Do you remember January 3, 2007? This is the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, the very start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. On this day, January 3, 2007, the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress, the DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77. The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%. The unemployment rate was 4.6%. George Bush’s, the younger, economic policies set a record of 52 straight months of job creation.
Remember that day, January 3, 2007, was the day that Barney Frank and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy – Banking and Financial services? Thank you Democrats, especially Barney, for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5% GDP, and 4.6% unemployment to this crisis, by among many other things, dumping 5-6 trillion dollars of toxic loans on the economy from your Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fiascos. Bush asked Congress 17 times to stop Fannie and Freddie, starting in 2001, because it was financially risky for the U.S. economy. Barney blocked it and called it a “Chicken Little Philosophy;” and, as we all know the sky did fall. And who took the third highest pay-off from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Obama. And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie: Obama and the Democrat Congress, especially Barney – because this was his baby!
So, when someone tries to blame the Bush-era, remember January 3, 2007, the day the Democrats took over? Bush may have been in the car; but, the Democrats were in charge of the gas pedal and the steering wheel when they drove the economy into the ditch – not off the cliff, at this time – that happened later. Budgets came from the Democratic Congress. This party controlled the budget process for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. In that first year, they had to contend with Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.
During 2009 though, Pelosi and Reid bypassed Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep the government running until Obama could take office. At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budget. And, where was Obama during this time? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009. If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets. That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending. After that, all hell broke loose, the Democrats took control of spending and that includes Obama. If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. Therefore, in a nutshell, what Obama has been saying is, “I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20th.” And, as of this date, they have torpedoed any debt reduction and instead have increased the debt to $17 trillion, repeat $17 trillion. The king and my lady are living high on the hog while the poor folks are living off the hard-working folks who are trying to make a living to survive and pay for the “poor” folks.
The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. This cycle was created for by a Socialist Democratic political ideology. It has been in the making by this party for many years. We must work hard in the 2014 election and break this cycle of socialism. The Democrats are lieing to the American people to achieve their “Alinsky socialist goals.” If you don’t want to live like Russia, China, and other countries of the world and be under the dictatorship of the leader – you had better rethink your position. Reference my article: Beware of the Useful Idiots, April 12, 2014.
In a powerful demonstration of the new era of transparency and accountability ushered in by the administration of President Donald Trump, Senior Advisor Sean Parnell has provided a stunning update on the investigation into the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal. Speaking exclusively to The Gateway Pundit at the Pentagon, Parnell, who is leading the comprehensive review for the Department of War, revealed that the damning report will be released to the public sooner than anticipated and in its entirety. “I hope to have it finished, out, published, completely unclassified,” Parnell stated, boldly committing to a level of openness that the previous Biden administration fought ruthlessly to avoid.
This stands in stark contrast to the obfuscation and excuse-making that defined the liberal media’s coverage of the disaster, which left 13 American service members dead in August of 2021. While the legacy press parroted White House talking points and downplayed the failures of leadership, the Trump administration is now ensuring that every detail is laid bare for the families of the fallen and the American people. Parnell emphasized that “the ultimate goal is to declassify everything for the American people,” adding, “There’s really no reason for it to have the classification level that it does. Accountability is a core tenet of this mission.” This commitment exposes how the prior regime used classification not for national security, but as a shield to protect the guilty from the consequences of their lethal incompetence.
The investigation promises to target the highest levels of the failed chain of command, confirming the warnings President Trump has issued for years about the weakness and failed judgment of the previous administration’s appointees. When asked if Biden’s top military leaders will face real accountability, Parnell’s response was unequivocal and refreshing: “Nobody’s immune.” He promised the public will see “a whole hell of a lot more information come out about the scenario that you just outlined, about what we knew about the attack, the attacker, and how it unfolded, and how decisions were made.” This directly addresses the horrific reporting that top officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley, knew of the specific threat at Abbey Gate and yet failed to act, a betrayal of duty that the sycophantic media complex spent years trying to bury under a mountain of distractions.
