Joe Biden

Donald Trump Is, By Far, The Most Corrupt President In American History!

Ronald 61 Comments

A survey produced by the website “theleahfiles” makes clear that Donald Trump is by far the most corrupt President in American History.

The survey demonstrates the level of corruption of every President since Dwight D. Eisenhower, with recognition that any Presidency will end up with some level of corruption, but in many cases, not a serious level.

Donald Trump scores 53 in first term, and 91 in his first year and a half of his second term.

Richard Nixon scores 41, the only other President over 25.

George W. Bush scores 23; Bill Clinton 22; and Ronald Reagan 21.

Lyndon B. Johnson scores 17; George H.W. Bush 13; and John F. Kennedy 10.

All the other Presidents are in single digits in the following order:

Barack Obama and Joe Biden scored 8; Dwight D. Eisenhower 6; and Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter 2.

If one adds the scores of Republican Presidents, the total is 250, while for Democratic Presidents, the total is 67.

So clearly, the level of Republican corruption is more than three and a half times higher than for Democratic corruption.

The total number of years of Republican Presidential leadership are 42 through 2026, starting in 1953 and Eisenhower.

The total number of years of Democratic Presidential leadership are 32.

More Americans Are Identifying As Democrats, Than At Any Point Since 2006, 2008, 2018, And 2020!

Ronald 55 Comments

Very encouraging news is that more Americans are identifying as Democrats before the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026, than at any time since 2006, when Democrats won control of both houses of Congress under Republican President George W. Bush; 2008, when Barack Obama won the Presidency over John McCain; 2018, when the Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress in the midterms of the first Trump Presidency; and 2020, when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.

There is presently a ten point lead, which bodes well for, hopefully, good results on November 3, Election Day.

Three key groups–Latinos, young men, and young women have switched their support to the Democrats, after favoring the Republican in 2024.

A nine percentage point gain by Democrats among Latinos, and a 16 percentage point gain among young men and women, are major switches of loyalty, and hopefully, as in the past, will lead to Democratic control of Congress, and give an edge for the upcoming Presidential Election of 2028.

Presidents And Immigration Policies: 2001-2026

Ronald 9 Comments

The last four Presidents—George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden—saw more pro immigration policies, with the extreme exception of Donald Trump in both separate terms.

George W. Bush, similar to his father before him, promoted the general idea of the need for further immigration reform, but the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, caused him to promote extreme security measures due to the unprecedented crisis.

But Bush also supported the concept of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education For Alien Minors), which gave illegal immigrant minors the right to avoid being deported, but it suffered from great opposition from the majority of Republicans, so it only, finally, came to fruition under his successor, Barack Obama.

Under Barack Obama, the DREAM Act finally passed, and Obama also initiated by executive action the DACA program,(Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals), which by 2017, had registered 740,000 individuals.

Obama also tried to promote DAPA (Deferred Action For Parents Of Americans And Lawful Permanent Residents) from 2014 through 2016, but it was prevented by Republican opposition, and then dropped by Donald Trump in 2017. At the same time, Obama also had record deportations of undocumented immigrants, estimated at more than three million people.

Donald Trump, in his first term, worked to build an expansion of the Border Wall with Mexico; imposed a travel ban on people from a wide variety of nations, particularly outside of Europe and the Americas; dramatically reduced refugee admissions; and promoted family separations.

Many children were left without presence of their parents, while in detention before deportation. These policies caused massive outrage and resistance.

Under Joe Biden, Trump policies on immigration were reversed; there were increased refugee admissions to the nation; and there was restored DACA (Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals).

Upon Trump’s return to the Presidency, a totally anti-immigrant policy was pursued, including declaring a national emergency; promotion of greater border militarization with Mexico; and massive mass deportation operations, setting a goal of 3,000 immigrants per day to be arrested and sent to detention centers with horrendous conditions.

Major court cases led to lots of litigation to stop what was seen as a basic violation of civil and human rights, but with total determination by the Department of Homeland Security and the US Border Patrol to accelerate millions of immigrants being removed from the country, and with many being sent to nations they had no background in their earlier lives, and not having even the same language to be able to communicate.

Often citizens as well as undocumented immigrants, particularly those who are Latinos, or really, any person of color, have been removed, and the pace of deportation has accelerated, as the Trump Administration denies any mistreatment, and often ignores court decisions or lawsuits.

