Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

Again the news of how different the political parties handle things in house and in the public venue has been brought to our attention.
It seems that President Biden is attempting to appoint some new judges to the various benches as is the custom of Presidents to do. These appointments must be approved by the Senate and they must go through a particular committee before they can be given to the Senate for voting. As it turns out there are names in this pipeline that have been held up since 2022 by republican Senators.
The fact that they are not pushed forward is not surprising but the refusal to move forward at all is really quite irksome. When the Trump administration was in and names were brought to the Senate committee and there were objections from democratic Senators Mitch McConnel just overlooked the objection and moved forward. So the question is, of course, why are the democrats not doing the same thing this time?Has anyone heard of “Two wrongs don’t make a right”?
Simple things to say, and doing the right thing even when no one is watching is a great concept, when you are faced with an opponent that has no shame for doing whatever to win it really must be difficult not to cheat. The charge of cheating has been thrown at the democrats for several years now and the people making the accusations are the ones that have been cheating. It is okay by the media since most major media outlets are in favor of that party anyway. Doe not make it right, just makes it nebulous by their standards.
Now they are claiming that having Biden step down from the campaign is cheating as they have spent so much money on how to beat him and he is not the target anymore. The new candidate is not being taken down with the bs they were using. As a matter of fact that tactic now applies to the republicans and they are not happy about it.
How is this all going to pan out? It is hoped that the election will result in a major victory for Harris and Walz and that we will keep our independence and move forward in recovering from the negativity of Trump. The cult that has followed him may be tempted to try and overturn the election as they did on Jan 6 but I do not believe that effort will stand much of a chance.
The people that have served this nation and fought and died for her are not losers or fools. The greatest honor one can have as a citizen is to be of service to their nation. It is a common feeling by public servants and military personnel around the world. All that serve feel that there is a valid reason for that service even when others view those efforts to be negative. Most do not serve under duress.
No matter what the fight is about, the political determination of those in power is the cause for the fight, not the soldier on the ground. That soldier would just as soon be in the backyard having a beer and cooking hamburgers as being shot at.
No one likes to be cheated, but many of us can not bring ourselves to cheat to make up for the bad behavior of others.