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Democrats embrace extremism, Iran will be Trump’s legacy and other commentary

Conservative: Democrats Embrace Extremism

It seem moderate Democrats no longer exist: “Famed political strategist James Carville recently advised his party “they should try to abolish American politics” if they win the presidency and Congress in 2028, marvels National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke. Carville said: “On day one, they should make Puerto Rico and D.C. a state, and they should expand the Supreme Court to 13,” remaking all three branches of government to ram through Dems’ policy agenda. Damningly, notes Cooke, “Carville followed up his proposition with the counsel ‘don’t run on it, don’t talk about it, just do it.’ ” Beware: “That Carville has gone down this road” suggests that “if the Democrats give in to their worst instincts the next time they enjoy uniform power, all manner of supposedly respectable figures are likely to go along.”

From the right: Iran Will Be Trump’s Legacy

“All that now matters” for President Trump “is that the U.S. prevails” in its war with Iran and that “the Islamic Republic ceases to be a menace to America and its interests,” argues The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn. With the “mullahs on their heels,” Washington mustn’t “squander these gains” and allow them to retrench. The prospect of defeating Iran “rankles American establishments,” which all agree “they can’t stand” Trump and “want him to fail more than they want America........

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