What the Trump Administration has done is the worst anti immigration policy since the internment of 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt; and Operation Wetback against Mexican nationals in the mid 1950s under Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Historically, Midterm Elections Favor Party Opposing The President!!

Ronald 107 Comments

With the Midterm Congressional Elections of 2026 now two months away, the odds look good for Democrats to regain control of the House of Representatives and the US Senate under Republican President Donald Trump.

The Republicans are trying to argue that such will not happen, but history tells us this is a normal scenario throughout most of history, particularly since 1946, the first midterm after World War II.

The only times that this scenario did not occur was in 1998 under Bill Clinton, and 2002 under George W. Bush.

In 1998, the Democrats actually gained 4 seats in the House, and kept the 45 seats they had in the Senate, so the Republicans actually gained nothing in that election year, although they continued to have control of both houses of Congress.

In 2002, with September 11 being an influential factor, the Republican Party actually gained 8 seats in the House, and 2 seats in the Senate, therefore actually gaining control of the upper chamber after being in the minority previously.

But otherwise, the party out of power in Congress ended up gaining control in 1946, with Republicans gaining control of both houses of Congress under Harry Truman, with Democrats losing 54 seats in the House and 10 in the Senate.

In 1950, Truman’s Democratic Party kept control of Congress, but lost 28 seats in the House and 5 seats in the Senate.

Under Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, the Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress, which they had won in 1952, losing 18 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate.

In 1958, Eisenhower saw a loss of 48 seats in the House and 12 seats in the Senate.

In 1962, in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Democrats lost 4 seats in the House of Representatives, but gained 4 seats in the US Senate.

In 1966, in the midst of the Vietnam War under Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democrats lost 47 seats in the House, and 3 seats in the Senate, but still had massive margins.

Under Richard Nixon, in 1970, 12 Republican seats were lost in the House, but 2 seats were gained in the Senate.

Under Gerald Ford in 1974, in the midst of the Watergate Scandal and the resignation of Richard Nixon, the Republicans lost 48 seats in the House and 4 seats in the Senate.

Under Jimmy Carter in 1978, Democrats lost 15 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate, but retained control of both houses of Congress.

Under Ronald Reagan in 1982, Republicans lost 26 seats in the House and no seats in the Senate. Then, in 1986, Republicans lost 5 seats in the House, and lost 8 seats in the Senate, losing control of that chamber it had gained in 1980.

Under George H. W. Bush in 1990,, the Republicans lost 8 seats in the House and 1 seat in the Senate.

Under Bill Clinton in 1994, the Democrats lost control of both houses as part of the “Republican Revolution”, losing 54 seats in the House and 9 seats in the Senate. Then, in 1998, a surprise as Democrats gained 4 seats in the House and no change in the Senate, while the Republicans kept control.

Under George W. Bush in 2002, after September 11, the Republicans gained 8 seats in the House and two seats in the Senate, gaining the majority in the Senate. But in 2006, Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress, losing 32 seats in the House and 6 seats in the Senate.

Under Barack Obama in 2010, the Democrats lost the massive number of 63 seats in the House, and 6 in the Senate, losing control of the House to the Republicans. In 2014, the Democrats lost 13 seats in the House and 9 seats in the Senate, losing control of the Senate to the Republicans.

Under Donald Trump’s first term, in 2018, the Republicans lost control of the House, losing 41 seats, but gained two seats in the Senate, and retained the majority in the Senate.

Finally, under Joe Biden in 2022, Democrats lost control of the House by 9 seats, but gained one in the Senate, and kept control.

In 2026, two months from now, we will see what transpires.

.

Presidential Nominees More Than Twice In American History

Ronald 30 Comments

The history of Presidential Elections shows a total of 13 individuals who have been nominated more than twice for the White House.

Seven of these individuals ended up in the Presidency, and six others never made it to the White House.

This includes four nominees of third or minor parties who were on the ballot more than twice in a Presidential election.

The all time “champion” is Franklin D. Roosevelt, nominated and winning four times–1932, 1936, 1940, 1944–before the 22nd Amendment, ratified by 1951, prevented any future candidate to have more than two terms.

Thomas Jefferson was nominated for President in 1796, when he lost to John Adams but became his combative Vice President, and 1800 and 1804, when he twice won the Presidency.

