Oftentimes things that look similar are worlds apart.

I remember as a kid the MLB All-Star Game. The players would line up on the first and third base lines, and the camera would move between players as each had his name called. A short step forward, a hat tip, and then back into line. If someone was selected as an All-Star, then in all likelihood he was a great ball player. But let’s imagine that we do the same program for the 25 guys who make up a single pro roster. As our camera focuses on each one, we can read what’s in his head. Some want championships, others want Cooperstown, while still others want to make as much money as possible before retiring young. They all wear the same jersey and play together as teammates. Yet when push comes to shove, cracks can develop because of those varying goals. A great NBA player was accused of throwing in the towel when his team’s playoff run went south.

As we approach the 2026 Midterm elections, one can conclude that Republicans and Democrats differ not only on policy. They have completely different goals in running for office. The Republicans want to govern. They run in order to win, and in victory they see the opportunity to run things according to the law. Don’t Democrats want the same?

The answer is no. Their goal is power — absolute power. And with that power, they wish to dictate from above the kind of world they want the rest of us to live in. When they talk, they never seem to have policies meant to make our lives better. They are always bellowing about Trump, billionaires (like they don’t have them…), free this and free that, open border, dignity of illegals, and the need to let kids destroy their fertility via trans. One never hears how they plan to make life more affordable or improve the quality of your kids’ educational opportunities. Today’s Democrats have nothing to offer, and so, like the one-hit wonders of the past,........

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