With the proposed bill to allow two million, at least, illegal aliens into our nation each year, being debated in the Senate, it is the House of Representatives that stands in the way of normalizing the invasion and financial collapse of our nation. We are, in real time, watching the collapse of NYC, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Portland and many other major cities run by Democrats. All are begging Biden for money to finance the collapse.
“Many Democrats see Biden’s race for the presidency as a lost cause. Right now, the American economy is performing reasonably well, and a good economy, along with a good campaign, might help Biden.
Even many observers see Democratic control of the U.S. Senate as another lost cause. Many seats in the Senate that are at stake, are held by vulnerable Democrats. An example is Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democratic senator from Ohio. In recent years, Ohio has become a Republican state, and Brown is not likely to win re-election.
What observers ought to watch closely is the race for control of the House, where Republicans have a slim majority.
The very good news is that the Democrats who vote for this bill either incumbents or candidates, will lose black votes and many other votes. This one bill will change the course of the November election. It will go from a close race for the House, to a GOP major advantage. Thank you goes to Mitch McConnell for figuring out that providing such a bad bill you can help the GOP.
A GRUDGE MATCH
By Richard Colman, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views 2/6/24 www.capoliticalnewsandviews.com
Too many people — and too much of the news media –- are focusing on the presidential election.
But the race for the presidency is not where the action is.
The presidential race is a contest between Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Donald Trump, a Republican.
But there also an underlying contest for control of the federal government.
The race to watch is that for the presidency and that for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Many Democrats see Biden’s race for the presidency as a lost cause. Right now, the American economy is performing reasonably well, and a good economy, along with a good campaign, might help Biden.
Even many observers see Democratic control of the U.S. Senate as another lost cause. Many seats in the Senate that are at stake, are held by vulnerable Democrats. An example is Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democratic senator from Ohio. In recent years, Ohio has become a Republican state, and Brown is not likely to win re-election.
What observers ought to watch closely is the race for control of the House, where Republicans have a slim majority.
According to the internet, “[O]f the 435 voting seats in the house, 222 are held by Republicans. Democrats hold 212 seats.” At the present time, there may be some House vacancies.
If, in the 2024 election, Democrats pick up six (or more) seats, then the Democrats will control the House.
The Democrats are making a very strong effort to capture the House. Those following House races are finding that just about every day there are emails coming from Nancy Pelosi, the speaker emerita of the House. From early 2019 to early 2023, Pelosi was the speaker. (A few years earlier she also served as speaker.)
Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, was able to hold a slightly fractious Democratic coalition together, making House Democrats a united party.
Pelosi is a Democrat in the tradition of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John Kennedy.
In the 2022 House election, Republicans, then under the leadership of Kevin McCarthy, a Republican House member from Bakersfield, California, seized control. However, when McCarthy, among House Republicans, ran for the speaker’s job, he had to go through 15 ballots to win the job.
After a few weeks, McCarthy gave up the speaker’s title. At the end of 2023, McCarthy resigned from his house seat. The new speaker, elected by House Republicans, is Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican.
As speaker, Johnson is head of a fractious Republican coalition, and Johnson could be removed as speaker at any time. Some observers thought Johnson would be gone by Jan. 1, 2024.
Pelosi is known as prodigious fund-raiser for Democrats. She has been in the House since 1987. She comes from a Democratic family. Her father, a staunch Democrat, was a Maryland congressman. Later, he became mayor of Baltimore.
During the years that Barack Obama was president (2009 to 2017), Pelosi, as speaker, delivered the House votes to pass the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. One can make the argument that Obamacare should be called Pelosicare.
During Biden’s presidency (2021 to the present time), Pelosi, again as speaker, delivered the House votes to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which provides federal funds for America’s infrastructure. According to Wikipedia, an internet website, “The Inflation Reduction Act . . . is a landmark federal law which aims to curb inflation by possibly reducing the federal government budget deficit, lowering prescription drug prices and investing into domestic energy production while promoting clean energy.”
During Trump’s presidency (2017 to 2021), Pelosi was speaker from early 2019 to early 2023. After she left the speaker’s job, Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) became the House Democratic leader. Pelosi remains a House member. In March 2024, Pelosi will become 84 years old. She is running for re-election in 2024.
During Trump’s presidency and Pelosi’s speakership, the two officials feuded, often bitterly.
At a White House meeting, Pelosi, stormed out, after Trump made remarks that Pelosi did not like. At another time, right after Trump’s State of the Union address, Pelosi tore up her copy of Trump’s speech. Her actions were visible to television viewers in America as well as those in many other countries.
So, despite what others are saying, the 2024 election may very well come down to a grudge match between Trump and Pelosi.
Who will win this match? No one knows. But Pelosi has enormous political skills as well as the ability to raise huge amounts of money for Democrats.
Some would say that Pelosi has the political talents of Lyndon Johnson, a former Senate majority leader and former president.
Johnson was a master legislator. As president he lobbied for and signed the legislation creating Medicare. In the area of civil rights, Johnson, again as president, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Trump is a polarizing figure. He insults Republicans, Democrats, and foreign leaders.
Pelosi, at least in public, is not a polarizing figure. And she was a strong and successful House speaker.
If Pelosi is as talented as observers claim, Trump, if re-elected, could be stymied by the House during his next term as president. Remember, Congress controls the purse strings, and Pelosi as well as other Democrats can be counted on to make Trump’s second term as miserable as possible.
No one should count Pelosi out. She is one of the most formidable figures in American politics.
