It’s Climate Change’s Fault!

 

California’s governor Gavin Newsom has just seen his future presidential chances go up in flames.    "The massive fires burning his state can be linked directly to his lack of action. Trump tried to warn him, but apparently Newsom is like Biden—he is a radical environmentalist who will intentionally sacrifice citizens and their property to the alter of ‘climate change.’ Gavin refused to clean up detritus on forest floors and another major fire was predictable.

"Newsom and his far-left comrades have torn down dams and refused to build new reservoirs in 20 years. They allow water to drain into the coast in order to help swamps and a smelt—the latter being a small fish that is not on the endangered species list. When we lived in Washington State, there was plenty of smelt. Gavin cares more about fish than human beings. LA firefighting equipment was also sent to Ukraine. Ukraine also got another $500 million from President Biden because Ukraine always comes first.

"California citizens are gouged when it comes to taxes and they do not receive services in return. Many of California’s fire departments are more interested in DEI than dousing fires and when they do show up there is no water coming from fire hydrants. Where is all the taxpayer money going? To the homeless problem that gets worse the more Gavin throws money at it and illegal aliens who enjoy California’s sanctuary cities. More money is wasted on expensive rail systems that are never completed, which indicates kickbacks to corrupt politicians.

"Newsom is an arrogant globalist who considers himself above the law—even those laws he creates.. He insisted on masks, lockdowns, and social distancing during the Covid years, but he was shown at a party with many of his elite friends—laughing, eating, and drinking. No masks were present." . . .

Climate Change Now Gets Blamed For Everything | Investor's Business Daily

Climate Change: CNN this week published a huge story saying the source of the migrant caravan wasn't so much corrupt Central American governments, violence or lousy economic policies. It was climate change. This is just the latest attempt by environmentalists to blame any and all bad news — even acne and animal bites — on climate change. . . .

 Global Warming Ate My Homework: 100 Things Blamed on Global Warming

Late for a party? Miss a meeting? Forget to pay your rent? Blame climate change; everyone else is doing it. From an increase in severe acne to all societal collapses since the beginning of time, just about everything gone wrong in the world today can be attributed to climate change. Here’s a list of 100 storylines blaming climate change as the problem.

Saudi Arabia intends to invest $600 billion in US, crown prince says during call with Trump

The Associated Press  

The White House on Thursday issued a statement acknowledging the call, saying the two leaders “discussed efforts to bring stability to the Middle East, bolster regional security and combat terrorism.” 

"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Thursday the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump earlier put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip.

"Trump’s 2017 trip to Saudi Arabia upended a tradition of U.S. presidents first heading to the United Kingdom as their first trip abroad. It also underscored his administration’s close ties to the rulers of the oil-rich Gulf states as his eponymous real estate company has pursued deals across the region as well.

"The comments from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reported early Thursday by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, came in a phone call with Trump. It marked Trump’s first call with a foreign leader since his inauguration Monday.“The crown prince affirmed the kingdom’s intention to broaden its investments and trade with the United States over the next four years, in the amount of $600 billion, and potentially beyond that,” the report said.

"The readout did not elaborate on where those investments and trade could be placed. The U.S. in recent years has increasingly pulled away from relying on Saudi oil exports, which once was the bedrock of their relationship for decades. Saudi sovereign wealth funds have taken large stakes in American businesses while also looking at sports as well." . . .

Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities

CA Political Review

Toon added by TD

"President Donald Trump lost no time Monday in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms.

"The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new plan within 90 days “to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state for use by the people there who desperately need a reliable water supply.” 

"Entitled “Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California,” Trump’s order calls for reinstating 2019 regulations drafted by his first administration.

"At stake are the rules that guide operation of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project, the two systems that deliver water from Northern California rivers to San Joaquin Valley farmers, Southern California residents and other water users in the southern half of the state.

"Because the two systems harm salmon and other protected fish, the regulations have been highly contentious and debated among federal and state officials, environmentalists, farm groups, tribes and scientists for decades. 

