Gay Pride? Or America slide?

"I will say again. I have no problem with gay people living their lives so long as they don't shove it in our faces. But therein is the problem. It has been shoved in our faces. And now we will get an entire month of it."  

Do you remember the day we all voted to establish an entire month (and June, which is our best month) for Gay Pride? No? Neither do I. Every year the same question is asked, either directly or in the form of a meme. Why do we have an entire month to recognize "Gayness", and only one day to honor our fallen? What is the answer? Crickets. Why? Fear. People do not want to be call a "homophobe".

The last place I worked, one the guys on my team was gay. He was not flamboyant, not affected, not anything. He was just a normal guy doing a normal job. One day after customers had left our meeting, that young man, myself and my boss remained do to a "debrief". Towards the end of the debrief, my boss asked this young man how it felt to be gay. He shrugged his shoulders and said "Just fine". However, he has developed a deep antipathy for Christians. That hit me flat footed. 

The Gay folk who are grabbing the headlines right now, are NOTHING like the young man I worked with. These mutts are in your face, 24 x 7. These are the people who somehow, have successfully bullied people in power, the authority to rip a month out of our summer, just to celebrate debauchery.

Did Pride Month start our slide in to hedonism? No, but it accelerated it. And now, through the magic of ESG, companies like Target and Budweiser are bleeding cash just to show how "Woke they are" as companies. And the folks? How do they feel about Pride Month, and all the crapola which goes with it. It makes going into Minneapolis even more of a stretch than it is now.

I will say again. I have no problem with gay people living their lives so long as they don't shove it in our faces. But therein is the problem. It has been shoved in our faces. And now we will get an entire month of it.  

Money woes

"As our parents always told us, money does not grow on trees. Money needs to be managed, or you can lose it all. Good counsel. Too bad very few in Washington got the message." 

Do you know what the Fed considers to be an acceptable inflation rate? 2%. We have not had that kind of an inflation rate since Donald Trump was President. And Trump usually beat the 2% mark. We never will get down to 2% so long as  Joe Biden is President. That is a fact. He does not understand our economy. All he understands is the placation of his fringe base of lunatics.

Listening to the debt ceiling negotiation updates, I had a grand idea. If 2% is considered healthy by our Fed for inflation, 2% should be all the national debt should increase every year. Period. So let's do some math. If the national debt ceiling is $31.4T right now, and 2% is all it can increase, next year the debt ceiling should be $31.4T x 1.02 = $32.03. If it were a two year deal, the following year the debt ceiling should be $32.03 x 1.02 = $32.67.

What do you think will be agreed to on the two year debt limit increase? 2% a year? No flipping way that will happen. BTW - one of the untold stories is this. As Biden and his socialists have been spending money cash over fist on pixie dust, unicorns and fairies, our DOD has slid further and further behind in the arms race with China. We have sent so very much stuff over to Ukraine, it has left our ammo cupboards a bit empty. Like almost bare. To replenish them to allow us to become a legit deterrent to China should they invade Taiwan, will take time and money - and lots of money.

If you think the commies are howling like dog with his paw in a beartrap, just wait. When we need to cut more of Biden's prized social programs to buy more bullets, that is when the REAL howling with start. And what if we don't? And instead we say, "Tough toenails Taiwan - you are on your own"? Here is the long and the short of it. Since Taiwan makes over 90% of the super chips, which now go into just about everything, the outcome could be bad. It Taiwan is lost to Red China, and Red China decides to put the screws to us, we will be up a creek without a paddle. Besides all of which, none of our allies in the region will ever trust us again.

Want to talk about money woes? We have them. Many like Chuck Schumer refuse to believe it, and keep spending like a drunken sailor. But the Freedom Caucus knows this. Not many, if any, in the Democrat Party know this. What is my point? The stork dance we are seeing in Washington right now is only the beginning. Things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get better. 

As our parents always told us, money does not grow on trees. Money needs to be managed, or you can lose it all. Good counsel. Too bad very few in Washington got the message. 

Mr. Dirty Work

"By the way, if you see any of the Democrats who participated in this year's madness and evil, be friendly. Be sure to wave, and give them the 'Hawaiian Good Luck Sign'." 

Why is it some states get a real peach for governor, and we get the world's biggest lemon? It seems odd, you know. Two of the peaches are right next door. That would be Kristi Noem and Kim Reynolds. Wisconsin also has a lemon in Tony Evers, but his bitterness is offset by the very sweet aroma of a Republican legislature. Tim Walz, on the other hand, has his "lemoness" magnified by a socialist legislature, and a brain dead voting base. So here we sit. In a field of hope and good will, we have Mr. Dirty Work making this state unlivable.

By the way, just as an aside, did you hear the CEO of Target is madder than a wet hen at those who protested the satanic display of trans garb at Target Stores? Shame. How much did Target lose this past week? Hint: They might be saying to Budweiser, "Hold my beer". Target lost $9B. In one week! Way to go red and white! As our daddies would say, "This ain't the Target of old". No, it certainly is not. 

Back to bad news Walz. The man from Nebraska who changed Minnesota forever. What is next for him? Equal Right Amendment? A wealth tax, which will further strip resources from the average citizen and giving that wealth to the illegals? A wall on our western border, which will keep fed up Minnesotans from leaving? Probably need one on the southern border also. How will we pay for these walls? Raise the corporate taxes again. That is the corporation's job you know - to fund Walz's folly madness. 

By the way, if you see any of the Democrats who participated in this year's madness and evil, be friendly. Be sure to wave and give them the "Hawaiian Good Luck Sign". If you don't know that that is, study up on the Pueblo incident. You will then fully understand.

Missing the Target

"Know this however. Satan is prowling amongst us like a lion, looking to devour. Those who don't believe it or scoff, will be the most vulnerable." 

Question: What are the most profane initials in our lexicon? SOB? STFU? GAF? Oh, there are others I could name. Or - are the most profane initials in our lexicon ESG? ESG has my vote a hundred times over. Why? Because they are evil for what they have done to our country. They have caused Budweiser to self destruct. Caused Black Rock to be held in low esteem. Caused most of the commercials we see on TV these days to be unwatchable. Why? It is shoved down our throats. Even some of the TV shows and movies have an ESG tint in them. 

