shouldering the brunt of voter criticism.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson after signing the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted …See more
After a record-breaking 43 days, the government shutdown ended last week after eight Senate Democrats relented on their health care-related policy demands and voted with Republicans. The Senate compromise quickly passed in the House, and Trump signed it into law hours later.
Democrats agreed to fund the government after Republican Senate leaders promised a future vote to extend Obamacare subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health care. But Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not commit to a similar vote in his chamber, and the health care proposal remains in limbo.
About 70% of Republicans believe their party compromised the “right amount” during negotiations, while 55% of Democrats said their party gave in too much, according to the CBS News survey.
More Americans disapprove of the way Democrats handled the shutdown (60%), compared to Republicans (54%). A majority of those polled (56%) said they disapproved of the way Trump led through the funding fight
The poll was conducted among a sample of 1,288 adults across the nation who were initially surveyed during the shutdown. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 points.
What was in the shutdown deal?
Under the deal, most federal agencies will receive funding through Jan. 30. If the two parties don’t agree to another spending package by then, the government could shut down again.
Lawmakers funded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2026, and provided additional funding for Veteran’s Affairs medical care.
They also included more than $200 million in funding to increase security measures for members of the House and Senate and additional money for the protection of Supreme Court justices.
Another measure in the package allows a group of Republican senators whose phone records were subpoenaed during the FBI’s 2020 election interference investigation to sue the government for up to $500,000.
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And one of the most controversial measures included in the law closes a loophole that for years has allowed the unregulated sale of certain hemp products nationwide.
Just a reminder to the American people who voted for President Trump and what they wanted him to accomplish:
AMERICA FIRST trade policy Reduce trade deficits Bring back manufacturing jobs Tax cuts Reduce illegal immigration Stronger military Reduce crime Lower drug prices Expand domestic energy production
Trump’s campaign was built around economic nationalism, immigration control, deregulation, national security, and an AMERICA FIRST approach to international policies. So which one of his policies are you against? Putting America first? Tax cuts? Lower drug prices? Secure borders? Deporting illegal immigrants and criminals?
There is such a hatred of a politician, who stated what he was going to do and is doing it and was elected by the popular vote and the electoral college.
If only the left would help us in this endeavor. Why is that? They never want to help our country and anything to benefit the people – just like this shutdown – they continue to want the people to suffer.
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