Nov 12, 2018
Good morning from Washington on this official Veterans Day. Steve Bucci reminds us of the meaning of the holiday, while Troy Worden has the responses of some veterans to a Supreme Court case that threatens a World War I memorial. Recounts of votes in Florida’s gubernatorial and Senate races are underway, with suspicions on all sides, as Fred Lucas reports. Plus: David Harsanyi on what progressives get wrong about the “system,” John Cooper on veterans’ experience today, Melissa Quinn on an outdoor respite for veterans, and your comments on the election results.
Liberals Aren’t Losing Faith in Our Constitutional System. They Just Don’t Like Its Results.
The “House popular vote” now joins the “national popular vote” and “Senate popular vote” as fictional gauges of governance used by Democrats who aren’t brave enough to say they oppose the fundamental anti-majoritarianism that girds the Constitution.
Trump Calls Out Embattled County Election Official in Florida Vote-Count Mess
In May, a state judge ruled that Brenda Snipes violated state and federal law when she destroyed ballots from a Democratic congressional primary, even though there was a pending lawsuit seeking access to the ballots.
The Healing Power of Fly Fishing for Combat Veterans
“What this trip did for me was to restore my faith that great Americans like the people of Bozeman, Montana, are worth defending, even if it means not getting to come home,” says one veteran.
What Veterans Say About Effort at Supreme Court to Remove Peace Cross War Memorial
When Jake Hill heard that an atheist activist group had sued to have a historic World War I memorial pulled down because some people were offended by the monument’s Christian symbolism, the Marine got angry.
The Daily Signal Podcast: What Veterans Have Sacrificed
John Cooper, who serves in the Air Force Reserve, shares about the veteran’s experience in the 21st century, when many Americans don’t know a single person in the military.
This Former Navy SEAL Has a Veterans Day Message for All Americans
“There are a lot of lessons to learn here, not just that the left and right can still agree on some things, but also this: Americans can forgive one another,” Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw says on “SNL.”
Trump Is Cracking Down on Wasted Time and Money at the VA
Hundreds of doctors and nurses at the VA receive their full federal salaries—averaging $74,000 a year for nurses and $187,000 for doctors, not including generous federal benefits—even if they don’t care for a single veteran.
We Hear You: Democrats Take the House, Republicans Hold the Senate, Trump Declares Victory
“House Democrats, even though they won, will be viewed as obstructionist if they do not work with Trump. It may backfire on them much like what happened with Justice Kavanaugh,” writes Sharon Melvin.
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