Author: Ronald

Republican Fury At Iran Agreement Very Evident!

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There is massive Republican and conservative fury at the Iran Agreement negotiated by Donald Trump’s Administration.

To many, it is clear nothing substantive was gained by the three and a half month war, and that the future situation in the Middle East Cauldron is far from stable.

Among the critics are:

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Former Vice President Mike Pence
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Senator John Cornyn of Texas
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas
Senator Susan Collins of Maine
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton

Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota expressed concerns with the agreement.

And there are a long list of others, who see the Trump agreement with Iran as no better than the one negotiated by Barack Obama in 2015.

The Barack Obama Presidential Center In Chicago Opens!

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On Thursday, June 18, there was a three hour opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

There were lots of entertainers performing; the presence of all three former Presidents and First Ladies; and magnificent speeches by both Michelle Obama and Barack Obama.

As the Obama Presidential Center opens, as it did on Friday, June 19, the Juneteenth national holiday, public opinion polls show Obama is the most popular former President, and his wife is regarded as an exceptional First Lady.

Of course, Fox News Channel and Donald Trump badmouthed the event, but it did not succeed, and never will, to undermine the accomplishments, common decency, empathy, and principles of the 44th President and his wife.

This author and blogger hopes to visit the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago at some point in 2027, adding to the list of Presidential sites he has visited, which include all Presidents in modern times, except Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and George H. W. Bush

Donald Trump And His Two Vice Presidents: Horrible Mistreatment!

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Donald Trump is one of 10 Presidents who have had two Vice Presidents, while Franklin D. Roosevelt actually had THREE Vice Presidents in his 12 years and 39 days in the White House.

The list includes:

Thomas Jefferson—Aaron Burr and George Clinton

James Madison—George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry

Andrew Jackson—John C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren

Abraham Lincoln—Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant—Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson

Grover Cleveland—Thomas Hendricks and Adlai Stevenson I

William McKinley—Garret Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt—John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace, and Harry Truman

Richard Nixon—Spiro Agnew and Gerald Ford

Donald Trump—Mike Pence and JD Vance

The relationships between these ten Presidents and their Vice Presidents was often difficult and controversial, particularly so with Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson; John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson; and John Nance Garner and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

But it is becoming clear that the relatonship between Mike Pence and Donald Trump was probably the worst imaginable, including Trump endangering Pence by inciting the January 6 US Capitol Insurrection, which included extremists mounting a noose to hang Pence if they had been able to reach him.

Additionally, it is clear that JD Vance has a nightmare scenario with Donald Trump, as he disagreed with the Iran War inception, and now is being used as a foil to be blamed if the supposed Memorandum of Understanding ending the war fails, as Trump has been undermining Vance since the day he took office as Trump’s second Vice President.

Vance is in a no win situation, as his boss, Donald Trump, is mercurial, and no one in their right mind would envy Vance being answerable to the unstable, corrupt, immoral President!

UFC Bouts At White House Disgraceful, Made Worse By Verbal Attack By Fighter Against Former First Lady Michelle Obama!

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) White House bouts on Sunday, June 14, coinciding with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and celebration of Flag Day, was a reprehensible display of the most gross and disgusting sport, of blood, sweat, and gore.

This author and blogger personally has no understanding why Americans love this so called “sport”, which is much more vicious and violent than boxing or wrestling.

The idea that many Generation Z young men are drawn to the UFC is a sign of the promotion of violence, extreme masculinity, and social turmoil promoted by Donald Trump, a troubling trend long term.

But to top it off, one of the participants uttered the crazy, looney, highly disrespectful statement that former First Lady Michelle Obama is a “man”, a slight that has spread for years, based on racism, pure and simple, and also because Michelle Obama is in very good physical shape for an older woman in her early 60s.

And the fact that Donald Trump smiled at that utterance, rather than condemn it, is further proof of his total lack of character and decency.

