And now what?

"Welcome to the ending of America. We are so far beyond the bend right now, even a Trump victory with a red Senate and House might now be enough to save us. Democrats are the spoiled child who lost the wonderful vision that America has passed down to them."

Can't we just have a little parade to celebrate a successful football year? Maybe not, if your team is located in a crime hub. KC a crime hub? For violent crime, it has a crime rate 300% higher than the national average. For just ordinary crime, it is 166% higher than the national average. Maybe it would have been safer if San Francisco had won the game. Not as much crime there. No- wait - that is not right. San Francisco under Mayor London Breed has a sky-high crime problem. Like, crime is so rampant in San Francisco, that it is a more dangerous place to live or visit than 98% of the other US cities, both large and small.

This might have been the end to celebrations after a sports victory. Why? Too much crime and too few cops. The strategy of defunding and dehumanizing the police has worked very well thank you. Large cities are now cesspools of violence. The violence in KC, left one dead, and eight children wounded. Who could have been so callous, so careless? If you guessed gang violence, you might have won the prize. Welcome to Biden's America, where the safe zones are getting less and less safe.

The big international news was more Russia-gate. Like, it was OM Goodness a shocker! Seems the Russians, along with maybe the Norks and the Chicoms are getting ready to weaponize space. Put some low orbit nukes in space, so at the right time, they can take out our satellites. Maybe even, do an EMP strike and take out our grid. Did we just find out about this yesterday? Nope - about two years ago. But Biden classified it so very few would know about it. Well, now some in Congress know, and they want it declassified to all can know. Is this a clear and present danger to the United States? Sure could be.

Here is a no brainer. We live in a dangerous world. Many would like to do us harm. What is it with this administration, that climate, white supremacists, and MAGA folks are the enemy, and not bad guys from abroad? China has passed us up in the size of their navy. Does Biden care? Nope. We have over six million illegals in our country, many of whom might want to do us harm. Does Biden care? No, again. Most of our big blue cites are cesspools of crime and filth - so much so, normal citizens will no longer go there. Do Biden and Soros funded DAs care? No, no and no again. 

Welcome to the ending of America. We are so far beyond the bend right now, even a Trump victory with a red Senate and House might now be enough to save us. Democrats are the spoiled child who lost the wonderful vision that America has passed down to them. Democrats have ruined us. Left us vulnerable to many bad things. Period.

Bunker up folks. The road ahead is going to be rough and rocky. Am I wrong? Change my mind. 

  

Lessons learned (or not learned)

"Our ungovernable juggernaut continues to lumber down the road. What are the lessons we have learned as of late? Nothing. Nada. We are still as confused and incompetent as we have always been. The Democrats don't know how to govern - only spend. The Republicans don't know how to govern - only run purity tests on themselves."

How is the week going so far? Lots and lots of activity - mostly not good. Some might say that on the plus side, we finally had enough votes to impeach Mayorkas. Okay, and then what? First off, not a single Democrat went along with the Republicans to vote this Biden puppet out. That is a problem. However, three Republicans peeled off and voted NOT to impeach. To me, that is not a problem. Why not? Impeachment of this guy was a waste of time. Yes, Mayorkas is worthy of being fired. But then what? Biden would put another stooge in that spot, just to do his bidding. 

Besides this waste of time impeaching Mayorkas, a special election was held in New York's Long Island district to replace the disgraced George Santos. First off, I agree that Santos was a flawed candidate, and should have been better vetted before the election. How we won is still a mystery, but he did. That being said, as flawed and corrupt as he was, Democrats would have NEVER allowed him to be thrown out of the House if he was blue instead of red. Especially if they had a razor thin majority. But the Republicans did. And they had an excellent candidate to replace him. Ahead of the Democrat in every important issue. But she lost. And there goes the seat, and the razor thin majority just got thinner. 

