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EDITORIAL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BY KRISTOPHER SEALS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello Readers,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, it\u2019s Kris again. Let\u2019s try this editorial thing once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, I expect a little pushback whenever I do one of these. I tend to go a little harder than Mr. Shah does when giving my unfiltered opinions. However, I got no pushback this time, which on hand is pretty cool, but on the other hand, it\u2019s scary about the situation we find ourselves in at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this writing, no one has disagreed with my stance on what Democrats are doing. There is a core belief that none of the donkeys (their \u201ccorporate logo\u201d is literally a donkey, whereas the GOP has an elephant) are getting the job done. Now, Gov. Murphy could be ready to inconvenience his constituency again, this time by signing off on legislation that would pump the gas tax for five straight years AND add a fee to electric and non-emission vehicles. The plan is to put money in the Transportation Trust Fund. This comes upon NJ Transit possibly raising fares for multiple years along with toll road hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, wait a minute. Chris Christie signed off on something during his time in office to boost the gas tax to help the TTF in exchange for cutting the sales tax. Yet, despite a trigger in the law allowing for increases when collection benchmarks are not met to help the TTF, Democrats still want to increase the gas tax? Oh, and as for their quest to battle climate change, they\u2019re going to make green drivers shell out more money? Seriously?! Do yourself a favor, DO NOT vote for Tammy Murphy. Her husband pretty much quit on us, so let\u2019s return the favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this comes after their plan to bury OPRA got forced to the side of the road. However, that car is still running, waiting for you to not pay attention. Keep the pressure on your legislators, and let them know that we need OPRA to properly have civic involvement in public affairs. If Joe Danielsen doesn\u2019t like the inconveniences of OPRA, then he can resign. No one made him take on public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, I know that last week was really Trump-ish, but check this out, because it coincides with what I was saying. Remember how Democrats pegged Trump as a \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d ad nauseam? Well, they just ran ads in Ohio supporting Trump-supported Bernie Moreno in Ohio for the GOP Primary. The plan is for him to win the primary, and then lose to Democrat Sherrod Brown in the general election. They feel that the Trump candidate would be a better matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This same thing happened two years ago in Pennsylvania, where Josh Shapiro ran ads in support of Trump-leaning Doug Mastriano, with Shapiro winning due to the better matchup. I\u2019m sorry, but if Donald Trump is a \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d why are you engaging in a tactic where if you lose, his people get into office and can LITERALLY write laws? That\u2019s bull-emoji poop-emoji. I would LOVE to see this backfire on them one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, here\u2019s the big question: Who wins in November? Here is my thinking: If Biden wins, there will be more GOP bitterness, and a bunch of people jockeying for position after he is term-limited out of office. Some people will back Kamala Harris, but not everyone will. Trump will be out of the picture (hopefully), and it would likely be a contest between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, in which DeSantis would likely win. He might take on Gavin Newsom in the 2028 Presidential Election. Either way, Democrats will go about business as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if Trump wins, then things get interesting. It would be akin to Thanos snapping his fingers at the end of \u201cAvengers: Infinity War.\u201d Democrats would be shellshocked like the remaining Avengers. While it would not be great short-term, long-term it would force wholesale changes in the Democratic Party, mainly the ouster of the old guard like Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and the like. Best of all, there would be less robot behavior, and some lawmakers would speak for their constituents rather than the party. The reason? The party bosses couldn\u2019t justify losing to Trump twice. It seems as if they need to lose for us to win. Then maybe, just maybe, they would understand that the frustration Americans had in 2016 wasn\u2019t a fluke, and they have to change how they do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, I\u2019ve got my eyes on filmmaker Michael Moore. While he is no fan of Trump, he will call it as he sees it. As Moore once said, \u201cDismiss him at your own risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One little thing I noticed on immigration. How come Democrats never talk about LEGAL immigrants, who got screened, took the tests, and paid fees? They go so hard to protect \u201cundocumented\u201d immigrants, but never say anything about those who followed the rules. How is that fair to them? Just saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, a lot of people have asked about my stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Here it is: I\u2019m staying out of it. If you take one side, you\u2019re antisemitic. If you take the other side, you\u2019re inhumane. That said, I have a way to solve it. How about this: Hamas agrees to stay out of Palestine, and in exchange, Benjamin Netanyahu is removed from office. Not violent enough? Try this: Israel picks one person; Palestine picks one person. MMA match. WINNER TAKE ALL. Seems silly to you? Yeah, well, it beats thousands of people dying in a seemingly never-ending conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a nice week everyone.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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