Addressing the deep and justified public cynicism that the powerful ever face consequences, Parnell channeled the frustration of millions of Americans who have watched a two-tiered system of justice operate with impunity. “Can you blame them?” he said, acknowledging the disillusionment. He then reaffirmed the foundational promise of the Trump presidency, stating that this administration is “different” and is dedicated to ensuring the American people “know that their government officials are held to the same standard as them.” This is the principle of equal application of the law that President Trump champions, a principle utterly foreign to the political elites and their media defenders who are now seeing their protected class status revoked.
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The resolve of the Trump administration extends beyond retrospective analysis, as shown by the simultaneous investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for his seditious calls for military insubordination. This bold action underscores a fundamental restoration of order and respect for the chain of command, a stark reversal from the previous administration’s politicization of the nation’s armed forces. It is a clear signal that under President Trump, the era of cowardly leadership and media-enabled corruption is over, replaced by a steadfast pursuit of truth and justice that the American people have demanded.
It looks like GA is in the spotlight after Rep Majorie Green has moved to the left?
As we know, the left has been hijacked by the progressives and must split their party to remain as true Democrats. The Democrat Speaker does not use the Constitution of the U.S. – nor did the previous Biden/Obama Admin. for 12 years. That is the problem that our country is facing, today.
The votes of the people is what counts in the election, The citizens of this country are having a difficult time accepting the hard times in which President Trump is trying to solve and the left is pulling against all things which must happen to correct the corruption (a good example is Minnesota’s corruption which is in the billions of dollars, Somalia/Walz/Talib) and this is just one blue state. It is time to DOGE all states.
Also, we have the GA lady who is resigning against all odds because of a disagreement first with Speaker Johnson and then the President. She has decided to resign in an achieved time in service award this year and will pack up her stock which was achieved through status as a Congress person.
Since then, she has vollied herself through the daily left talk shows by washing her dirty laundry rather than wishing all of her co-hearts well and is now playing her “poor pitiful Pearl role” from the bottom to the top.
Is it true she has thrown HER whole MAGA role/co-hearts under the bus because the Speaker would not use her bill about Obamacare? As she has found out, “politics is not an easy sport” to play and is trying to humiliate the President and Speaker as she makes the rounds of the left Media.
She needs to take the “water glass” test – since it always brings a person back to reality. No one is indispensable.
Olive Oil Shop Owner Just Flipped a Trump (+12 ) Georgia District — Here’s What It Means
Surprisingly, Democrat Eric Gisler has flipped Georgia’s 121st House District. The district backed Donald Trump by roughly 12 points as recently as last year. CNN’s Decision Desk called the race Tuesday night, and Democrats are already celebrating.
This win adds to the Democrats’ recent streak. After last month’s special elections, which reshaped statewide seats, local legislative maps, and delivered pickups in places like Iowa and Pennsylvania, the party is showing some off-year strength. But Gisler’s victory in northeast Georgia (where Watkinsville and Southeast Athens anchor the district) is particularly striking. The area has been a reliable Republican stronghold for years. And then came the olive oil guy.
That’s because Gisler isn’t a typical political climber. The Georgia native is an IT veteran, a longtime tech worker, and the owner of a specialty olive oil and vinegar store called The Olive Basket. In an interview with Athens Politics Nerd, Gisler described a path that took him from UGA to financial services tech, through layoffs, startups, and ultimately small-business ownership. He says he decided to run because he’s concerned about the direction Georgia’s politics has taken.
He wants to push for ranked-choice voting, as Gisler believes Georgia’s runoff system is outdated and expensive. He opposes abortion bans, the stagnant minimum wage, tort reform, and SB 202. He also criticized “MAGA Republicans” in Washington for holding back already-appropriated emergency SNAP benefits. He also criticized Georgia’s leaders for refusing to tap into a $14 billion surplus (plus roughly $5 billion in rainy-day reserves) to make sure families don’t go hungry.
He said:
“If 1.4 million citizens in your state are not able to access food is not a rainy day, I don’t know what qualifies.”
He wants to expand Medicaid (or get as close as legally possible within the new legal limits), shore up rural hospitals, invest in schools, and reform Georgia’s prison system. Gisler said there’s a line between traditional conservatives and MAGA conservatives. He believes those voters are open to crossing over if Democrats give them something tangible to vote for.
