Played for patsies, by the Red Dragon

"What is our future with the Chinese? Bleak. As I have said in the past, I have studied this crew since 1970. Back then, they had an agenda. They still have an agenda. They are not to be trusted. Only fools would trust these guys. Hear that Sleepy Joe? Pass that on to your people." 

This is almost worth a laugh. It just seems like yesterday Treasury Secretary Yellen was over in China doing her bidding. Now today, we have Blinken over in China. Why? Talks. We talk, and China just does stuff. Our administration tells us that "productive" talks were held about Fentanyl, trade, and general relations. Deja vu all over again. Oh - one more thing. At one time, we had tens of thousands of exchange students in China. Today, just in the hundreds. China said they will fix that. Right...

I wonder if President Xi said anything to Blinken about the $8B (recently approved) going to Taiwan. I wonder if President Xi said anything to Blinken about our new bases in the PI. I wonder if President Xi said anything to Blinken about the submarine deal with Australia. Finally, I wonder if Blinken believed a word that Xi said. 

Here is the cold, hard truth. China uses us and hates us at the same time. Biden, the globalist, has people working for him that are from the same ilk he is. The globalists refuse to accept reality. They hold on to fantasy. They see China as la-la land. In reality, China is preparing for war with us. They know we will jump in the fray to help Taiwan once China makes its play for Taiwan. China's plan? Damage or sink at least one of our aircraft carriers. The loss of thousands of American sailors should send the American public to the streets, demanding we pull out of that conflict.

One more thing. We found out that despite warning China about supplying Russia with military equipment they can use in Ukraine, they are still doing it. Only to get around the ban demanded by the Americans; China is sending "dual use" items to Russia. What are dual use items? Things (as an example) which could be used on a tank and a dishwasher. Clever for the Chinese, naive for our administration.

What is our future with the Chinese? Bleak. As I have said in the past, I have studied this crew since 1970. Back then, they had an agenda. They still have an agenda. They are not to be trusted. Only fools would trust these guys. Hear that Sleepy Joe? Pass that on to your people. 

 

Is the caged animal ready to strike again?

"The bad boys are in alignment. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. But on the flip side, the good guys are also in alignment. NATO, Japan, South Korea, Australia and the PI. The world's stage is set for another world war if we are not careful."

The rumor mills are now working overtime. Is this bluster, faux reporting, or is there really something there? As the endless war in Ukraine drags on, recently given a transfusion of new arms by the US Congress, Vladimir Putin might have decided to take his game elsewhere. Up a notch. How so? It is no secret that Putin has no time for NATO. Especially now, since NATO has become more and more embolden in their support for Ukraine. 

Putin is still seething over the entrance of Finland and Norway into the NATO organization. This is a huge thorn in his side. But Poland - oh, how he hates Poland. He would love to take another swing at this NATO country. And Polish President Duda - how dare he! Saying Poland would host NATO nuclear weapons should Russia move nukes into Kaliningrad. Putting Article 5 of NATO aside for a minute, Russia would be fools to take a run at Poland. Why? Poland is rough and ready and prepared. 

Putin is also pretty steamed at Macron of France. Ever since Macron said, "There is no limits to how France will support Kiev in the Ukraine War", Putin feels slighted. Is Putin afraid of France? No, but he should be. France is no pushover, like Moldavia might be should Putin take a run at that country also. Why? France has a good military, plus - France also has nukes, and subs to launch them with.

Putin also knows this war with Ukraine has been a fool's errand. What he thought would happen, and what is really happening - are not even close to being related. Putin may be putting the hurt on Ukraine by destroying infrastructure, and killing many of their young men, but Putin's Army is also getting chewed up. He hates the fact the US is behind Ukraine getting F-16's and HIMARS. And the drones? They are really hitting Putin hard on his energy business. 

Is Russia ready to strike again? Maybe he sees Biden for how weak he is. It might be the time and the place to take a run at NATO. What about this scenario? A coordinated attack by Russia against NATO, with China at the same time taking a run at Taiwan. Possible? Yes. Probable? I sure hope not. 

The bad boys are in alignment. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. But on the flip side, the good guys are also in alignment. NATO, Japan, South Korea, Australia and the PI. The world's stage is set for another world war if we are not careful. How bad could a World War III be? End of the world bad. Putin needs to understand this. There is no winning the next global war - only losers.    

The death of the universities

I am not worried about a future of robots loaded with AI being a danger to us. That is not the threat. We already have mind-numbed robots, which are not loaded with any kind of AI or even plain natural intelligence. These robots are called college students. And that is the current threat.    

Funny - I though the demise of the universities would be dying under their own weight. Meaning what? Outlandish tuition. Worthless degrees. Social promotions. Never did I think the universities would die of self-inflicted wounds. And what is happening right now on many of the nation's colleges and universities - are definitely self-inflicted wounds.

There was a time, when young folk went to college to learn how to become critical thinkers. Where there were always two sides (or more) to every argument (or discussion), and then empirical evidence and research led to correct answers. Sometimes, even consensus. Today, colleges and universities don't teach students HOW to think - the professors tell the students WHAT to think. And what the students cannot learn from in-class brainwashing, they pick up listening to Chinese Tic Toc.

By the way, not to digress, but this point about Chinese Tic Toc needs to be brought up. Despite the FBI recently coming out and saying Chinese Tic Toc is about as evil as evil gets, and it is just a tool for the CCP, Congress is letting Chinese Tic Toc off the hook. How so? When Slow Joe signs the Chinese Tic Toc bill today, it is not a cease-and-desist bill - we are giving Chinese Tic Toc ONE YEAR to divest from China! Why a year? Much damage can be done by the CCP in 12 months.

The protests which are going on at some of our once premier colleges and universities - is a head scratcher. Like - hello? Don't colleges and universities teach world history anymore? Like, what happened to the Jews during WWII? Why the United Nations granted Israel their homeland in 1948? Do students ever read the Bible anymore? To learn about the generations of misery Jews had to endure prior to getting their homeland. Our colleges and universities are nothing more than a witch's brew of garbage. Truth takes a back door to hyperbole and the social redefinition of history.

