How many times have you seen Hakeem Jeffries, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Nadler, Rashida Tlaib, Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, Ayanna Pressley, and other deranged politicians get on their soap boxes and wail about the destruction of America and the end of democracy?
To hear Congresswoman Maxine Waters scream at folks that Elon Musk is stealing their grandmothers’ Social Security checks and using the money to build rockets is downright hilarious and about as likely as me having a romantic dinner with Taylor Swift.
What they all have in common is an unhinged belief that theirs is the only path forward and that Republicans carry the sign of the devil in their hearts. To be clear, here is what these pathetic, wretched members of Congress think will save democracy:
- If we can just end the Electoral College
- If we can just put an end to DOGE and Elon Musk
- If we can just censor free speech
- If we can just do away with parts of the Constitution that we disagree with
- If we can just ban voter ID
- If we can just allow all illegal aliens to become voting citizens of the United States
- If we can just jail President Trump
- If we can just make sure the federal government pays for all abortions and transgender surgeries
- If we can just outlaw gas-powered vehicles
- If we can just add nine more justices to the Supreme Court
- If we can just make Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, the 51st and 52nd states
Their goal is disgustingly simple—a single-party socialist state with them in charge.
That is how they want to save democracy. Now I ask you, do you have friends, colleagues, or family members who believe as they do? Is there a reason these folks are still in your life and that you even speak to them? So I’ll be blunt and ask this. What does it say about you and your beliefs that you tolerate people who hold these beliefs?
You Do What’s Best for the Country – Not Your Party
This is a lesson that many in the Democratic Party refuse to learn. Simply put, American taxpayer dollars are not theirs to spend without consequence. I’ve come to the conclusion that many Democratic members of Congress support the looting of the American taxpayer. Why else would they be up in arms as DOGE ferrets out waste, fraud, and abuse among over a thousand NGOs? Don’t they want America to spend its money prudently? Aren’t they in favor of rooting out abuse, fraud, and waste? Don’t they want to send lawbreakers to jail for stealing taxpayer funds? Why are they so offended when the media reports that $90 million in stolen government funds was discovered and clawed back, and that the Attorney General is on the case to put the perpetrators behind bars? How can you convince me that they are serving the American people and not their own party’s interests?
If You Can’t Sell your Trucks, Hire a Dragon
Honestly, I haven’t a clue what truck brand was being advertised on a TV commercial I saw. But I watched it twice, for no other reason than it included a fire-breathing dragon. Yes, America’s truck manufacturers have taken to employing mythical creatures to sell their pickups. Here is the scene. Some muscle-bound, blond-haired hunk is driving through the desert in his EV pickup.
Suddenly, a flying dragon sets the air on fire with its dragon breath. Miraculously, the hunk defeats the dragon with a light saber electric sword. While the hunk is still steering the truck, the scene cuts to the truck towing a super large barbecue with a dragon’s head and tail sticking out of the ends. All the while, a bear driving another truck is seen trying to run the blond-haired hero off the road. Finally, the magical truck, presumably made in America, vaults over an active volcano that’s spewing lava. Folks, you can’t make this shit up.
Now, a couple of observations.
First, the truck-driving hero of the day appears to be a romance novel cover reject designed to lure lonely women. Second, the dragon was, well, really cool and memorable. And who knew that EVs have plug-in light sabers and that bears can actually drive? And last, I have no clue who spent the money on the commercial—Ford, Chevy, GMC, Toyota? What a waste of money!
Why not have a spokesperson just stand up next to a shiny new truck and count off all the reasons his truck is superior to all the others?
NATO: Eyes Wide Open
It should not have taken this long but I am glad to read that 80% of NATO members have agreed to increase military spending by 30% or more to provide a much higher “force posture.” This spending increase would never have occurred under a Harris-Walz administration where everyone is holding hands, singing, and urging member states to pay for gender reassignment and place tampons in men’s bathrooms. The reason to have a military is to protect the member states and maintain a staggeringly lethal stance so potential adversaries will think twice before engaging in acts of war.
