Op-ed:

Economics + War = A Maybe Midterm Loss...Part Two

By Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This opinion piece is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com    

In last week's article, “Economics + War = A Maybe Midterm Loss...Part One”... I wrote as to why, in my opinion, we Republicans might well lose both the House and the Senate come November's midterm election by focusing on the economic perspective. Now here, in Part Two, the focus is on President Trump's, what I believe to be, mishandling of the still ongoing war with Iran...a war that has become highly unpopular and polarizing here at home, and even more so as the November midterms draw near.

So let's begin with the cardinal rule that Trump has broken, as in the U.S. does not...I repeat not...negotiate with terrorists. And yes, Barack Obama did break that rule with his infamous “5-for-1” Taliban deal...as in five top Taliban operatives being released in exchange for U.S. traitor Bowe Bergdahl's release...which saw many of us chastising Obama's actions en-mass, and rightly so. But when now President Trump outwardly strives and continues to strive to make “deals” with Iran's terrorist regime...as in the world's leading “State Sponsor of Terrorism,” the silence from way too many Republicans remains quite deafening.

And to make matters worse, when some of us do call Trump out for dealing and negotiating with terrorists... which includes the still ongoing ultra secretive behind closed doors negotiating aspect...along with the fact that we have yet to actually win this war...wars being fought do need both an actual winner and a loser...we who do so are then deemed by Trump loyalists to be traitors to the president and to the party because we, according to our naysayers, suffer from what they deem to be “Trump Derangement Syndrome” or “TDS” as it's more commonly known, and it's no matter that most of us voted for Trump three times, and still do support many of his domestic policies, but dare disagree with him on anything, well you know the rest.

So here I must say that I see we dissenters as being true “American patriots” for we know that one's ultimate loyalty should not be to one man or to a party, but to the United States Constitution...the very document that the shadow of Trump hovers over for both right and wrong reasons depending on whose side of the political discourse one is on.

And this very aspect in relation to what is deemed to be misplaced loyalty by some, as well as it having divided the Republican Party, has become not just the second (second only to the economy itself) “albatross” dangling from what could be a Republican midterm loss, but it is something Trump cannot simply just walk away from.

Why so? Think of it this way, as defined by these seven proven to be facts.

Fact One: Besides Trump wanting to make deals with terrorists, he also set an unrealistic time frame as to when this war will end... six weeks tops he said.

Fact Two: Right from the beginning President Trump made unfortunate what are strategic miscalculations regarding Iran's ability to fight back, which included his not taking into account Iran's regional proxy army/drone retaliations against Iran's own Arab neighbors, as well as his telling our ally Israel what they can and cannot do in regards to this war, as in his wanting a diplomatic solution to end the war vs. Israel's wanting to finish the war last summer when we truly were in control of the discourse.

Fact Three: the remnants of what's left of the regime... as in the IRGC...still does remain in control of Iran, and continues to execute jailed “Freedom Fighters” by the day, and they show no sign of backing away from battle anytime soon, after all their religion simply will not allow them to do so.

Fact Four: Trump, to date, still has not yet made any serious public statement regarding Iran's bio-weapons program...the very program I have been calling out since this war began for these are Iran's “last stand” weapons of choice...weapons that the regime would surely use either against Israel, our military personnel stationed at bases in the region, or if desperate enough against the Iranian people themselves.

Fact FIVE: And most important of all is our original reason for going to war with Iran, as in to permanently stop any and all of Iran's nuclear ambitions... the very thing we have yet to accomplish for Iran has agreed to nothing nuclear wise...no agreements has been made let alone their signature appearing anywhere on the dotted line.

Fact Six: And dare we not forget how the Strait of Hormuz did turn this war into a war that many now deem to be but a war for “control over oil;” and how that one aspect does affect not only the global market, but the price at the pump here in our own country as well. And then there's the fact...whether some like it or not...that this war has to some degree actually depleted or at least has run down the numbers of certain of our important  military stocks...military stocks such as U.S. Patriot Missiles, components of our THAAD anti-missile defense system, and our all important Tomahawk Missile inventories, to name but three.