A couple of these spoiled rich kids who are protesting were questioned by Fox News yesterday. The question was asked if the students considered what happened on October 7th. Why was that horrific day not addressed? The butchery, the rape, the beheading of babies. How did Israel become the villain when they were the victim of a Hamas invasion? What was the answer by these two young darlings gave? October 7th never happened. It was made up. Instead, they wanted to talk about the stolen land that Israel took from Palestine. I guess you can't cure stupid.

One final thing that Director Wray of the FBI had to say about Chinese Tic Toc. He thinks the information Chinese Tic Toc is gleaming from the American youth will go into Chinese AI technology. To be used against us.

I am not worried about a future of robots loaded with AI being a danger to us. That is not the threat. We already have mind-numbed robots, which are not loaded with any kind of AI or even plain natural intelligence. These robots are called college students. And that is the current threat.    

The Raider - greatest bomber ever?

 

"The Air Force might have something up their sleeve which is very hush-hush. The Secretary of the Air Force recently hinted that maybe 100 is the total number of B-21 Raiders which will be built. Period. Why? There might be something in the offing which is even a shinier penny." 

Even though I am a Navy guy, I am fascinated by our USAF platforms. Does not matter if they are fighter jets or bombers. Love them all. It is no secret that America leads the world in the exotic technologies which go into making some of our real bad a** airplanes. We know it, and the world knows it. That being said, the B-21 Raider is just coming online this year. At first glance, it looks like the B-2 Spirit. But it is the Spirit, and a whole lot more. 

With the Spirit, we still have the B-1 Bone and the B-52 BUFFs in service. Both are still of use, but nowhere near as stealthy as the B-2 and B-21 are (or going to be). The Air Force brass is so excited about the B-21 Raider, the build plan was to build a minimum of 100 of them. Maybe even 200. But that was yesterday. Today, there is a new message coming from the Air Force.

The Air Force might have something up their sleeve which is very hush-hush. The Secretary of the Air Force recently hinted that maybe 100 is the total number of B-21 Raiders which will be built. Period. Why? There might be something in the offing which is even a shinier penny. What? Wait - better than the Raider? The most feared bomber in the world? 

For those paying attention, the race for the next generation (6th generation) of fighter jets is fast and furious. The race for the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) fighter jets is going at a blinding speed. I guess the same is also true for our strategic bombers. But here is the side benefit. Our civilian aircraft are also taking advantage of some of these new technologies. Like super-sonic travel without the sonic booms. So what? Here is the so what - New York to Tokyo in a fraction of what today's travel time is.

By the way, an interesting contest is going on right now within the Air Force. The F-35 Lightening is thought by many to be our best plane. Better than the F-22 Raptor. But - the F-35 is starting to get the long-awaited Block Four upgrade, which will make this plane even more awesome. But the F-22 is also getting an upgrade, which will make it just as awesome as the F-35. Since they both belong to us, this is a race in which nobody loses.

I wish I could write a glowing tale about our shipbuilding these days, but I can't. As good as the USAF is with introducing their new stuff, is as bad as the Navy is these days. News flash - we need a strong Navy just as much as we need a strong Air Force. I guess first, we need a strong Commander-in-Chief. We can address that in November.  

  

Living in the past and thinking about today

"After seeing what has been going on at Columbia, Harvard, and so forth - here is my recommendation. Shut them down. They are a waste of space. At one time they were the treasure of the Ivy League. Today, they are as some call them - poison ivy."

I went to a "Big 10" University right in my back yard. Went there from 1973 to 1975 and graduated with a BS degree (my wife thought that was appropriate). What was college life like back then? Nothing like today. First off, it was much more affordable. Next, I never had a nut case professor who tried to make Marxists out of the class. There was no vendetta against Jewish students. Two of my best friends in upper division were Jewish. Young folk went to class, listened, studied, graduated as soon as they could, and then found employment. I was employed withing a week of graduation.

When I went to the "U", things were tranquil. Maybe not so much in the 60's. But that was not my worry back then - in the 1960's, I was serving my country. By the time I got out, Viet Nam was about done, and most of the young folks were focused on what they should be focused on - living the American dream.

Fast forward to today. Kids go to college not really knowing what they want to do. They major in something exotic, rather than something which is going to land them a job. They sign papers to go deeply into debt, without thinking how to repay this enormous debt. The thought of maybe doing PSEO while in high school and then doing their first two years in a community college was absolutely abhorrent. Many would much prefer going to a private four-year school and majoring in Art History, Woman's Studies, or World Without Genocide. 

While in school, they might end up with a professor like Ward Churchill (remember him?). If so, they become radicalized. They skip class to protest. Based on a class they took on Gender Studies, they pick a new pronoun. No worry about grades - the college has decided grades are racist, so everybody gets a "participation degree". The college does not care how long you stay there, so long as you keep paying their sky-high tuition with student loan money. After six or seven years, they graduate with a four-year degree, broke, deeply in debt, and are proud owners of a degree which will never get them a decent job.

After seeing what has been going on at Columbia, Harvard, and so forth - here is my recommendation. Shut them down. They are a waste of space. At one time they were the treasure of the Ivy League. Today, they are as some call them - poison ivy.

Mike Rowe might be right. For many, forget about college these days. That season might be over for a while. Focus on the trades. Many good paying jobs are just waiting to be filled out there. But what about the sciences? We still need people to get degrees which will advance society. True. But those schools need to go into the "way back" machine so they can be like the colleges of the 1970's. Why? Those colleges worked - today's colleges, not so much.       
 

Decoupling from the tyrant

"Here is the bottom line. Many experts, much smarter than I, believe that war with Red China is inevitable. Like, it might happen this decade. Meanwhile, the globalists are tripping down life's highway, fat, dumb and happy. But this is serious stuff. We need to decouple from these guys, like yesterday."

For all the Obama/Kerry globalists out there, this article should bring a smile to your face. However, for those patriots out there, this is a very disturbing trend. If you are on any kind of med, or use any kind of pain reliever, or bandages when hurt - here is the bad news. Our dependence on the Chicoms, the land which makes much of the fentanyl which is killing our young folk - is growing. 

