Many of the callers to my radio show on Sunday made similar points about Bob Dole: they admired him, but his reach-across-the-aisle stye of politics is the reason America is in this mess.
I'm not sure that's fair. It's true that Dole was not a conservative champion, and when he tried to play the role of firebrand in his 1996 campaign, it felt like he was stretching to do it, so it fell flat.
But the fact is that when the chips were really down, and the question was whether to back Trump or oppose him, Dole bucked the rest of the GOP establishment and defended The Donald.
I think the explanation is simple: Dole understood that the country's politics had shifted dramatically to the left since he left politics. After he lost to Bill Clinton, the Lewinsky impeachment emerged, damaging Clinton's ability to fight for the "third way" politics he had championed and creating a new opening for the left to take control of the Democratic Party. Under Obama's influence, Democrats became more "woke" -- and more anti-American in their outlook.
Dole saw Trump as the antidote to that -- as the only way for American politics to come back to what he, Bob Dole (as Bob Dole would have said), understood.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
Please listen, and #bringthemhome.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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