Fact Seven: Also something very telling that must not be forgotten is that while President Trump has again raised troop presence in the Middle East...a good thing as it increases our show of strength...yet he still keeps the all important so-called “boots” locked up on battleships and aircraft carriers instead of allowing them to do the job they were expertly trained for and are willing to do...as in to outright win this war and not be but “hands tied behind their backs” window dressing bystanders.

And here it is important to remember that that actual strategy planning itself...whether it be economic or a military/war type strategy...is most assuredly a multi-tiered endeavor...but that whatever strategy is agreed upon said strategy's implementation...whether it be war time or economic strategy...is actually initiated solely by the president, no matter if he decides to listen to or not listen to what his advisors or experts tell or suggest him to do or not do.

So here let me say that while I personally do still agree with President Trump's original reasons for going to war with Iran, I still do not support his actual handling of the war to date as its components of non-tangible and unrealistic solutions continues to weigh heavy on the minds of many voters, and could well be being a contributing factor in the Republicans possibly losing the midterm election. Why so...because the midterms are actually a referendum on how the sitting president and his party are doing...as in have promises made to “We the People” actually been kept or not.

And sadly, for this president who promised us “no new wars” on his watch while campaigning in 2024, that does not sit well now for the man or his (and my) party, especially when it's coupled with the issues I discussed in “Part One” of this article...including Trump's what is tariff fiasco. And here might I add the fact that while job numbers have increased as have wages...good things indeed...wages themselves have not been able to keep up with inflation which is not a good thing, meaning one cancels out the other, something no one wants to see happen around midterm time.

So to sum it all up, and to prove that 2 +2 in the political realm can still or at least should = 4...the fact remains that a midterm loss for Republicans is thankfully not yet guaranteed, but unfortunately nor is a midterm win. But maybe the odds can be shifted back in the Republicans favor if President Trump were to tell the voters that he's now putting his ego aside so that what are his true economic and foreign policy successes (like the Abraham Accords) can finally shine though on their own, and also that this now unpopular war with Iran is guaranteed to soon be coming to an end and with a U.S. “written in stone” victory.

A hard sell for sure but it can be done, and maybe this midterm election can be the turning point to where we on both sides of the political aisle finally realize that we ourselves, courtesy of in-party fighting, are actually helping to destroy our beloved America from within. So maybe it's time that both the uber far left and the uber far right rhetoric in each party needs to be toned down or better yet ditched completely, for both the far left and the far right are actually one and the same...unyielding, deliberately divisive, with hatred alone being their driving factor...solutions to problems be damned.

So maybe come November 3rd we Republicans and Democrats together as Americans can finally understand that adopting some Reagan-style bipartisanship can actually be what saves our country from ultimately imploding from within, after all nothing else has. Case closed.

Copyright @ 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.    

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Just Three Thoughts on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

This thoughts below are my {Diane Sori) thoughts alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

[[[ First, at the beginning of the victims name calling, Terry Strada...who lost her husband Tom Strada on that most horrific of days...gave a short but powerful speech asking, ""How can it be 25 years and still we have no justice for the role that Saudi Arabia played in your murder?" How right she is, but I think I know why...OPEC oil control. Remember, Saudi Arabia is and always has been OPEC's dominant defacto leader. Put the pieces together and the why becomes obvious.

 

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[[[ Second, America-defaming NYC Mayor Zohan Manidani and the infamous AOC (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...should never been allowed to set foot on America's sacred ground. Why so...because these two (imo) disrespectful pieces of human garbage were caught on camera laughing and making jokes as the 9/11 victims names were being read. They should have been immediately removed from the premises, and I truly hope their actions and show of disrespect comes back to bite them ten-fold.