"Trump apparently is asking his agencies to override the latest version, years in the making, that the Biden administration, with the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, announced in December.

"Karla Nemeth, director of the state Department of Water Resources, said returning to the earlier Trump rules “has the potential to harm Central Valley farms and Southern California communities that depend upon water delivered from the Delta, and it will do nothing to improve current water supplies in the Los Angeles basin.”

"She said the rules from the Biden and Newsom administrations are the product of a three-year, labor-intensive process “to balance the needs of tens of millions of Californians, businesses, and agriculture while protecting the environment.”

Click here to read the full article in CalMatters

Trump vows to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities. But his plan actually sent them less water than Biden plan  . . ."Entitled “Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California,” Trump’s order calls for reinstating 2019 regulations drafted by his first administration.

"At stake are the rules that guide operation of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project, the two systems that deliver water from Northern California rivers to San Joaquin Valley farmers, Southern California residents and other water users in the southern half of the state.

"Because the two systems harm salmon and other protected fish, the regulations have been highly contentious and debated among federal and state officials, environmentalists, farm groups, tribes and scientists for decades. 

"Trump apparently is asking his agencies to override the latest version, years in the making, that the Biden administration, with the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, announced in December." . . .

Melissa O'Connor   “Several dozen dams throughout California could store up to 107 billion more gallons of water if they underwent repairs to fix safety problems. But facing a staggering state deficit, the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have slashed funding for dam repair grants in half this year.”

When Will It Stop? Huge New Fire Explodes Near Los Angeles, Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate

 Bob Hoge; RedState

   "Many are predicting these epic disasters spell the political end for the elegantly coiffed governor."

"If you can believe it, the catastrophic Palisades fire that ignited on January 7 and destroyed huge swaths of the beautiful Pacific Palisades area, leaving 11 dead, is still burning. It has burned over 23,400 acres, and according to the excellent app Watch Duty, it’s 70 percent contained.

"Meanwhile, the Eaton fire that torched Altadena and burned 14,021 acres, taking the lives of 17 people, is also still going, though it’s now listed at 95 percent contained.

"Are we out of the woods yet? Unfortunately, no, as yet another huge fire started Wednesday and is currently raging around Castaic Lake to the Northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It grew extraordinarily quickly, and it is now at 9,457 acres with only five percent containment. The crucial Interstate 5 had to be closed in both directions for a period, but it's currently open again.

"As with the other fires, the scenes are absolutely apocalyptic:" . . .

California is on Fire From Monterey to San Diego   . . . "Since my last update on the Greater Los Angeles Fires, a massive new wildfire has been burning out of control in an area a little north of Los Angeles.

That blaze is now called the Hughes Fire, and although it has not reached urban areas, authorities have issued an evacuation order for nearby communities, including roughly 18,000 people in the town of Castaic.

At about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a huge column of smoke was spotted in the wilderness near Santa Clarita, California, prompting first responders to request four aircraft and 50 fire engines, according to the fire monitoring organization Watch Duty."...

Los Angeles and San Diego counties are on fire. This is what our lawmakers did today. https://t.co/94mjnPny07

— Elizabeth Barcohana (@E_Barcohana) January 22, 2025

UPDATED: 1:23; pm est: A disgrace at the National Cathedral

UPDATE: Dare we believe this Senator would do such a thing? ‘Yeah, it was a set up’: Information starts to surface over who was behind ‘nasty woke’ bishop at Trump service   "Oh, look at that - she’s a personal friend of incoming U.S. Congresswoman Kelly Morrison (D). Kelly, of course, is known as one of the chief architects of the nation’s most extreme abortion law, the PRO Act. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde even baptized Morrison’s daughter."

Dustin Grage: 

"Did Amy Klobuchar do this? There needs to be an investigation into who scheduled this “sermon” and this WOKE Leftwing activist to proselytize to the POTUS, VP and their families.., Amy Klobuchar was the Chairperson of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.. she knows Budde from her time when she led the Episcopal Church in Minneapolis.. they know each other very well.."