Andrew Jackson was nominated for President in 1824, when he won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College to John Quincy Adams. Then, he won the Presidency in the next two elections, 1828 and 1832.

Martin Van Buren was nominated for and won the Presidency in 1836, but then lost the Election of 1840, and later ran as the third party Free Soil nominee in 1848.

Grover Cleveland won the Presidency in 1884, but although winning the popular vote in 1888, lost the Electoral College to Benjamin Harrison, but then came back and defeated Harrison in a rematch in 1892, making him the first of two Presidents to have nonconsecutive terms of office.

Richard Nixon lost the Presidential Election of 1960 to John F. Kennedy, but came back and won the Presidency in both 1968 and 1972.

Donald Trump won the Electoral College in 2016, despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, and then was defeated by Joe Biden in 2020. In 2024, although not winning a majority of the popular vote, he finally accomplished winning the popular vote edge over Kamala Harris, and is now serving his second nonconsecutive term, sharing that distinction with Grover Cleveland

Two major party nominees were nominated three times, but lost all those elections—Henry Clay in 1824, 1832, and 1844—and William Jennings Bryan in 1896, 1900, and 1908.

Two Socialist nominees were nominated and ran five and six times—Eugene Debs in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920—and Norman Thomas in
1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948.

Ralph Nader ran as either the Green Party candidate, or as an Independent, in four consecutive elections—1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008, with his impact being significant in the Presidential Election of 2000, in “throwing” the election in Florida to George W. Bush over Al Gore.

Jill Stein ran as the Green Party nominee three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2024.

Of the seven Presidents who were nominees more than twice, five of these Presidents were elected twice (Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland, Nixon, and Trump) with Van Buren only winning once, and FDR being the lone exception of four times being elected, which now can never happen again in the future.

$40 Trillion National Debt A Crisis For America, And Mostly Occurring Under Republican Presidents!

Ronald 33 Comments

America is faced with a crisis, as the national debt just passed $40 Trillion, and no end in sight, as Donald Trump adds massively to the national debt with his extremely large tax cuts, and the costs of the Iran War.

This presents a crisis for the funding of Social Security and Medicare, which will be unable, as things stand now, to pay out to recipients the entire amount they are due on a monthly basis by the mid 2030s, and on health care costs.

The national debt reached $1 Trillion under Ronald Reagan by his second year in office, 1982.

And when one looks at all Presidents since then, it is clear that the national debt has magnified primarily under Republican Presidents since Reagan, who tripled the national debt to $3 Trillion, as well as George W. Bush, and Donald Trump.

George W. Bush started with a $5.7 Trillion national debt, and left eight years later, with $10.6 Trillion, so a doubling of the national debt.

Donald Trump started with about $20 Trillion national debt, and left after four years with $28 Trillion national debt. And in his second term, the national debt has grown from $36 Trillion up to, presently, $40 Trillion national debt.

So $20 Trillion, half the total national debt at present, but with about $3 Trillion being added annually by estimate for the next two and a half years of Trump, are due to Republican policies, including more massive tax cuts for the wealthy under Bush and Trump, and involvement in foreign wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran.

This is not excusing Democratic Presidents since Reagan, but the worst economic downturn, the Great Recession, since the Great Depression, explains Barack Obama adding $9.3 Trillion to the national debt in two terms; and Joe Biden, with the COVID 19 Pandemic, adding $8.5 Trillion to the national debt in his one term of office.

Bill Clinton added only $1.5 Trillion to the national debt in his two terms, and actually had balanced budgets in his second term, in league with a Republican Congress, while Republican George H. W. Bush in his one term added $1.3 Trillion to the national debt.

By comparison, Democrat Jimmy Carter in his one term only added $300 Billion to the National Debt.

Donald Trump’s Interference With Elections A Major Crisis!

Ronald 25 Comments

President Donald Trump has promoted interference with elections, creating a major crisis for American democracy.

If this interference is not stopped, the nation is moving toward autocracy and dictatorship.

Already, Trump provoked the US Capitol Insurrection on January 6, 2021, trying to prevent the House and Senate from confirming Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the Presidential Election Of 2020.

This has led to many Republicans refusing to accept that Biden legitimately won the Presidency, and “Election Deniers” abound in Congress and in state elections ever since, undermining the concept of peaceful transfer of government.

