Foreign policy will take front stage in the Midterm Elections of 2026 and the Presidential Election of 2028, due to the heightened controversies involving Israel and Iran, with Israel having a controversial effect on the Democratic Party in particular, and Iran having a clearcut effect on the Republican Party in particular.
The decision of the United States and Israel to go to war against Iran, along with the continuing massive loss of life in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian West Bank caused by Israeli policies, will reverberate over the next two years. It likely will have a dramatic impact on not just the 120th Congress (2027-2029), but also on the likely prospects of a multitude of Democratic and Republican Presidential contenders.
Division and tumult regarding the appropriate policies toward both Israel and Iran will provoke major political splits in ways not yet possible to perceive.
Thanks to Trump and the enabling mindless MAGA supporters… this is no longer viable. The country needs to set itself right here.
Adams’s blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945.
“I Pray Heaven To Bestow The Best Of
Blessings On This House And All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”
Wayne, sadly, the environment at the Semiquincentennial is vastly different than it was at the Bicentennial in 1976, when President Gerald Ford, despite facing a difficult Presidential race, behaved and acted appropriately, something he is fondly remembered for, as he was a decent human being, who avoided politicizing the celebration!
U.S. Senator and Civil War General Carl Schurz. In an 1872 speech, he defined true patriotism not as blind obedience, but as a moral responsibility to hold a nation accountable:
“Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right.”
The philosophical concept frames national loyalty through the lens of active civic duty:
When Right: Citizens should support and maintain the country’s ethical and democratic standards.
When Wrong: Citizens have a patriotic obligation to criticize, correct, and steer the nation back onto the right path.
Totally f’ed up.
As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/ukraine-russia-witkoff-kushner-trump.html
Hegseth Prepared a Bombshell Plan to Cut Troops in Europe. Then It Got Nixed.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-prepared-a-bombshell-plan-to-cut-troops-in-europe-then-it-got-nixed-cbb87e75?st=nYpNQ4&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Hegseth is a menace.
U.S. warned Iran about possible Israeli efforts to kill top negotiators in ceasefire talks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/02/us-warned-iran-about-israels-aims-assassinate-leaders/
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers take over Palestinian’s dream home
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/west-bank-israeli-settlers-take-over-palestinians-dream-home-2026-07-03/
These settlers are a disaster – lawless, out of control, nasty, etc.
UN human rights chief sounds ‘red alert’ over violence around Sudan’s el-Obeid city
https://apnews.com/article/sudan-rsf-obeid-un-turk-human-rights-769f5230599105ae32408447bfd3c4f6
Sudan should be getting orders of magnitude more attention than it’s been getting.
Venezuela quake toll climbs to 2,595 as damage estimates mount after strongest tremor in a century
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/venezuela-earthquakes-death-toll-rises-rescue-efforts-continue.html
Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/us/peter-thiel-aspen-pope-china-ai-cec
Unhinged by Thiel.
What Rahm Emanuel’s Upcoming Israel Speech Reveals About Democrats
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/07/06/rahm-emanuel-israel-palestine-iran-democrat-strategy-00987525
As Israel becomes Democratic litmus test, Jewish progressives warn about a tilt into antisemitism
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/politics/israel-democrats-antisemitism-concerns
That’s glaringly obvious – and has been for a looong time.
As Israel Loses Support in the U.S., Rahm Emanuel Criticizes Netanyahu
“The former Chicago mayor, a Democrat exploring a 2028 presidential run, is in Tel Aviv calling for an end to unconditional U.S. support of Israel.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/politics/rahm-emanuel-speech-israel.html
New AP-NORC poll reveals sharp divides among US Jews over Israel and Gaza
“About 4 in 10 religiously unaffiliated Jews say Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians, and only about 2 in 10 see Israel’s current operations in Gaza as justified. The vast majority, 74%, say they are ‘not too’ or ‘not at all’ emotionally attached to Israel, a sharp contrast from other Jewish adults.”
https://apnews.com/article/american-jews-poll-divisions-israel-gaza-netanyahu-b41aa19f3d4ce8e60ce34b605f11f863