In case you didn’t know: Georgia Republicans hold majorities in the legislature, but Democrats have won two statewide offices and this state House seat now. Senate and governor races are coming in 2026. Meanwhile, Georgia’s district has been without representation since Republican Marcus Wiedower resigned in October.
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Yes, we are in hard times at this time in our lives and, if we lose the Constitution – we lose our freedom.
Are we going to “smart up,” knuckle down, or, are we going to play cowards and allow the left/media to continue screwing the people?
If not, let’s hear some noise in support of our President – for God’s sake.
The Minnesota fraud scandal has grown so enormous, so chaotic, and so politically radioactive that calling it a “COVID-era mistake” might be the single most dishonest description anyone could offer. This wasn’t confusion. This wasn’t a glitch. This was a statewide collapse of oversight that allowed a billion dollars—possibly far more—to disappear while Gov. Tim Walz and his administration either looked away, froze in fear, or convinced themselves that confronting obvious fraud would be politically incorrect. What began as a simple welfare-meal reimbursement program has become the largest pandemic fraud case in the United States, with federal prosecutors uncovering shell companies, phantom meal sites, and fraudulent autism services that ballooned into hundreds of millions of dollars. Just when Minnesotans thought the situation couldn’t get worse, the Treasury Department revealed it is tracking overseas wire transfers tied to the fraud, including transfers to Somalia and the Middle East—regions where al-Shabaab, a designated terrorist organization, operates. This isn’t rumor. This is the federal government confirming they’re investigating where the stolen money went. Add to that an ongoing House Oversight investigation into Walz’s response, new scrutiny of Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Rep. Ilhan Omar’s increasingly defensive interviews, and you have a political disaster that keeps expanding outward. Nobody is accusing Omar of running the fraud, but her dismissive tone, shifting explanations, and finger-pointing at the FBI haven’t helped. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s agencies look like they were asleep at the wheel—or terrified of appearing discriminatory—while criminals ransacked the system in broad daylight. This isn’t a Minnesota problem anymore. It’s a national one.
How the Fraud Grew Into a Billion-Dollar Monster
Federal investigators are still stunned by the numbers. The Feeding Our Future scandal alone involved nearly $300 million in fraudulent reimbursements for meals that never existed. Prosecutors say some defendants claimed to feed 91 million meals—numbers that were mathematically impossible based on location size, staffing, and physical capacity. One site reported feeding 6,000 children a day in a town with a population of 2,500. Other operators billed for autism therapy sessions that never occurred, inflating the autism program from $3 million in 2018 to nearly $400 million by 2023. Housing Stabilization Services, budgeted at $2.6 million per year, exploded to more than $100 million. Whistleblowers said they alerted state leaders. State auditors saw the warning signs. Even federal staff flagged issues before COVID hit. But Walz’s agencies ignored, reassigned, or sidelined anyone who tried to expose what was happening. Nonprofits accused of fraud responded with claims of racism, and Minnesota officials backed down instead of pushing forward. When the Department of Education tried to halt payments to Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit sued, claiming discrimination, and a judge ordered the state to resume funding—something federal prosecutors later said allowed the fraud to grow exponentially. You couldn’t design a system more vulnerable to abuse if you tried.
Ilhan Omar Becomes the Face of Deflection
Rep. Ilhan Omar stepped into the media spotlight and delivered what might be one of the most evasive interviews of the year. On Face the Nation, she insisted she had no knowledge of wrongdoing, no involvement with the individuals charged, and no understanding of why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said people implicated in the fraud had also donated to her campaign. Omar said she refunded the donations long ago, though she didn’t explain why multiple fraudsters felt comfortable supporting her politically in the first place. When Brennan pressed her on the possibility of overseas transfers reaching al-Shabaab, Omar pivoted to blaming the FBI and the U.S. court system, saying that if any fraud-linked money touched terrorism networks, “that is a failure of the FBI.” That’s quite a statement. Omar didn’t create the fraud, but her reactions have become the political fog surrounding the scandal—an attempt to minimize the scale, cast doubt on inconvenient facts, and emphasize that the Somali community is also a victim. While it’s true that most Somali-Americans had nothing to do with the fraud, the reality remains that prosecutors say nearly all charged individuals are of Somali descent, operating in Omar’s district, during her tenure, while some donated to her. Optics matter, and these optics are devastating.
