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BUD'S BLOG, THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 2023
We'll talk about a couple of big events on Capitol Hill:
As I write my daily blog, the House of Representatives is about to do something it's only done about two dozen times in American history-censure one of it's own members! In this case, it's Democrat Adam Schiff. He'll be censured by House Republicans for, among other things, knowingly spreading false information about Trump colluding with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016. Schiff is saying he'll wear the censure as a badge of honor, but in reality he'll be publicly disgraced and humiliated as the letter of censure is read while Schiff stands silently in the well of the House. I can't wait to see this!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/21/schiff-censure-house-vote/
I'll also highlight the House Judiciary Committee testimony by Special Counsel John Durham whose recent report offered a scathing indictment of anti-Republican and anti-Trump bias in the FBI and concludes they had no evidence of Trump having colluded with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
If Governor DeSantis is looking for a compelling reason to suspend Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, a newly released report from the State Department of Juvenile Justice should provide the evidence he needs! As I'll reveal, the report shows her office fails to prosecute a far higher percentage violent teenagers than any other state attorneys office in Florida! In my opinion, Worrell is guilty dereliction of duty at a level that places all law abiding citizens in danger and justifies her suspension by the Governor. Do you agree with me, or not? Let's talk!
Speaking of Governor DeSantis, he keeps trending lower and lower in the presidential polls, and the gap between him and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is large and getting larger in almost every poll. I have some ideas on what DeSantis needs to do differently if he wants to win the Republican nomination, and it starts with attacking Trump directly instead of tip-toeing around him and trying to avoid angering Trump's base! I'll make my case and we'll see what you think.
Newsradio WFLA National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins me with results of a fascinating poll on the attitude of Americans on a host of issues. And, Rory also has a look at school test scores from around the country.
https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3874
We'll close the show with another live report on the desperate search for the five people missing since they descended to the bottom of the ocean in a miniature submarine to explore the wreckage of the Titanic. If they are still alive they may be about to run out of breathable air while we're on the air Thursday morning. Newsradio WFLA National Correspondent Erin Real joins me with the very latest.