Yep, not a ruse. The Governor of New York, the inept and delusional Kathy Hochul, has called out National Guard troops to help with the soaring crime problem on the subways under New York City. She is deploying 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers and police officers from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Hochul stated, “The plan is to rid our subways of people who commit crimes and protect all New Yorkers whether you’re a commuter or transit worker.” The systemic incompetence of policymakers at both the state and city levels is stunning with soaring crime, illegals holed up in luxury hotels, and cuts to city services that taxpayers rely on. And still, voters keep putting these yahoos back in office!
Amazing!
Signed by the Who’s Who of Congressional Asshats
A recent letter (March 6, 2024) from some Democratic members of Congress to the chair of the Federal Trade Commission laid out their (flawed) reasoning to stop energy company mergers in their tracks. The letter seems to read like a rehash of every possible reason that mergers should be blocked. Without any facts to back up their assertions—and, mind you, assertions are all they are—here is their laundry list of reasons to stop mergers in the energy sector:
- Threaten competition in the industry
- Could lead to higher prices for consumers
- Fewer choices for businesses
- Hurts the climate (my favorite)
- Designed to pump more profits out of American pockets
They steadfastly refuse to acknowledge that oil companies such as Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, Devon Energy, and Exxon Mobil do not set world oil prices. Prices are set by extremely complex markets. In addition, the esteemed (my ass) members of Congress indicate that the deals are not about efficiency, cost savings, competitiveness, or lowering costs but are meant to gouge the American consumer.
I could go on and on with this drivel, but let me share with you some of the signatories of this letter:
Bernie Sanders
Jerry Nadler
Elizabeth Warren
AOC (squad member)
Rashida Tlaib (squad member)
Pramila Jayapal (squad member)
Ilhan Omar (squad member)
Chuck Schumer
Maxine Waters
John Fetterman
Jamie Raskin
Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Royal Order of the Jackass Society may now go back to their regularly scheduled duties.
It’s the Border, Stupid!
Few will dispute—well, except every liberal Democrat—that our southern border is an unmitigated disaster. Yet Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer refuses to let HR2 (the Secure the Border Act) come to the Senate floor, calling the Senate version of the House bill “a total non-starter.”
Let’s enlighten ourselves about what the bill contains. Here are the major aspects of HR2 (taken from Senator Ted Cruz’s press release published on September 14, 2023).
The Secure the Border Act enacts effective border security solutions, including:
- Requiring the Department of Homeland Security to resume border wall construction
- Increasing the number of border patrol agents
- Tightening asylum standards by restricting asylum to only aliens who present at ports of entry and by requiring aliens to prove they are “more likely than not” to qualify for their asylum claim
- Narrowing DHS’s power to unilaterally grant parole to illegal aliens
- Criminalizing visa overstays by making the first offense a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and the second offense a felony punishable by up to a $2,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment
- Stopping NGOs from using tax dollars to transport or lodge illegal aliens and provide illegal aliens with lawyers
- Restricting DHS from using its CBP One app to welcome illegal aliens into the country
- Requiring employers to use E-Verify
- Ensuring CBP has access to the criminal history databases of all countries of origin and transit so CBP is aware of the criminal histories of illegal aliens encountered at the southern border
- Narrowing the Executive Branch’s parole powers
Tell me which aspects of the bill you find offensive. Is it completing the southern border wall? Is it hiring more Customs and Border Protection personnel? Is it tightening asylum standards? Why do Democrats steadfastly refuse to fix the southern border? My hope is that House and Senate Republicans will continue to hammer out this issue and make it clear that we will not secure anyone else’s border until we secure our own. In fact, here is what House Majority Leader Mike Johnson told the White House:
Supplemental Ukraine funding is dependent upon enactment of transformative change to our nation’s border security laws. We stand ready and willing to work with the Administration on a robust border security package that protects the interests of the American people. It is well past time for the Administration to meaningfully engage with us.
’Nuff said…
California Throws MORE $$ to Illegals
Leave it to asshat California Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula for introducing Assembly Bill 1840 that would offer qualified first-time homebuyers a loan of up to 20% of the purchase price for a condo or a home, AND the loans accrue NO INTEREST and require no monthly payments.
Oh, and most important, these loans would be available to undocumented immigrants, who Joe Biden calls “newcomers.” They are not. They are illegal aliens.
Arambula’s justification is that “the social and economic benefits of homeownership should be available to everyone.” Well, sir, why don’t you just transfer the title to your home to the next illegal you see?
Short Gems
Deep-Six the Beer and the Chips
We all remember the shitstorm over Budweiser and its foray into transgender advertising. Sales of the beer plummeted as its long-term customers made it known that they vehemently disagreed with Budweiser’s message, and billions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated in short order as investors stampeded for the exits.
So under the heading of not learning a damn thing, Doritos Spain made the news that it is partnering with a transgender activist, hiring a brand ambassador (whatever that is) who tweeted inappropriately about a 12-year-old. They will learn the hard way that this is not an endearing value among buyers of their chips. The company higher-ups who approved the “brand ambassador” should be summarily fired and their stock options cancelled. NEXT!
I Would Welcome a Complete Ban on TikTok in the Unites States . . . Just Sayin’
We have more than enough online platforms to watch water skiing monkeys and transgender soapbox activists without letting the Chinese Communist Party have access to user information.
May I Burn Your Passport on the Way Out?
Squad member and all-around anti-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) announced that she will leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected. May I pack your bags, Madame Congresswoman? And don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. That you were ever elected to Congress by the asshats in Michigan’s 12th Congressional district is a stain on American politics.
Russia Says It Will Not Interfere in US Presidential Election
This was actually a Newsmax headline on March 6, 2024. Well, thanks, Mr. Putin. We greatly appreciate that you publicly stated you won’t interfere in our internal affairs. Hope you don’t mind, but I am a great believer in the whole trust-but-verify school of foreign policy. It’s not that we don’t trust you, but well, we don’t. So we will be watching your actions, not just your words.
Way to Go, Florida
Abiding by a new law, the University of Florida has fired all DEI employees. Score one for the good guys and gals. Trouble is that these folks will need to find new careers where they may actually have to learn a skill. Perhaps they can check out some trade schools that teach underwater welding, nuclear reactor electrical engineering, or uranium reprocessing.
Thanks for the Money – But We Still Make the Rules
So a billionaire ponied up $70 million for an advanced super computer at a Florida university, only to have Governor Ron DeSantis prohibit Chinese AI experts and researchers from participating in the research. The billionaire cried foul since researchers from China and Iran were excluded from the project. He was so focused on attracting talent that he totally disregarded the danger. I call it common sense. YES, billionaires can be stupid too!
TV for Brain-Dead Liberals
There’s’ a show where five liberal morons mock and make fun of rational conservatives. I don’t know the name of the show, and frankly, I’m not interested. But it makes me wonder if the show’s hosts grew up mocking and making fun of other kids. After all, mocking doesn’t come naturally. I’m sure they spent many hours belittling others in order to qualify to be part of the show.
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