But Target? For the love of Mike, are your eyes shut and your antennas down? Did they not see how Dylan what's his/her last name, took Budweiser stock down 25%? And Target, who is your designer for youngins clothes to celebrate transmutilation? Some are saying it is a young man who is an active satanist. If that is true Target, have you lost your bleeping mind? I worked on the Target Account when I was with IBM. That was almost 25 years ago. Target was very "buttoned down" and anxious to "beat the street". If someone had suggested some of these ESG scams to Target management at that time, they would have been thrown out the window like a frisbee.

Target, under the guise of ESG, has allowed evil, pure evil to enter the confine. Why? Because Satan will take a lie, shine it up to look like truth, and present it to us. But it is still a lie. That is what Satan is doing with trans, LBTP (whatever), and ESG. Target has fallen under the spell of the evil one, and we cannot take the bait. We need to treat Target like the poison fruit that it is. 

This is short one today, as I am still recovering from my oral surgery. Know this however. Satan is prowling amongst us like a lion, looking to devour. Those who don't believe it or scoff, will be the most vulnerable. If you are not in a Bible teaching church right now, JOIN! The battle is real, and the evidence is all around us.   

"Minnesota Nice to Minnesota Nuts"

"I would be hopping mad. Totally, 100%, pissed off. That is the way the voters of Minnesota should react. But nope. Crickets. Apathy. Go along, get along. It is as if most of the state has developed Stockholm Syndrome." 

I am going to borrow this tag line from Howard Root's op/ed in the paper this morning. And as I was reading it, a Reddit note popped up on my screen from somebody. It said, "We have just completed the more consequential (love that term for this session - NOT) session in Minnesota history. Hey GOP'ers - either get on board or GTFO". Wow! Really? I think many might take the Reddit author up on his offer. And not the "get on board" part.

Here is the sad part. Many who have not yet woken up to reality as yet, are saying, "Just wait until the voters get wind of what happened this session! They will want to vote these Commies out of office!" No they won't. Why? I have said this before, I have never seen a voter base as apathetic as Minnesota's voter base is. They simply don't care. But I will tell you who does care. Businesses. They are not going to put up with the silly nonsense that the Commies have tied around their necks.

Lisa Demuth (R- Cold Spring) said in the paper this morning the voters will be "disappointed" the legislature raised taxes in the middle of a surplus. Therein, we have the problem. If I were shopping at a store, and when I came out found out somebody had backed into my truck, I would not be "disappointed". I would be hopping mad. Totally, 100%, pissed off. That is the way the voters of Minnesota should react. But nope. Crickets. Apathy. Go along, get along. It is as if most of the state voters have developed Stockholm Syndrome. 

Listen up GOP. This is going to be a tough message. But is one you need to hear. You are done in Minnesota. In the past few elections, we have put forward some of the finest candidates I have ever seen. The DFL put forward the usual mutts and party activists. When the elections were over, and the votes tallied, the qualified candidates came in second place. The mutts and party activists win again. And again. And again.

We have become the New York or California of the Midwest. Or like Chicago, where they have not had a Republican mayor since 1927-1931. Instead Chicago has elected corrupted nut balls who have ruined the city. The reward for ruining the city? More of the same. Voters in Chicago would rather cut off their right arms, than vote for Republicans. Many big, blue cities have the same story.

Many of us who remain, are now exiles. Strangers in a very strange land. We have watched a selected few, with the support of the clueless minions, rebuild this state into something evil and unholy. Well, Minnesota, you get the government you deserve. And your apathy has made you very deserving of this clown car.      

Why is HE still around??

"Yes, John Kerry is still here. Still causing damage to our great country. But don't worry - Kerry is doing just fine, thank you. As for the rest of you, go out in your backyard and find some bugs to have for supper."  

I guess there was a letter sent to Biden and Tom Vilsack (Ag Secretary) telling them to get John Kerry under control. John Kerry? Is that haughty guy still around? Yep. He is the climate czar. The man with a carbon footprint bigger than Paul Bunyan's footprint, is still around. And he is opening his yap about things he knows nothing about.

What is it this time? More energy we need to idle? Like the projected blackouts this summer are not going to be enough? Nope. Food. He thinks we should get rid of some of our food production, to cut carbon emissions. According to the haughty one, our food production causes 33% of our "global warming". Biden and Kerry's solution to cut our "global warming" footprint? Don't drive. Don't heat your home. Don't fart, and most importantly - don't eat.

John Kerry is a wacky job. Has been ever since he came back from Viet Nam, and threw his medals over the White House fence. Somehow, the people in MA have become so mind numbed, they kept voting this guy into the Senate. Then Obama got ahold of him and made his a part of his orbit. As did Biden. 

Kerry recently bought a large track of land on Martha's Vineyard. He paid almost $12M for almost 20 acres of land on the Vineyard. And of course, the house is huge and has multiple bedrooms. Wait - what? Two questions. First, where did a public servant get the jack to buy a house and property that expensive? Second (most important), why did a climate activist buy a place on sea level, when (according to the activists), our coastline will soon be under water? Go figure.

According to Snoops, in 2020 John Kerry and his wife owned six houses, two yachts, twelve cars, and a private jet. Of course, the tag line is that Kerry and his wife signed a pre-nuptial, which states most of the joint assets really belong to wifey. Right. The point is this - should they separate, she would get most of the goodies. However, if the 73 year old Kerry stays married to her until he dies, what a life! He will live like a king, while the rest of us peons will suffer and starve under his dictates.

Yes, John Kerry is still here. Still causing damage to our great country. But don't worry - Kerry is doing just fine, thank you. As for the rest of you, go out in your backyard and find some bugs to have for supper. 

 

Hey Minnesota! Is this what you wanted?

"So, here we are. The session is over. I won't go into the radical things which were passed, as I have been over them before. The surplus is gone. The ones who contributed most to the surplus, get the least back. Good socialism."

Minnesota sure knows how to do it up right! This once small, quiet and normal state, changed in 2020 with the George Floyd incident. Sure, we had some nut balls running around before then, but the 2020 riots which destroyed a police precinct station and over 1,000 businesses, really put us on the map! Even thought the social unrest spread to the rest of the country, Minnesota seemed to be the epicenter for the mayhem. That was bad, but what happened during the 2023 legislative session was far worse. It changed this state forever.

What came out of this session which was good for the normal folks? Not much. But this is another thing which has changed. Normal people. What was once normal, is now apathetic. Brain dead. Cowed minions. What am I trying to say? The majority now consists of activists, socialists, and the cowed minions. They all either vote blue, or are fine with the radical policies of the activists. The normals on the other hand, the people who still care deeply about this state, are in a shrinking minority.

