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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Spencer Neale) - The Tom Kean Question

Congress has a fitness problem, and Kean is just the latest example. The post The Tom Kean Question appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics The Tom Kean Question Congress has a fitness problem, and Kean is just the latest example. Against the wishes of his doctors, Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) returned to Congress on Tuesday, his first appearance there in more than 100 days. Addressing the House floor, Kean began by noting that he is a “private person” before explaining his multi-month absence from his duties in Washington, DC.  “Several months ago, due to health concerns, I entered the hospital for some testing,” said the 57-year-old Kean. “I was given the diagnosis of depression.”  It was a stark admission for a politician whose critics have long…Open

BITCHUTE - Intolerable Acts | The White House Founders Museum | PragerU

After Britain won the French and Indian War, it faced massive debt, both due to the war and due to multiple other factors, such as debts resulting from ongoing conflict with neighboring Spain. For this reason, British Parliament voted to tax their American colonies, telling colonial leadership that the taxes were necessary to ensure their own protection against Native American Indian attacks. Colonists did not view Native Americans as a continued threat and were outraged by this new form of taxation without representation. After Britain won the French and Indian War, it faced massive debt, both due to the war and due to multiple other factors, such as debts resulting from ongoing conflict with neighboring Spain. For this reason, British…