All the Chips Are on the Table Now

All the Chips Are on the Table Now

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

On the court issue, Democrats are exhibiting something akin to panic. They are warning that if a conservative jurist like Barrett is confirmed, Democrats may retaliate by “packing” the Supreme Court — increasing the number of justices from nine to 11 and installing two new liberals — if they win …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
Last Best Chance to Capture Supreme Court

Last Best Chance to Capture Supreme Court

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

Are there Republicans who would really walk away from this last, best chance to secure the court, simply because the process offends their sense of proper procedure? This may be a hard vote for Murkowski, Collins and a few other Republicans. But to vote down a qualified conservative nominee, on …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
Why DC Statehood Is a Suicidal Gamble

Why DC Statehood Is a Suicidal Gamble

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

On Tuesday, the mayor’s office made national news by releasing a list of monuments and memorials in Washington that should be “removed, replaced or contextualized.” Among them are the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and Columbus’ statue at Union Station… D.C. is unrepresentative of America and undeserving in any way …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
Will the Catholic Bishops Call Out Joe?

Will the Catholic Bishops Call Out Joe?

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

During the South Carolina primary, Fr. Robert Morey of Florence denied Biden communion on the grounds he had excommunicated himself by taking the stand he has taken on the killing of the unborn… Had moral truth changed? Did Catholic teaching change? No, Biden changed. As a cradle Catholic and recipient …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
The Real World Reasserts Itself

The Real World Reasserts Itself

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

If black lives matter, where is Black Lives Matter? Rarely in these stories of shootings and killings does one read that the dead were the victims of rogue cops or white supremacists. Since the death of George Floyd beneath the knee of a cop in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, the …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
As the Filibuster Goes, So Goes the GOP

As the Filibuster Goes, So Goes the GOP

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

After abolishing the filibuster, says Obama, Democrats should ram through statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C., thereby expanding the Senate to 104 members, and adding four new Democratic senators. That new Senate, says Obama, should enact every law possible to enlarge and expand the electorate, including extending the ballot to …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
American 'Stormtroopers' -- A Bright Shining Lie

American ‘Stormtroopers’ — A Bright Shining Lie

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

When the protests turned into riots, when the looting and arson began, when the statues began to be pulled down, when the rampages went on and on for weeks and months after Floyd’s death, support began to wane. And it is dissipating quickly. The country is not going to sit …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...
Can Trump Pull a Truman?

Can Trump Pull a Truman?

Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...

A medical crisis, an economic crisis, and a cultural and social crisis, have hit us all at once, raising some fundamental questions. On July 22, 1988, after the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, the party nominee, Gov. Michael Dukakis, enjoyed a 17-point lead over Vice President George W. Bush. Five …

Read more…


Make America Think Again! - Share Pat's Columns...