I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
—James Madison
Taken verbatim from Kamala’s 2019 presidential platform talking points:
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- Pledge to end immigrant detention
- Provide taxpayer-funded gender care and transition surgeries for detained immigrants
- Slash immigrant detention by 50% – close all family/private facilities
- Decrease funding for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
- End ICE detainers
According to Kamala’s 2019 ACLU official questionnaire, she was in favor of decriminalizing illegal immigration. And gender care and transition surgeries are a politically correct way to say gender mutilation.
For these reasons and more, I believe Kamala Harris is a menace to American society and I am glad she lost the election!
No Appreciation for the Importance of the Authentic America
I don’t recall who coined the phrase Drama Queens of Hyperbole, but it is probably the most accurate portrayal of today’s college students at the liberal bastions of higher education. The more I think about it, perhaps they would benefit from compulsory military service.
Many on the left are portrayed in kind of a weird way on YouTube and TikTok. I see under 30s sporting purple, blue, and green hair, as well as body piercings and loud mouths that tell everyone within earshot that they are not taken seriously, that they are marginalized. My recommendation is that they should look in the mirror and ask, Who would take me seriously?
Millions of videos circulating around the Internet portray these young’ns as your neighbors’ disaffected children. Personally, I think they are in sore need of history and civics courses with a dash of ROTC thrown in for good measure. While on the subject, why not mandatory work study programs at veterans’ organizations such as Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and others. Let these kids learn American history from those who fought to create it. They have the right to do as they please because of those who came before them, who picked up rifles, who had targets painted on their backs and are now buried in thousands of cemeteries scattered across our nation. Freedom for these college students was not free. It was paid for in blood—blood they have no understanding of or appreciation for. Best they spend time with some authentic Americans and learn what civic responsibility is and why I am proud to be an American.
A Plug for a Very Special Book
One of the best books I have read in 2024 is The 56: Liberty Lessons From Those Who Risked All to Sign The Declaration of Independence. Author Douglas MacKinnon has done a masterful job of providing short 5- or 6-page biographies of each of the signers. You will come away with an appreciation for each of these brave founders who signed their death warrants by affixing their names to this historical document. You will learn, as I did, who was imprisoned, who was tortured, whose homes were burned to the ground, whose farms were destroyed, and what families were forced into hiding for fear of being captured by King George’s Red Coat Army.
These extraordinary people deserve to be acknowledged and revered. A chapter in a junior high school history textbook does not do these men justice.
I don’t care what George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres, Taylor Swift, or Elton John say about Donald Trump. I am glad he is MY President.
Don’t Be Proud of What They Share
When I think of America and Generation Z and younger Millennials, I am forced to conclude that they share an undesirable trait—specifically, a lack of situational awareness. It seems that neither one has any clue what is actually happening around them.
It seems these teens and 20- or 30-year-olds can’t walk down the street with their heads up to see what’s going on around them. Recently I spied an under-30 fellow, complete with pants too short, a backpack, and an iPhone in his hand. His eyes were glued to a video. Whether TikTok or YouTube held his attention, I’m not sure, but if a T-rex had been bearing down on him, he would have been clueless. He literally had no idea what was in front of him. I was hoping he would walk into a telephone pole to shake him out of his social-media-induced trance, but no luck. He looked up just in time to avoid smacking his head. I pray that America, Gen Z, and Millennials will wake up and see what is transpiring around them, and act accordingly.
Is the Government Aware?
Is the government aware of recent statistics that indicate that 75% of crimes in Manhattan are committed by illegal aliens? See the article on Redstate.com written by Bob Hoge, published on September 3, 2024. These newcomers, as progressive liberals like to call them, are flooding the criminal court system with murders, carjackings, robberies, battery, and more. It looks like they are not acclimating to America very well. The New York Post ran a headline describing this horrid situation, and what has the government done? Nothing.
There are only three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies, and leverage.
—Charlie Munger
The Federal Government CHIPS and Science Act Debacle
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 was hailed by the Biden Administration as a giant leap forward to secure America’s domestic production of vital semiconductors. The Act seeks to lure semiconductor manufacturers back to mainland America after decades of offshoring.
Obviously, the way they do that is to dangle billions of dollars of subsidies and grants in front of gigantic tech companies who are worth billions of dollars.
Intel was slated to be a major recipient of government cash. To date, it has received zero as it attempts to meet a myriad of government-imposed requirements. And as serendipitously as I can report, Intel has recently slashed 15% of its workforce. In March 2024, the Commerce Department trumpeted that Intel was in line to receive over $8 billion for manufacturing projects located in Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona, and Ohio. Intel is beside itself, both exasperated and discouraged in its negotiations with the government. It’s worth noting that at the time I wrote this, Intel’s shares were down an astounding 60% year-to-date. So much for free government handouts! Beware of these words: We are from the government, and we are here to help you.
This really got my undies in a twist: The media is reporting that President Biden has taken 532 vacation days out of the 1,326 days in office (as of this writing).
I figure I have done my job if I can give you a view of what the political spin masters are serving up to the American people.