Upcoming Colorado Democratic Gubernatorial Primary With Two Exceptional Candidates!

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On Tuesday, June 30, the Colorado state primaries for Governor and other state offices will take place.

The Democratic Party has two exceptional candidates for Governor in the upcoming Colorado Gubernatorial election, an embarrassment of riches not often seen.

We have Senator Michael Bennet, who has served with distinction in the US Senate since 2009, and we have State Attorney General Phil Weiser, who has served with distinction since 2019 in that post.

The good thing is IF Bennet loses the primary, he can continue in his Senate term, which does not expire until the end of 2028.

Having watched the recent Democratic Gubernatorial debate on C Span, this author and blogger came away impressed tremendously with both candidates.

So whoever ends up as the nominee, will bring distinction to the Governorship, succeeding Jared Polis.

The Democrats are heavily favored to keep the Governorship, as well as reelect Senator John Hickenlooper to a second term in the US Senate.

106 Day Iran War So Called Agreement No Improvement Over Obama 2015 Iran Deal!

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Donald Trump has “Obama Derangement Syndrome”, unwilling to give former President Barack Obama any credit or respect in any way.

Clearly, Trump is extremely jealous of Obama’s intellectual brilliance, widespread popularity, and his charisma and accomplishments, knowing he can never match him in any way.

And being that Trump is a white supremacist and racist just makes it more infuriating, as Trump has now, in desperation, seemingly come to an an agreement after 15 weeks of war, massive spending, high inflation, and the loss of 14 servicemen and women, that brings America back to the original Obama Iran Deal, negotiated with five other nations in 2015.

Iran and the nuclear weapons issue is not resolved, with the only “accomplishment” being the killing of much of the Iranian government leadership, but with replacement by others who have no desire to cave in to the US or Israel.

And Israel is alienated, and has no plan to accept the so called agreement, which supposedly will open up the Strait of Hormuz, but little else.

Donald Trump’s foreign “adventure” has been an unmitigated disaster, but he will try to convince Americans otherwise, and hope that his party continues to control both houses of Congress.

His own party is calling for details on the proposed agreement with Iran, and for the Congress to have a role in its acceptance, something Trump is clearly unwilling to promote.

The idea that Iran may benefit financially in the proposed agreement will be a center of controversy by many members of Trump’s party, as well as the opposition Democrats.

If the Democrats gain control, hell will be paid by Trump and his corrupt Cabinet and other Republican sycophants.

The biggest danger is Trump, in desperation, following through on the threat of the suspension of the Writ of Habeus Corpus, and invocation of the Insurrection Act, and interference in the Midterm Elections of 2026.

America is in a dire situation as we near the elections, and the feared destruction of American Democracy and the Rule Of Law, which must be resisted in every way possible!

Stephen Miller: The Single Most Dangerous Person Around Donald Trump, But JD Vance Also An “Alarm Bell”!

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There are many “dangerous” people around Donald Trump, but clearly, Stephen Miller is the single, most dangerous person in the administration.

We have learned from NY Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, and coming out in a future book, what is not really surprising: that Stephen Miller advised Donald Trump in 2025-2026 to suspend the “Writ of Habeus Corpus” for undocumented immmigrants and invoking the Insurrection Act, particularly after the murders of Rene Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January 2026.

If Miller was totally in charge, America would have a total suspension of civil liberties, basically the establishment of a Fascist oriented government.

With two and a half years left of the Trump term, this threat is still very much imminent and terrifying.

The shock of Miller, a descendant of Jews who escaped Nazi Germany, repudiating his family members, who are totally in condemnation of his rhetoric and actions, is highly disturbing.

But also, to learn that Vice President JD Vance was supportive of Miller’s promotion of the suspension of the Writ of Habeus Corpus, and invocation of the Insurrection Act, was also shocking beyond belief, as it means the 50th Vice President is the most dangerous we have had in that office, more so than any earlier Vice President.

