Another “safe” Republican quits rather than face voters in November

WASHINGTON ― Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a 12-term Republican from New Jersey and chairman of the most sought-after committee in Congress ― the Appropriations Committee ― announced Monday that he would not run for re-election. Frelinghuysen’s announcement was a bit of surprise, considering he could still serve as the top Republican on the powerful Appropriations Committee for another four years under House GOP rules. But faced with the prospect of a tough race ― Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in that district by only 1 point in 2016 ― as well as internal discussions about removing Frelinghuysen as chairman after he voted against the party’s tax bill, the 71-year-old GOP moderate decided to call it quits.
Keep quitting guys. You certainly don't want to be associated with Trump's next two years in office.

Not Breaking News: Right to Carry Increases Crime

It has been a slippery fact to pin down statistically, but the scientific jury is in. Right-to-carry laws lead to more violent crime - not less. It is a combination of every confrontation ending with murder, and the legal gun owners who like showing off their guns so much that they get stolen.
"American gun owners, preoccupied with self-defense, are inadvertently arming the very criminals they fear,"

The Chris Johnson Announcement

OK, I'm psyched.  Chris Johnson represents a sea-change alternative in how he would function as the State's Attorney General. His slogan, "Real Change, Real Justice", is embodied in his platform.…