A disgrace at the National Cathedral 

. . ."As we watched this ignominious display of sheer hubris and in-your-face arrogance, I wondered how many of the viewing audience thought as I did that what we just saw is the reason there will never be a rapprochement with the far left, as its members have utter contempt for every tradition and custom and code of civility upon which America is built.  With all due respect to the high place she holds in my church, I just must say: disgraceful!" . . .

Trump Treasury Sec Nominee Lights Up Woke Bishop With Scolding of His Own  . . ."She whipped up fear, claiming "gay, lesbian, and transgender children" are in danger from Trump, and some "fear for their lives." Trump is not endangering their lives. Yet, this might actually make them think that their lives are in danger from him. Meanwhile, it's the left pushing woke ideologies that truly endangers them. 

"Budde also reduced illegal aliens down to "the people who pick our crops, and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants, and work the night shifts in hospitals," and told Trump he should "have mercy." 

"Legal immigrant and new senator from Ohio, Bernie Moreno ripped this woke scolding by the Bishop, saying it was insulting to the people who came here legally, that she would try to lecture Trump this way. But he wasn't the only one." . . . 

UPDATE: SCOTT JENNINGS: THE PRAYER SERVICE TURNED INTO A TOTAL WOKE SPECTACLE

"These 'Wokescapelians'or 'Episcowokians' turned it into a circus.
"Donald Trump, I'm sure, regrets participating.
"The bishop politicized the church, and it was frankly a disgrace."
"Source: CNN… https://t.co/coQuqlGg0u pic.twitter.com/hqFMfLQJy9

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 22, 2025

Wikipedia:  . . ."As bishop, Budde oversaw the removal of the Washington National Cathedral's stained-glass panes honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. In place of the old windows (donated in 1953 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy), new windows depicting the struggle for African Americans civil rights (entitled Now and Forever and executed by Kerry James Marshall) were installed.^[21][22]

In June 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in Washington, DC, Budde criticized the use of police and National Guard troops to forcibly clear protestors from Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump's pose for a photo op in front of St. John's Church, enabling its use "as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus."^{[23][24][25][26]}

In August 2020, Budde offered the benediction at the closing of the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.^[27]

Is the Obama Divorce Rumor Just a Rumor?

 American Spectator  

. . ."Barack wrote that Michell’s reaction to him sitting down with her to talk about running for president was to say, “God, Barack … When is it going to be enough?” Barack related that Michelle then got up, went to the bedroom, and closed the door. Their troubles continued. Barack wrote that throughout his time in office, he felt an “undercurrent of tension in her, subtle but constant.”. . .

https://rofcbybroc.com/

"The rumor that Barack and Michelle Obama are headed toward a divorce has begun to spread in recent weeks. Speculation picked up after Michelle Obama skipped out on attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral and became even more pronounced when the Obamas announced that Barack would attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration while Michelle would not.

"Today, that chatter got louder when former View co-host Meghan McCain and Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri gave legitimacy to the rumor on McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain With Meghan McCain.

" 'Fast and furious loud, I have been hearing this rumor that the Obamas are getting a divorce by reputable people,” said McCain. “I’m not talking about TMZ. I’m not talking about Perez Hilton — although I love him, he’s my friend. I’m talking about like very serious journalists telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true.”

"When McCain asked Palmeri if she had heard that as well, she responded: “Oh yeah! I mean I’ve certainly heard it for a while, even before Michelle said she wasn’t coming to the inauguration…. But yeah, we’ve heard that for a long time. Like I’ve just heard that they live separate lives.” She seconded McCain’s assertion that the rumor wasn’t coming just from tabloids: “[A] lot of the sources that I like am hearing this through, they’re very political. Like this isn’t like TMZ crap that’s telling me about it.”

"Palmeri is extremely well connected, as, prior to joining Puck, she was chief national correspondent for Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. That lends greater weight to the idea that the divorce rumors are percolating in informed political circles rather than just in tabloids." . . .Full articla here.

