What to do when history is against you

"Regardless of how history grades both Trump terms, I will grade him for how he does should he lose one or both houses next month. Will be devolve into a do-nothing President like Biden became? Or will he go out swinging - figuring out how to get stuff done without a friendly Congress. Stay tuned folks - the future is almost here."  

It might be time to face facts. History could be a valid teacher going forward. The midterms. The vast majority of past administrations have lost seats in the House and Senate in these off-year elections. This year, that will be devastating to going forward. Why? Slim majorities in both the House and Senate means both chambers could flip in November. Is it possible this will not happen? Everything is possible - but this is not probable. Thus, the smart folks in the administration should be figuring out right now, what they can and cannot do for the next two years.

I dare say that Trump is so reviled by the loony left, that even if we had zero percent inflation, they would still be out to change both chambers in the midterms. How will things work if only the WH has a Republican in charge? First off, here is what will not work. Getting any of his bills through Congress. That will be a dead letter. However, so long as Trump is in office, his EO documents should still be valid. But if we lose the WH in 2028, those EO documents will be deader than doornails.

In the old days, when there was split governance, things were difficult. Today, with the socialists clawing at the door, things will be beyond messy. Things will look ugly in Congress. So ugly, it will be wonder if anything, no matter how minor, gets done. Oh yes - don't forget about the 105 impeachment trials for Trump and some of his cabinet appointments. We will not quite be at civil war, but it will be safe to say that all the joy will have been drained out of serving in Washington. In other words, stand by for very rough seas.

Back to what I said earlier. Is it possible (although not probable), for the cambers not to switch leadership? Where the Republicans could even pick up votes? Sure. But it would mean that every registered Republican would need to get out and vote. Or every Christian get out to vote. In absence of that, we will lose the chambers. Period. Full stop. I believe that deep down, Trump knows that. So does his team. So does MAGA.

Regardless of how history grades both Trump terms, I will grade him for how he does should he lose one or both houses next month. Will be devolve into a do-nothing President like Biden became? Or will he go out swinging - figuring out how to get stuff done without a friendly Congress. Stay tuned folks - the future is almost here.  

 

 

Will November 3rd bring a canned hush over the land?

"Voting red will bring peace to our shire. A canned hush. But voting in a bunch of Tim Walz clones (or clowns) - will not. Will Republicans screw this place up more than Democrats have? We don't know, because we have not had Republican rule since about the Civil War." 

Ever stop to wonder why we have elections? For a starter, if we did not, and just had the same old, same old every year, we would not have much of a government. Nor a country. But we do have elections. Every other year. And the purpose of elections is do one of two things - bring about change when change is needed or continue stability when everything is stable. It really is that simple.

This year, Donald Trump is not on the ballet. His time as POTUS will close out in two years. Then we will have new candidates to ponder. That being said, most of what I hear from those TDS folks on the left when ANY candidate on the right is discussed, is how much they are joined at the hip with Donald Trump. Here is a news flash - most, if not all, of the MNGOP folks who are running, have their eyes on the future. The future being beyond the next two years. As much as many of us who love Donald Trump and cherish the job he has done as POTUS, he (like Ronald Reagan), is about to fade into history. 

Let's for a minute talk about the needed change in Minnesota. If any state is ripe for a cleaning, a strong disinfection, it is Minnesota. We have knee deep graft and corruption. We have one party rule which is at the core of our problem. I know, I know - the Democrats would love to blame the Republicans for the gunk in the gears in our home state. Sorry - the Republicans don't today, nor have they for many years, held any power in Minnesota. This is all on you Democrats. You can carp and caterwaul about Donald Trump as much as you want, but it is Walz and company who run this state. End of story.

The red team has some real change agents running for office this time around. We have a woman who is the former Speaker of the House, who knows her way around the capital and more importantly - knows where the bodies are buried - running for governor. Or - we can elect the old and tired do-nothing Hotdish Amy. But Amy said she knows how to fix the graft in Minnesota. Really? Where have you been Amy? You have not done spit except cozy up to the Somali caucus. You have not done anything, nor will you. Why? You are spineless and nothing more than a Washington politician. Lisa Demuth would be a change agent who could fix things. But for reasons which could even stump Yoda, Klobuchar is leading in the polls. SMH.