No one but Donald Trump could have made this spending increase happen, suggesting that the United States might end or lower its NATO commitment unless member states step up and fund the organization in full. In a speech that Vice President JD Vance recently gave in Germany, he provided a wake-up call to Europe, telling them to get their military house in order because they cannot rely on America to come to their rescue either financially or with war material as we did in the Second World War.
Europe has the ability to defend itself, and now it must find the political will to do so. Vance made it clear that the United States will no long tolerate NATO member states underpaying their commitments and getting a free ride from America.
The U.S. Institute of What?
Odds are you never heard of this governmental agency that declares itself not a government agency. It’s the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) that was originally created in 1984 by Congress as a nonpartisan, independent body. The organization owns its DC headquarters and employs a couple hundred people. Now here is where it gets interesting. The organization is funded by Congress and proclaims that it is not part of the Executive Branch or subject to its authority. In other words, it is funded by taxpayer dollars but they claim they are immune from oversight.
On February 19, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order mandating that the agency reduce its activities to its statutory minimum immediately. The employees failed to do as they were told. That’s when President Trump, acting as the Chief Executive of the United States, fired 11 of the 15 board members.
This saga will play out in federal court over the next few months, but it will be interesting to see what unfolds, especially with Republican leaders in both the Senate and the House firmly in tune with the President’s agenda. I suspect they will learn that rogue bureaucrats in any agency will not be tolerated under the Trump Administration. I see it as similar to McDonald’s philosophy—there are NO rogue hamburger makers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Rock Island, Illinois; or Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. You get with the program and do what you’re told or you are out on your ass. Period.
By the way, the Heritage Foundation spoke up about USIP last year for being nontransparent in its programs and operations and supporting progressive Democratic causes and projects.
Where Else but California?
Was it a negligent barista who caused a cup of hot tea to fall on a customer’s lap, scalding his thigh and groin? We might never know, but what we do know is that Starbucks has to cough up
$50 million after losing a California court case. My guess is that they will appeal, but I am confident that the lunatic asylum that calls itself California will end up fleecing the corporate giant for no other reason than they can.
This reminds me of the lawsuit against McDonald’s because their hot coffee was too hot. They ended up paying $2.86 million because a senior citizen accidentally spilled coffee on her lap.
Bits ’n’ Pieces
Kudos to Vice President JD Vance for suggesting that Election Day be declared a national holiday, complete with voter ID required for everyone and paper ballots for all. My guess is that this is the Democrats’ worst nightmare.
One of my New Year’s wishes came true! Liberal trash Rosie O’Donnell left America for Ireland. Now she’s their problem.
Ask me why I’m happy. I’ll tell you why. For the first time in four years, America has operational control of its borders.
Dear Fox News: You are part of the problem. Will you dimwits STOP posting daily pictures of AOC across your media platforms? We all know she is an intellectual moron, but you keep splashing her likeness for everyone to see, thus increasing her popularity. PLEASE STOP!
Hunter Biden has recently been stripped of his Secret Service protection detail. While vacationing in South Africa (don’t all broke people vacation there?) it was reported that he had 18 agents on his security detail, all paid by American taxpayers. As dear dear Hunter is no longer making a killing selling his trashy works of art, perhaps he can beg Daddy for a loan to pay for hired guns. Oh, and sister Ashley’s 13 government bodyguards are also being re- assigned. My guess is these actions have saved American taxpayers well over $1 million per year.
Extreme Transparency Is NOT Unconstitutional
On a daily basis, DOGE—the Department of Government Efficiency—finds tremendous amounts of fraud and abuse in federal government agencies. We are talking entitlement fraud on a massive scale. Elon Musk characterized their analysis at the Treasury payment center as “getting into the pipes.”
I for one am glad that his team has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars that have been going out the door for no reason other than “Well, we always did it that way.” Meanwhile, the Democrats are screaming that Musk is stealing funds for his billionaire buddies. No, he is uncovering incompetence on a truly unprecedented scale. And the transparency is what has Democrats crying and screaming foul.
How do you stop the fraud? You shine a bright light on it for all to see.
