Once again, with gusto!

"What advice would I give Donald Trump, should he ask me? 'Once again with gusto, Mr. President!' As Rush Limbaugh would often say, Doanld Trump lives rent free in the heads of most Democrats. Just keep doing what you are doing sir, it is working just fine. Once you get sworn in again, you can fix the justice system that Biden has broken so badly." 

Some pundit was pontificating the other day, that should the "Hanging Judge" from Trump's current trial, change his contempt of court (violating the gag order) punishment from $1,000 per event to some jail time (maybe even at Ricker's), Trump's lead would go up by five or six points. Trump too, has figured that out. He puts no credibility in this show trial, nor the Democrat planted judge. "If I need to go to jail to prove I have the Constitutional right of free speech - then so be it."

Boy has this ever backfired for the Democrats. Corrupt DAs (funded by Soros), tainted judges, and kluged "criminal" cases. All the while, Donald Trump is playing not the perp, but the victim. Trump's popularity continues to rise with the previously "Never Trumpers" as well as some of the independents. Plus - Trump continues to erode away at the once stalwart Democrat base. Blacks, browns, Jews, and even some suburban women who voted against Trump, are now in his corner. Who is Joe Biden picking up? Maybe more Muslims. Or not.

For fair minded Americans, the daily picture of one of the major candidates running for president, sitting in a courtroom while his geriatric opponent continues to campaign - does not sit well. In fact, many think it stinks. But hey - Trump told us there was a Deep State. He told us about the "swamp". I think part of Trump is loving the fact so many Americans can now see this travesty of justice. 

This election will be one for the ages. Should Trump win, it will be spun as total vindication. Should Biden sneak out another victory, it will be looked at as dirty politics on steroids. But here is the thing. I listened to a well-respected Democrat pundit the other day, and he had this to say - he sees the race as being much tighter than the polls show. He also believes Trump will win by 2% over Biden. Now here is my take. If the country remains almost 50-50, half the country will hate the outcome. Maybe hate it so bad, many will take to the streets. Or worse.

What advice would I give Donald Trump, should he ask me? "Once again with gusto, Mr. President!" As Rush Limbaugh would often say, Doanld Trump lives rent free in the heads of most Democrats. Just keep doing what you are doing sir, it is working just fine. Once you get sworn in again, you can fix the justice system that Biden has broken so badly. 

   

The Social Security Issue

"With fewer and fewer companies or organizations offering pensions these days, and with the uncertainty of 401k and IRA funds, Social Security will become more and more of a lifeline for many. And if the fund goes dry, and people get reduced or zero dollars each month from Social Security? That picture would be so grim, I don't even want to paint it." 

I have been reading more and more disturbing things about Social Security as of late. If you plan to live to be 65 to 70 years old (or longer), or have a relative who is on Social Security, you might find this article interesting. Social Security, the program which has been around since 1935, was originally set up as a safety net for those who hit 65 and had little else to live on. Since life expectancy in 1935 was 62 years old, this fund was going to be close to perpetual. Then two things happened. People started living longer, and people started having fewer kids.

Flash forward to today. Here is the grim reality of Social Security. Instead of just being a safety net for the few, it is now the only source of income for 40% of all retired folks in America. Today, you can start drawing Social Security (reduced amount) at 62 years old. With life expectancy at 73.3 years old, that means 40% of all people between the ages of 62 and 73.3 will be looking for their Social Security checks, just to survive. 

Social Security has been discussed for decades now in Washington. How can this fund remain solvent if 1) the ratio of people kicking into to fund as compared to those taking out of the fund is so much different than it was in 1935, and 2) over the years we have all kinds of other things which are leaching out of the Social Security fund. 

Besides giving the fund a total overhaul (which is very unpopular to many), what else can we do to help our seniors? One of the Democratic Congresswomen from Minnesota has an idea. Since for years, the federal government did not tax Social Security, let's have at it again. Take all federal taxes off of Social Security. That would help. Plus, some states still tax Social Security. No more state taxes on Social Security would also help. 