How about for the open senate seat? Do we really want to put Peggy Flanigan in that seat? A woman who knows how to do NOTHING except pander? How about some change, Minnesota? How about an outsider who has name recognition and good ideas? How about Michele Tafoya? Heck, she is even pro-choice, which should mollify many on the left. Peggy Flanigan is nothing more than a goofball. Michele Tafoya is a serious candidate. 

Voting red will bring peace to our shire. A canned hush. But voting in a bunch of Tim Walz clones (or clowns) - will not. Will Republicans screw this place up more than Democrats have? We don't know, because we have not had Republican rule since about the Civil War. 

    

Maybe we need another 40 days in the wilderness....

"Remember who and what you are voting for in November. Pulling the blue level will not be progressive - it will be regressive. It will not be back to the future - instead it will be visiting the ugly past. But hey - we get the government we deserve. Me? I want to get off this train right now - before it reverses back to entropy."   

Here is a news flash - the American voter(s) have short memories. Very short. And how short you might ask? As a nation, we have forgotten about all the crapola that Joe Biden visited upon us. The economy which was going nowhere. Our military was filled with (to quote Pete), beard-o(s) and weird-o(s). Our southern border was no longer a border. Basically - the Democrats made our country into a mess. And now a short two years later, the country is ready to go back to that dysfunctional mayhem.

Let us not forget about Minnesota. The Democrats in 2023, during the trifecta, visited every piece of evil legislation upon the citizens of Minnesota that could be imagined. We are still burning from the blisters of the infanticide type abortion the Democrats imposed upon us. And what else did they leave us? Along with some bad apples from the Somali community, the Democrats allowed world class graft in our sacred tax dollars. We have a CD5 Congresswoman who is being investigated under the RICO Act. We have a next up elected position to the governor, who might be our next senator, who is a few fries short of a Happy Meal. And our AG? Please - don't get me started on him!

All this being said, maybe we need to get Biblical with our voters. Since they have short term memory issues, maybe they do need another 40 days in the wilderness. Since they have made Trump out to be something worse than a serial killer, let them see how they like the economy when things start sliding back to Biden-omics. I know I will hate it - but the mind-numbed robots who live in the Metro Area might need some EST to really get the message. In short, should the Democrats rule the day after the mid-terms, life in this country is going to suck all over again.

I know that Trump is not a perfect man, but he was the perfect man to pull this country out of the nosedive that Biden put us into. We once again got the chance to know what a man is and what a woman is. It gave us a chance to have a few extra bucks in our pockets. But the Democrats have a Halloween type surprise for the voters this year. Not only will they bring back Joe Biden type policies, but they will also give us (drum roll, please) - socialism. And not hidden socialism - socialism which is loud and proud. Right out in the open. My feeling about that October surprise? Beam me up, Scotty!

Remember who and what you are voting for in November. Pulling the blue level will not be anything progressive - it will be regressive. It will not be back to the future - instead it will be visiting the ugly past. But hey - we get the government we deserve. Me? I want to get off this train right now - before it reverses back to entropy.   

   

The Houthis have got to go!

"But we can do our part. We can take the lead with the Saudis and turn Yemen into a sheet of glass. All Yemen is to Saudi Arabia is a pain in the rear. One for chance to play nice - if they screw this up - stand by for pain and suffering. I know we get tired of being the world's policemen, but somebody has got to do it. I guess it will keep being us." 

Here is a tip for the war criminal hunter, Mamdani of NYC - since you are on the hunt for more war criminals here are some you have not yet mentioned. Putin of Russia, for attacking civilians in Ukraine. The Muslims in Nigeria for the genocide against Christians. Hamas for the genocide against Israel three years ago. And now the Muslim Houthis for what they are doing to innocents in Saudi Arabia. But I guess in the eyes of the Muslim Mamdani, heinous crimes committed by other Muslims don't count.