So, here we are. The session is over. I won't go into the radical things which were passed, as I have been over them before. The surplus is gone. The ones who contributed most to the surplus, get the least back. Good socialism. The ones who contributed the most to Social Security, get little if any tax relief. Again, good socialism. Many of the normals have thrown in the towel. They have either left, are going to leave, or wish they could leave.

To the cowed minions, who have been asleep at the wheel of years now, this questions is mostly for you. Is this want you wanted? Think about it. For now you are stuck with it.  

Trains to nowhere

"The question begs to be asked - what are we going to do with all these trains to nowhere? And of course, the granddaddy of them all, the Southwest Light Rail is double the budget and still not done. When it is done, will anyone ride it?"

Most every Monday morning, we drive our grandson from an appointment up to his school, which is just north of the cities. We take I-610 for part of the trip, and it passes over the Foley Transit Station. I can remember when the Foley Station was built not that many years ago. It would be full up of autos. Today - a ghost town.

The Coon Rapids Northstar Station, the Ramsey Northstar Station, the Elk Rive Northstar Station - all ghost towns. Why? Many do not work downtown anymore. And those who do, few of them work withing walking distance of Target Field. And to hop on an LRT to finish your trip, is taking your life in your hands. 

Trains in the Twin Cities are a mess - and an expensive mess at that. Some of the bigger magnets for crime in Minneapolis are the LRT stations. Good place to get mugged or assaulted. Yesterday, a fight broke out at one of them, and some poor guy was pushed to the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Obviously, he is no longer with us. Every once in a while, a shortened version of the Northstar Train can be seen heading into town. Very few people on board. If riders cannot pay for its operation, then who does? Look in the mirror, boy.

The Met Council has overreached, overbuilt, and overcommitted on this train folly thing. The George Floyd incident has reduced our number of cops in the Twin Cities by significant numbers. The pandemic has changed the definition of remote employee. Some experts are saying our downtown might never return to pre-Floyd and pre-pandemic levels. Plus, for cost and safety reasons, many employers are looking to the confines of the outer burbs for location. Why? It is cheaper and safer to work there. But - no trains go there. 

What happened in New York recently, is an all too familiar problem with riding their subway system. If you are not being mugged or pushed off a platform, you are being accosted by someone with mental health issues while on the subway. Recently, some young black man with mental issues decided to threaten riders on a moving subway car. A Marine, recently off active duty, knew what to do. He put the young perp in a restraining hold - a non-lethal choke hold. But as bad luck would have it, the young perp died. So now, the young Marine for trying to do what is right and protect the innocent, is being charged with murder or manslaughter. Why the overreach? The Marine is white, and the young perp was black. And Alvin Bragg is still Alvin Bragg.  

The question begs to be asked - what are we going to do with all these trains to nowhere? And of course, the granddaddy of them all, the Southwest Light Rail is double the budget and still not done. When it is done, will anyone ride it? Or will it look like the Northstar coming into town - a ghost train.

Your tax dollars in Minnesota, well spent. Thank you, Democrats!

Losing the brand

"For normal people today, the brand of Democrat is horrible. In Minnesota, the brand of DFL is obscene. Will Democrats ever be able to get their brand back? Not in our lifetime. Their goose is cooked."

Years ago, I learned how important having a good brand was. No matter what you did for a living, the company or organization you worked for, lived and died by the reputation of their brand. As of late, those lessons which were learned for many, seemed to have been forgotten. Good brands have come and gone. The good brands which have remained good, have not done so by happenstance - it takes hard work and attention to detail. However, once your brand is tarnished, it may be taps for good. A bad brand is like a bad reputation - hard to fix or repair.

Examples:

Bud Lite - Really? Budweiser? The "King of Beers"? What were they thinking by putting this tranny up as their spokesperson. Putting his/her face on Bud Lite cans? How much damage has been done to Budweiser? Sales are down 25%. Can Budweiser ever come back. Time (and lots of it), will tell.

FBI - When I was young, I watch a show about the FBI on TV. It started Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who was one of my favorite actors. I would think how cool it would be to someday work for the FBI. The FBI had an excellent brand. Today? Wow! What a fall from grace! Many think this organization has become totally corrupt. Some think we should defund it. Others say eliminate it. How is their brand today? Like something you would scrape off your shoe before coming inside.

Minnesota - The land of 10,000 lakes. The land of "sky blue waters". The home of Mary Richards. At one time, the brand of this state, was off the charts good. Maybe too good. We started drinking our own bathwater. Then all of a sudden, the crazies started gaining power. In a state where boring was normal, all of a sudden the Twin Cities started looking more like Sodom and Gomorrah, instead of Minneapolis and St. Paul. What is our brand now? Nothing like what it was. Minneapolis looks and sounds more like Mogadishu than the City of Lakes. Crime is king, normal is bad, and the call to prayer is broadcasted five times a day.

School Board - Wow! As a kid we had the PTA. Parents, Teacher Association. Parents and teachers worked hand in hand to ensure the youngins got the best education possible. School boards had a very good brand back then - as did teachers. Now teacher unions, teachers, school boards, and parents are seldom on the same page. In fact, there is a developing tension between parents, teachers and school boards. The brand of the school board has become so sullied, home schooling and private schooling, are growing rapidly. 

Democrats - The party of the working man. Joe Six Pack. Strong union workers. Although I have never been a Democrat, many in the party had good reputations. For a good part of the country, the brand was strong. And today? They are the party which booed God. They are the party which worships at the alter of abortion. In Minnesota, they are the party who protects pedophiles. For normal people today, the brand of Democrat is horrible. In Minnesota, the brand of DFL is obscene. Will Democrats ever be able to get their brand back? Not in our lifetime. Their goose is cooked.

There are more, but I will stop here. Good brands are hard to develop, and easy to lose (if you are not careful). And my brand? What is that? Very. Angry. Bird. And as a patriot, I am getting more angry all the time. 

   

Hey Minnesota! Here comes the weed!

"This is a bad bill. Ask your sheriff if you don't believe me. Most sheriffs I have heard comment on this bill were not fans. One more reason for someone to drive impaired."

