Observations From the Back Row

By Rich Kozlovich

From American Thinker

Yesterday I posted this Observations From the Back Row discussing Republicans and the American culture, both in crisis.  The culture is in even greater danger with the Democrats in control of the Congress.  But Democrat control of the Congress happened in the past, and America went on for decades, so what's the big deal now?  This Democrat party is beyond radical.  

It turns out far left loons like Jeffries' and Schumer's leadership of the Democrats wasn't far left enough for the new Democrats. Chuck Schumer faces a revolt and Bernie Sanders says it's time for a change and won’t support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader.  Will they be ousted? It appears they may still win leadership roles, but they may very well regret it as now the party that's marched in lockstep to defeat Trump will start to diverge in their priorities creating a lot of disruption in the internal party dynamics, and at a level that may well make the internal conflict among the Republicans seem tame.  

Two False Gospels Have Joined Hands Against the Christian West - We must understand what binds an otherwise inexplicable alliance. Something that should never make sense is happening right before our eyes. It’s a true existential threat that goes beyond voter fraud or social media gaslighting. We’re in a spiritual war. We need to be fighting it at a spiritual level. The Democratic Socialists of America now claim more than 120,000 members, the largest socialist organization in American history, bigger than Eugene Debs’ Socialist Party at its 1912 peak. More than 250 of them already hold elected office. And they are marching arm in arm with political Islamists who reject nearly everything the socialists claim to believe about sex, gender, family, and free speech.......

The Democrat party is a toxic witches brew of radicals with different agendas.... agendas they're devoted to, and when they have the power they'll refuse to compromise.  To paraphrase William Shakespeare: "Heaven has no rage, nor hell a fury like an Islamo-leftist scorned."   

It's already started with DSA-backed Angie Nixon who ran for the Senate in Florida and is now accusing her own party of racism.  It couldn't be her inability to sell Floridians on socialism.  Oh no...not that....so...it must be racism.... and from her own party.  Expect to see more outrageous lies, charges, claims, demands and exhortations in the coming weeks and months. 

This is the party that chose up to ten Muslim candidates who will be seated in Congress that want to impose Sharia law and dump the Constitution; eight men who claim they’re women; six more DSA members making that eight DSA members now.  They even elected a woman who will probably end up in jail for failing to return a rental car... six years ago.  She claims this was just her opponent "taking unfair advantage implying she's a felon".  Imagine that.  

It's a party that supports policies that create higher taxes, intrusive regulations, unemployment, mass amnesty for illegals, race reparations, no voter identification, more spending, greater national debt, globalism, the embrace of green energy and global warming, censorship of any media platform that disagrees with their agenda.  It's also the party that's going to have to live up to their rants about affordability and fix inflation and keep energy costs low.  All of which will be impossible with their stated goals and agenda.  Remarkable, and no one noticed this before?

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It's also the party that's facing the potential that socialism is just temporarily in vogue.  Why?  What we may actually be seeing is a nation of unhappy capitalists.  While leftists were getting elected in this midterm, their proposals were getting trashed.

"But make no mistake, they are getting beaten when their proposals are isolated and put on the ballot. Capitalism still trumps socialism, and if you call it free enterprise, it soars another 15 points."

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Who really is this Democrat party?  

1. Is it the party of those who think it would be just hilarious to dig up Charlie Kirk's body and re-enact his murder?  
2. The party that promises to be the gayest Congress in history?
3. The party of third worldists who are enemies of civilization?
4. The pro-crime party that commutes the death sentences of 548 people on death row? (More Here.)
5. The party that will have the police arresting ICE agents for arresting illegal aliens?
6. The party that wants to bring back deported DACA recipients and pay them damages?
7. The party that will force kids back into the public school plantations by ending school voucher programs?
8. The party that wants to dump Home Land Security?
9. The party of antisemitism?
10. The real party of racism, calling all white people oppressors?
11. The party of Islam?  (here, here, here, here, here, and here.)
12. The party that wants to destroy the Constitution and throw out the Electoral College, and going about it with an unconstitutional scheme that doesn't bother to change the Constitution?
13. The party that will eliminate the Second Amendment?
14. The party that has zero interest in working with the Trump administration, calling them racists? 
15. The DEI party that forces religious organizations to admit non believing members with it's  "anti-discrimination" laws and regulations and rules that discriminate against Christians?

It turns out atheists are now claiming Christian churches are violating their rights by excluding them from church membership.  