It is a sign of authoritarianism way beyond Donald Trump, as the likelihood of JD Vance taking over the Presidency during this term is growing, and is extremely alarming!

Are we going to lose the Bill of Rights, and have a corporate dominated Fascist government, influenced by corrupt, super wealthy technocrats?

In Many Ways, Trump’s “Lame Duck” Presidency Has Arrived!

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Donald Trump’s Presidency is clearly in “free fall”, with his unstable behavior and his inability to realize how he has alienated many of his own 2024 supporters, leading to dramatic collapses in public opinion ratings, due to his Iran War and hyperinflation occurring.

So it can be said that, in many ways, he has entered his “lame duck” period as he reaches the age of 80 on Sunday.

Trump has lost support from his own party, after helping to defeat Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, Texas Senator John Cornyn, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, and South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace in primaries.

Trump has lost support on the outrageous “anti weaponization” fund for January 6 Insurrectionists; the proposed White House Ballroom; the proposed Freedom 250 concert series; Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center; the proposed 250 foot Triumphal Arch; and clearcut opposition growing toward Todd Blanche being nominated to be Attorney General, among many other issues.

Presidents’ Common Birth Years, And Death Dates, As Three Presidents Reach Age Of 80 In Next Eight Weeks!

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The year 1946 witnessed the births of three American Presidents, in reverse order of date of birth, and all three will reach 80 years of age in the next eight weeks:

Donald Trump June 14
George W. Bush July 6
Bill Clinton August 19

But there are other Presidents who share similar birth years, although no cases of THREE Presidents, rather TWO, who have the same birth year.

1767—John Quincy Adams (July 11) and Andrew Jackson (March 15), consecutive Presidents but reverse dates of birth.

1822—Ulysses S Grant (April 27) and Rutherford B. Hayes (October 4).

1913—Richard Nixon (January 9) and Gerald Ford (July 14).

1924—Jimmy Carter (October 1) and George H. W. Bush (June 12), non consecutive Presidents but reverse dates of birth.

At the same time, there are only three sets of cases of death dates of American Presidents dying on the same day of a year, with two in the same year:

July 4—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (1826) and James Monroe (1831). But Jefferson died a number of hours before Adams on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and supposedly, Adams’ last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives”, which was not the truth!

March 8—Millard Fillmore (1874) and William Howard Taft (1930)

December 26—Harry Truman (1972) and Gerald Ford (2006).

Senate Democrats Split Over Graham Platner

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The victory of Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic primary for the US Senate was overwhelming, but has split many Senate Democrats, who retain doubts about the controversial history of their party’s nominee.

Among those registering doubts and misgivings are:

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
New Mexico Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin
New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth
Vermont Senator Peter Welch

At the same time, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and other progressive oriented Democrats emphasize the need to support Platner despite his shortcomings.

The vast majority of Democratic Senators are seeing Platner as their best hope to reach a Senate majority in the Midterm Elections of 2026.

And they point out that despite his checkered record on many fronts, the opposition Republicans have so many more checkered backgrounds, including, most notably:

Donald Trump
Pete Hegseth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Ken Paxton

The clear conclusion is that there are few “saints” in politics, and that the American people have overlooked or had to accept shortcomings in candidates over many years.

The days of candidates, such as Gary Hart, Bob Packwood and Eric Swalwell losing their careers due to their misbehaviors, seem even more distant than the 1980s and early 1990s, when ethics and morals seemed to matter more.

This author and blogger is very uncomfortable with Platner, but every effort to gain a Democratic majority in the Senate is essential, in order to fight to resist and reverse a lot of the damage of the Trump Presidency, and gain the recovery of American democracy and the rule of law.

This author and blogger is glad he does not live in Maine, as voting directly for Platner, who comes across as unseemly in so many ways, would be a very difficult effort.

But his record is just about the same as Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, who is not beneath vicious, unwarranted attacks on his opponent, Democrat James Talarico, so the mud slinging on both sides in this midterm election cycle is already in full swing.