Let's pretend for a minute that Xi has decided it is time. Time to bring Taiwan back into the evil empire of Red China. Then war breaks out. The United States jumps in to protect Taiwan's interests. Then all hell breaks loose in the Pacific. Trade stops, and the killing begins. The globalist dream of having symbiotic trade with Red China has just gone up in flames. Any manufacturing of anything we needed - has also gone up in flames.

As of 2023, our reliance on China to send us our needed meds has more than doubled. It is now at 6%. It does not sound like much, unless you look at the charts of what they make for us. With certain cardiovascular medications, they supply 45% of what we need. If all of a sudden, China stops sending us those meds, what are the people who need those meds going to do?

Here is the bottom line. Many experts, much smarter than I, believe that war with Red China is inevitable. Like, it might happen this decade. Meanwhile, the globalists are tripping down life's highway, fat, dumb and happy. But this is serious stuff. We need to decouple from these guys, like yesterday.

And by the way, back to fentanyl for a second. It has been reported that this heinous drug, which is made in China and then sent to the cartels in Mexico for delivery to the US, is the leading cause of death from Americans ages 18 to 44. And what is Biden doing about this genocide on our young people? Nada. Just give him another ice cream cone.

This is our bed that Obama/Kerry/Biden have made for us. They have put us in grave danger. Do they care? Not about America. But they all seem to have an affinity for Red China. Go figure.   

The student loan fiasco

"Remember one thing. Many kids who go to college do it the right way. On the other hand, there are elitest kids who go to private colleges like Columbia, Cornell, Harvard and others, who run up all kinds of debt while becoming America haters. Then once graduated, they pee and moan about their debt (and their worthless degree), and how it is not fair. Well, cry me a river."

The Minneapolis Fed Chief was on one of the business channels yesterday. Topic? Why, the economy of course. What part of the economy? Rate hikes (or rate reductions). Seems the Administration has been spreading some Garp that rate cuts are on the horizon. Really? With the inflation rate still above 3%? That was news to the Fed Chief from Minneapolis. Biden's henchmen (and Yellen), may want the new norm for inflation to be 3%, but the Fed is saying "Not so fast."

The stubborn question was then asked by the host. How can we bring the inflation rate down another point? The Fed Chief from Minneapolis was very clear. To get inflation down to an acceptable rate (2% or less), we need to cut back on government spending. THAT is what has fueled much of our inflation.

Hold on to your hats. Since taking office, Joe Biden has forgiven $144 billion in student loans. That was kind of him to make that money go away for our hard-working students. But wait - it did not go away. It was only transferred to the taxpayers. And since none the taxpayers needed to write out a check on the spot - it was just put on the tab. In other words - added to our enormous debt. 

Come on Bird! Are you that cold hearted? Nope. But the Supreme Court already told Uncle Joe this was illegal. And Biden did it anyway. Why? Votes. And he does not care about this Trump manufactured Supreme Court. So, he gave the "Trump court" his middle finger and did it anyhow. Drove the debt up more. Drove the inflation up more. Kept interest rates high.

Remember one thing. Many kids who go to college do it the right way. On the other hand, there are elitest kids who go to private colleges like Columbia, Cornell, Harvard and others, who run up all kinds of debt while becoming America haters. Then once graduated, they pee and moan about their debt (and their worthless degree), and how it is not fair. Well, cry me a river. It is only a vote selling dolt like Biden who would fall for this crap. Now we, the America lovers, are stuck with the bill. 

Nice going Joe. You have really screwed things up (again). Now just go back to your beach house, take a long nap, and let Donald Trump fix your mess.  

Another new norm

"2024 could be a very testy year indeed. Or a testing year. Our War on Terror has now been replaced with the War in Jews in many areas of academia. Jewish folks, who have been through so much, are now hounded by radicals in many areas of higher education."

Anybody paying attention to the dust up between Israel and Iran as of late, know that things have changed. The status quo has changed. Now these two advisories who hate each other, can reach out and hurt the other guy without leaving home soil. How so? Drones. Cruise missiles. Ballistic missiles. Unmanned aircraft. A message was sent by both sides to the other. "I know where you live, and I can reach out and hurt you really bad, anytime I want too." Other than that, the recent exchange of drones and missiles - was a nothing burger.

Is this war over? Are we done? It has already turned spoiled little rich kids into America haters. Why? Brainwashing. Years of it, by commie creeps in the education ladder. This war is far from over. If you are a believer, you know how it ends. Not well for the Jew haters. Not well for those who wish to annihilate Israel. The war in Gaza will continue. The war with Hezbollah will continue. And the war with Iran will continue.

Russia has already warned us not to side with Israel. Not to hurt Iran. Are Iran and Russia becoming allies against Israel? If they are, we might as well move that doomsday clock a minute closer to midnight. Why? Armageddon might be unfolding right in front of our eyes. What side are we going to be on? Good question. You will probably get a different answer from the faith based right than the radical left. The Bible does not mention the United States in the final battle. That is concerning. Maybe we too, are at the end of our time. 

2024 could be a very testy year indeed. Or a testing year. Our War on Terror has now been replaced with the War in Jews in many areas of academia. Jewish folks, who have been through so much, are now hounded by radicals in many areas of higher education. Jews, who have contributed so much to America, are now scorned by the left. Our leaders are cowed by the ultra-left and the Muslims. Why? Ask them.

If you have not been to church for a while, maybe it is time to get re-connected. If you are a praying type, this is a good time to pray. I have never seen our world look darker. And I have been alive during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War. Evil stalks our land. The clouds are gathering. Stay alert. 

  

 

And now there is "Boozy"

"When I was overseas, one of the guys in my section was a serial BS artist. Knew everything, did everything, been everyplace, and so forth. No matter what you told him, he had already done it earlier and better. Pretty soon, his credibility with most guys was zilch. Kind of like Biden these days."

More stories from either the "liar-in-chief" or our present-day Walter Mitty. Joe Biden was at an event in his hometown of Scranton, Pa (remember - he likes to be known as "Scranton Joe"). As he was giving a speech, he decided to drift off into story land. He wanted to talk about his uncle "Boozy". First off, Joe had to remind everyone, that like most Bidens, "Boozy" was a "hell of an athlete". Plus (and this is where the real story comes in), "Boozy" was in the Army Air Corp during WWII.