An unimaginable sum: In fiscal year 2024, the Department of Education received budgetary resources of $224 billion to be spread among its 10 sub-departments and agencies.
Understand that I’ve been called a compulsive writer. Others term me feisty, in-your-face, and blunt. I can live with that. I’ve been called worse. I have a highly refined bullshit meter and arrogance detector. I sniff out political bullshit like a house cat making a beeline for catnip.
According to Pew Research, in 1958, 75% of Americans trusted the government to do what is right. In 2024, that number has plunged to 24%. Score one for the American public’s bullshit meter. Said another way, public trust in our elected officials has plummeted.
Case in point is Harris and her royal anointer-in-chief, Joe Biden, who are clamoring for term limits for Supreme Court Justices. Do you think they would be making as big of a racket if the Court was overwhelmingly liberal? Term limits did not become a thing until the Court achieved a conservative majority. Before that? Crickets. And do you find it interesting that their proposed 18-year term limit would only apply to three sitting conservative justices? During Biden’s time in the Senate, he was an ardent supporter of the Supreme Court’s independence until it was no longer politically expedient to do so. Now it MUST be reformed with great haste!
Ex-Senators Harris and Biden are UTTERLY SILENT on the idea of Congressional term limits. The 10 members of Congress shown below have served for a combined 420 years.
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- Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has served in Congress for 49
- Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has served in Congress for 47
- Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has served in Congress for 43
- Senator Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has served in Congress for 43
- Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has served in Congress for 43
- Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has served in Congress for 39
- Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has served in Congress for
- Congressperson Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) has served in Congress for 41
- Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) has served in Congress for 37
- Congressperson Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has served in Congress for 37
Bet Ya Didn’t Know
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence was Benjamin Harrison. Born in Virginia sometime around 1726, his family became the envy of Americans for over 100 years. Let me explain. His dad wanted to ensure that young Ben got a good education, so he sent him to the College of William and Mary. In 1776, Ben was elected chairman of the First Continental Congress. He served three terms as Governor of Virginia. His son, William Henry Harrison, became the ninth President of the United States, and his great-grandson, also named Benjamin Harrison, was the 23rd President of the United States. Not many American families have that kind of history, except maybe the Camelot Kennedy clan.
You Don’t Score Political Points by Denying Reality
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairperson Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senior Asshat Senator Chuck Schumer believe that the SAVE Act, passed by the House in early 2024, is a MAGA right abomination. They rail against a bill whose primary purpose is to secure our national elections and make certain that only American citizens vote. Clearly, Democrats are not interested in securing our elections.
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS PARTISAN REPUBLICAN MAGA UNAMERICAN THEATRICS.
Energy Independence IS a National Security Issue
Kamala Harris: I want to ban fracking.
Kamala Harris: I never said I want to ban fracking.
Fracking and horizontal drilling are American innovations that have allowed the United States to become a world energy superpower, revolutionizing the energy landscape forever. We have enough natural gas to last centuries.
If you think energy independence is just some Republican talking point, I’ve got news for you. Remember the Jimmy Carter presidency and the OPEC oil embargo? Our tanks couldn’t fill themselves up at the local Sunoco station. Our jet fighters lacked the aviation fuel for a prolonged air war. American worker productivity plummeted as we spent countless hours on gas lines instead of working and producing.
Energy independence = security. Never forget that.
One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.
—Milton Friedman
Sergeant at Arms – Break Out the Ivory!
According to the House of Representatives website, the Sergeant at Arms is an elected officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Sergeant at Arms is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the House and is responsible for maintaining order on the House side of the United States Capitol complex.
My guess is that the Sergeant at Arms stands in the back of the chamber along with his staff to ensure no fighting breaks out and that everyone stays safe and decorum is maintained.
Might I add additional responsibility? I propose that the Sergeant at Arms be issued a large bar of soap to use only when a member of Congress is caught lying their ass off. In such circumstances, the Sergeant at Arms would be empowered to haul the offending member (man or woman) up against the nearest wall, handcuff them behind their back, and begin vigorously scrubbing their mouth out with soap. That will send a clear message to other members that lying will not be tolerated within the chamber, and this simple act might do wonders in furthering government honesty and accountability. As a proud and civic-minded American, I am happy to purchase a case of Ivory soap bars and have it delivered to the Capitol.
Is This Republican Member of Congress a Demented MAGA Sociopath?
Not in my book. In fact, I believe that Trump supporter Congressperson Anna Paulina Luna is to be commended for publicly stating a platform that is both reasonable, intelligent, and in the best interest of America. Here is a sampling of legislative proposals she has co-sponsored in the House.
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- Expand mental health and substance abuse care programs for our veterans
- Eliminate income taxes on seniors’ Social Security income
- Enact term limits for members of Congress
- Ban China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia from purchasing American farmland
If you can spot any batshit-crazy MAGA items in the short list above, please let me know. Unlike some of her colleagues in Congress who are certifiable asshats, Congressperson Luna speaks the truth and is a wonderful example of a committed public servant whose primary goal is serving the American people to the best of her ability.
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https://www.youtube.com/live/yPzwt0gkz_c?si=VMs6NpHUxSCiKCoI
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