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The Latest Shiny Object

· By Brian Vella · From pages 52, 53 of the print edition

Watching the constant attacks on the Trump administration by the Democrats and their media allies brings to mind the quote from Lyndon Johnson: "If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President Can't Swim.'" Apparently, when it comes to the current administration, no amount of good news is enough to warrant a positive response from the Democrat/media complex. The situation with North Korea is a good example. To maintain their "anti-Trump no matter the circumstances" narrative, the Dems and the media initially engaged in all manner of hysteria and fear-mongering about how President Trump was instigating a war and showing disrespect for the leader of North Korea, despite the fact that Kim was firing rockets capable of carrying nuclear devices over our allies in the Pacific and threatening the west coast of the US.

When Trump's diplomacy opened the prospect for a negotiated, nuclear-free Korean peninsula, the Democrats and media types demonstrated their ability to turn 180 degrees in an instant, now criticizing the President for daring to negotiate with a despot. In either case, it is apparent that given the choice, the Dems and the media will side with anyone, even a homicidal dictator, if that is what is needed to keep up the anti-Trump drumbeat.

The "distract and attack" tactic of the Democrats has been on full display with regard to the economy. After suffering through 8 years of failed Obama policies that resulted in sub-2% economic growth and record numbers of people on food stamps and government assistance, the passive media assured us this was "the new normal". Now, after 18 months of Trump policies, the economy is unleashed and benefiting all Americans, with limitless stories of success, renewed hope, and optimism. To distract from the economic achievements of the Trump administration, however, the Dems and the media concocted the "Russian Collusion" fantasy, which has dominated the news for over a year. But with that conspiracy theory now in a free-fall, the need for a new distraction was predictable. As if on cue, the Democrats and their media pals rolled out their latest shiny new object: Separating Children from Their Families at the Boarder!!! With near hysterical reporting and rhetoric that has included references to Nazi Germany, it makes no difference that the photograph used by the Democrat machine to kick off this latest disinformation campaign was taken during the Obama administration, nor does it matter that in 2014 the Washington Post reported on the situation of illegal alien children being held in detention camps. Now we are told by every Democrat and media hack that the decision by illegal alien parents to break US immigration law is not the source of the problem, the problem is President Trump's policy to enforce our laws!

So as we approach the 2018 midterms, we are confronted with the spectacle that the Democrat party no longer represents their American constituents. Instead, like foreign lobbyists, they advocate for the interests of foreign nationals who attempt to enter the country illegally, against the interests of American citizens. Not one Democrat has broken ranks to speak out on behalf of their American constituents-not a single current Democrat Congressperson or Senator has addressed the legitimate concerns of American citizens about the undeniable impact of illegal immigration on our country, despite the fact that President Clinton and President Obama both once sounded like President Trump on this topic. It is most telling that Democrats have declined to work with Republicans to pass legislation to solve the problem. All that matters to the Democrat demagogues now is to regain power in November by using immigrant children as a tool to distract from the economy and the recent Inspectors General's report on the FBI and DOJ and to attack the Trump administration regardless of the facts.