Vanderbilt University has denied "on campus recognition" to more than a dozen Christian groups for disallowing membership and/or leadership positions to non-Christians.   And what possible governmental interest could be served by requiring Orthodox Jews, for example, to admit non-Jews to their leadership, unless the goal is destruction of the religious group? 

Yet this is precisely what government “anti-discrimination” requirements are imposing on Christian ministries, particularly at our universities. At bottom, requiring that non-adherents be permitted to lead or vote for leadership sets the stage for their complete loss of identity and utter destruction.   

Atheists of whatever stripe certainly have a right to be treated fairly under the law, but they don’t have a special right to invade and destroy religious organizations with which they disagree.

That was fourteen years ago, and once again, DEI will be thrust onto society by the Democrats, and we know that because they've said that's what they'll do, as Ro Khanna screams, ‘DEI is back!’ 

Or perhaps this is what the Democrat party really is:  A radical mentally deranged party of terror, revenge and destruction!

1. NY Democrat Rep.-Elect Brad Lander In Favor of Impeaching Hegseth, RFK Jr., Kash Patel - Rep.-elect Brad Lander (D-NY) came out in favor of impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel..... 
2. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet When It Comes to Democrat Revenge Tour - One of the more striking things about my liberal friends is how they keep fantasizing about how Trump is an authoritarian who is upending the Constitutional order (He will cancel the midterms and put the military outside voting stations!) as they fantasize about seizing companies, jailing or killing their political opponents, and "Trump-proofing" America by permanently changing the Constitution. .....
3. The Coming Persecution The midterm “mandate” is all about revenge. In the wake of the November 3 midterm elections in which the Republican Party suffered major losses, the emboldened Democrats have already begun making it explicitly clear that their first order of business will be to target Donald Trump and his administration for retribution for perceived crimes, corruption, and abuses of the Constitution and the American people......
4. The Democrats’ Reign Of Terror Is Nigh It’s sickening and disheartening to know that people have become so deeply disturbed and lost their humanity. How did a major portion of our citizenry become so mentally deranged?
5.  Trump: Report Dem Threats to Republican Party Members, Donors to DOJ – or Him Directly - Political threats and outright violence seem these days to be almost exclusively the province of the Left. President Trump, though, even after the Republican Party's midterm losses, isn't having any of it. On Saturday, the president took to his Truth Social platform to draw a big, beautiful line in the sand: Any threats of violence against Republican donors or party members won't be tolerated....
6. 'A traitor to the West': Watch leftist demand execution of Trump supporter Elon Musk - 'This is where the minds of leftists are right now. With this blue wave midterm, they will become even worse. They are salivating about the idea of going after their perceived enemies'....
7. GOP Rep. Luna: ‘The Radical Left Is Embracing Assassination Culture’ - Thursday on FNC’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) warned about the sentiments held by the left-wing base, declaring that it has infiltrated the Democratic Party. Luna said the radical left of that movement was “embracing assassination culture.” “All right, well, congratulations,” host Jesse Watters said. “I’m glad you survived the tsunami. The Democrats seems like the base wants executions. Will they be seeing those?”.......Lawfare is the Democrats' real post-election priority - Claim to care about 'affordability,' but base 'cares more about stopping Trump than advancing policy goals'.......Lest we forget, the Obama-era IRS subjected conservative nonprofits to intense scrutiny, delaying applications for tax-exempt status while demanding private donor and volunteer information. More recently, the Arctic Frost investigation targeted more than 160 people in Trump's circle, including many who were never accused of crimes. Conservative groups like Turning Point USA and the Conservative Partnership Institute came under scrutiny.......
8. 'This is going to be a bit of a train wreck': Constitutional expert looks askance at Dems' lawfare plans - Democrats running for, and now elected to, Congress have been promising for months already that their agenda is going to be investigations, impeachments, prosecutions, and harassment of anyone in the Trump administration. Essentially a weaponization of the entirety of federal government against their political enemies..........."That's the reason they'll turn to investigations and impeachments. … People are gonna realize they didn't offer any actual, constructive ideas about how to improve the economy.".....
9. Democrats signal oversight blitz as Trump officials lawyer up —Democrats made clear after Tuesday’s stunning midterm victories that they will use their historic gains in Congress to flex their investigative muscles, swiftly issuing warnings to Trump administration officials they say have thus far dodged their oversight.  “Lawyer up,” was the two-word statement issued by incoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), whose side of the panel has already lobbed a number of inquiries at Trump administration officials.......
10. Democrats Explode, Pledge Lawfare Against Stephen Miller After Promotion - Several Democrats exploded after President Donald Trump announced that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller would be taking over as White House chief of staff, and they vowed lawfare against Miller.....
11. There It Is: Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia is Unable to Name a Single Crime Stephen Miller Committed as He Threatens Trump’s Top Advisor - Congressman Robert Garcia (CA) on Sunday was unable to name one crime that Stephen Miller committed as he threatened Trump’s top advisor with lawfare. Congressman Garcia, a gay man, was born in Lima, Peru, and came to the United States at age 5 with his mother on visas that later expired. Garcia lived in the United States as an illegal alien until he became a US citizen in his 20s.  The incoming Democrat Oversight Chairman last week threatened Stephen Miller after he was announced as President Trump’s next White House Chief of Staff.......
12. Dem Rep. Olszewski: I'd Like to Focus on Costs, But Have to Impeach Hegseth - On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) said that he “would much rather be focused on lowering the cost of living, addressing those pocketbook issues”, but they’ll take up articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth if he doesn’t resign or get fired.
13.  House Dem Won’t Say Legislating Is Priority #1: ‘We Are Focused on Accountability’ — ‘Whole Cabinet Should Get Ready’ - During an interview with CNN on Thursday, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) responded to a question on whether she thinks impeachments and investigations should be secondary to legislating by stating that “Without a doubt, we are focused on accountability.” She also stated that both legislation on affordability and accountability should be pursued and “I think the whole Cabinet should get ready.”.........
14.  Left Wing Influencer Followed by Abdul El-Sayed Calls for Execution of Republicans - The left is out for blood, folks. Democrats may have run on lowering gas and food prices, but their supporters have other priorities. Nick Pringle is a left wing influencer and he recently put out a video demanding Nuremberg Trials for Trump officials and other Republicans. He says he wants Elon Musk executed before Christmas. Years ago, this could be laughed off as crazy. Now, who can be sure? The left killed Charlie Kirk and tried to kill Trump. Repeatedly. Abdul El-Sayed follows this person on social media.............
15. Democrat lawyers preparing impeachment articles already. - “Donald John Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.” That sentence appears at the end of all seven articles in a 17-page Trump impeachment draft published by Biazzo Law for the incoming 120th Congress. The charges were available on election night. .................
16.  They want blood: U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin travels to Europe to learn 'Gestapo tactics' to punish Republicans, admits it on hidden camera - Democrat U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the junior senator from Michigan, recently was caught threatening young Americans with investigations and prosecutions if they decided they wanted to work in the administration of a Republican president.  She said prosecuting some people will provide a "deterrent" message to others......