Thanks to Curly Zach from Coon Rapids, we are about ready to take a long walk off a short peer. He is the sponsor of the Minnesota weed bill. Those who have been to Colorado as of late, knows a bit of how this legal weed works. The folks who say, "No problem man! Smoking a dobbie is no worse that having a beer!" Really? Wow! This new marijuana, which is over 25 times as powerful than the weed smoked back in the 60's, is just like having a Bud Lite (whoops - wrong brand!) compared to Everclear.

I don't hang out with folks who imbibe in weed anymore, so I can't speak from recent memories. But I do remember the old days, when talking to a stoner was like talking to an alien. Typical conversation: Me - I have to go to the bathroom. Stoner - Oh man! That is so rich! Seriously? (maniacal laughter follows). And that is probably the least dangerous or offensive thing about smoking weed.

But in a state where just about everything is illegal, why in the world would the socialists want something which may be as dangerous of smoking cigarettes legal? Which through heavy use could stint your IQ? Which could trigger some kind of a psychosis? And allowing people to have 2 pounds in your house? That is equal to 32 "lids" from the old days. How do I know a bit about the evil weed? One of my collateral duties in the Navy was Drug and Alcohol Control Officer.

This is a bad bill. Ask your sheriff if you don't believe me. Most sheriffs I have heard comment on this bill, are not fans. One more reason for someone to drive impaired. Mayo's study on the negative health benefits of moderate to heavy smoking of weed are inconclusive. What are the positive benefits? You get to act like an idiot in front of your friends and peers. You get to try some super strong weed, and tell your spouse you feel like "the top of your head is going to pop off". And what will the kids think, dad? Great example.

The real downside however, is the one which is still being studied. And it is risky. Is weed a gateway drug? Does it lead you down the path to something stronger? More dangerous? Maybe laced with fentanyl? One woman was on the news the other day, and swears her son committed suicide after being addicted to weed. In fact, he was so addicted, he moved to Denver so he could have easier access. And now, with all the problems that Minneapolis has, we can throw this one on the heap. Legal weed. 

Thanks Zach. You have not done SD 35 proud. Not at all. This was a bonehead thing for you to do. It will hurt this state, I hope it costs you in the next election. But it probably won't. Why? We have morons voting these days. Your election proved it.     

Minnesota's Jackass Party

"We get the government we voted for. Uninformed and cowed minions voting for unqualified representatives to populate the Jackass Party. Good luck to the people in this sad sack of a state. It once was a good place to live."

The cheering and applause are deafening. Many, many happy people close by. They are excited about all the bass awkward and nut ball legislation which has been passed and signed into law this session. Who are clapping about this mess? Kristi Noem. Kim Reynolds. Gregg Abbot. Ron DeSantis. Just to name a few. Tim Walz and his minions in the MN House and Senate can sit back in glory and know that their mission was accomplished. Minnesota is now as bad as New York and California. Yea!

This year, we have now seen what happens when the speed bumps are taken out of government. We have watched in amusement, as New York and California have slowly devoured themselves. But each state is a long, long distance from us. Now we have allowed this circus to happen here. Why? Abortion. Donald Trump. Blue kool aid. We have a whole bunch of very foolish people in this state, who are such Yellow Dogs, they will vote for the Jackass Party, no matter who is running.

We have taken the road to total debauchery. We have passed Sodom and Gomorrah, like they were standing still. Even though it has been proven many times, there is zero correlation between education spending and results. As one non-kool aid drinking black leader said - "To fix education, you first must fix the black family. Until we do that, spending more on education is throwing good money after bad."

Now we cannot discriminate against pedophiles, people who practice bestialities, and (hold tight for this one) -  infant pedophilia. Throw all that in with abortion on demand up until birth, and gender mutilation, and you have one sick state. One sick state, created by the Jackass Party, voted in by some of the dumbest voters in the nation. The normals, who still live in this state, can only hide in their foxholes and shake their heads in disbelief. Many have PTSD from this despicable excuse for legislation. 

On final word. Last Sunday, a priest at one of the larger parishes in the Twin Cities, addressed politics. He addressed the crap which was passed and then signed into law. How do I know? I listened to his sermon online. He pulled no punches. He called it for what it was. Much of what was passed was evil. Not Godly at all. Amen Father, amen to that.

We get the government we voted for. Uninformed and cowed minions voting for unqualified representatives to populate the Jackass Party. Good luck to the people in this sad sack of a state. It once was a good place to live. Now it is turning into something out of an "X" rated movie. 

 

Et tu Target??

"This Biden's America. This is Newsom's California. This is London Breed's city. All Democrats, all socialists, all nut balls. The result? San Francisco, once the jewel of the west coast, is now an expensive dump. A crime ridden hell hole."

Oh no! Say it ain't so! Seems that Target Stores, Inc. is bleeding cash. Why? Are they not being run well? I guess they are, but that is not the problem. The problem is a $500M problem last year called "inventory shrinkage". For you laypeople out there, that is business speak for shoplifting. Yes, Target lost 1/2 billion dollars in shoplifting - mostly in big, blue cities.

There was an article on the news recently about San Francisco. A nice blue city with a history of nut ball mayors. The current Democrat mayor is London Breed (one of the finest names in politics, even though she is another nut ball). Like many big, blue mayors, she was whipsawed by "the mob" after the Floyd incident. So much so, she, like many other big, blue mayors, agreed to cut her police force. Like - they were the problem. 

Enter Soros backed DAs all over the country. Shoplifting is now a petty misdemeanor. No bail, no jail. Shoplifters go into a store like Target, take what they want, and leave. If caught by the few cops remaining, they are let go. Many chronic shoplifters have been caught dozens of times. Some clerks at a downtown Target in San Francisco were asked about how often they witness shoplifting in their store. Ready for this? About every ten minutes.

One Target Store in the Mission District of San Francisco recently announced it was closing. This store has been in the Mission District for a long, long time. But the theft has proven to be too much for them. The remaining Target Stores look like Fort Knox. EVERYTHING is locked up. If you need a tube of toothpaste, you need to find a clerk with a key to unlock the secured area for you. All this inconvenience, due to a bunch of young folk, who have zero respect for the law or other people. The big, blue cities are starting to devour themselves.

This Biden's America. This is Newsom's California. This is London Breed's city. All Democrats, all socialists, all nut balls. The result? San Francisco, once the jewel of the west coast, is now an expensive dump. A crime ridden hell hole. We had to fly in and out of there last fall, and I was never so happy to leave. Never once, did I feel safe there. Yet when I was working, and needed to travel to Sunnyvale or San Jose, I often did the city. It was one of the perks of traveling out there. No more. Those days are over.