According to our president, who never gets anything wrong, nor embellishes a single thing, "Boozy" was in a plane which crashed landed on a deserted southern Pacific Island. Wait - it was not deserted! It was full of Canabals. When the Canabals saw "Boozy", they thought he would make a good meal. So, they ate him. That is why "Boozy" was never found. He ended up as somebody's lunch or dinner. 

Great story. Kind of like good old "Corn Pop". Except it is not true. Not even close. The records show that "Boozy" was a passenger on a plane flying over the Pacific. It was either shot down or just crashed into the ocean. The plane sank, taking everyone (including "Boozy") down to Davy Jone's Locker. I guess that story was not good enough for Biden. He needed to "Corn Pop" this story to make it more entertaining.

Back to our grim reality. We have a president who drifts off. Sometimes a little - sometimes a lot. We can laugh at all his silly BS, or we can be scared to death he has his finger on the red button. Our international friends, our international advisories - all see Joe, as he is. If Putin had periods of goofiness like Biden has, most of us would be scared to death. Why? Putin also has his finger on the red button.

When I was overseas, one of the guys in my section was a serial BS artist. Knew everything, did everything, been everyplace, and so forth. No matter what you told him, he had already done it earlier and better. Pretty soon, his credibility with most guys was zilch. Kind of like Biden these days. He has been either lying or living a fantasy for so many years now, when he talks, most don't listen anymore. Why? What he says is just crap. Period. Full stop. 

 

 

The other "Joe"

"Every night on the news, social disruption is on display. Flags being burned, violence going unpunished, and parts of our heritage vandalized. I, like many, ask the same question. "Why can't the government do something?" Then it dawns on many - the government might want it this way."

Ready to get in the "way back" machine? In 1970, there was kind of a cult film released simply called Joe. Relax - this had movie had nothing to do with Joe Biden. It was about a simple American guy named Joe, who was living the American dream. He was an executive at an advertising company and had a nice house in the burbs. Sounds good, right? Not so fast.

Seems Joe's daughter got wrapped up with some counterculture lifestyle types. In fact, she moved in with her drug dealing, hippie boyfriend. After she overdosed and almost died, Joe went crazy. He blamed this band of hippies she was involved with. To make a long story short, this well to do executive, turned into a mass murderer when he killed all the hippies in the group. Why? He had reached the boiling point. He could take no more.

Back to today. I know most if not all, have noticed what is going on these days. Crime with no punishment; protests in the streets; anarchy; illegal immigration invasion; flag burning, and so forth. In other words, the United States of America, is a mess. What keeps me up at night? "Joe". Not Joe Biden, although he keeps me upset, most of the day. I am worried about a modern day "Joe". Some red-blooded American, who has never been in trouble, who had seen and heard enough. "If the government can't fix this, then I can!"

What we saw on January 6th a few years back, was the first sign of some "Joes". People just acted out in total frustration. Nobody was killed (except by the government), and after the protest, Biden's government went after these "Joes" hammer and tong. Heavy prison time for hundreds of them. It was a sad end to a sad event in America.

But what happened on January 6th, might have only been a prelude. Every night on the news, social disruption is on display. Flags being burned, violence going unpunished, and parts of our heritage vandalized. I, like many, ask the same question. "Why can't the government do something?" Then it dawns on many - the government might want it this way. Obama did, and maybe Biden does also. Social entropy might bring about social change. What kind of social change? Socialism. Pure and simple.

Right now, the America we love is a ticking time bomb. Ready to explode. We have a blatant two-tiered system of justice. Don't believe it? Just look at how Donald Trump is being treated as compared to Hunter Biden. How dangerous is it outside right now? Dangerous enough to stay inside, well hidden in the family bunker. 

Tax the rich! Eat the rich!

"We need a fixer with brains to get us back on track. If you are thinking Donald Trump, he is the right choice for 2024. In 2028 - we need a younger version of Trump. But please - no more Democrats. We really can't afford them." 

Yesterday, "Scranton Joe" was on the campaign trail spreading his guff once again. Now he is really after the rich. You see, in Joe's dementia laden mind, our financial problems in this country are due not to his policies - they are just fine, thank you. It is the fault of two groups of people. First - wealthy tax cheats. Second, (and this is a big one) - people who don't pay their "fair share" of taxes. In mean, in Joe's ancient brain, if only the rich would step up a bit, we would no longer have a national debt - we would have trillions in surplus.

Here is a stubborn fact. Yes, we do have some super rich folks in this country. Not many, but some. One percent of all taxpayers made about one fifth of all income. Ah, now that is the group we need to go after! But hold the phone. This very small group of super rich people paid almost 40% of all federal income tax. In 2022, four out of ten people paid zero federal income tax. That is right - 40% of Americans are "free riders", and 1% are pulling the heaviest load. 

Wait - that is not the story that Joe Biden is telling. He is saying Donald Trump, and his Mar a Lago billionaire friends are the "free riders". The hard-working folk from Scranton, PA are pulling the load. This is more than a canard - it is an out and out lie. More Biden BS.

Other Democrats have pointed out that maybe we need to get rid of the capital gains tax. Just tax investment gains as ordinary income. Okay, we can do that. But then you toss most investments out the window. People won't want to or need to invest without some tax advantage. Without investments, America becomes a follower in business, not a leader.

Another bizarre idea which has been floated by the left is a wealth tax. Do an assessment on what someone is worth in assets, and then tax them on that amount. Now we are talking! We can make America a third world country faster than you can say Corn Pop! I have said this before - rich people don't have to invest here. Heck, they don't even have to live here. If we want to drive wealth out of this country, like New York drove wealth out of that state, just keep screwing with people's money. 

It is time for Joe Biden to go to Resting Acres Nursing Home and take a nice long nap. This guy has bats in his rafters. Whatever he once had (if anything), has leaked out of his ears. We need a fixer with brains to get us back on track. If you are thinking Donald Trump, he is the right choice for 2024. In 2028 - we need a younger version of Trump. But please - no more Democrats. We really can't afford them. 

