Since politics in 2019 is the art of making the other party look worse, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address was a home run.
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The Federal Reserve looked recently at Nevada’s pension system. The results are terrifying. It found that Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System has an unfunded liability of $43.3 billion in 2016.
President Donald Trump pushed hard for the moment when he could deliver this State of the Union address with all the pomp the Capitol venue can offer – robed Supreme Court justices, solons of the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wearing suffragette white, and prime time on America’s TV sets.
Some Nevada Democrats aren’t satisfied with having a Democrat governor and large legislative majorities. They also want to ignore the constitution to make it easier to raise taxes.
The United States is one of only seven countries in the world that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks, but that’s not enough for Democrats.
So, Mr. President, just go ahead and take the plunge. Go over Congress’s head and declare a national emergency.
Trump would do well to stand before the joint session of Congress and admit he lost the House and lost the shutdown battle but sees a path forward where he can get some of what he wants by recognizing the new lay of the land. Win-win.