Or - we can do nothing. This once viable program will become unviable in 2033. That is nine years from now. How is this being handled in Washington? The same way fixing our national electric grid has been handled. Instead of fixing our grid 40 years ago when we knew an EMP strike of any kind would be disastrous, we will wait to fix it until after the EMP strike happens. The same with Social Security. We will wait until 2033, and then ring the alarm bell.

With fewer and fewer companies or organizations offering pensions these days, and with the uncertainty of 401k and IRA funds, Social Security will become more and more of a lifeline for many. And if the fund goes dry, and people get reduced or zero dollars each month from Social Security? That picture would be so grim, I don't even want to paint it. 

  

Land of the free, home of the brave!

"America is our home. It is our cornerstone. Our guidepost. We CANNOT lose the vision our Founders left us with. As we were warned by Ben Franklin, "we have a republic - if we can keep it". Well folks, I am beginning to wonder if we can keep it. The enemy is not at the gates any longer - they are inside the tent." 

I absolutely love this saying. It personifies America from the time I was a kid until now. I know - some have changed this motto to be "Home of the free, because of the brave". I love that one even more. Regardless, we must remember this - we live in America. The land of absolute opportunity and freedom. It is the clearest shining example of liberty that people offshore from us to see. And what is happening today? Our great country is being counterfeited. We are told we are colonialists. Racists. Conquers. But when the truth is told, we are none of these.

Somehow our institutes of higher education have taken on the mantle of disinformation. America is none of those good things - on the contrary, America is not anything like the ancient Romans or Vikings. Take territory, capture and exploit women, plunder resources. This is all such a butter cup of pure revisionist crap; it is almost amusing. And yet, many of today's snowflakes are captured by the sophism. The lies. The regurgitation of history.

I see what is happening in Congress these days. I see what is happening at our "prestigious" colleges and universities these days. I see where George Washington's statue (the father of our country), is vandalized and has Palestinian flag and mottos all over him. This almost sacrilegious. Washington was offered the position of king - and he turned it down. Kings can lead to tyranny. He wanted to President. Of a republic. Where the people's voice is heard.

America, where are you? What is happening? The beacon for all to look toward, the bright shining city on the hill - where are you? Have you lost your way? Your sense of direction? As one person from another country recently said, "We can't lose America - if we lose America, there is no other place to turn to." True words, and a AMEN!

America is our home. It is our cornerstone. Our guidepost. We CANNOT lose the vision our Founders left us with. As we were warned by Ben Franklin, "we have a republic - if we can keep it". Well folks, I am beginning to wonder if we can keep it. The enemy is not at the gates any longer - they are inside the tent. 

 

       

Law and order? Or lawless and disorder?

"Back to Minneapolis for a minute. Have you seen the type of person who serves on City Council? Forget the Mayor - he almost looks normal in contrast. In fact, he has tried to tether this 'clown car' of misfits down. It has not worked." 

Article in the local paper today. Get ready Minneapolis, there might be a huge tax increase coming! Why? Because of the high quality of life? Wrong answer. The article said there is a very high vacancy in office buildings downtown (still). The paper also used the same excuse for the vacancies which it has used for a couple of years now. The pandemic. Guess what Star Tribune? You can spin that yarn all you want, but most of us know the real truth. Downtown is unsafe. Not a good place to go anymore. THAT is why the vacancy rate is so high. 

Not to pick on the City of Lakes, this vacancy issue is more common than uncommon these days (in blue cities). Why? Crime. Low police numbers. Goofballs in city government. Soros funded DAs who will not prosecute crime (unless you are Donald Trump). Until more people feel safe again, until downtowns return to the calm of yesteryear, these high vacancies will continue. And so will the tax increases on those who remain downtown.