In a recent interview, Elon Musk shared that he felt his team was uncovering waste and fraud in these terms: 80% showed incompetence, and 20% showed malice. Honestly, I don’t know which is worse. His team is uncovering hundreds of millions of dollars of payments to illegals from Social Security, HUD, SBA, and other agencies. My fear is that this is just the tip of the iceberg as the further his team digs, the more rot they find. The amount of money tossed down the federal toilet is truly unprecedented.
A Trip Down Memory Lane: They Used to Be Called Service Stations
We were all excited as Mom and Dad packed us into the car for a special vacation. I remember all of us being happy in the back of the station wagon for a trip to Bear Mountain in upstate New York. We stopped at a Mobil gas station (in the 1960s they were called service stations because they actually provided service). The gas station attendant, in a neatly pressed Mobil uniform complete with matching cap, would come out, talk to my dad through the open window, and proceed to fill up the tank, check the oil and tire pressure, and wipe the front and back windows. No tip was given or expected, and a full tank was less than $5.
What Liberals Will NEVER Tell You
The days of hiring people based on their skin color or sexual orientation for who they like to bed down with are reaching their end. I agree with many that a meritocracy—hiring folks based on their abilities—makes a whole lot more sense than hiring someone because of where their parents grew up or the fact that despite their six-foot-three-inch frame they look good in heels, lipstick, and a cocktail dress.
I’d feel a whole lot safer getting a vasectomy from a board-certified urologist who graduated near the top of the class based on their abilities than a DEI hire whose skills were mediocre on their best days. Whether progressive liberals will ever confide that they want the person with the best skills and experience to operate on their children is doubtful, yet I don’t believe for a minute that they will allow a DEI hire to cut into their son or daughter to provide a lifesaving surgery.
My hope is that all Americans will wake up to the poisonous nonsense that the left has been spewing for years and aggressively vote them out of every office they currently hold.
Did Fred Trump Teach His Son Persistence? You Bet!
On what planet do folks think that Fred Trump taught his son Donald to climb as high as he has? Donald Trump stands toe to toe with Vladimir Putin and other despots on a weekly basis. He is not intimidated by any world leader and has learned how to give as well as get.
Did Dad teach Donald how to do that?
Perhaps some portion of that skillset was picked up watching Dad deal with New York City construction unions, the teamsters, and endless city council members looking to line their own pockets. My guess is that young Donald had a ringside seat watching a master negotiator at work. Fred Trump gave Donald a seven-figure head start, not eight figures.
Did Fred Trump teach son Donald how to have a smash TV hit with 20 million viewers or how to become a billionaire? How about how to have his own clothing line at Macy’s? How about writing almost a dozen books? Did Dad teach him how to build and operate grand hotels, casinos, and golf courses? And my biggest doubt—did Fred Trump teach Donald how to become President of the United States? My guess is no.
As a parent, I hope my kids reach to the sky, but I doubt they learned flying from me. What I hope I did instill in my kids, as Fred Trump instilled in his son, is how to persist, how to set goals, and how to not give up when challenges inevitably block their path.
All success is learned.
We are not endowed with the knowledge of how to win an election, how to earn a billion dollars, or how to score the leading role in a Hollywood blockbuster. President Trump set his eyes on specific goals and worked tirelessly to achieve them, bringing in expertise he did not have and leveraging everything he could to claw his way to the top. He persisted despite multiple lawsuits and assassination attempts.
Bringing this discussion full circle, I did not become successful by growing up on New York’s lower east side, going to a dilapidated high school with 5,000 kids, or attending a backwater state school in the middle of nowhere, achieving average grades. I didn’t become successful living in a crappy ground-floor studio in Flushing Queens and commuting one hour every day to a dead- end job with little chance of advancement.
I became successful using the same openly secret formula as President Trump. I read. I set goals. I persisted. I never stopped learning. I didn’t let obstacles block my path, and I never ever gave up on my dreams. What sets successful people apart from everyone else is their ability to see what does not exist, to fix that idea in their mind, and to work tirelessly toward that goal without giving up.