Therefore, Trump has promoted gerrymandering of Congressional seats in an attempt to keep the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and has claimed massive voter fraud. He has also attempted, so far unsuccessfully, to promote legislation that would prevent many eligible voters from their right to vote in elections.

The NY Times has published 12 factors that are alarm bells, including:

Manipulating the Law to Stay in Power
Stifling Speech and Dissent
Persecuting Political Opponents
Bypassing the Legislature
Using the Military At Home
Defying the Courts
Declaring False Emergencies
Vilifying Marginalized Groups
Controlling Information
Trying to Take Over Universities
Creating a Cult Of Personality
Using Power For Personal Profit

On a scale of 1-10, the most advanced threats are:

Using Power For Personal Profit
Vilifying Marginalized Groups
Creating A Cult of Personality
Persecuting Political Opponents
Bypassing the Legislature
Declaring False Emergencies
Stifling Speech And Dissent

These seven categories are 5-7 on the scale of 10.

The other five categories range from 2-4 on the scale of 10, and are rapidly being escalated.

It is urgent and essential that all actions be pursued to stop the threat to American Democracy that is rapidly escalating.

Donald Trump Solidifies Worst Presidential Ranking In Second Term!

Ronald 129 Comments

President Donald Trump, in his tumultuous first term (2017-2021) managed to end up in the bottom three of all 44 Presidents through 2021.

In the C Span Presidential Survey of 2021, Trump ended up tied in points with Franklin Pierce, as third from the bottom of the rankings, only ahead of Andrew Johnson and James Buchanan, with those two Presidents, after and before Abraham Lincoln, only three points apart, with Buchanan as the rock bottom.

Trump ended up as between 40 and 44 in all ten categories, except “Public Persuasion” as 32; “Economic Management” as 34; and “Vision: Setting An Agenda” as 36.

In the Siena College Research Institute Survey of 2022, Donald Trump ended up as third from the bottom, with Andrew Johnson at the bottom, followed by James Buchanan, and then Trump at number 43, since Joe Biden after one year, is included in the rankings.

In 2018, when Trump was first ranked in an earlier survey, he was number 42, again third from the bottom at the time.

In the 2022 poll, Trump only avoided the “40s” in ranking in three of a total of 20 categories of the survey—32 in “Party Leadership”; 16 in “Luck”; and 32 in “Willing To Take Risks”.

In the 2018 poll, Trump only avoided the “40s” in ranking in three cagegories, as well—39 in “Handling of US Economy”; 10 in “Luck”; and 25 in “Willing To Take Risks”.

Finally, in the American Political Science Association Survey of 2024 (Presidential Greatness Survey), Trump is rated at the absolute bottom in points at 10.92, with James Buchanan at 16.71, and Andrew Johnson at 21.56.

In Ranking by Party Ideology, and including Joe Biden in the rankings, Trump is rated as the absolute bottom at 45 by: Democrats, Independents, Liberals, and Moderates; and ranked 41 by Republicans, and 43 by Conservatives.

Trump is also listed, by massive margins, as the most polarizing President, more than twice as much as Andrew Jackson and Barack Obama.

And realize, all of these rankings are BEFORE Donald Trump entered his second Presidency, and the events of the past 19 months will only solidify his ranking as, by far, the worst and most divisive President of the 45 men who have held that office!

Rand Paul And Republican Attack On Dr. Anthony Fauci A Total Disgrace!

Ronald 10 Comments

Dr. Anthony Fauci served as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, under seven Presidents from Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden, from 1984-2022, and was a lead member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force dealing with the massive COVID 19 Pandemic that erupted in 2020.

Fauci had to deal with an unstable President, Donald Trump, who worked to cover up the true origins of the pandemic, and admitted so to Bob Woodward of the Washington Post.

Sadly, he was subjected yesterday to a blistering attack by some of the most despicable Republican members of the US Senate, who sit on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, headed by looney libertarian Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Rand Paul himself is an eye doctor with alternative certification which is not recognized by national organizations in the field, and is not seen as a medical professional with full legitimacy.

Paul has had a vendetta against Fauci due to Paul’s anti science, anti medicine, views about COVID 19.