  

[[[ And third, a rare PR opportunity was missed by President Trump to show, at least for this one day, bipartisanship. Why so...because by President Trump choosing to go to the Pentagon Memorial instead of being at "Ground Zero" and sitting alongside our four remaining living presidents...coupled with his sending quite unpopular JD Vance in his place...showed a mistake on his part. And when in his 9/11 speech he brought up Iran (albeit briefly)...I guess Trump didn't get or read the message that this day was to be about honoring the victims and the heroes of 9/11 and not about Iran...his speech in general was not bad. But I did expect more from Trump than what we got...maybe he should study the videos of the great Ronald Reagan and pick up some of his oratory skills. Just saying.]]] 

 

Copyright @ 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.

Op-ed: 

On America's 250th Birthday 

By; Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This opinion piece is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

 

...But here please know that our beloved America will survive long after this our nation's 250th birthday, simply because America must survive...there are no other tangible options available. Why so...because if what was our “Founders and Framers” grand experiment...the experiment that was and thankfully remains the “United States of America”...if it were to fail it would, in my opinion, herald in and leave open the possible demise of the sum of Western civilization itself on both an economic and cultural level, thus in turn leaving a vacuum of power the world has never seen before.

And now with less than a week to go until our great nation is officially 250 years old, know that it is import that the collective sum of “We the People” celebrate her milestone birthday together...together in unity even if for some it's only to honor the official signing of the “Declaration of Independence” and nothing more. And for many others, let's put our political differences aside for at least this one day, because what has been and still is our trying to forge a “more perfect union” does remain an ongoing process. We must continue to learn from both our past struggles as well as our true and lasting achievements if we are to remain...as per the words of the great Ronald Reagan in his “Farewell Address” to the nation, “a magnet for all who must have freedom.” Read entire article here.

Op-ed: 

On America's 250th Birthday 

By; Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This opinion piece is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

First let's get something straight right upfront, America's 250th Birthday celebration is not about President Donald Trump contrary to the words off his political naysayers...for the simple fact is that the man just happens to be president on our great nation's semiquincentennial birthday. And I believe President Trump's saying that, “I think it’s going to be the biggest event we’ve ever had at the White House,” is just a plain and simple fact for this birthday, and all the fanfare that rightfully belongs to it, will show the world that America as a nation truly still is the greatest and freest nation the world has ever known.

And while many on both sides of the political aisle are not happy with our president right now especially in regards to his handling of the Iranian War...and I freely admit that I am one of those folks...I must also admit that I still honor Donald Trump as my president for he has accomplished much for the betterment of our country, with the closing of our southern border quickly coming to mind. And here also know that I see America’s 250th Birthday as being an opportunity to help pull together what is now our sadly divided nation, that is if we start to focus on our shared commonalities instead of on what always seems to be our ever volatile and differing political discourse and opinions.

Our nation's 250 years of freedom should be a true and joyous celebration of what is our ”Declaration of Independence” for on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially severed the 13 colonies' political ties to Great Britain as well as to King George III himself, thus seeing our founding principals of freedom and self governance finally beginning to take hold. And while our new nation was indeed born from war, to date, no nation in recorded history has done more to help end war and secure peace than these United States of America.

And on this very special July 4th, if nothing else, this day should be the very day that we as Americans...minus any and all hyphens...should  celebrate together...together as the sum of “We the American People.” Remember, it's not the president nor any member of any political party who should take center stage nor “steal the thunder” away from the very document that defined not only who we are as a nation, but clearly stated that “all men are created equal,” and have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Also, remember, as fact, that our nation, even when bruised at times, has survived intact for 250 years because of those stated words...and done so no matter who was the president at any given time or from which party said president belonged to.

However, even with all that I just stated, we still do, at times, find peace hard to come by...peace not just in the literal cessation of battle itself along with the laying down of weapons...but in “peace of mind”  in knowing that the war we had just fought was both indeed “noble and just.”  Peace, what is true and lasting peace, is not always what we thought, dreamed, or hoped it would be especially now as we exist in what are truly unstable and volatile times. And it is the very nature of time itself that can change the concept of not only how an ongoing political discourse in relation to garnering peace is perceived, but in how we understand not just where we came from, but what we as a nation can become in regards to us...not the UN...seemingly still being the world's peacekeeping force.

