Sunday, March 05, 2017

The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda




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Vicente Fox’s new life as “anti-Trumpista numero uno”


For our readers who don’t remember, Vicente Fox was the man who broke the PRI’s one party 60-plus years domination of Mexico’s politics.   He won the presidency as PAN’s nominee in 2000.   For the record, I supported him and had high hopes for his presidency.
Today, Vicente Fox is a former president looking for a little fame and fortune in all the wrong places.   He has appointed himself as Mexico’s “Anti-Trumpista”.
A “so-called” President is calling a real President and true leader: bad and sick guy. What a shame, America you need to do something now!
.@realDonaldTrump is more aware of what happens in reality TV than his own country. He’s a very bad apprentice of politics!
Mr. Trump needs to go back to retirement and stop this needless intervention in US politics for two reasons:
  1. Nobody cares what he has to say, here and specially down in Mexico;
  2. Why is a former president of Mexico sticking his nose in US politics?   Wonder how Mexicans would react if a former US president spoke about domestic matters south of the border?
Move on Vicente.    You had your time and nobody wants to see you on the stage any longer.
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A few days after President Trump's speech with Barry Casselman




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President Trump's speech to Congress plus the Democrats




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Europe and the challenges for President Trump with Michael Prada




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Latin America stories of the week plus the immigration politics in the US.




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The GOP needs to fight back, and now




We are watching some of the most partisan and the ugliest politics in some time.  You know that things are bad when a good man like Attorney General Sessions is accused of perjury for answering a question from the pompous Senator Franken.   
It’s bad, really bad.  It makes you want to sing, “Where have you gone, Walter Mondale?  Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you…”
It’s time for the GOP to fight back and stop this madness.  I like what Wesley Pruden is saying:
The Democrats call their scorched-earth attacks on the new president “the resistance.” But it is accurately described as “an insurrection.” They’re determined to destroy a duly elected president of the United States, by resignation or impeachment if they can, and if that doesn’t work, maybe something more sinister will be employed. 
We’ve never before seen anything like this. We’re sailing in uncharted water.
It may be time to put the Democrats in some uncharted water, too.
For example, President Trump could send an emissary to remind President and Mrs. Clinton that he can recommend to A.G. Sessions that an independent prosecutor look into the Clinton Foundation and the “server” issue.  I wonder what such an investigation will find!  At the moment, the FBI is looking into it, but a special prosecutor will keep the Clintons busy for a while.   
President Trump could send another emissary and remind President Obama that he will discuss with A.G. Sessions appointing another independent prosecutor to look into the IRS story.   After all, we don’t really know what happened, but no administration should ever use the IRS to attack a citizen who disagrees with it.  Don’t we always hear from Democrats that an article of impeachment against President Nixon was about that?
Last, but not least, the U.S. House and U.S. Senate should open hearings on this bit of corruption from the Obama years:
The Obama administration funneled billions of dollars to activist organizations through a Department of Justice slush fund scheme, according to congressional investigators.
“It’s clear partisan politics played a role in the illicit actions that were made,” Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, told Fox News. “The DOJ is the last place this should have occurred.”
Findings spearheaded by the House Judiciary Committee point to a process shrouded in secrecy whereby monies were distributed to a labyrinth of nonprofit organizations involved with grass-roots activism.
We understand the Democrats’ game.  They are trying to keep the fundraising going and maintain peace with an angry left that wants scalps rather than legislation.
Let’s remind the Democrats that we can fight back.  And that we will use our majority to put them in uncharted water, too.
It would be better to treat the Democrats like adults and listen to their reasoned comments.  However, there is nothing reasoned about their approach.  It’s time to fight back!
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