What else happened yesterday? The new inflation numbers came out, and inflation is still a bug-a-boo for Biden. Especially for rent, housing and insurance. Because of the new inflation numbers, the stock market tanked. And how is the market right now? If you have stock, enjoy the gains. If you are working, beware. Many jobs are going to be downsized or eliminated in the next couple of years. If you are looking to buy your first home, good luck. If your skills and/or investment lie in AI, quantum computing, robotics, or batteries - you might have a rosy future. If your skills lie in yesterday's economy - good luck to you.

Today, the Senate will get ready to have a trial for Mayorkas. Meanwhile, the Senate passed a giant funding bill for Ukraine, Israel, Red Sea, and Taiwan. But without any border fixes, it will die in the House. Meanwhile, about 9 out of 10 Americans now think our current President is either senile, or a dead man walking. The House by the way, still needs to get all their funding bills passed and then over to the Senate. This needs to happen pronto, or else guess what? Another CR will be in the works.

Our ungovernable juggernaut continues to lumber down the road. What are the lessons we have learned as of late? Nothing. Nada. We are still as confused and incompetent as we have always been. The Democrats don't know how to govern - only spend. The Republicans don't know how to govern - only run purity tests on themselves. Meanwhile, America the great, has become America the disappointment. While our allies shake their heads, our adversaries lick their lips. Meanwhile, our president does not know what day it is.    

The morning after

                                    

"How is the rest of the week going to go? Hopefully not too hectic. Watching the hate and discontent which takes place every day in Washington, can be taxing on the soul. But we will somehow get through it. We always do - even though we seldom demonstrate our better selves." 

Many are saying thank goodness it is over! For two weeks now, every knowledgeable pundit (and some unknowledgeable ones), have been pontificating about every minute subtlety about how the two super bowl teams were going to match up. Yawn... - who cares? But the game was played last night, no interruptions (except for some kind of half-dressed streaker), and the Chief won (again). 

But enough about football. What else is going on? What does this Monday hold for us? First off, Lloyd Austin (Defense Secretary) is back in the hospital. Same issue. Post operation problems with his bladder. This time, he let people know, and transferred power over to his deputy. I am not a fan of his, but I am worried about him, nevertheless. What Austin has going on, is not normal. Could be life changing. He deserves our prayers.

The IDF rescued two hostages yesterday. This is huge. But there are still a huge number of hostages which remain sequestered. As well as six American hostages. Am I the only American who is bothered that the thirty Americans which were killed, and the six which are still held hostage - are never mentioned by our Commander-in-Chief. All he seems to care about is the protection of Muslims in Gaza. Dead Americans? That was so yesterday.

But there was something else which really eclipsed everything else which went on this weekend. And this was really big. Baptism. Believer's baptism. We baptized nine adults at our church on Sunday. At another church close by, they also had baptism. When you are in the faith, seeing people publicly profess their newfound relation with Jesus, never gets old. We have a friend whose young son decided to give his life to Jesus and be baptized. When I saw the pictures of his baptism, I could not have been more thrilled.

How is the rest of the week going to go? Hopefully not too hectic. Watching the hate and discontent which takes place every day in Washington, can be taxing on the soul. But we will somehow get through it. We always do - even though we seldom demonstrate our better selves. 

  

   

The lie which is a whopper times ten

"We need to defund the IRS and let our people be. If Joe Biden is looking for some extra money which should have been taxed, have him look no further than Hunter."

Do you remember, not that long ago, when Uncle Joe wanted to have enough funding to hire 85,000 or so more IRS agents, most everyone scoffed? Then when Biden said these agents would by use ONLY to go after millionaires and billionaires, as none of them (whisper when you say it), "pay their fair share of taxes". What a bunch of goo. Everyone knew that he was going to use this army of IRS agents to go after the MAGA middle class. Once again, just like when Lois Lerner was around, the IRS was going to be weaponized for a Democrat president. 

But now the jig is up. We know what the focus of ALL these thousands of IRS agents is going to be. Millionaires and billionaires? Nope. Home office workers, who deduct part of their home as a legit tax deduction. Biden knows if he squeezed home office employees hard enough, he might find some pocket change in the sofa. You mean home office people cheat? Maybe some, but most do not. It is just that the rules for what is deductible are so convoluted and confusing, mistakes are easy to make.