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Thirty one words...one's pledge of loyalty to our beloved America...a statement meant to unite we Americans together as one people no matter ones race, creed, color, sex, or religion, yet it's a pledge that at times, for some, does divide us even more so when it crosses over into ethnic, and what are religiously deemed moral lines. And that divide is mostly do to the politics of any given day, as it seems instead to have divided our nation even further along and within given party lines.

And know that the said divide is in no way the fault of the words of nor the meaning behind the pledge itself, but is the fault of “We the People” who seem to have forgotten that while political rhetoric does indeed tend to change both in times of war, and when the party in power changes hands, some in both the Republican and the Democrat parties seem unwilling to walk away from their deeply, what appears most likely to be, self-indoctrinated hate. The word “bipartisanship” has truly become a dirty word in regards to today's political discourse no matter that it is acts of “bipartisanship” that actually heralds America's successes rather than turning focus onto what some consider to be her failures.

But here please know that our beloved America will survive long after this our nation's 250th birthday, simply because America must survive...there are no other tangible options available. Why so...because if what was our “Founders and Framers” grand experiment...the experiment that was and thankfully remains the “United States of America”...if it were to fail it would, in my opinion, herald in and leave open the possible demise of the sum of Western civilization itself on both an economic and cultural level, thus in turn leaving a vacuum of power the world has never seen before.

And now with less than a week to go until our great nation is officially 250 years old, know that it is important that the collective sum of “We the People” celebrate her milestone birthday together...together in unity even if for some it's only to honor the official signing of the “Declaration of Independence” and nothing more. And for many others, let's put our political differences aside for at least this one day, because what has been and still is our trying to forge a “more perfect union” does remain an ongoing process. We must continue to learn from both our past struggles as well as our true and lasting achievements if we are to remain...as per the words of the great Ronald Reagan in his “Farewell Address” to the nation, “a magnet for all who must have freedom.”

Happy 250th Birthday my beloved America. May you have many more yet uncounted years to show the world that America, that American principles, that American values and ideals, are indeed something to strive for both now and into the future. Case closed.

Copyright @ 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved. 

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Op-ed:

Bipartisanship or Bust 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.   

...And herein now lies the problem, for unseen since the days of the great Ronald Reagan has “bipartisanship” been a true and lasting Congressional reality. Why so...because both Democrats and Republicans now seem to thrive on constantly being at each others political throats, thus they never allow themselves to even begin to work together to find common sense solutions to the shared problems at hand. And in their failing to do so, these folks willingly ignore the fact that the act of “bipartisanship” itself can actually help to negate the extreme wings...the overtly vocal and at times physically dangerous wings...of both the Republican and Democrat parties.

And also something to note is that “bipartisanship” does tend to lead to overall governmental stability via the implementation of not only centrist solutions to problems, but accomplishes this while eliminating the fear of policy reversals occurring simply because the party in power has once again shifted hands...the very thing that has allowed round after round of inane partisan bickering to sadly become the new norm.

In other words “bipartisanship” does work best when it's coupled with both parties returning to the letter of the law that is the “United States Constitution.” Read entire article here.

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Op-ed:

Bipartisanship or Bust 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.  

In the wake of the latest assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, it has become obvious of just how politically divided America is today, And said divide is much deeper than just your average Democrat vs. Republican ideological rhetoric, because it has now reached a point where some Republicans are as far to the right as some Democrats are to the left. In fact, at times, the political discourse of today has now become so heated that the radical right can now actually shake hands with the radical left, and visa-versa.

One case in point can be summed up by these thirteen words, “America will not be lectured about civility by far-right extremists in Congress"...now is a time to unify.”

These were the fighting words spoken by House Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, and were aimed directly at Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis...words to the affect that Governor DeSantis best dare not try to redraw Florida's Congressional districts before this November's midterm election. But spew as he may, these were indeed foolish words for what Jeffries willingly chose to ignore is the fact that not only is Virginia's recent redistricting election itself being contested, but that said election might actually be unconstitutional in some aspects.