 

 

Can you cure stupid?

"America seems to have no shortage of useful idiots. In fact, they are multiplying. They are a cancer which is eating us up, from the middle outward. What has happened here is beyond explanation. We have elected morons to ruin what our past patriots have built up."

Yesterday afternoon I flicked on the news. Was I shocked? Nope - seen this movie before. Can I explain it? No and nope. This is utter madness. Why spoiled American kids would protest against our best friend in the Middle East, and support a bunch of murdering thugs, is a real head scratcher. And talk about stupid! To get their point across, to win people over to their side, they decided to shut down major throughfares in some of our larger cities. If someone understands this, please IM me.

What has happened to our country? To our young people? I have a theory. Under Obama, we received permission to hate cops. To hate authority. To disrespect our Holy Bible. To look at our Constitution as nothing more than toilet paper. Then once Obama had done his bidding, and his term was up - the George Floyd incident happened. All of a sudden, this country had a real insurrection. For many of these spoiled little rich kids who set the fires, how much were they punished? Not much. They got away with unbelievable damage and even some killings. 

Then came Biden. Born and raised in the dystopian realm of Obama. Things went from bad to worse. Many of our college kids became nothing more than users. America haters. George Floyd, a known criminal and drug user, who once held a loaded gun to a pregnant woman's belly, had been made into a folk hero. Why? Search me. Cops became more and more defunded and disrespected.

But now we have Hamas being lionized. They are the victims and Israel is the oppressor. Hamas, who cooked babies alive in ovens; Hamas who cut the heads off of babies; Hamas who brutally raped and killed young women in Israel - they are now the heroes? On what planet? 

America seems to have no shortage of useful idiots. In fact, they are multiplying. They are a cancer which is eating us up, from the middle outward. What has happened here is beyond explanation. We have elected morons to ruin what our past patriots have built up.

Biden has taken us inches away from WWIII. He and Obama have taken us inches away from a civil war. Why? That is the golden question. It is almost as if socialists and democrats are playing for the other side. Now they have spoiled our seed corn. May they be judged harshly and without mercy for what they have done to America.       

Whither the UN? Or is the UN withered?

"By the way - if things start going crazy over there, be ready to pay more at the pump. This regional conflict could become global quicker than one could say, 'Corn Pop'. In any event, stay tuned, stay alert, and bunker up."   

This weekend on the news, an international law expert was interviewed. She was asked about the function of the UN in resolving the Israel/Iran dispute. Her response? The UN might as well go lie down in a ditch, for all the good it does these days. With "stoppers" like Russia and China on the UN Security Council, using their often used "no vote", going through the UN is like whistling past the graveyard. A total waste of time. The United Nations has now gone the same way of the League of Nations - totally irrelevant.

What the UN should be doing, is sanctioning Iran and then condemning them in the most aggressive manner. But they will not. Besides, China and Russia will not allow it. In the past, when the UN decided to lay down on the job and do nothing, the US would come in and be the sheriff. But under Biden, the only "sheriffing" we know how to do, is to say, "Don't". Does that scare you? Me neither.

Here is the long and short of it. Since the UN has become as useless as a screen door on a submarine, and the US under Biden is just about as bad, it will be up to Israel to punch this bully (Iran) in the nose. Either that, or kick Iran about six inches below their belt.

If Bibi was asking me what I would do, I would tell him to respond in kind. The Iranians shot just over 300 drones and missiles at Israel. I say, do the same to them. Joe "the pussycat" does not want any United States fingerprints on this return volley. Why? Joe is chicken. He is harder on Israel than he is on Iran. That is wrong. As Senator Kennedy from Louisianna recently said - "Biden needs to go on Amazon and buy a spine online." 

I said this yesterday. Iran crossed the red line of Israel. They would be lucky if Israel did not nuke them in return. Why a nuke? Any one of the missiles shot from Iran could have been tipped with either a low-grade nuke or a "dirty bomb". Former ambassador Bolton thinks the Israelis should take out Iran's nuclear program. I am up for that. At least take out Kharg Island. Screw up their oil shipments. Hit them in their cash register. 

By the way - if things start going crazy over there, be ready to pay more at the pump - and then get prepared. This regional conflict could become global quicker than one could say, "Corn Pop". In any event, stay tuned, stay alert, and bunker up.   

Tit for tat? Or game, set, match.

"Some keep forgetting this sticky fact, and others don't. Probably in a year's time, Iran will have a weapons grade nuke. Maybe more than one. Once that happens, the game of tit for tat devolves into a matter of game, set, match. If one nuke, no matter how small, makes it though the Iron Dome into Israel, the world will now have taken the express bus into Armageddon."

What in the world do you do with a pesky little neighborhood criminal? What happened yesterday afternoon was unprecedented. Never happened before. But now it has. Iran, the Wanna-Be bad boy in the Middle East, actually launched missiles and drones directly at Israel. No proxies this time - it was mano v mano. And this was not just a little attack - it involved over 300 drones and missiles. This was "retaliation" for Israel turning a bunch of high-ranking al-Quds IRGC thugs into dust. 

Before we go forward, let's go back to the beginning. The IRGC are the demons who stir the cauldron in the Middle East. They are evil. They want chaos and not peace. They hate Israel. They hate America. They are the ones who funded the October 7th attack on Israel which killed over 1,200 innocents. They are the ones who fund the continual arial harassment of Israel by Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. Israel was perfectly justified in taking out the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, killing eleven top members of the al-Quds faction of the IRGC. Putting it plainly - this was a justified kill.

Now that Iran has retaliated, what is the next step? Do nothing (the Biden, Blinken approach). Write them a nasty letter (Obama, Kerry approach). Hit them back - and hard (the Netanyahu approach). Here is what will happen if Israel does nothing is return. The "red line" which was crossed by Iran will no longer be considered a red line. Translation = this will happen again. Or - we can take this petulant child out to the woodshed and teach him a lesson. A lesson he will never forget. 