No more signing, "I left my heart in San Francisco". That has been replaced with "I could not get my butt out of San Francisco fast enough." Will anything save San Francisco? Will anything or anyone save San Francisco from itself? Maybe the "big one". By the way, how is the San Andreas fault doing? 

   

Our 51st State?

"People don't like living under tyranny. Been that way since our country was founded. People in Canada have received a good dose of tyranny also. Seems young Mr. Castro has worn out his welcome with many."

It seems like the yearning for a 51st state is heating up again. You mean the Democrats clamoring to have either Washington DC or Puerto Rico becoming a state? So that Democrats will rule our country forever? Have you lost your mind, Bird? Nope. Not talking about DC nor Puerto Rico. I am talking about another place, full of folks who have the American spirit, yet are not Americans. I am talking about Alberta, Canada.

Wait - what? Are you suggesting that we go to war with Canada, and after we defeat them, we take the province of Alberta for our own? Nope. The separatist movement of Alberta has had it with Fidel's kid. They want out of Canada. How bad is it living under Justin Trudeau? Bad enough they would trade it for living under him for living under Biden. WOW! Things must really be bad up there!

But why would we want Alberta to be our 51st state? Hello? Have you ever been up there? I have. Without a doubt, with all the beauty that Canada contains, most of it lies in Alberta (in my opinion). It is the Canadian Rockies at their best. Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, Lake Louise, and so forth. I could go on and on. Lots of land, great people. And they want to be a part of us. 

Why do freedom loving people want to be rid of the tyrants they live under? I don't know - why do more and more people in Minnesota want to be part of the Dakotas? Could it be Tim the Commie Walz? Why do more and more people in western Oregon and Washington state want to be part of Idaho? Could it be Jay Inslee and Tina Kotek? Why is New York hemorrhaging people to Florida? Could it be Kathy Hochul?  And California - why are so many moving to Texas? Could it be Gavin Newsom? 

People don't like living under tyranny. Been that way since our country was founded. People in Canada have received a good dose of tyranny also. Seems young Mr. Castro has worn out his welcome with many. My vote? Would I take Alberta as part of our great Union? In a heartbeat. Or, (dare I say this with Hochul being the governor) - in a New York minute.   

The Federal Bureau of Intimidation

America, where are you now?

Don't you care about your sons and daughters?

Don't you know, we need you now,

We can't fight alone against this monster...  

True confessions. Tuesday night, is our TV night. Often times we are not home, so I record the three shows we like to watch. All are produced by Dick Wolf, who is one of the best in the business. All three are FBI shows. The show exhibits the FBI as it should be. The Durham Report however, demonstrates the FBI as it really is. A corrupt organization. In the movie Thunderheart, the Natives referred to the FBI as the "Federal Bureau of Intimidation". That might have to be the new name of this organization.

We are in a new world now. Our government, which has lasted a long time with mostly good results, now shows signs of corruption. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), thinks we should start over. Rip this organization up by the roots, and develop a new federal police organization. One with significant oversight.

Our Frankenstein (federal government), has created a monster called the FBI, and now that monster has been outed for what it really is. A weaponized, Democrat police force. And by the way - Donald Trump was right all along. The Russia allegations were nothing more than a hoax. Developed to elect Hillary.

What is next? The DOJ? Is that also corrupt? How about the IRS? You know, the organization which now has a bunch of gun packers for agents. When Joe Biden was Veep, he had the reputation of being the most corrupt politician in government. And now the cowed minions have elected this guy to be our President. Why? Donald Trump. The media, the Democrats, the Deep State, the cowed, hate this guy with a pink, purple passion.

Hearing the news about the Durham Report, was not satisfaction for many of us. Hearing the truth which has been gleaned from this four year investigation, was sickening. It did exonerate Donald Trump, which as good. But to find out our premier law enforcement organization has gone to the dark side, was beyond disturbing. Was there more corruption that Durham did not find? No doubt.

How deep does the corruption go? Biden? Obama? Clinton? Garland? Wray? What in the hell is going on here? This is starting to make Watergate look like a Sunday School picnic. Our government needs an enema, and needs it now. And the looking the other way on Hunter's laptop? Don't even get me started on that one. You can't have the fox watching the henhouse.

I will close with some lyrics from America, by Steppenwolf:

 

America, where are you now?

Don't you care about your sons and daughters?

Don't you know, we need you now,

We can't fight alone against this monster...  

  

♬Where has all the money gone, long time passing...♬

"Where does that leave us? Biden wants to go after the wealthy to pay more taxes. Who are the wealthy these days? Look in the mirror boy, as the song goes from the rock opera Tommy. To save the nation, we will all have to pay more. And for what? More IRS agents? For Green Energy which is not yet ready for prime time?" 

Might as well start out Monday morning being a Debby Downer. Money. Why does it matter? According to the "debt limit negotiations", money matters little in our ever growing national debt. And why does the debt limit matter? According to the Joe Biden of old, it does not matter. Today however, not raising our debt limit will be worse than being nuked by Putin. But what is the hold up? Clawing back a whole bunch of Covid dollars which were never spent? Or putting a dent tin the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (like - getting rid of the funding for thousands of more IRS agents). Why does all this matter? Maybe we should ask the non-partisan CBO.

Here is the sequence of events. Juice up government spending, where we have too much money chasing too few goods. Have the Fed come in with the fire house to put out the inflation fire by raising interest rates. With the rates higher, it cost more to service our ever growing national debt. And all of a sudden, the CBO has sounded the alarm. The cost to service our debt has gone from a nuisance to a huge element in our budget. 

In 2022, interest on our debt had grown 35% over the previous year. The new amount to service our debt was $475B. In 2023, it is projected to grown by an additional 35%, for another record. Should this runaway inflation continue, by 2030, interest on our debt will be 3.3% of our GDP. In ten years, interest to service our debt will surpass what we are paying for Medicaid and defense. Let that one sink in for a minute.

But wait - hold on! When this Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, we were promised that it would reduce our debt by over $300B over the next ten (10) years. What the heck happened? Smoke and mirrors is what happened. The misnamed Inflation Reduction Act was in reality a thinly disguised program for the New Green Deal. Lots and lots of spending. Very little (if any) saving. How did that sit with Joe Manchin, who was cowed into voting for this mess? He is madder than a wet hen.