Ellie Gardey Holmes is Reporter and Associate Editor at The American Spectator. She is the author of . She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied political science, philosophy, and journalism. Ellie has previously written for the Daily Caller, College Fix, and Irish Rover. 

California Fires Updates: Wednesday, Jan. 22

 Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 22

Winds continue in Los Angeles as it prepares for potential toxic runoff from fires - ABC News   Pray for rain! No No N0! Pray that it will not rain!

California fires live updates: Los Angeles County fires death toll rises to 28 - ABC News   . . ."A new wildfire was reported today at 1:46 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined. " 

California Fires Updates: Wednesday, Jan. 22   . . ."Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active." . . .

The Los Angeles wildfires have exposed the incompetence, neglect, and lack of preparation of progressive Democrat leadership — just like Hurricane Katrina did in New Orleans.   . . . "You’ll forgive me if my frame of reference is a little local for the taste of much of our readership, but ever since the images started coming out of those fires spreading all over Southern California and piling up the billions of dollars in lost homes and businesses, I haven’t been able to shake the comparisons to what happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans some 20 years ago.

"You’ve got to admit the analogy is substantial. In New Orleans, the infrastructure failure was poorly made and shoddily maintained levees, while in California it’s the intentional neglect of the reservoirs and water capture infrastructure in an area that is constantly water starved and prone to wildfires in the first place.

"Then you have an out-to-lunch governor. Louisiana had Kathleen Blanco, who was instantly overwhelmed by the organizational challenge of a hurricane response. California’s Gavin Newsom is certainly that, but he’s also badly out of touch and has no understanding of the dynamics of an emergency situation, either.

"There’s the analogy of the mayor. Karen Bass was in Ghana when the fires first broke out, and when she returned, it was clear Los Angeles’s emergency management wouldn’t really profit from her presence. That isn’t so different from the performance of New Orleans’s Ray Nagin, who camped out in a suite at the Hyatt Regency Hotel next door to the Superdome and ran up a massive food and drink tab while doing rambling interviews with CNN as his constituents turned into a mishmash of refugees and looters.

"George W. Bush was castigated as an out-of-touch president as the levees broke after Katrina, and perhaps that was true. Bush probably deserved the media opprobrium he got for staring out the window of Air Force One as it flew over the Katrina floodwaters in New Orleans, but that shouldn’t have been half as destructive a set of optics as Joe Biden interrupting a briefing on the Los Angeles fires to announce that he’s now a great grandfather." . . .

That last bit was a taste of Barack Obama or Sean Hannity: "no matter the story, here's something about me."

Must-See: Rep. Tim Burchett Absolutely Bodies Smug Jim Acosta Live On-Air, and Then Does It Again

 Bonchie  

. . ."There were several exchanges in which Burchett left Acosta fuming, and naturally, the topic of the day was January 6th because CNN is intent on going down with that ship." . . .

"Jim Acosta will soon be relegated to CNN's after-midnight block, but in the meantime, he's ensuring everyone knows why he was banished. 

"Infamous for accosting a female staffer during the first Trump administration while fighting over a microphone (a microcosm of his career if there ever was one), Acosta was pulled off the White House circuit during the Biden years to host a daytime television show. It's gone about as well as you'd expect, with the "journalist" routinely placing third place in the ratings battle among the big three networks. Ever the trooper, though, that hasn't stopped him from being as insufferable as humanly possible.

"On Wednesday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) found himself battling Acosta and ended up rhetorically bodying him in the process. As an aside, I still do not understand why any Republican goes on CNN when all its doing is helping make the left-wing network money, but that's a discussion for another day. " . . .

OUCH. @TimBurchett absolutely bodies CNN's Jim Acosta as the network losing to Spongebob reruns....