What is with these Democrats? Back in the first years of our Republic (listen up Democrats, we are NOT a Democracy), the early citizens were thrilled to get government out of their hip pocket. They had it with King George, and it was now time for self-governance. Funny - the Republicans still feel that way. The Democrats? They want to put you under a microscope and tax ever cent they can. After all, your money is their money. Don't believe me? Just ask them.

We need to defund the IRS and let our people be. If Joe Biden is looking for some extra money which should have been taxed, have him look no further than Hunter. Go after the stuff of Hunter's the DOJ let slip through the cracks. The stuff which the statute of limitations put off limits. But the hard-working folks, they don't have time for this crap. Let them earn an honest living. 

    

The countdown begins, panic starts anew

"Tick tock, tick tock. Every day this goes by unresolved, the runway gets shorter and shorter. Trump's chances get better and better. After Biden got let off the hook by Robert Hur (for being an old man with a failing memory), Trump's argument about Biden's America having a two-tiered justice system just grew more legs."

Election Day is only in 269 days. Those days will go fast. How do I know? A good portion of those days will be summertime. And we ALL know how fast summer can wiz by. I have told my wife; this will be one for the ages. For the history books. If we can keep Mr. Trump out of jail and on all the state ballots, and if we can keep Mr. Biden out of a memory care facility, we can indeed have the matchup of the century. But after this week, Biden's chances of remaining a lucid, viable candidate are getting slimmer by the day. And Donald Trump's chances of staying on every state's ballot, hinge on the ladies and gentlemen of the Supreme Court. 

Deep inside the apparatchik of the DNC, panic is setting in. The "what if" question is being asked. Uncle Joe has always been reliable in stoking hatred for Donald Trump. And it is by hatred alone, that the Democrats have a snowball's chance of winning in 2024. But what if Joe can't run? What is someone pulls that 25th Amendment stuff, and has Joe retired? Kamala has a hatred index on the right which almost matches Trump's hatred index on the left. But wait - what about someone else? Michele Obama? Gavin Newsome? Elmer Fudd? Anybody? 

Don't think for a minute that idea has not crossed the minds of the deep thinkers in the Deep State. But what are the implications? The first woman Veep, a woman of some kind of color, being passed over for someone else? Where is the loyalty? Has Kamala not stayed out of trouble during this term? Sure - by staying out of doing her tasks. And she has cut back on her nonsensible, "word salad" ramblings. But she has about as much of a chance winning the election to be our next POTUS, as "none of above" has. Besides, she does have some kind of following within the party. To go over her head and push her out of the way, might unleash the "dogs of DNC war". Could be a civil war of sorts.

Tick tock, tick tock. Every day this goes by unresolved, the runway gets shorter and shorter. Trump's chances get better and better. After Biden got let off the hook by Robert Hur (for being an old man with a failing memory), Trump's argument about Biden's America having a two-tiered justice system just grew more legs. If the Supreme's vote in Trump's favor, and all of these other legal entanglements start to fade away, Trump could win in a landslide. 

I know, I know. Nobody trusts the other side. The Dems could put up the most flawed candidate in the world, and if that person should beat Donald Trump - batten down the hatches. Many still feel the last election was "tainted". If Trump loses again to another more flawed candidate where there is no absolute custody of ballots, bunker up. Things might get ugly outside. 

  

Biden's curtian call

                                    

"Until we get a new POTUS, and quickly, we are (as we would say in the WestPac), in deep kimchee. I know, I know, We have Ms. Cackle in the on-deck circle. That is enough to scare even the bravest of souls.  But as goofy as she is, she still has her marbles. Besides, she would only be a seat warmer until Trump can be sworn in next January." 

