CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 21, 2026
THERE’S AN OLD FRENCH SAYING – PLUS CA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MEME CHOSE.
IT MEANS THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME.
I THOUGH OF THAT PHRASE FOLLOWING TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND THE ONES COMING UP NEXT TUESDAY. ONCE AGAIN, EVERY ONE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CHOICES WON THIS WEEK. THE DEFEAT OF CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PRESIDENT. NEXT WEEK WE’LL SEE IF TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON DEFEATS LONGTIME INCUMBENT SENATOR JOHN CORNYN. THERE IS STILL NOVEMBER.
WILL ALL OF THIS MATTER? AT THE FRINGES IT MIGHT, BUT EVEN IF REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN, OR EXPAND THEIR MAJORITIES IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, WILL MUCH CHANGE? IT HASN’T BEFORE. REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAS EXPANDED, NOT REDUCED THE NATIONAL DEBT. MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SPEND OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY TO PRESERVE THEMSELVES IN OFFICE. GO ONLINE AND FIND THE ANNUAL PIG BOOK PUBLISHED BY CITIENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE AND BE APPALLED AT HOW OUR MONEY IS WASTED.
YES, I PREFER ONE PARTY OVER THE OTHER, BUT UNLESS REPUBLICANS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS ADDRESS MORE THAN SOCIAL ISSUES, ARE THEY REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE? I’M CAL THOMAS.