Acosta: "This is this is not Fox, congressman. You can't just spin a tale and pull the wool over people's eyes. This is CNN. This is the news. We are asking you to come on and… pic.twitter.com/AUfWPwPH49

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 22, 2025

. . ."ACOSTA: And I just want to ask you, if any of these people who were released from prison, if any of them commit crimes in the future, should Donald Trump take personal responsibility for that?

"BURCHETT: No more than Joe Biden should take personal responsibility for the 14 million people, for Laken Riley losing her life because he didn't have enough guts to enforce the law and back Americans.

"ACOSTA: I'm not talking about Joe Biden.

"BURCHETT: Well, you should be." . . .Full article...   

Jim Acosta Ridiculed for Ridiculous Live on Air Stunt He Pulled in Attempt to Keep His Job

   . . ."As could be expected, commenters on X found that contention was laughable. For example, Glenn Greenwald wrote, “This nakedly partisan b**** really does think he’s the Conscience of America.” He added, “Never seen a more self-important, sanctimonious blow hard in my entire life. And no, I’ll never get over the fact that he wrote a book bought by dumb liberals where he depicted himself as endangered.” . . .

The Long Awaited Hostage Transfer

 Phyllis Chesler

"First, Hamas delayed the hostage release, delayed disclosing the names of who was being released. More psychological torture? Does this delay rise to the level of breaking the "cease fire"?

"Second, as Hamas is sending the first three female hostages back to Israel, they are out there in force, fully masked and armed. They are still terrorizing the hostages on their way out to freedom.

"Third, none of the Gazan men and boys who are mobbing and blocking and slowing down the Red Cross ambulance which is holding the three Israeli female hostages on their back to Israel, look emaciated. No one seems to have been starved or genocidally exterminated. They are all holding up their cellphone cameras. The streets are chaotic.

"Fourth, Still, the IDF is planning for every eventuality even as the Israeli government is collecting and transferring Gazan Arab terrorists from Israeli jails. Men with a great deal of blood on their hands; men who will commit mass murders again and again; men who will be living in Yehuda and Shomron, East Jerusalem, and possibly in Gaza. What is wrong with this picture?

"Fifth, let's take careful note of how well fed, housed, educated, and medically serviced these barbarian terrorists have been in Israeli hands.

"Sixth, Israelis are, even now, in the streets, demonstrating both for and againt this deal.

"Seventh--the Red Cross never once visited the Israeli hostages. I have nothing to say about such an egregious omission.

"Eighth, I cannot begin to imagine the torture these three women must have suffered nor can anyone predict what they will need to recover "well enough" to rejoin their former lives.

"By the way, the IDF had to rescue a corpse from 2014, a corpse that Hamas refused to hand over.

"More to come."

Why Am I So Sad on This Day of All Days?   

. . ."Here is the naked proof, but one example, of whom Israel and all infidels are dealing. After these three young women have already spent 471 days hovering between life and death in dark tunnels beneath the earth--the sadists had not had enough. They needed to remind the women and the world of who they are. Barbarian fascists, a greater threat to world peace than any Western right-winger could ever be." . . .

. . ."I've just watched masked, armed, Hamas barbarians storm the departing Red Cross Vehicle in which three female Israeli hostages were being transported out of captivity. With guns and hoarse cries of, "Kill the Jews," these sadistic fiends banged on the windows, jumped on the car roof, surrounded the car/van, blocked it from moving." . . .

For Pardoned J6 Defendants From PA, A New Nightmare Might Be Looming

Matt Vespa 

 "[Philadelphia DA] Larry Krasner dropped charges against Philly rioters from the Riots of May- June 2020, October 2020, and August 2023"

"President Donald J. Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of some 1,500 January 6 defendants. They’ve been released from prison for engaging in a little riot, which, contrary to liberal fake news, did not result in the deaths of any police officers. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick wasn’t killed in the melees—he died of natural causes. The only person who died was protester Ashli Babbitt. 