Some keep forgetting this sticky fact, and others don't. Probably in a year's time, Iran will have a weapons grade nuke. Maybe more than one. Once that happens, the game of "tit for tat" devolves into a matter of "game, set, match". If one nuke, no matter how small, makes it though the Iron Dome into Israel, the world will now have taken the express bus into Armageddon. In return, Israel will use its formidable nuclear stockpile, and turned Iran into a sheet of glass. 

The stakes could not be higher right now. Our "soft as Charmin" warriors, consisting of Biden, Blinken and Austin are ready to wave the white flag. Why? They always have been, and always will be, weak and submissive. They are appeasers to the vilest enemies of the state. Right now, we need warriors, not kittens. The world is depending on us. The stakes could not be higher.    

 

Iran - Feint, fantasy, fear or fight

"Ronald Reagan was supposed to have dragged us into war. He didn't. Donald Trump was going to take us into a new war. He didn't. Joe Biden was going to use the skills of being in Washington for fifty years and restore world calm. He didn't. He has us at the precipice of war and disaster."

Our intel, which is almost never wrong (joke), is telling us now that Iran is going to launch a significant strike against Israel this weekend. Why? Because Israel has recently turned a general or two of the Iran's troublesome IRGC into dust. Why? The IRGC was probably behind the October 7th Hamas attack. And they are behind the Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea. Plus, they are the juice behind the Hezbollah missile attacks in northern Israel. In the eyes of Israel, taking out some senior leadership of the IRGC was worth the time, effort and risk.

Sleepy Joe has decided to send a message to Iran by bolstering up our forces in the area. Then he uttered the one word which strikes fear in the hearts of all our foes. When asked by the press what we would do should Iran strike Israel, Slow Joe put his lips together and whispered, "Don't". And what does that mean? It means the Obama/Biden foreign policy will be to send Iran a nasty letter should they attack. What will our military do? Not much. That is, unless Iran decides to take a run at one of our ships at the same time. Should that happen, we will show Iran what a real Navy acts like when angry.

When GW Bush decided to invade Iraq, it was to get rid of a very bad man, who was doing some very bad things in Iraq. Getting rid of Saddam Hussien was for the "greater good". And it was for a while. But time marched on, and the evil lure of Iran has taken hold in Iraq. Now to keep Iraq from slipping back into chaos, as well as to keep Iran from disrupting the apple cart in the Middle East, it might be time to do to Iran what Bush did to Iraq many years ago. Take out the leadership for the "greater good". Why? These agents of evil in Iran will not stop going after Israel until the job is done. Until Israel is destroyed. And now (thanks to Obama and Kerry), Iran is within inches of having a nuke.

I don't want this to sound hawkish, but part of me hopes that Iran does make a foolish move towards Israel. This desire of Iran's to eliminate Israel is not going to stop. Once Iran has a nuke, things in that neighborhood are going to get very, very dangerous. Plus, as a reminder - Israel also has nukes. Things could get really bad, real fast. For Israel to take out the IRGC before Iran's first nuke is ready, could be a real blessing towards a longer peace. Would the loss of life be worth it? Compared to the aftermath of a nuclear bomb, I think it would be.

Ronald Reagan was supposed to have dragged us into war. He didn't. Donald Trump was going to take us into war. He didn't. Joe Biden was going to use the skills of being in Washington for fifty years and restore world calm. He didn't. He has us at the precipice of war and disaster. Morale of the story? Be careful of whom you vote for. Remember that this November. 

 

Are we just "an island", going through life?

No man is an island,

Entire of itself.

Each is a piece of the continent,

A part of the main.

Many of us remember this famous poem (For Whom the Bells Toll) by John Donne. I thought about that poem yesterday, when it was announced that O.J. Simpson had passed. Before you jump on me, let me clear the air. I thought he was guilty of the double murder which took his former wife and Ronald Goldman. The pain that Nicole Simpson's family and Ron Goldman's family went though was enormous. I was angry when OJ was acquitted (using his money to buy the "dream team" of lawyers). But I was also saddened that this very gifted man, went from hero and celebrity in this country - to a pariah. His death at 76 from cancer, was a sad end to what became a wasted life.

I remember when shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, Donald Trump was asked his opinion on the war. Did Russia have any standing, or were they just invaders? Trump had an unusual answer. "Every day, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians are dying. I just want the killing to stop." He went on to say that if he were still president, he would have figured out a way to dissuade Putin from going into Ukraine. But it was the killing, the needless killing, every single life which was lost, which really bothered Donald Trump.

Why do we kill? End life? After all, it is a violation of God's scared law, given to Moses so many years ago. We kill because we have a carnal nature to do so. That is our brokenness. It does not matter if it is a criminal act by deeply cutting someone's throat, or shooting someone, or bombing someone - taking a life should violate the very nature of our humanness. It should trample on our compassion for others. 

Each man's death diminishes me,

for I am involved in mankind.

The question which has haunted me since I learned this poem back in high school, was simply this - what did John Donne know that many of the rest of us don't? Donne did not write this very short, yet famous poem as a man of faith (although he was raised in the Christian faith). He wrote it as a humanitarian. A human being, who wanted to be connected into the rest of humanity.

From Donne's perspective, each man's death should diminish us. If the man was next to sainthood, or a scoundrel - it should not matter. Why should it not matter? Some find solace in the way Donne finished up his poem -

Therefore, send not to know

For whom the bell tolls, 

It tolls for thee.

 

  

Underwater Programs

"I worked as a defense contractor for over three decades. I have seen under the hood, the messy insides of how government procurement works. Actually, it is amazing that ANYTHING gets done. And the fact so many programs end up going over budget and behind schedule is not amazing at all." 

In the business world, if a program which is being worked on is not doing so well, it is sometimes referred to being "under water". That being said, I want to discuss a Navy program which is also "under water" from its performance and is under water as it involves our Virginia class submarine program. How we are managing this new incredible submarine, could be Exhibit "A" on how the federal government can really screw something up.

First a bit of history. The Los Angles class of attack submarines have aged out. A newer, faster, and deadlier replacement was needed. Bring on the Seawolf. This submarine fit the bill. It did everything we wanted it to do - and more. BUT - it cost a mint and took forever to build. So, we were going to build 29 of them, but ended up building only 3. Net result? Instead of a very, very good replacement for the Los Angles class of attack subs, we decided to only build a very good one instead. Thus came the Virginia class of attack sub. 