President Joe Biden, sensing Paul’s attitude toward Fauci over the years, gave him a all encompassing pardon before he left office, but that does not fully protect against a potential contempt of Congress citation, that could lead to prison time, if adopted by a majority of the members of Congress.

It turns out that Fauci had a diary, meant to be private, exposed by Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is a total lunatic, with a past of drug addiction and sexual misbehavior to the extreme, who also has a vendetta against Fauci.

Apparently, Fauci demonstrated in his private diary postings, which were not designed to be made public, of having an ego and appreciating fame and renown, as if RFK Jr and all the Republicans on the committee do not have the same trait?

Fauci invoked the 5th Amendment a total of 111 times, which is his right, because he knows Paul is trying to find an excuse to send him to prison at his advanced age of nearly 86 over disagreements on COVID policy, and at the least, the committee might conduct a vote for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions designed to entrap him.

No Republican on the committee was willing to admit that Donald Trump should be held responsible for the COVID 19 Pandemic response, not Dr. Fauci, who gave his best advice, but was constantly having to deal with a President who recommended the use of bleach and other lunatic alternatives to deal with the virus.

Rick Scott of Florida was involved in Medicare Corruption, paid a fine, but should have gone to prison, instead of becoming Florida Governor and then Senator.

Josh Hawley of Missouri fled the January 6, 2021 US Capitol Insurrection, but later denied that lawlessness reigned, and has been condemned by former Missour Senator John Danforth, who originally promoted his advancement. Hawley proved once again what a bully and lack of character and basic honesty he has.

Bernie Moreno of Ohio proved the mistake made when Sherrod Brown lost to him in 2024, and used foul language, unbecoming of a US Senator. Now he has a scandal with his daughter’s controversial divorce from another disgrace, his former son in law Congressman Max Miller of Ohio.

Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has been a horror in the US Senate ever since he twice defeated reputable Senator Russ Feingold in 2010 and 2016, proved once again what a low life he is, and the horrendous judgment of Wisconsin voters.

Ashley Moody of Florida replaced Marco Rubio by appointment when Rubio became Secretary of State, and demonstrated why one can hope that her likely Democratic opponent Alex Vindman can replace her in the Senate after the election in November.

Joni Ernst of Iowa never had a spine, and is leaving at the end of the year, giving us relief from a mediocre time in the Senate.

Only one Republican Senator, James Lankford of Oklahoma, showed some class and dignity in his questioning.

Meanwhile, Chairman Rand Paul cut short the time of Democrats Andy Kim of New Jersey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to make comments.

Rand Paul is on a tear to try to put Dr Fauci, who should be seen as a national hero, in prison in his old age on flimsy charges, and hopefully, that tactic will fail.

Dr Fauci’s recommendations and advice on COVID 19, while unpleasant and inconvenient to millions of scientific ignoramuses, was the proper approach.

Anyone who was against vaccines and masking demonstrated how moronic they were, and lacking in scientific knowledge.

Many of the million Americans who died could have been saved if everyone had been on the same page, dealing with inconvenience and using common sense.

Any thought that Rand Paul had started to sound sensible on some political issues has gone by the wayside by his lunatic behavior and sick desire to have revenge on Dr Fauci, who should be left alone in peace.

Dr. Fauci is a national hero, who through government service for 40 years, gave up the potential for far more lucrative medical pursuits if he had chosen not to serve the nation.

Donald Trump Threats Against Free And Fair Elections Must Be Vigorously Resisted!

Ronald 69 Comments

Donald Trump gave a speech from the Oval Office on Thursday evening, full of delusion and lies, regarding his false claims about the Presidential Election of 2020, which he lost massively to Joe Biden.

But he set the stage for the Department of Homeland Security, under MarkWayne Mullin, to threaten interference in the promotion of free and fair elections in November, 2026, as he well knows that his Republican Party is is dire straits in public opinion polls, and in fund raising in many Congressional races, particularly for the US Senate.

Trump also threatened to take away the licenses of ABC and NBC for refusing to cover live the propaganda speech he was engaging in, an attack on the news media.

Trump’s henchmen, including Mullin; Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission; Russell Vought of the Office of Management and Budget; Kevin Roberts, the head of the Heritage Foundation and author of “Project 2025”; and Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff For Policy and Homeland Security Adviser—are determined to undermine American democracy and free elections, and the battle against these authoritarian forces must be waged!