Are all the investigations these radicals are wanting to pursue even legal?  Quite possibly not, as a "White House lawyer warns of "blatant criminality" in the Democrat's "investigations push" saying: 

......that investigations into the Trump administration that lawmakers plan to pursue in the next Congress "may cross the line into blatant criminality".... and .... congressional subpoenas could prompt probes from the executive branch...... a letter to Garcia..... reminding him that investigative acts by Congress must be backed by a "legitimate legislative purpose"....."Beyond being inconsistent with the clear, well-recognized constitutional limitations on your investigative functions, threats to executive branch officials designed to deter them from public service, or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality,"..... "And issuing unlawful subpoenas with the intention of depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges may warrant further investigation."

That sounds impressive, but will that stop them? No!  They're going to go peddle to the metal on this and they will allow nothing legal or illegal to prevent them from venting their spleens to get Trump, his family, his allies, his supporters, and members of his administration.  Truth be told, based on history, nothing will happen to them either. 

What we're seeing is a stark choice between national suicide or national renaissance in 2026 and beyond, and what the Democrat Congress with deliver will be an very real affordability crisis, which Ron DeSantis likens to "throwing gas to the fire", as did Joe Biden.  

The actual fix for America is, among other things, "lower taxes, more U.S. energy production and affordable health care without a big government takeover" and that is in no way part and parcel of what socialists will embrace. As Ed Koch said when he lost his re-election bid:  "The people have spoken, and now they must be punished".  Progressives may eventually get what they voted for -- good and hard.

However, J.R. Dunn has an interesting view on "how Democrat party members intend to exploit the opportunity that the midterms have given them:

"They’re going to soak themselves with gasoline, set themselves ablaze, and race toward the nearest high place – cliff, suspension bridge, tenth-story window -- and leap out while howling dementedly all the way down.  That conclusion is impossible to escape after listening to statements from three of their leading “influencers”: Jennifer Welch, veteran lefty podcaster and nag, Scott Galloway, notable intellectual crank, and James Carville… well, ya’ll know who he is."

Stay tuned, more to come.