To meet our current threats, the Navy decided we needed 66 Virginia class attack subs. Currently we have only 23. What are we doing to catch up? To fill the void? Not much. The Navy wants to build two per year (it really should be three), but Biden's budget only has enough money to build one per year. With the growing Indo-Pacific threat from China, we can't wait 40 years to finish building this class out. That is utter madness. 

Some defense experts are saying that the lack of funding is only part of the problem. Even if we had enough money to build three Virginia subs per year, we don't have enough industrial base to do it. This is a huge problem. The same holds true for the new Constellation class frigate. We want to build 20 of these newer, deadlier ships. Where are we now? Running late for the first ship. The lead ship, which is being built in Wisconsin, is already three years late, and will not be delivered until 2029. Considering we think China will make a play for Taiwan in 2027, that is a huge problem.

I worked as a defense contractor for over three decades. I have seen under the hood. I have witnessed the messy insides of how government procurement works. Actually, it is amazing that ANYTHING gets done. And the fact so many programs end up going over budget and behind schedule is not amazing at all. Too many cooks in the kitchen, and too many changes in the recipe. 

Our Defense Department seldom works well. But under Obama and Biden, it works terrible. I mean, when Joe Biden thinks our climate is our biggest enemy when China has gone to town and built the largest Navy in the world - now that is a big a** problem. "Peace through strength" has been replaced with green programs and newer pronouns and DEI training. With open borders and a weakened defense department, we are an open door to bad guys who want to take advantage of our naivete. 

 

What in the world is Sam up to?

"One of these new AI manufacturing plants needs so much power, without a massive amount of power, it could dim every light in the state. Then why is this such an irony? EVs. There will not be enough power to supply one of these plants and EV cars at the same time."

Sam Altman. If you are not used to hearing his name, might be time to get used to it. Slowly but surely, what he is up to is starting to make it into the press. Maybe not the mainstream press, but the techno press. And what he is trying to do right now, is nothing short of unbelievable. By the way - Sam Altman is one of the shakers and movers in the world of AI. He is a big wheel - maybe the biggest wheel of all.

Go with me for a bit on this one. Sam Altman knows the world of AI as good as any human right now. He knows what the critical areas are, to really become an AI superpower. Speaking of super, the AI chips needed to succeed, need to be super. Like if you are an investor, you know all about Nvidia. The third largest company around, getting ready to move into the second largest. Why? They make AI chips and cannot produce them fast enough.

For Sam Altman, message received. Sam knows we need to develop more AI chip manufactuing plants, and we need them soon. Altman feels we need about 7 trillion (no, this is not a typo) dollars to build the number of AI chip manufacturers to fill the need. Sam is talking to every high-tech company and investors with deep pockets to try and garner even a fraction of what is needed. 

Here is the irony, and it is a rich irony. Sam has an artist rendition of what a new AI plant would look like. Huge. And in the background, you can see the cooling stacks associated with a nuclear plant. A nuclear plant? What for? One of these new AI manufacturing plants needs so much power, without a massive amount of power, it could dim every light in the state. It will need a small nuke close by. Then why is this such an irony? EVs. There will not be enough power to supply one of these new AI manufacturing plants and EV cars at the same time.

Whoa! Hold on! If we really need more AI chips like yesterday, do you know how much time it takes to get through the legal wickets to get even a small nuke plant built? And by the way - until (or if) we need get at least one plant built, we will need every drop of oil or lump of coal to supply our growing energy needs. How is that going to work Mr. Biden? You killer of our fossil fuel industry. Our paucity of needed energy will be you legacy.  

Part time everything...

"Actually, when the machines take over more of our commerce (and they will), part time workers will go from being a step down from full time, to just lucky to have a job. Then what will the future jobs report look like? Good question. Hard to do a smoke and mirrors report then there is really nothing there. That is - unless you are a robot."   

Part time. At one time had a connotation. Sometimes a bad connotation. These days - part time is a fact of life. How so? Seems the voice of truth is coming out of the administrations iron curtain. Jobs report. Many, if not most, are part time or temp jobs. Caveat - unless they are government jobs. Many are full time and go on forever.

 But then, why are so many part time jobs being sought? To make ends meet. It is tough out here these days. Why? Biden-omics. And speaking of the name Biden, he is our current president, who is also part time. Last year 40% of his time was on vacation or hiding in his basement in Delaware.

Congress is also part-time. Work-weeks are often times Tuesday thru Thursday. That is, when Congress is not in recess. One wonders why things never get done in Congress. Why their approval rating is almost lower than a Hamas terrorist. To get work done, one must be present. I know, I know - what good does it do be there, when the other side sits with arms folded and always says "NO!"

Back to us for a minute. Part time is no longer a stigma - it is becoming a fact of life. Many places offer part time employment just so the worker comes under the threshold of benefits. Saves money that way for the employer. Others are just trying to "plug the holes", without paying too much in labor costs. Still others might know the dirty little secret of what is coming and coming fast. 

This decade, millions of American workers are going to be replaced. Not by foreigners - by "Hal" (reference to 2001 - Space Odessey). In the movie 2001, "Hal", loaded with AI, was up and running just after the millennium started. In real life, plenty of "Hal" type AI loaded robotic devices, will be up and running before 2030. That is less than six years away. And in those six years, the world is going to change right before our eyes. "Hals" will be popping up everywhere.

Actually, when the machines take over more of our commerce (and they will), part time workers will go from being a step down from full time, to just lucky to have a job. Then what will the future jobs report look like? Good question. Hard to do a smoke and mirrors report then there is really nothing there. That is - unless you are a robot.   

  

Fixing the AG position

"Eric Holder was a disgrace. Loretta Lynch was a disgrace. Merrick Garland is a disgrace. Time to fix this mess. We deserve better."   

"The top law enforcer in the country". Who is that supposed to be? Why, the Attorney General of the United States, that is who! Really? How is Merrick Garland doing? Or is he just acting like the private counsel for the president. Or remember Eric Holder? The AG under Obama? How unbiased was he? Remember when he referred to himself as Obama's "wingman"? He was as bad as Garland. Maybe worse. 