Back to Minneapolis for a minute. Have you seen the type of person who serves on City Council? Forget the Mayor - he almost looks normal in contrast. In fact, he has tried to tether this "clown car" of misfits down. It has not worked. So long as we have idealogues and socialists running (ruining) the joint, cities like Minneapolis will have lawlessness and disorder. Wait - what happened to law and order in our large cities? That has gone the way of the Dodo Bird - thanks to the DFL.

By the way - the City of Minneapolis needs more money from the taxpayers. Just think - in 2019 the number of cops in the city was 900. Then came the Floyd riots and the disregard for any law and order. Net result - today the number of cops on the beat is less than 575. Just think of how much more tax money would be needed to bring the force back up to 900. But the lower the number of cops stays, the more violence. The more violence, the less people want to live or work downtown.

If you elect clowns to run your government, the result is mayhem and dystopian living. Look around at our cities. Heck, look around at our blue cities campuses as of late. As the saying goes, the wheels have come off the trolly. Or in this article, the wheels have come off the clown car. 

Remember this choice in November. More lawlessness and disorder? Or law and order. The choice is ours to make.  

  

"From the river I can see..."

"The biggest problem we still have in this country is leadership. We need God fearing, America loving, Constitution following people in all levels of leadership. And media which is destructive and dismissive to our way of life, we need to eschew." 

How to finish this sentence. How about, "From the river I can see, all the mutts who bother me." Or on a more positive note, "From the river I can see, this land called America, and how I love thee." What is my point? The next time I hear "From the river to the sea" BS from the protesters, I think I might throw up in my mouth. I am sick of these malcontents, destroying our freedoms, and defacing our landmarks and colleges. It is high time we took America back from everything which is harmful to this great nation.

The picture above is from a college out east. Some of the mutts were trying to rip down our flag and replace it with a Hamas or Palestinian flag. These young men, who represent the majority of how our young people are today, would have no part of our flag being taken down. Despite being pelted with trash from the mutts, they kept our flag off the ground and on the flagpole. This picture is a ray of hope for all to see.

At another college out east yesterday, while the mayhem at UCLA was taking place, was having a revival. Yes, a revival. Not a protest, but a revival. There were praise songs, evangelism, and 140 young college kids being baptized. Another ray of hope. The dark despair and disarray of the Pro-Palestinian protest camps were richly eclipsed by the love for our Lord by these clear-thinking college kids.

"From the river I can see, young people who represent you and me." When we cast our gaze over the fruited plains we live on, we just need to overlook the ones who wish us, and this nation, harm. The good, and the very good, in this country so outweigh the bad and the very bad.

For example, our church, which is a Bible believing church, continues to grow like a weed. With less than 1,000 people attending each week, 270 of those attending are kids. Kids of all ages. I mean, you walk into our church on a Sunday, and there are young people all over the place! All with hearts on fire for Jesus!

The biggest problem we still have in this country is leadership. We need God fearing, America loving, Constitution following people in all levels of leadership. And media which is destructive and dismissive to our way of life, we need to eschew. That is it. We start with those two things, and the rest will follow. Then we can all proudly proclaim, "From the river we can see, our sweet land of liberty."

 

Why are they so angry?

"Grow up, man (or woman) up. If you are really that pissed off about living here, let me show you the door. Until that happens, DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND SHUT THINGS DOWN HERE. DON'T YOU DARE DESTROY THINGS. If you say America is your enemy, you become the enemy of many good citizens, who dearly love this country."  

I really don't get it. Just the other Sunday, our pastor said in church that just about every person in America is very wealthy compared to everyone else in the world. I have heard that fact before. How wealthy are we? Seen the southern border as of late? Nobody is trying to sneak out of here - on the contrary, millions have snuck into our country. Why? Wealth and opportunity. So, why are the youth in this country so angry right now?