I’m Not Impressed
On a recent trip to Walmart I asked three different associates for help finding some items. I was surprised that not only the first person I asked but also the second and third people didn’t speak English. I would have thought that Walmart actually hired people who can speak our native language but I was proved wrong over and over again. What’s interesting is that 10% of my county identifies as Hispanic and Spanish speaking. Said differently, 90% of the county population is English speaking. I guess Walmart didn’t get the memo.
Restoring Fiscal Sanity
Teaching transgender and queer urban farmers about “food justice” is not my idea of a fiscally responsible America. That bureaucrats in the Biden Administration misspent so many billions of dollars of taxpayers’ wealth is mind-boggling.
Perhaps squash or rutabagas are racist? If you can honestly explain to me why the federal government squandered $8.5 million on a consulting contract described below I will buy you dinner at Morton’s Steakhouse. Here is the official description of the project:
Funds will be applied to the “fiscal stewardship to improve management and program operations in order to drive innovation and improve efficiency and effectiveness of business services; rethink, realign and reskill the workforce; and enhance program delivery through a number of transformational initiatives.”
If these funds were allocated to corporate America, I think they could have paid for this out of their own budget. If, on the other hand, it was to support innovation among DEI programs in Botswana, then hand me a sledgehammer to break the absurd contract.
The Divided States of America
Imagine, if you will, American states as kids in summer camp, competing in a variety of sports, activities, and the infamous “color war.” My guess is that the cool kids—Montana, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Florida, Idaho, and Texas—would kick the asses of California, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington (both of them), and Oregon.
My imaginary color war and tug-o-war, red versus blue, would be a Herculean task with bruised egos, bloody hands, and lots of crying—mostly from Illinois, Oregon, and New York. Oregon would prance around in pink and yell foul. Illinois Governor Pritzker would fall flat on his face in a mud puddle, his fat behind sticking up for all to see. New York Governor Kathy Hochul would be crying in a corner ’cause folks aren’t listening to her.
This is a telling image of what’s become of our disjointed union of states. I fear if there were an actual Constitutional Convention, many states would not bother showing up, just to boycott the whole process.
Some of us may be brown, Asian, Latin, or black. Some are born a boy or a girl.
But we are all Americans, and we should start acting like it.
Political Asshat of the Month
Welcome back to asshat of the month. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) went on Meet the Press and proclaimed that President Trump’s actions are an attempt to “destroy the rule of law.” He went on and actually decried that what Trump is doing is absolutely insidious. But here is the craziest part of his outrageous, poisonous, sanctimonious attacks on the President: “He is every single day acting unconstitutionally, he is trying to destroy the rule of law . And for what? To essentially hand our government to the billionaire class so they can steal from us. There is a level of corruption in the White House that is absolutely unprecedented.”
The fact that Elon Musk is taking time away from running his companies to help the President root out waste and fraud across all departments of the federal government is a godsend. Years of Democratic control of the gears of bureaucracy have created a spend-and-waste mentality that must be ripped out by its roots. Trillions of dollars of Americans’ precious taxpayer dollars have been flushed down the toilet with no accountability.
The fact that the Trump Administration is forcing accountability across the entire Executive Branch of government is both refreshing, crucial, and welcomed. Idiotic senators such as Chris Murphy ought to stand up and thank the President for bringing back responsibility, common sense, and accountability to government.
Instead, Murphy rails against cutting wasteful programs that achieve nothing and don’t help Americans.
Ye Old Curmudgeon’s Corner
Shortly after George Washington and I sailed the Delaware during that snowy day in 1776, I commented to him that more needed to be done to showcase the best of America, its people, and principles of freedom. Fast forward to today. We see mass media outlets doing their best to tear down America and its elected leadership. I get the whole independent media 4th estate argument, but to spearhead and spread disinformation is akin to yelling fire in a crowded theater.
Their objective is to create untrue narratives, sway opinion in a dishonest fashion, and simply spread lies. This is not a hallmark of independent journalism. It is characteristic of yellow journalism at its worst. The fact that Trump’s Press Secretary has demoted many a media outlets serves as a shot across the bow that dishonest reporting will not be tolerated and that there are consequences.
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