Oh Joe. Did you never learn one of the toughest lessons of life? There are two things we cannot escape - growing old and death. Some go gently into the night, after living a long life of health and clarity. However, many do not. Age ravages them. And many times, it is not pretty, as age affects the memory. Sometimes in horrible diseases such as Alzheimer's or Dementia. In the case of Joe Biden (as one Democrat pundit put it), Joe has lost his "fast ball". In the eyes of others (as the economists say), Joe's memory is decreasing at an increasing rate.

The Hur Report broke yesterday. Biden and Trump had both been investigated for the same thing - improper storage of classified material out of SCIF. Biden's material was stored in broken down boxes, among junk in his garage. Some material came from his presidency, some from when he was a Veep (illegal), and maybe some from when he was a senator (more illegal). But in any event, Special Counsel Hur decided not to charge Joe Biden. Huh? Seems Mr. Hur thinks Biden is an "elderly man with a poor memory". WOW! BOMBSHELL!

Then for reasons no human being can understand, Joe decides to have a presser right after the release of this report which showed him to be failing. Joe wanted to prove to the public he was indeed alright. Instead, it became a curtain call to the report. It showed Joe live and in color, forgetting very important things. How so? Like President el-Sisi of Egypt. Joe thought he was the President of Mexico. He forgot the church where Bo's funeral was. It was a disaster. Rather than dispelling any doubt the Hur Report had on his presidency, it might have instead marked the beginning of the end of his presidency. It has put the Democrats in a heck of a pickle.

Here are the facts. Joe Biden is 81. It is not unusual for the gears to start slipping in folks that age. It happens. But here is the reality. Joe is impaired, and also the leader of the free world. Those two items mix together like oil and water. We need a president who is lucid 24 X 7, not just occasionally. To have someone with a Dementia type disability leading our nation is really a clear and present danger to all of us. It is like flying in a plane who has a pilot who dozes off.

Until we get a new POTUS, and quickly, we are (as we would say in the WestPac), in "deep kimchee". I know, I know, We have Ms. Cackle in the on-deck circle. That is enough to scare even the bravest of souls.  But as goofy as she is, she still has her marbles. Besides, she would only be a "seat warmer" until Trump can be sworn in next January. 

Can we hold on until next January? We have to. There is no other choice.     

  

"You earned it, you keep it" Act

"Anyhow, welcome to reality Congresswoman. Even though I disagree with you on most things, I strongly agree with you on this topic. ANYTHING I can do to help you get this passed, I will join you. But that is the water's edge. Anything else you propose, you are on your own." 

Could someone please pinch me? I think I might still be dreaming. Angie Craig, a stalwart Democrat, is proposing legislation which would eliminate federal tax on Social Security. A Democrat from Minnesota, who by her nature, loves to tax everything up to and including your daily eliminations, wants to free seniors from paying Social Security. WOW!

It is called the You earned it, you keep it Act. Craig introduced it at the end of January. I did watch her presser on YouTube where she introed it. I must say, besides being shocked, I was a bit disappointed. Why? Getting state Social Security tax off of our Minnesota seniors has always been a MNGOP thing. I would have thought to tackle the federal tax portion Social Security would have been a national GOP thing. I guess I was wrong.

We first started paying Social Security federal taxes in 1984. I know, I know - during Reagan's term. I wish the Gipper would have vetoed that legislation. In any event, this Craig legislation would be a good thing - a very good thing for seniors who are just hanging on right now. 

During Craig's presser, a retired teacher was asked what this meant to her. She said this would amount to a couple of grand more for her and her retired husband. After she told Craig how tight things were in her family, Craig smiled and said, "You earned it, you should be able to keep it."

I have said for a long time now, taxation of Social Security should NOT be a partisan issue. But somehow it has become one. Therefore, for a Democrat to sponsor this bill in Congress, is beyond refreshing. Maybe now the Democrats in Minnesota will wake up and eliminate the state taxes on Social Security. Or not.

Anyhow, welcome to reality Congresswoman. Even though I disagree with you on most things, I strongly agree with you on this topic. ANYTHING I can do to help you get this passed, I will join you. But that is the water's edge. Anything else you propose, you are on your own.