Bob McKnight

Post #8, Bob McKnight's Subscription Commentary In a previous post to my Subscription Commentary, I tried to point out to the Democrats that it is not in their interest for Trump to get rid of his unpopular Administration staff like EPA Director Scott Pruitt, Interior Secretary Ryan Zeinke, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, and now Executive Staff William Miller. Admittedly, all are terribly unpopular and some have

I remember a Miami Firefighter named John Rosier telling me during a campaign of mine for the Legislature in the 70's, "Senator, this year, we're voting with our pocket book." That message stuck with me and I think could very well determine many campaigns this year. Essentially it was the same message advanced by President Bill Clinton when he upset a sitting President, George P. Bush in 1992, "It's the economy, stupid." So traditional political logic says that the Trump Ta

With the start of the Olympics in South Korea, no doubt military news will stay focused on the crisis in North Korea with threats of a nuclear attack on the U. S. We have about 30,000 troops stationed on the dangerous DMZ there, and I know something about that because I was one of them a number of years ago. But, with all the current political discussion about domestic issues like the Mueller Investigation, the Budget, and DACA, do we have to be reminded we are at war folks?

As of this writing, the White House has announced that they will terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program in 6 months, if no further action is taken by Congress. From the White House standpoint, the decision seems consistent. Candidate Trump railed against the so called "Dreamers," as part of the immigrants committing crimes in America, to the hoot and hollers of the far right. He promised to reverse the Obama Executive Order upon taking offic