We cannot be sure what the Founding Fathers would say about the current state of our republic. However, we do know what one of them famously said about it then. A Philadelphia socialite named Elizabeth Powel asked Benjamin Franklin a question that resonates more than ever: “Well, doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”

“A republic — if we can keep it,” was Franklin’s reply. The “we” Franklin was referring to is now us. We are in danger of flushing it all away with far too many voters continuing to flirt with the left’s inexorable march toward a Soviet-style nightmare we might not be able to wake up from. No one is coming to save us from the left, from Harris, from Trump, from the media, or whatever your bogeyman is. These are not the problems. The problem is us. 

At some point the electorate must save itself or we will lose the republic. Read Full Story

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• The Washington Times: Trump Transition Team Expands ‘Partisan Lines’ With RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard
• Townhall: NYT Op-Ed Shreds Dems’ ‘Joy’ Strategy for 2024
• The Hill: Trump, Kemp Look to Present United Front in Must-Win Georgia
• PJ Media: Kamala Bringing Mansplainer Chaperone to First ‘Interview’

The House Freedom Caucus adopted an official position calling for a continuing resolution extending government funding past the Sept. 30 deadline and until early 2025 with the intention of avoiding an end-of-year omnibus that could be favorable to Democrats.

The caucus also calls for pairing a stopgap measure with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act that the House passed in June, expanding proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote in federal elections and imposing voter roll purge requirements on states. Read Full Story

• The Washington Times: Trump-Musk Conversation Racks Up Historic-Sized Audience
• TIPP Insights: Harris’ Joyful Warriors Campaign Collides With a Joyless Nation
• Townhall: Should Voters Feel Joy When Paying the Bills Is Harder Than Ever?
• Issues & Insights: Campaign of Joy? Underside of Harris-Walz Team Is Dark, Malevolent
• The Federalist: Behind Tim Walz’s ‘Hunter’ Facade Is Plan to Take Your Guns

House Speaker Mike Johnson is confident about the GOP’s chances up and down the ballot against the Democrat ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

“I’m pleased, for our purposes, that she chose Walz, because they can’t hide from their record,” Johnson said. “We were on trajectory, prior to all of the developments of the last few weeks, to have a decisive victory in both the House and the Senate for the Republican Party. I believe that we still are on that trajectory.” Read Full Story

• Washington Examiner: Vance: Tim Walz ‘Double Down Choice for Bad Leadership’
• The Daily Caller: Tim Walz Is Midwest Gavin Newsom
• Townhall: Veterans Will Not Be Fooled by Tim Walz
• The Federalist: With Shapiro Snub, Leftists Display Their Antisemitism
• American Thinker: Biden Beaten at His Own Game