Tuesday's primary brought the recall of radical DA Chesa Boudin in San Francisco. He's only the third in a line of DA's who have ruined the city, starting with Kamala Harris, running thru current LA DA George Gascón, and now.
There are many reasons this result is significant. But here are just a few:
1. The recall is saved as a political institution. Democrats wants to get rid of it after the Gavin Newsom recall last year. Now they wouldn't dare to do that.
2. "Criminal justice reform" is a political loser, right up there with "defund the police" and so on -- all of which was tolerated, if not always endorsed, by the Democratic Party, which is going to have real trouble living this era down.
3. There are limits, even in San Francisco. One columnist for the local San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “Chesa Boudin blamed the recall on the right wing. But S.F. voters who ousted him just want a city that works.” Left-wing ideology is often -- not always -- held in check by the sheer problem of reality.
4. The anti-Trump backlash was an overcorrection. I think this is the only really reliable conclusion. Crazies got elected in the anti-Trump hysteria. No longer.
This portion, one of the shortest, repeats the terms of the covenant: do good, and receive reward; do evil, and receive punishment. The Torah makes clear that this applies to individuals: it cautions against rationalizing sin.
Deuteronomy 29:18 says: "When he hears the words of this oath, he may bless himself in his heart, saying, ‘I will enjoy peace of mind even if I follow my heart’s illusions.’ As a result, God will add the punishment for his 'drunk' (unintentional) sins to the punishment for his 'thirsty' (intentional) sins."
The punishment for sin is one thing; the punishment for excusing oneself from the moral rules is that you are punished even for inadvertent sins.
The lesson: don't try to make up an independent morality, separate from the one God provides to the people. If you could ever do such a thing, you'd be so great that you'd be worthy of being punished for even inadvertent sins.
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This week's show will be slightly different from the norm: we'll focus on clips and topics, rather than guests -- and that, hopefully, will mean more input from the callers (unless you are all watching football on opening weekend).
Topics:
- The state of the economy
- The fight against crime
- The midterm election fight
- The struggle for peace between Russia and Ukraine
- The airstrike on the Venezuelan drug cartel
- The attempt to sink Kennedy
- The war in Gaza
- The case against Harvard
- The Trump presidency
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