Where does that leave us? Biden wants to go after the wealthy to pay more taxes. Who are the wealthy these days? Look in the mirror boy, as the song goes from the rock opera Tommy. To save the nation, we will all have to pay more. And for what? More IRS agents? For Green Energy which is not yet ready for prime time? No, we are in deep, deep trouble folks. We have let the kids have the credit card, and they have run up a huge debt. More debt that we have money to pay off. And so it goes.

You wonder why more and more countries are losing faith in our dollar. We are losing faith in our dollar. It is just a piece of paper right now, backed by nothing except sophism. So the question begs to be asked - ♬Where has all the money gone, long time passing? The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind♬. What is it then, which is blowing in the wind? Fiscal sanity. Plain and simple.  

 

The coming Wrath

"The secular humanists believe strongly that God does not belong anywhere near our government. But our government was founded on Judeo-Christian principals. That is a fact. Listen to historian David Barton some time if you don't believe it."

More and more believe the signs are pointing to the fact we may be coming to the end of days. For those who believe, that is not a bad thing - it has been prophesied for thousands of years. But why is the Second Coming of Christ called the Wrath? Because Christ and his Angels will be bringing justice to a broken world. It will herald in the worst time in human history.

Evil is stalking our land. It is stalking our world. For those who believe, it is as clear as a bell. For those who chose not to believe, they are blind to it. But this signs are all around us. The principalities of darkness, are causing many of us to accept evil looking like good. But it is not. "Truth" in this broken world has become evil shined up to look like good. But it is not. It is still evil. 

The secular humanists believe strongly that God does not belong anywhere near our government. But our government was founded on Judeo-Christian principals. That is a fact. Listen to historian David Barton some time if you don't believe it. But now, the secular humanists are putting billboards up, referring to followers of Christ as "Christian Nationalists". That we need to keep "religion" out of government.

First off, followers of Jesus don't have a religion - they have a relationship. Next, when all the kerfuffle about the Muslim religion needing the call to prayer five times a day, city GOVERNMENT had to step in and amend the cities noise ordinance. I don't recall the secular humanists saying a peep about that issue. I guess it is only Christians, the humanists are after. Why? I think most of us know the answer to that one.

When the Wrath of God comes, there will be no middle ground. Either you are a follower of Christ, or you are not. The welcome mat for redemption came to us two thousand years ago, when Christ came to us as the Lamb of God. The offer to follow Him has been there for ALL of us, since that time in Bethlehem.

On this Mother's Day, I wish the best for all Mothers, here and departed. For those who have been distant from God for years now, my prayer (as well as many believers) is that you revisit God's offer of redemption. Follow Jesus, for his story is as real, as real gets. If you have questions, the Bible has all the answers to your questions.

Today is a good day to start. Time may be running out.

   

 

 

Where will they go? What will they do?

"For those who were cowed into voting for Joe Biden, we are reaping what you have sown. Chaos, inflation, wars, crime, entropy. To make matters worse, it is becoming more and more evident that not only is Biden feeble and incompetent, he is also corrupt. He is truly, the Manchurian Candidate."  

Welcome to America! I know, I know - it was a tough journey. But you were invited here. By Joe Biden. I heard him say so when he was a candidate. And he made good on that promise. He has eviscerated our southern border, to make it easy for you. Biden made sure the news went out far and wide. COME TO AMERICA! Land of milk and honey! The flow started with Mexicans, and then the Triangle Countries. Then South America. Then China. Then Russia. Soon there were illegals coming from over 100 countries, all trying to take advantage of Uncle Joe's invite.

And now that Title 42 is history, more are coming. But there is a small, vexing problem that Uncle Joe did not envision. NIMBY. That means, "Not in my back yard." More and more do not want these mostly illiterate immigrants living in their orbit.

This morning on the news, they were interviewing some black folks from Chicago. These people were hopping mad, that their neighborhoods were becoming stuffed with bussed in immigrants. "Why should they take advantage of the services we pay taxes on? Why should they go to our schools, that we support?" Many good questions. And the NGOs are about full up - everywhere. So - where will they go? What will they do?

Here is the sad but true reality. Most, not all, coming to our borders are poor folks, who paid their life's savings to crooked cartel members just to get them here. Many have zero marketable skills, and very sketchy English. A small percentage have skills which we can use. Some know how to pick vegetables. However, most of the estimated 5 million illegals which have made it over the border under Biden, will not be able to make enough money to live on in our inflated economy. Then what will they do?

I am going to go out on a limb here, and make a prediction. Most of these immigrants will be "one off" types. Not citizens, but not returnable to where they came from either. Where will they live? The federal government made this mess, so they will need to clean it up. The government will need to put them in make shift reservations, like they did with the Native Americans. These people will live in poverty, like many Native Americans do. But unlike Native Americans, the illegals are not stake holders in our country - they are uninvited guests. The squaller they will live in, will be similar to the squaller they left in their home countries.

Some bleeding hearts will want our government to spend hundreds of billions to assimilate these folks into somewhere. But that will not happen. Not enough tea in China. We are broke. Our debt is almost $32T, and show no signs of slowing down. And remember NIMBY. The dream, the vision, of living the Ozzie and Harriet life in America, will end up being just that - a dream. And the dream will become a nightmare for many of them. 

Joe Biden has wondered out loud what his legacy will be. One needs to look no further than the chaos on the southern border to see part of that legacy. To get more Democrat votes, he has ruined countless lives. Put a dent in our country which may not be repairable. 

For those who were cowed into voting for Joe Biden, we are reaping what you have sown. Chaos, inflation, wars, crime, entropy. To make matters worse, it is becoming more and more evident that not only is Biden feeble and incompetent, he is also corrupt. He is truly, the Manchurian Candidate.  

Have we forgotten how to "adult"?

"Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for President (I really like this guy), recently said we should raise the voting age to 25. Unless, young people take and pass a course on civics."

I look around over the American landscape, and see much has changed. Truthfully, much of what has changed is not good. I see just about every store or fast food joint we pass by, has a help wanted sign up. Why can't these places find the help they need? I see for the second year in a row, our armed forces have missed some recruiting goals. Why? Are we that short on people, or is many of the younger folk (not all, of course), don't want to grow up and be adults? Good question.

This is what life was like 58 years ago, when I was in high school. My folks told both myself and my sister, that when we graduated from high school, we had choices. 1) Get a job, and if you live at home, pay rent, or 2.) go to college or trade school, and live at home without paying rent. However, if you went to college or trade school, you were expected to work to help pay for tuition. Getting a job was no big deal for me while I was going to college - I was already working part time in high school. 