Here is my take - the Houthis need to go. We need a coalition of the willing to go in the bomb the life out of these thugs. Not only are they going after innocents who are engaged in civilian shipping, but they are also bombing just about every airport in Saudi Arabia. Why are they doing that? Who knows. But here is my point - after the chaos that Iran has unleashed on the Strait of Hormuz, we don't need another bunch of mutts raising havoc in the Red Sea. 

My Dad told me after the first Gulf War started (Desert Storm), the Middle East has always had a war culture and always will. I think he was right. It is like playing Whack 'Em Mole - as soon as one area settles down, another one pops up. I really thought that the Houthis could read the room better. Hello? Peace might be at hand shortly with Iran. Time to lay down your arms boys, and act civilized. Otherwise, we have a whole bunch of Navy jets just sitting on carriers off your coast who could deliver you the same message in much stronger terms.

Here is what I hope the world has learned from this last fiasco in the Strait as well as the Red Sea. Be smarter next time. Get your needed supplies from sources which cannot be held hostage. Right now, diesel fuel and fertilizer are the two things which are the longer poles in the tent. It is not just the US which is suffering under higher prices - it is most civilized countries in the world. The same groups which are suffering under artificially high prices, must be the ones which will plan better for the future. Otherwise, the entire mess can happen all over again. 

But we can do our part. We can take the lead with the Saudis and turn Yemen into a sheet of glass. All Yemen is to Saudi Arabia is a pain in the rear. One for chance to play nice - if they screw this up - stand by for pain and suffering. I know we get tired of being the world's policemen, but somebody has got to do it. I guess it will keep being us. 

  

Is it impossible for normals to get elected to state offices in Minnesota?

 

Who knows? Maybe Minnesota will shock the nation this year. And maybe, just maybe - Minnesota Morons can vote like Minnesota Mastros for a change. Just once. Just maybe.  

Just days away from the midterms, early voting has started, and some of the latest polling is out. According to this polling (if you can believe it), the arsonists who start the fires are on the verge of being re-elected either to the same office, or another state office. Does that make sense to anybody who draws breath? In sports, when a team flops, a new coach is picked. Why? According to the ownership, "it is time to go in a new direction." Not in Minnesota with the Minnesota Morons voting. We always vote for the same people who started the fire. Never a new direction. Never.

I have been involved with Minnesota politics when we had a simply excellent slate of candidates. All qualified and normal. But the Minnesota Morons did not want qualified and normal. They wanted the same old bunch of nincompoops who can barely even finding their way to the bathroom in the morning. This year however, it is ever worse. We had jailers who were asleep at the wheel, who allowed fraudsters to steal us blind. Their punishment by the Minnesota Morons? Vote them back into office.

And every year, we hear the same canard coming out of the DFL Pravda machine. "All the red team wants is tax breaks for the rich." Really? I am not rich, and I could use a tax break. In fact, the Big Beautiful Bill really helped this family. It helped a lot of families who are not rich. But who cares about the facts. Just keep that tired old lie replaying every other year. Plus - as a bonus, the DFL Pravda machine can use the Donald Trump Boogie Man thing one more time. Saying all the MNGOP candidates are tied to Trump's hip is laughable when in reality, Trump does not know who most of these people are.

For governor this year, we have the first African American woman running. Not just a token - she is highly accomplished and experienced. One would think in this state, where color means so much, she would be a shoe-in. Nope. The pale and stale Hotdish Amy is leading her. Why? Ask a Minnesota Moron. And for the open senate seat, we have a true outsider. Somebody with name recognition. Running against one of the jailers who allowed the fraudsters to run wild. How is she doing? Running behind. Just to keep Minnesota broken and the laughingstock of the nation, we will re-elect a slate of born losers. Again. And again.

Who knows? Maybe Minnesota will shock the nation this year. And maybe, just maybe - Minnesota Morons can vote like Minnesota Mastros for a change. Just once. Just maybe.  

 

Live broadcast of a military execution

 

"All I know is this - for killing 13 innocents, he does not deserve to see the light of day again. Be it because he is dead, or because he is locked up for life, either one is fine with me. I just don't ever want to hear about this guy ever again."