"Yet, for those defendants pardoned who live in Pennsylvania, a new legal threat might be looming with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is mulling filing state charges. There will be challenges vis-à-vis double jeopardy, but Krasner is reportedly sold on the opinion that “you can have a state prosecution for conduct that was not fully encompassed in the federal prosecution.” 

George Soros’s Prosecutors [including Larry Krasner] Wage War on Law and Order | The Heritage Foundation   

"Before he was elected in 2017, Krasner was a career criminal defense attorney who sued the Philadelphia Police Department repeatedly. In his first run for District Attorney, Krasner received $1.7 million from Soros-funded groups—90% of his campaign cash. For his 2021 re-election campaign, Krasner received a combined $1,259,000 from Soros-funded groups." . . .

 . . ."Krasner fired 31 career homicide and violent crime prosecutors immediately upon taking office. He replaced them with public defenders and defense-oriented criminal attorneys and ordered them to decline to prosecute most drug cases, charge lower gradations of crimes, offer sweetheart plea deals, require shorter probation and parole periods, and more. Sound familiar?" 

House Votes to Impeach Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner | Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus  

National chain employers are shuttering Philadelphia stores due to retail theft/security/safety.  Krasner uses his office to crusade against what he considers “social injustices,” such as bail reform and reduced sentencing. However, his campaign comes at the expense of victims and lost lives.

That Elon Musk Nazi salute continues

Babylon Bee:Superman Under Fire After Hundreds Of Images Surface Of Him Giving Nazi Salute

The Elon Musk Nazi Salute Story Got More Interesting   "The liberal media is going to obsess about this for days, aren’t they? Elon Musk gave a heart gesture to the audience at the Trump inaugural rally on Monday, and the Left, predictably, thought this was a Nazi salute. It’s not; luckily, the story is losing legs because it’s untrue." . . .

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been especially triggered by this moment, which no one cares about. The Anti-Defamation League also said this wasn’t a Nazi salute."

Libs of TikTok

 sees all! Below:

 

"Performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity.
"Any comment @AOC? https://t.co/gsgUGt8c4g pic.twitter.com/Vs6npp8euj

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 21, 2025

A Bishop Insults Trump

Rajan Laad   

"The rest of Rev. Budde's statement made her sound like an MSNBC contributor. She mentioned 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy. She aligned the church 'with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd.' Although there was an explicit mention of supporting peaceful protests, her lack of condemnation of the burning of the church or the rioting, looting, and violence made it clear where she stood." . . .

          NOW - Scott Jennings Nukes Woke 'Bishop' for Hijacking Trump's Prayer Service

"These 'Wokescopalians' or 'Episcowokeians' or whatever they're calling themselves today, this is ridiculous."
"Scott Jennings just dropped a dose of common sense on his liberal CNN panel, calling… pic.twitter.com/LHJLefGb0L

— Overton (@overton_news) January 22, 2025

"Just yesterday, at an inaugural prayer service sermon, an Episcopal bishop addressed President Donald Trump directly and urged him to “have mercy upon” illegal immigrants and LGBTQ+ children.

"The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, said the following during the concluding moments of her sermon.

"Millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God."

“In the Name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”  

“There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families. Some who fear for their lives.”

“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meat-packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals. They may not be citizens, or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.”

“Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land.”  

"So, what does one make of this?

"The bishop had no right to abuse her position in the church and hijack a prayer service with a political message. By mentioning only working-class illegal migrants, she is attempting to imply that this is about class and that Trump is persecuting the less fortunate. It also reveals her outlook when she assumes that illegal aliens can only be dishwashers and such. But illegal aliens could be wealthy and hold white-collar jobs. They could be the kind who overstay their visas." . . . Full article...

A disgrace at the National Cathedral   

. . ."As we watched this ignominious display of sheer hubris and in-your-face arrogance, I wondered how many of the viewing audience thought as I did that what we just saw is the reason there will never be a rapprochement with the far left, as its members have utter contempt for every tradition and custom and code of civility upon which America is built.  With all due respect to the high place she holds in my church, I just must say: disgraceful!" . . .