Kids in my 1967 graduating class were goal oriented. Purpose driven. Right after high school, when most were 17 or 18, we set out on our life path. Some went in the service (the draft was hot back then), some went to college or trade school, and some worked full time. I did not know anyone who wanted to take some time off, travel, and find his or her  "muse". Most were on a schedule. Get out of high school, get trained or educated, get married, buy a house, have kids, start living life.

Today, we have a whole lot of youngins who are lost and confused. Depression, anxiety, suicide, drifting, and many other ills which are endemic these days. I have seen this trend developing even before I retired from the Navy. I would talk to some of the young folks just entering the service as I was getting ready to leave. Some conversations were very awkward.  I really did not understand their world. It was so different from the world I grew up in. 

Today, in our upside down world, where black is white, right is wrong, and politicians lie to our faces 24 x 7, I guess I can understand why some of our young folk check out. Whereas in my generation, our futures stretched out as far as one could see. Today, our government schools are telling kids they have no future. The schools tell them their parents have ruined the planet, and we all have only a few years left before all hell breaks loose. So they check out. Drop out. Refuse to become an adult.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for President (I really like this guy), recently said we should raise the voting age to 25. Unless, young people take and pass a course on civics. Then they could vote under the age of 25. Why would he suggest such a thing? Adulting. Many young folks under the age of 25 don't know enough to vote. They are not yet adults. Too brainwashed by the government school system. My feeling? Vivek has a great idea. 

No hate mail please! This is something I have wanted to address for some time now. I may be dead wrong, but this is the way I see the world. 

Our bifurcated press

"And our 'fourth estate' - the free press? I would say that died a long time ago. Right now, our press is no better than Pravda - maybe worse." 

Yesterday, Fox News carried the Representative Comer (and company) presser. It related to the bank records, which had been found showing the money transfers coming into shell corporations run by the Biden crime family. Was there the smoking gun which directly implicated the "Big Guy" with the dough? Not yet visible. But I will say this - it looks like the forest fire is all around Joe Biden, and is starting to torch members of his immediate family.

At the same time, George Santos, the rather peculiar rookie congressman from New York, was charged by Merrick Garland for "jaywalking". Normally, not a big deal for people who are not Republicans. But this was HUGE! In fact, the Biden crime family presser, got some major coverage on Fox News, and (ready for it?) - zero minutes on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and so forth. But Fox also covered the Santos incident. 

Much has been said about the incredible bias the DOJ has shown to the Democrats. The proof of that has been immutable. The FBI for example, has offered zero support to Comer's investigation. If they had, the "smoking gun" might have been there. But it was not, so Comer has to nibble around the edges, like with banking records. Another blaring example of DOJ weaponization and bias.

But the press is laughable. It is not like they keep their bias hidden anymore - they wear it on their sleeve. To them, in the rare incidents they cover Republican anything, it is like blood sport to them. Just look at the way CNN covered the Trump town hall last night. CNN once again, showed their true colors. Trump was right - the CNN host was a nasty lady. And very unprofessional to boot.

Biden is always yelling into the camera, saying "We need to protect our Democracy!" Well Joe, once again, we have a Republic, and not a Democracy. Next, if we wanted to have a fair country, we would have an unbiased DOJ. Remember that Lady Justice is blindfolded, and we are not to put our finger on her scales of justice. And our "fourth estate" - the free press? I would say that died a long time ago. Right now, our press is no better than Pravda - maybe worse. 

 

 

Breaking eggs to make an omelet...

 

"Until that happens, when something new and amazing comes along, we are stuck with the severe limitations of chemical rockets. And with chemical rockets, even Mars is a long, long journey away."  

Meanwhile, as the world spins out of control with wars, dysfunctional politics, and growing mayhem, there still is a space race which continues to march forward. When the ultra heavy SpaceX rocket (Starship) blew up shortly after launch on April 20th of this year, the naysayers came out in mass. "Elon is doing too much, too soon. He has way too much on his plate, and is pushing way too hard!" What did Elon think of what happened when his expensive Starship blew up a bit over minute after launch? He shrugged his shoulders, and thought it was just an average Thursday. Why would he think that? Because Elon knows you need to break a few eggs to make an omelet.

Jeff Bezos is also paying attention to what is going on with SpaceX. Why? He is still in the game. And so is NASA. In fact, NASA is not only a competitor of SpaceX, they are also a customer. So, what is in the offing for Blue Origin? Have not heard much from them as of late. As usual, Elon sucks all the oxygen out of the space race air. 

Get used to hearing the name New Glenn. That is the name of Blue Origin's answer to Starship. Both are "super heavy lifters", and are being made for life traveling to the Moon and beyond. Bezos also has some new rockets being developed for his Blue Ring project. Rockets which can deliver small satellites into low Earth orbit at a very reasonable cost. And I think Jeff might have learned a lesson. Make rockets which do not look like a giant sex object. Just saying... 

Despite Vladimir Putin threatening to blow everyone up on almost a daily basis, and China threatening war in the Pacific over Taiwan, good things are happening here on planet Earth. Even NASA is making progress, albeit at NASA's usual snail's pace. Work in progressing on the development on the Gateway Lunar Space Station, which will be an important link on NASA's Artemis Program. That will happen, just not as fast as Bezos and Musk operate. Why not? If NASA breaks a few eggs to make an omelet, the taxpayers will be crying bloody murder. For private launches such as SpaceX and Blue Origin to break a few eggs? Not so much.

Least but not forgotten, are other countries who will make big space progress this decade. China, Japan, India, Euro Zone, and maybe even the United Arab Emirates' will be joining the fray. As I have said in previous articles, space is about to get very crowded. But there is a big prize waiting for the country who has the right recipe. A new and improved propulsion system. That is the Golden Fleece, the Big Ticket for whomever can come up with something, anything, which can get mankind to travel at a fraction of light speed.

Until that happens, when something new and amazing comes along, we are stuck with the severe limitations of chemical rockets. And with chemical rockets, even Mars is a long, long journey away.  

Tyranny now, anarchy next

"Why anarchy? Mandated EVs. No gas ranges. No more normal air conditioners. No more normal dishwashers. The list goes on and on. All crap not one of us voted for. Crap being shoved down our throats. Enough already!" 

