A Northampton resident who called police officers "violence workers" seven times while arguing against allowing the city's police department to accept a donation of $13,000 worth of ammunition from Walmart is standing by her statement.
The issue came up last month when the general manager of the Walmart store in Northampton approached city officials with the offer, because the store had discontinued selling ammunition. Mayor David Narkewicz brought the proposed donation to the city council, which has the ability to approve or not approve donations to the city.
The essence of leadership is picking the right fights, and on the Border Wall, President Donald Trump has hit bullseye.
The unwillingness of Democrats in Congress – and a fair number of Republicans – to approve a drop in the bucket of the federal budget to build a permanent barrier along much of our southern border with Mexico shows you where their priorities are.