Federal Government Steps In After Minnesota Loses Control of Its Own Programs
Nothing underscores the severity of the Minnesota fraud scandal more than the federal government stepping in and effectively telling the state: You cannot be trusted with your own money anymore. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz—yes, that Dr. Oz—sent a formal letter to Gov. Walz declaring that Minnesota’s Medicaid programs were suffering from “systemic fraud” and that the federal government was done footing the bill for Minnesota’s incompetence. Oz cited Housing Stabilization Services as a prime example: projected to cost $2.6 million annually, it paid out more than $100 million in 2024 alone. CMS had already intervened in October, helping Minnesota shut the program down entirely because the fraud risk was so high. Now CMS is imposing sweeping corrective actions. Minnesota must provide weekly updates on fraud mitigation, freeze provider enrollment in more than a dozen high-risk programs, verify every existing provider as legitimate, remove fraudulent operators, and submit a comprehensive corrective action plan within 60 days—or face funding consequences. The Trump administration is not bluffing. CMS made it clear that federal funds may be withheld, stating bluntly: “We are done footing the bill for your incompetence.” Walz’s office responded with a deflection so predictable it bordered on parody, claiming: “While the Governor has been working to ensure fraudsters go to prison, the President is letting them out.” That’s rich, considering the fraud exploded under Walz’s leadership, after multiple warnings, and resulted in programs ballooning into financial monsters overnight. Walz only paused payments to 14 major state programs after the scandal became impossible to ignore and after CMS stepped in. You don’t get credit for slamming the brakes after the car has already gone through the guardrail. The federal message was unmistakable: Minnesota cannot continue operating its social-services programs without adult supervision.
Why the Terrorism Angle Matters, Even If unproven
The Treasury Department made headlines when it confirmed that investigators are tracing fraud-linked money that moved overseas through informal hawala networks. The question is whether any of that money reached al-Shabaab. While no formal conclusion has been reached, Minnesota’s history with radicalization and overseas recruitment makes this a national-security concern. In the late 2000s, around 20 Somali-Americans left Minnesota to join al-Shabaab. One became the first ever American suicide bomber. Federal officials say the threat still exists today. Omar’s instinct to shift blame to the FBI rather than the criminals or the oversight failures does not inspire confidence. Whether or not terrorism is involved, the fact that investigators have to check is itself evidence of catastrophic oversight.
Crime, Assimilation, and the Taboo No One Wants to Touch
Minnesota’s Somali community may not be defined by the criminals within it, but the concentration of fraud cases and recent violent crimes—including kidnappings, sexual assaults, and gang-related shootings—has shaken public confidence. Community leaders argue that crime is an individual act, not a cultural indictment, and they are right. But political leaders have repeatedly refused to confront even the patterns, preferring to hide behind accusations of racism rather than address the root causes. This dynamic—fear of speaking hard truths—allowed fraud to expand unchecked. It also deepened the gap between political elites and everyday Minnesotans who see what their leaders refuse to acknowledge.
The Real Victims in the Minnesota Fraud Scandal
It’s important to remember who was harmed. The fraud didn’t hurt the government—it hurt the vulnerable families the programs were designed to support. It hurt children who needed meals. It hurt autistic kids who needed therapy. It hurt the Somali-American community itself, which trusted that the programs meant to help them would be safeguarded. Fraud of this scale steals not just money but opportunity, stability, and trust. And the bitter truth is that Minnesota’s leadership let it happen.
Why Walz and Omar Cannot Escape the Political Consequences
Neither Walz nor Omar orchestrated the fraud. But both were responsible for recognizing the warning signs and responding decisively. Walz controlled the agencies that failed. Omar represented the community most affected, received donations from individuals later charged, and offered political narratives that softened criticism rather than sharpened scrutiny. Leadership is not about avoiding blame. It’s about stepping into the fire when things go wrong. Walz and Omar stepped back instead. And the Minnesota fraud scandal burned everything behind them.
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