It is amazing, is it not? How much power we have ceded into a diminished President and foot loose Governor? For over two years now, Joe Biden has been ruining our great country. With hundreds of his brainwashed minions in the House, Senate, and staff positions - Biden Inc, has been operating at full tilt. And now that the Republicans have FINALLY taken back Congress, this Biden juggernaut shows no signs of containment. 

In Minnesota, there is no Republican speed bump anymore, to put a muzzle on Tim Walz. Our state government has a trifecta of power. As the rest of us normals are relegated to sit back and watch, Walz Inc. had morphed our midwestern mecca into a gulag. And with the legislation which has just been passed on voting rights, it appears that Republicans have seen their last majority in anything. All that can be said is, sine die.

This week, the dam might break loose. As Chairman Comer recently said, "This is going to be a very bad week for Joe Biden." And all the Chairman was talking about, was the House investigation into the Biden crime family. Comer thinks all the right pieces are in place, with the right witnesses ready to testify, backed up with immutable proof, to put the last  nail in the coffin. But there is more.

On Thursday morning, with Title 42 goes bye bye, the southern border is going to look like nothing short of a full out invasion of America. And who is responsible for this mess? Joe Biden. Our national tyrant. Then to top things off, the debt ceiling negotiations commence this week. All indications are for total failure. Biden will refuse to give up one cent of of the massive debt he burdened us with. So, hello default.

With the tyranny of America as well as Minnesota becoming more and more apparent, what is next? People can only feel helpless for so long, before the next logical step happens. What step is that? Anarchy. Why anarchy? Mandated EVs. No gas ranges. No more normal air conditioners. No more normal dishwashers. The list goes on and on. All crap not one of us voted for. Crap being shoved down our throats. Enough already! 

Buckle up this week folks. It might be a bumpy ride. For those who have always wonder what tyranny feels like, need wonder no more. For those who wonder what total anarchy will look like, be patient. It is only a matter of time. 

The Title 42 Debacle

"Remember this the next time you vote folks. When you vote for boobs, this is the result."

This is it. The week most Americans on the southern border have been dreading. It is also the week, that Progressives and illegal immigrants from all over the world have been waiting for. This is the mess that Biden and Mayorkas have made. This is the result of open borders. This is the mess which has helped Biden's poll numbers to sink to a new low. Where if the next election was held today, Biden would be smoked my Donald Trump (that is, if the left's cheating could be contained).

Let me first say something about Biden's henchman, Mayorkas. I don't think I have ever, seen a leader more despised by his organization. The Border Patrol really hate this guy with a passion. Mayorkas has not made their jobs harder - he has made them impossible. And with Title 42 ending, the southern border will look like Armageddon. All because of Biden and Mayorkas.

What has been happening on the southern border since Biden came into office has not just been dereliction of duty - it has been treasonous. For the harm they are causing the country, they should both be impeached, and then put in a super max prison. They really are the worst of the worst. And to think Mayorkas is in charge of our nation's homeland security. What a joke.

Texas is ground zero to this coming invasion. They good people who live there deserve better. Hats off to Governor Abbott - he has done over and above a governor could do on a federal problem. How good is Greg Abbott? He is as good, as Tim Walz is bad.

Nothing good will come out of Title 42 going away. People will die. We just saw that this weekend, when a group of illegals was hit on the highway by a vehicle. Eight were killed and many other injured. The drive who hit them was "uncooperative". Could he have done this on purpose? Out of frustration and anger? Time will tell. More carnage however, could be in the offing. Citizens down there are at the end of their rope.

Remember this the next time you vote folks. When you vote for boobs, this is the result. We have a clown car in Washington, and the folks on the southern border are taking the brunt of it. This will be a hard week. Maybe the hardest since Biden slipped into office. Stay tuned.        

Can we call it what it is???

"Other than that, I got nothing. All I know is this - it is not the guns. Take every gun away in the world, melt them down, and the problem will still be here. How do I know? Ask Able. Seems that Cain did not kill him with a gun, and he is just as dead." 

Yesterday, in an upbeat suburb of Dallas, it happened again. Some young man, with probably mental health issues, drove to an outdoor mall with a long gun - and opened fire. Fortunately, a cop was in the area taking care of another matter. He heard the shots and got to the mall as fast as he could. Once there, he confronted the shooter, and put an end to the carnage. Even though the cop saved countless lives by getting there so fast, eight innocent people lay dead, with a handful taken to the hospital.

Last week, someone was asked why group shootings have become commonplace these days. They have gone from very rare, to very common. Why? He said it is because people are angry and/or frustrated. Possibly true. My thoughts? Mental illness is on the rise and not being addressed. As much of a 2A guy that I am, I am starting to be concerned about lethal weapons in the hands of someone who is unhinged. Someone who either has unbridled hate in his or her heart, or mental illness has taken that person to the end of the line. Kill, and then be killed. Go out in a hail of bullets.

Violence is nothing new to mankind. It has been going on since Cain killed his brother Able. With an AR-15? No - with the weapon of choice in the Old Testament - a rock. Rocks, then swords, then spears, then arrows, then finally guns. Joe Biden wants to get rid of guns. That will stop the violence. WRONG! As the saying goes, a gun does not kill people. The person squeezing the trigger kills people.

People, who are deranged or have hate in their hearts, will kill other people. Fact. If not with a gun, it could be a knife, a heavy ashtray, bare hands, or poison. What is the point? If you want to kill, there are a thousand ways in which to do it. 

I remember hearing a Navy Seal a few years back. He said, "I have been trained to kill. If you are my enemy, and we are in close quarters, I will kill you with any means necessary. If I had to, and had no other weapon, I would chew your face off with my bare teeth." Why bring this up? If the objective is to kill someone, and you were committed to do so, it will be done.

Back to the carnage in Dallas. How do we stop things like this? More cops, and more armed guards. Why did this person shoot up a mall. Why did the person last week shoot up a medical office. Why do students shoot up a school? Soft targets. We need to assume that all soft targets are vulnerable, and could be an opportunity of choice. Harden all soft targets, and do it now.

We also need to step up our game on how to treat mental illness. Right now we are doing a piss poor job. We can do better - we must do better. 

Other than that, I got nothing. All I know is this - it is not the guns. Take every gun away in the world, melt them down, and the problem will still be here. How do I know? Ask Able. Seems that Cain did not kill him with a gun, and he is just as dead.