Some think it is the constant brainwashing they receive in our education system. Really? Maybe it is. Teachers, who are supposed to be respected and believed, have told our young folk for years that Americans are opportunists. Colonialists. Racists. Why would educators tell lies such as this? This is simply not true. But some of this pablum, has sunk into those vulnerable cortexes. It has become part of their reality. And it angers them, they are living in such a repressive country.

One of the things I saw recently, was during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, was a very curious sign. It said, "Queers for Palestine". There was an irony in that sign. In many Muslim countries far from ours, homosexuals are looked upon as vile. So vile, they don't deserve to live. Some are taken to the top of tall buildings, and then tossed off. 

Why tell this tale? Simply for this reason. Our youth have no clue just how well they have it here. How good women have it here. In many countries, women are subjugated. Treated as property. Young people don't have free choice as to what they will do for a living. No freedom of religion. No freedom of speech. No freedom of assembly. Need I go on? Because our young folk have been coddled by our nanny state, and lied to by educators, their anger is directed at a phantom country - a country which does not exist.

When I got off of active duty and had the chance to get a college education as part of my veteran benefits - I was thrilled. What an opportunity! I loved this country. I loved the opportunity to serve my country. I loved, still love, living in this country. I have NEVER had the misplaced anger that so many of today's youth have. Do I feel sorry for these spoiled brats? Not one iota.

Grow up, man (or woman) up. If you are really that pissed off about living here, let me show you the door. Until that happens, DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND SHUT THINGS DOWN HERE. DON'T YOU DARE DESTROY THINGS. If you say America is your enemy, you become the enemy of many good citizens, who dearly love this country.  

 

Entitled rich kids and a paucity of facts...

"Between the mistreatment of Donald Trump and the non-punishment of these radical students, Biden continues to slip in the polls and Trump continues to rise. Biden's America is on display right now, for all to see. Is there anything else which could go wrong right now? Oh yes, Putin recently threatened to turn the United States into a land of 'radioactive ash. And then there is that..." 

Yesterday, one of the reporters asked one of the little darlings (who was not in school, but rather illegally protesting), a few germane questions about the protests. Question: "Why are you protesting against the Jews, when it was the Jews who were attacked on October 7th?" Answer: "You need to get your facts straight about October 7th. It never happened that way." Question: "Do you support students illegally occupying the administration building?" Answer: "You need to get your facts straight, because that is not what is happening."

I was waiting for the reporter to pull out a map of the Middle East, just to see if this undereducated, yet entitled brat knew where Israel was. Then I started to think - mom and dad are spending $90,000 a year to send this entitled kid to Columbia University. To learn what? America bad, Israel bad, Hamas good? Where is the critical thinking? Where is the real-world history that should have been taught? And to think when these brats finally get out of Columbia, knee deep in debt, Joe Biden will want us to pay their college debt for them.

Last night, the powers that be in NYC finally grew some, and ordered the police to move in and expel the protesters. Now it will be interesting to see what Alvin Bragg will do. This, however, would mean Bragg would have to take his gaze off of Donald Trump for a short while. BTW - a sizable percentage of those arrested were not even students at Columbia. I am shocked (not)! Will Bragg let all these mutts go, or will he charge them? Figure the odds on that one!

And then we have the President of Columbia University - Minouche Shafik. She is a piece of work. And that is all I will say about her. I do suggest that you read up on her bio. It will explain quite a bit on how she let this get so far out of hand. Will she suspend or expel the guilty students? That would be a long shot. 

Parents - there are so many reasons not to send your kids to college these days, it would be hard for me to list all of them. Whereas many inner-city high schools have become "failure factories", many colleges and universities have become indoctrination facilities. There is no real learning at these "higher education" facilities anymore - only brainwashing. They are a waste of money and a waste of space.

Between the mistreatment of Donald Trump and the non-punishment of these radical students, Biden continues to slip in the polls and Trump continues to rise. Biden's America is on display right now, for all to see. Is there anything else which could go wrong right now? Oh yes, Putin recently threatened to turn the United States into a land of "radioactive ash". And then we have that...