Ambrose M. Bennett
SEEING the article on “the businessperson of the year” inspired this op-ed about our “politics & politicians” in the CNMI and on the mainland of America, as WE should give credit, good & bad, too those it is due in our political system. But our politics of Republican are so self-centered that our Governor doesn’t even recognize our “top citizen of the year” like WE see in other states. However, without a doubt, the top Poli-T (politician) for 2024 on the mainland was President Joe Biden for his work as president and for putting the People BEFORE his own desire to remain as president. If one objectively assessed the work of President Biden, it is clear he did a lot to improve America’s Economy, our quality of life especially in healthcare, restored America’s foreign policy to clean-up the mess made by #45 and a host of other things that contributed to a BETTER America! However, the KKT (Klu-Klux-Trump) Billionaire & White Supremist Administration OF FOR and BY the People is dead set on destroying Biden’s work & our Democracy for TRUE! The national news, CNN & MSNBC, is now “Trump’s Ridiculous Show” — LOL don’t cry!
I’m sure many will agree the best Poli-T for the CNMI in 2024 is Saipan Mayor “RB Camacho.” I taught my students in government that you judge your politicians by “what you can see, feel or touch resulting from their work.” The work of Mayor RB is everywhere to be seen, touched and felt by the community. Mayor RB has gone far beyond the easement clean-up to “reclaiming easements that were small jungles, fighting FOR the People to have FREE access & usage of the People’s Quarry that Republicans were trying to block, the free installation of our addresses, his push to help farmers and now he is fighting to organize the community to fight crime in the villages. When I saw his sign saying “if you See something SAY something” it truly demonstrated his mastery of leadership offering the opportunity for hope in the fight against the Local thieves. RB was “ignored, fought against and even sidelined by Republicans at first,” but his work is so outstanding that Arnold is now courting him, but I PRAY for all of us he will remain an Independent or even become a Democrat but not a Republican. KUDOS to President Joe Biden and our Saipan Mayor RB and a sincere thanks for your service – for TRUE!
That was the GOOD for 2024 and now the WORST, as I’m sure readers already KNOW who was the worst Poli-T on the mainland, as he is even president now with the worst record for being a president in the history of our Already-Great Nation. Trump promised dictatorship on day one and in just four days he has turned our nation upside-down doing things he said he wouldn’t do; in other words, he LIED about Project 2025, just to become President and now he is stabbing the People in the back with his Executive Orders. Even the Police Union that once supported him are outraged at his J6 Pardons, as Project 2025 is HIS agenda. Prayers for the CNMI & our Delegate’s success, as it’s going to be a-real “cliff-hanger” folks!
Just think about what Trump has done in his first four days with his executive orders. *Trump, the felon, pardoned all the J6 criminals, which also proves the BIGOTRY of ALL Republicans especially those in the CNMI who want to destroy me for getting in trouble 50 yrs. ago *started the worst deportation practice in our nation’s history, *created Trump Bit Coin out of self-greed, *trying to destroy the 14th Amendment’s Birthright, *appointing the worst “male chauvinist & unqualified cabinet” in the history of America, *he destroyed the DEI (Diversity-Equity-Inclusion) division in the DOJ (Dept. of Justice), *he decimated the Civil Rights Division in the DOJ, attempting to destroy CRT (critical race theory) being taught in schools to suppress the value of people of color in America, * Executive Order that OKed Government Discrimination so Trump’s-People can hire HIS people, *redefined Gender decimating the transgender people, and there is more but too much to mentioned. It’s sad & scary as “he’s just getting started,” so pray his kaduku politics doesn’t reach us out here in the Pacific!
I’m also sure readers know the WORST CNMI Poli-T for 2024 is Governor Arnold Palacios for his “failed & lack of an Economic Recovery Plan, his poli-tricking with his name changes & his defiance with nepotism to protect his relative’s job” — Joe Palacios. Arnold’s racketeering Monopoly Scheme that Ambrose M. Bennett STOPPED, saving millions and no appreciation is ungodly, but God ain’t sleeping! Readers should see by now WHY the Republican leaders have done all they could to destroy Ambrose, the Activist FOR the People! In fact, I challenge readers to come up with just One-Thing of perpetual value created or accomplished by Republicans & Arnold in 2024, as the only thing Republicans can lay claim to is the improvement of our roads paid for by the Feds. There is TAYA on the books that shows real perpetual reforms or improvements by Republicans over the past two decades, which is why our economy is dying, and WE are flirting with the insanity to continue following Republicans down a dead-end road to NOWHERE again! I’ve written thousands of Op eds & letters and this is my 85th Op ed of “TRUTH” and no one ever disproved nor say I lied or misled the People, which clearly means my opposition (mainly Republicans) have done a lot of lying & misleading the People for over two decades — for TRUE! The question is WHEN will the TRUTH start prevailing over the bigotry, lies, poli-tricks and subterfuge of the Republicans and when will my “do-nothing & say-nothing Dems” wakeup & start fighting FOR the People? Our Dems must change if WE are to ever find any resemblance of real prosperity, as I’m sure many citizens realize it’s time to Do Something New & Different in the voting booth FOR a Better CNMI — it’s just that simple!
One People, One Direction.
Ambrose M. Bennett is an Economist who minored in Sociology, a Political Scientist, a retired teacher & former CNMI Board of Education Member, a James Madison Fellow (U.S. Constitutional Scholar), a Fulbright-Hays & lifetime Humanities Scholar who resides in Kagman III in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