Sometime in December, unless the courts stop it, the first firing squad execution by the military since WWII will take place. With some, having the Fort Hood killer meet his fate is just fine with them. With others, killing somebody by firing squad (even though this is a bad, bad man), is not okay. But the President and the Secretary of War are okay with this punishment and have cleared the road (so to speak) for this execution to happen.

The crimes in which he is accused (and found guilty of) are heinous. He (I won't use his name) brought a loaded gun into Fort Hood, and in a cold and ruthless way, gunned down and killed 13 innocent people. Why did not any of these soldiers fire back? Because even though it is a military base, the rules were no loaded guns could be brought on base. Thus, for this Muslim murderer, it was like target practice. Not only were 13 killed, but scores were injured. To add insult to injury, he yelled "Allah Akbar" as he was pulling the trigger. 

In many countries, a crime like this would have been met with some kind of capital punishment. It would have been swift and over. This crime, however, took place in 2009. That is over 15 years waiting for some kind of punishment. But back to the livestreaming of the execution. The question I ask is "why"? Watching some bullets tear through his chest and then see him slumped over would not satisfy any supposed blood lust in me. Nor would it be many others whom I know. Don't get me wrong - for what he did, deserves the ultimate punishment. But maybe just do it privately.

If this happens in December, I am hoping that by January it will all be forgotten. A bad man doing bad things got his deserved punishment. Period. End of story. If the courts commute his sentence to life with no parole, I am okay with that also - if he has to spend every day in a Super Max. All I know is this - for killing 13 innocents, he does not deserve to see the light of day again. Be it because he is dead, or because he is locked up for life, either one is fine with me. I just don't ever want to hear about this guy ever again.

Usually always, a slow-motion disaster

 

"This Hurricane Isaias which is now on land and churning towards the East Coast, is a perfect example of how much in advance these monster storms warn us. In other words, they 'telegraph their punches' a long time before they hit shore."

I have told this story before. As a young lad, fresh into the Navy, I was in my first hurricane - and it was a doozy. Hurricane Camille in 1969 hit the Gulf Coast, and I had just arrived in Pensacola for "A" School. As a veteran of many Minnesota thunderstorms and a couple of tornados, the Cat 5 monster storm gave me the "pucker factor". But I will say this - it took days for this storm, churning and turning in the Gulf, to decide which patch of land it was going to make landfall on. Unlike Minnesota thunderstorms which could pop up out of nowhere, Camille took just about forever to make landfall.

Years ago, I heard a national weather guy refer to hurricanes and typhoons as "slow motion disasters". After my experience with Camille, I could not agree more. Many other natural disasters give you very little warning. Earthquakes, flash floods, volcanos, tornados, and forest fires can come on very quickly. At least with a hurricane (even like with Hurricane Isaias) there was quite a bit of prep time. Or - evacuation time. 

This Hurricane Isaias which is now on land and churning towards the East Coast, is a perfect example of how much in advance these monster storms warn us. In other words, they "telegraph their punches" a long time before they hit shore. I was in a couple of minor typhoons while serving in the Western Pacific and it was the same. Although I will say this - after going through Camille, those puny typhoons were almost laughable. No worse than Minnesota thunderstorms in my opinion.

Today the storm has left the Gulf Coast and has turned into a real rain maker further inland. The task of clean-up is now in order. Compared to some recent storms which have visited Florida recently, this one was weaker, and not as serious. Most houses came through just fine, as the building codes in Florida have changed over the years to build more robust and durable homes. That makes perfectly good sense to me. 

But now in the northland, we are closing in on the halfway point in October, and the thoughts of snow, ice and cold are starting to flood our thoughts of the upcoming winter. Our winter storms are really a pain, but are nothing compared to other natural disasters. Winter in Minnesota is just long, gray, and cold. I have tried many times to come up with a positive attitude about spending six months in a freezer but keep coming up short. Where would I rather be in the winter? Florida. Storms and all, I would take Florida any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.