Living the not so good life...

"I often wonder, how in the world could we have taken such a beautiful state and screwed it up this bad? This is a huge state, and to turn it into a 'hell on Earth', takes some real Democrat talent."

When I was a young lad of eight, my family went on a three week vacation out west. Since I came from an ordinary family, not awash in too much money, this trip was a huge stretch for my folks. They planned it for a year or two, and the route was going to be as complete as possible. Finally school was done for the year, we packed up, and took off.

We went west to South Dakota (in our brand new 1958 Chevy Bel Air non-air conditioned car), southwest to Arizona, west to Nevada, and then into our final destination - the "Golden State".

For this eight year old kid from Minnesota, being in California was like being on another planet. My aunt lived in a suburb of Los Angeles, so we stayed with her for a few days. By the way - this was before thugs and gangs turned those beautiful suburbs into war zones. It was actually safe to walk down the streets back then!

Disneyland had just opened three years earlier, and that was on my Dad's radar. It was still partially under construction, and getting a family pass for a day did not break the bank like it does today. We also went to Sea World, Knot's Berry Farm, and the Pacific Ocean. We left LA after a few days, and drove up the coast to San Francisco. It had beauty beyond belief! Right then and there, I made a vow to myself. When I was old enough, I would move to this heavenly state.

Flash forward to today. Instead of people moving into that state (unless they are illegal and looking for sanctuary), normal people are now leaving it by the thousands. It seems the "Golden State", has been turned into the "Poop State" by the mindless idiots who now run the place. Or should I say, ruin the place. And the biggest idiot of all, is the former Mayor of San Francisco, Governor Newsome. After ruining San Francisco, he is now ruining the entire state. 

Because of NOTHING but mismanagement, the state is sinking in debt, has the highest income tax in the country, gas prices approaching $6/gal, and has screwed up its water to such an extent, there seems to be a perpetual water shortage someplace in that state. The "greenies" have convinced state government that all trees and underbrush are sacred. Therefore, proper forest management is a "no-no". The result has been millions of tons of dead trees and brush, just waiting for the annual Santa Anna winds, and one lone spark. Bottom line - for the umpteenth year in a row, California is on fire.

The fires are so bad in the past year or two, hundreds of houses have burned and people have died. Do the Californians look to their government for screwing things up? Like to vote them out? Nope. They blame climate change. The fires are so bad, that our favorite China loving, NBA kiss up (King Lebron), had to evacuate his house. Sad. The weather forecast for today - more of the same.

I often wonder, how in the world could we have taken such a beautiful state and screwed it up this bad? This is a huge state, and to turn it into a "hell on Earth", takes some real Democrat talent. Even if we exported every socialist in California state government to China, and replaced them with red blooded Republicans, it might be too late.

In fact, it might be time to offer California up for sale to Mexico. We could sell it real, real cheap. In fact, we could call it a "fire sale". I like that idea!