2026 Midterm Election Thoughts # 3

‘Prickly City’ by Scott Stantis

When We Do it, it’s OK – (3/25/25) Early in Trump’s second term, Defense Secretary Hegseth and other insiders discussed secret war plans on the open Signal platform…accidentally including a journalist.

Given how many of these same people ripped Hillary for her email server issues and alleged Benghazi failures, someone…anyone, needs to remind the GOP and the forgetful country that if a Democrat administration did the very same stupid thing, the Republicans would go into their hair-on-fire kabuki dance about how awful and dangerous this stunt was. But no. The Grand Old Party continues to wallow in its hypocrisy, defending the truly incompetent team Orange Jesus has assembled.

Drew Sheneman, Newark Star-Ledger

My Pal, Vlad - As if Dear Leader hasn’t enough on his plate, what with a war he can’t control or explain, rising prices, and ZERO compassion to the nation that is supposed to support this escapades…we learn that his Russian buddy is providing Iran with targeting information…informing the country we are attacking the location information on our military assets. When was that ever OK?

I think it’s way past time we spared a few Tomahawk missiles from the Iran assault and gave them to Ukraine…so they can turn the tide further. The Ruskie invaders are down to using convicts, fraudulently recruited poor dopes from Africa and North Korean conscripts. Make a few strikes deep into the Motherland and see how cease-fire negotiations improve.

Time to Say the Quiet Part Out Loud - Donald Trump is a White Supremacist…the most outwardly racist president since Woodrow Wilson. In the 1970’s, he flashed his bona fides early when he and his daddy had to settle a major federal lawsuit that charged them with discriminating against Black housing applicants.

· In the 80’s, he refused to believe the Central Park Five were innocent and called for their execution. Even after they were exonerated and another person was convicted with DNA evidence, he refused to acknowledge their innocence.

· He has characterized the people crossing our southern border as ‘murderers and rapists.’

· Then he rose to greater prominence more recently with the ‘birther’ nonsense he threw at President Obama.

· He often spouts his belief that current rules and regulations discriminate against White people and he grants refugee status only to White South Africans.

· Everyone knows ‘shithole’ countries are the ones with non-White people.

· He wishes people from Norway would want to emigrate here.

· Who but a White supremacist would describe every Black person who ever had the temerity to criticize him as “low IQ?”

HOW MANY MORE EXAMPLES DOES ANYONE NEED?

(Sidebar – I asked Google AI, “How many Black people has Trump called ‘low IQ?” and the all-knowing source was stumped. Its response -

“Donald Trump has used the "low IQ" insult against numerous specific Black individuals, as well as broader groups, making it impossible to state a single exact count.” (emphasis added)

All I’m saying is the guy is a racist and we’re supposed to be past that trait in our national leaders. If his MAGA faithful and elected Republicans are just fine with that or (worse) if they support him specifically because of that, then shame on them.

Maybe ONE alleged Democrat leader could remind us of that.

If Democrats REALLY Were fighting – Hakeem Jefferies would approach a Fox News reporter and say something like, “This is for your boy…Mr. President, you have some nerve calling me ‘low IQ.’ You’re the dumbest president we’ve ever had…one that knows more about everything than anybody yet can never explain anything beyond ‘It’s a disaster!’ or ‘It’s the greatest!’ or ‘I’m the best ever!’ You’re the one that claims to be a stable genius yet refuses to reveal his college grades…I’ll compare my grades with yours any time.”

Drew Sheneman, Newark Star-Ledger