And to add even more fuel to the fires of political discontentment come these words.... words again spewed by Hakeem Jeffries just days before the recent “White House Correspondents Dinner” fiasco. And these words actually called for "maximum warfare" against Republicans in that Jeffries stated that, “We (Democrats) are in an era of maximum warfare. Everywhere, all the time.”

And foolish man that he is, Jeffries added that the Democrats would continue to “ratchet up pressure” on Republicans nationwide, but he never explained exactly what said “pressure” would or might be.

Simply, America is now in a war against itself...that's how far the political divide has caused us to stray from out founding principle know as, “We the People.” Three little words seemingly buried in partisan driven hate that sadly shows the world who we've now become as a nation. And for me that downfall started the very day a community organizer from Chicago not only sashayed across the stage to give Bill Clinton's presidential nominating address, but who set the stage for almost all the problems we politically and socially face today, and he...Barack Hussein Obama...did so simply by his willingly allowing “bipartisanship” to become a “dirty word” so to speak.

And herein now lies the problem, for unseen since the days of the great Ronald Reagan has “bipartisanship” been a true and lasting Congressional reality. Why so...because both Democrats and Republicans now seem to thrive on constantly being at each others political throats, thus they never allow themselves to even begin to work together to find common sense solutions to the shared problems at hand. And in their failing to do so, these folks willingly ignore the fact that the act of “bipartisanship” itself can actually help to negate the extreme wings...the overtly vocal and at times physically dangerous wings...of both the Republican and Democrat parties.

And also something to note is that “bipartisanship” does tend to lead to overall governmental stability via the implementation of not only centrist solutions to problems, but accomplishes this while eliminating the fear of policy reversals occurring simply because the party in power has once again shifted hands...the very thing that has allowed round after round of inane partisan bickering to sadly become the new norm.

In other words “bipartisanship” does work best when it's coupled with both parties returning to the letter of the law that is the “United States Constitution.”

President Ronald Reagan...the greatest modern day president in my opinion... knew this as well as he knew exactly what was needed to be done to allow for much needed “bipartisanship” to overcome the numerous political hurdles then in place...the very same thing both Democrats and Republicans now seem unable or unwilling to do. And Reagan did so courtesy of not only his directly addressing the issues facing the nation, but that he did so while refusing to give sway to any and all overtly partisan driven shenanigans.

In fact, Reagan willingly and constructively worked together with what was then a Democratic controlled Congress to pass both his version of comprehensive immigration and tax reforms, along with what he deemed to be a “supply-side” economic program... a program which included massive tax cuts to help stimulate what was then a stagnant economy...thanks to his predecessor Jimmy Carter...thus he was able to increase revenues from taxes while income levels grew.

Reagan also proposed and got through what was a “bipartisan” Congress large increases in military expenditures as well as cuts in “discretionary” spending on social and welfare programs...showing that the issues he faced and remedied back then are some of the very same problems that need addressing today in regards to those who willingly and knowingly continue to misuse the welfare system.

 

And Reagan accomplished all that he did courtesy of his simple willingness to both negotiate, and then to compromise, with the Democratic leadership. In fact, Democrat Tip O'Neill was the “Speaker of the House” during most of Reagan's two terms as president, and yet while their politics tended to differ they became not only lifetime friends, but friends who were willing to put their political differences aside to work together for the betterment of both our country and “We the People.”

 

Simply, this is the very thing today's Democrats, and even some far right Republicans, are unwilling to do for “Trump Derangement Syndrome" has not just stripped away any semblance of common sense and logic that these folks once had, but in doing so their mantra has now become, “We the People”...“We the Country”...be damned.

 

And that is the most shameful thing of all for if this current wave of hate driven partisan shaped governance continues on, our beloved “America's 250th Birthday” might well be our last...maybe not in the physical sense per se, but in the sense of our being, as President Reagan in his “Farewell Address to the Nation,” stated, “It's the American vision of creating a new nation of free people, a country that would be a light unto the nations, and a shining city upon a hill,” that would forever be lost. Case closed. 

Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor /All rights reserved.

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