Thoughts This Fortnight

IRAN WAR – THEY DON’T WANT PEACE; THEY WANT SURRENDER

It’s time to finish what we started. President Trump has given the radical Iranian Mullahs every chance to join the peaceful family of nations, with no nuclear, weapons with no ballistic missiles and stop funding terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

But, they don’t want to.

The world will be a better place when these radical Islamic terrorists are out of Iran.

WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT – OBSERVATIONS OF A RECENT VISIT

Your editor recently returned from a visit to Great Britain, after having last visited years ago.

Open borders, combined with new immigrants with no interest in assimilating, has

changed them—and not in a good way. On the street, one saw hijabs on about 1/3 of the women on the London streets. Listening to conversations, they were not speaking English. What is occurring is changing politics. As third-world immigration results in block voting for what the Islamists support, which causes non-Muslim politicians to bend the knee for causes favored by the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical groups.

A prime example is how the rapes by out-of-control Islamic grooming gangs in England have resulted in an estimated, over 1,000 victims of child sexual exploitation. The real lesson here was it took way too long to come to light, because of politicians worried about getting re-elected.

England is a preview of what we will be facing sooner rather than later. It can happen here too. Just open your eyes while you are out and about.

SUPREME COURT BOTCHES “BIRTHRIGHT” CITIZENSHIP

TCR rejects the “Birthright” decision. Especially, the courts in an inartful effort to make it very difficult to legislate it away. One can understand that Trump’s Executive Order in this area can be seen as overreaching. However, one wonders why we are the only democracy in the world to do it. We also want to see birth tourism banned. This is an issue that can unite conservatives and is generally supported by voters.

TEXAS’ US. SENATE RACE UPDATE

New polls have this race neck and neck, like Ted Cruz’s last two races. Ken Paxton is and will be outraged. What Paxton can do is out-work leftist James Talarico.

The time for vacations is over.

This race is critical. Not just for the Senate seat, but also for critical down ballot races for judges and others who need a strong vote-getter at the top of the ticket.

HERE COMES DSA – BE AFRAID FOR AMERICA

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are releasing a new national platform next week that essentially cancels our Constitution. The new platform will call for the following “reforms”:

• Replacing the presidency with essentially a prime minister who would be “subordinate to Congress.”
• Completely replacing the Supreme Court with a judiciary also subordinate to Congress.
• Abolishing the Senate.
• Abolishing borders.
• Abolishing prisons.
• Amnesty and voting rights for illegal aliens.
• Free healthcare, including abortions and transgender procedures.

This radical bunch, (i.e. Platner, Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Mandami), as well as the Democratic primary candidates in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Michigan are in the process of taking over the Democratic party. They are a threat to America and our future and the few “mainstream” Democrats, still breathing, are afraid to take them on.

DANGEROUS TIMES

By Brian Ettinger

As a student of history you will see that America, over the last 250 years, had good and tough times but grew into the strongest, most compassionate and civil society but somewhere lost its direction.  From the revolution, to establishing this Republic form of government, a civil war, two world wars, economic recessions and a depression, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, a 9/11 terrorist attack, the country was able to survive all these situations.  But now what is happening with the far-left push towards socialism and communism views is punishing individualism, self-reliance thinking and looking to the government to take care of you. This cradle to the grave view, thinking and reliance on the government will lead to the destruction of our country. No new innervations by a capitalistic society by everything for the government and its survival. These far leftists have destroyed the education system, which needs an overhaul to do justice to our students. It uses AI with a leftist viewpoint brainwashing the younger generation with all the promises of free housing, free education, free daycare, etc. and creating a society where everyone is the same and thinks the same. No self-motivation. 

More importantly is the violence which the far left justifies showing their point of view. No discussion or compromise and respect for others with different views. They will resort to violence and intimidation if they achieve their goals. This will lead to another civil war with the antisemitism and one-sided views; today it’s the Jews again as the scape goat and the State of Israel, tomorrow the Catholics then who ever disagrees with their point of view. Their rallying call today is Free Palestine; tomorrow some other cause to get power and sustain it and shows their ignorance.  These leftists do not understand that their political system in the long period of time cannot last, and individuals will turn away from this socialism system. History shows since the State of Israel was formed, they have been under attack. Since 1948 when formed, 1956 Egypt attacks, 1967, 1972 by Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon now wars by terrorist groups since, including the October 7, 2024 massacre. But they are viewed by these far leftists as the country that committed genocide.  Yes, the Palestinian people need their own homeland, but violence is not the way to go about it. You can only have a diplomatic solution when both sides want it and compromise and learn to live in peace and have mutual respect. It will take all these regional countries to be involved in this process tox assure a multi-level peace process with firm commitments and accountability. All need to agree no support for terrorist groups and if Iran does not agree then finish the job the US and Israel started.  But in America these so-called elite educational institutions and their indoctrination of left-wing teaching has led to this current hateful and violent atmosphere. If it continues you can kiss goodbye your rights granted under our Constitution as it will be what the government dictates to you and no resistance.

So, we need to take back our freedoms and unite to defeat these left-wing lunatics.  The one thing they cannot defeat is individualism and human nature to strive to be different and want better than the previous generation. This group does not want this; they want to let the village do it and all thinking is the same. Do not let this happen and need to unite and fight these radicals now. Do vote and do not let this minority take over. Think about what kind of country we will be leaving with these lunatics in charge.

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ABOUT YOUR EDITOR

Gary Polland is a long-time conservative and Republican spokesman, fund-raiser, and leader who served three terms as the Harris County Republican Chairman. During his three terms, Gary was described as “the most successful county Chairman in America” by Human Events – The National Conservative Weekly. He is in his twenty-eighth year of editing a newsletter dealing with key conservative and Republican issues. For the last twenty-three years, he has edited the Texas Conservative Review. As a public service for the previous 20 years, Gary has published election guides for the GOP primary, general elections, and city elections, all to assist conservative candidates. Gary also for 20 years cohosted Red, White and Blue on Houston Public Media TV 8 PBS Houston, longest running political talk show in Texas history and for the last four-plus years Gary has been a regular commentator on Fox 26-Houston’s “What’s Your Point” airing Sunday’s at 7 a.m. Gary serves on the Board of Directors of American Values, a national pro-family, pro-faith, conservative organization supporting the unity of the American people around the vision of our founding fathers and dedicated to reminding the public of the conservative principles fundamental to the survival of our nation. Gary is a practicing attorney and strategic consultant. He can be reached at (713) 621-6335.