Here is the question which begs to be asked. If the AG (like Garland or Holder) decides to act like the president's personal counsel instead of the country's top lawyer - where does that leave us? I think we have been able to answer that question, by just looking at the lay of the land. If you are a Republican, you are an enemy of the state. If you are a Christian, you are a prime suspect. If you even know how to pronounce January 6th, you are dirt, and will be thrown in a super max. If you want to investigate any of the Bidens - forget about it.

We need to fix this position. Make it truly independent. Right now, the position of AG is a joke. A waste of space. A very powerful position, just waiting to be weaponized. When Donald Trump talks about a two-tiered system of justice under Biden, he is not kidding. This should be an affront to any living, breathing American. If you are okay with the status quo, you are probably just a member of the apparatchik. 

Maybe we need to change our laws where the AG must always be of a different party than the current administration. Same with the head of the FBI. Any member of the DOJ or FBI who has a political vent, needs to go. Like whom? Peter Strzok and Lisa Page for starters. The Deep State has put a stain on our government. When Trump is sworn in, we need to clean house and then fumigate it. I mean, fumigate every inch of it. 

Eric Holder was a disgrace. Loretta Lynch was a disgrace. Merrick Garland is a disgrace. Time to fix this mess. We deserve better.   

Remembering the 30 and the 5

"Wait - we left Americans behind? We have 30 dead Americans without any retribution. Israel is avenging their dead, and all Joe Biden and Blinken can do is criticize the IDF and threaten to withhold needed military support. Why have we not joined the fray? What about the 30 dead Americans?"

Our administration is doing a great job in telling Israel this entire Gaza was thing was their fault. Huh? I thought Hamas invaded Israel, and then butchered over a thousand innocents and then took over a hundred hostages. Well, forget that. Our Cameleon president, who at one time was an Israel supporter when he thought it would garner Jewish votes, has now been cowed by the Muslims in Michigan to re-visit reality. For some reason, Israel deserved the carnage it received.

Bibi Netanyahu keeps reminding us that after 9/11 we took no pauses nor showed any mercy to the Taliban. I mean, how would America respond today, if we had American citizens butchered and/or some taken hostage? Hold the phone! We did! We lost 30 American citizens who were in Israel at the time. Butchered, just like the Israeli's. And we have 5 American citizens who have illegally held in Gaza by Hamas for six months.

Wait - we left Americans behind? We have 30 dead Americans without any retribution. Israel is avenging their dead, and all Joe Biden and Blinken can do is criticize the IDF and threaten to withhold needed military support. Why have we not joined the fray? What about the 30 dead Americans? Maybe we are just saying, "Move on - nothing to see here". Biden did that after Abby Gate. No retribution, no recrimination. Nothing. No justice for the 13 dead Americans at Abby Gate. 

This just stinks. I have heard nary a peep about our dead countrymen and women. When Trump was president, we lost a military contractor, and Trump responded by turning Iranian General Soleimani into dust. Trump then warned Iran, it they retaliated, he would start going up the food chain. The message was received. The current message is if you kill or capture Americans, we will just turn our heads and walk away.

The other night, Mark Levin talked about Anthony Blinken. He said he was evil. Maybe he is - but he sure is inept. But then again, so is many of the unqualified DEIs who inhabit Biden's cabinet.   

  

 

The real mystery of the eclipse

"The '400 rule'. It just so happens, that our sun is 400 times bigger than our Moon. And - the sun is 400 times further away from Earth than our Moon is. The result? During a total eclipse, the Moon perfectly blocks out the sun."

My grandson recently finished a project for school where he made the decision to explore our Solar System. He did most of the work, but of course, his grandmother was also involved. One of the things which gave me pleasure, was he decided to "dig below the surface" a bit. Like, he was amazed about the number of moons that some of the planets have. He learned some by name. And then there is Earth - with only one moon, but what a moon it is!

Every time there is a total eclipse, this wonderful fact (or a mystery) which comes out. Unlike the other planets, some of whom have odd looking moons and eclipses are probably not that big of a deal, for many of us, an eclipse is a very big deal. Why? The "400 rule". It just so happens, that our sun is 400 times bigger than our Moon. And - the sun is 400 times further away from Earth than our Moon is. The result? During a total eclipse, the Moon perfectly blocks out the sun.

Now we might think that this is an amazing coincidence. Or - we could put this mystery in the same bucket with all the other wonderful things which makes Earth such a perfect home for us. Like what? The tilt of the Earth is 23.44 degrees. That tilt gives us our seasons. What would life be like on this planet without that tilt? Not as good, not at all.

Do all these perfect things which make our planet so wonderful - did they happen by accident? We are the most perfect "Goldilocks Planet" that you could imagine. We have lots of water, we can grow lots of food, many of our landscapes are breathtaking, and so forth. An occasional total eclipse is only frosting on the cake. An accident? A mystery? Or the providence of God. 

If you are going outside to look at the eclipse today, be it total or partial, this is a good thing. You are looking at the handywork of God. I saw the one in 2017. It was awesome. To me and many others, this was God. 

Sucker punched!

"Congress needs to step in and de-fund every penny that Biden is using to sour this country. Biden is not a king - he is a (maybe honestly) elected president. If we get hit by a terror attack due to some of the "got aways" this administration has let in to America, Biden and his entire band of misfits should be thrown in prison."

Many of us news junkies are up to speed in what is happening in NYC right now. For reasons I cannot explain, certain low life men are walking up to women and sucker punching them. In broad daylight! In a million years, I could not explain this one. All I know is this - when I was growing up, my dad taught me chivalry. How to treat a woman. If I had ever sucker punched any female, my dad might have beaten me within an inch of my life. And my dad never beat me.

But let's talk about a different kind of sucker punch. The kind Joe Biden did to us when he assumed office. Not only did he open our borders to millions of illegals from anywhere - since he took office, we have 1.5M "got aways". In other words, we have 1.5M illegals who we know NOTHING about. Is this dangerous? Here is the analogy.

A senior officer, in charge of an outpost in a war zone, decided to let anybody come into the compound. Like, whomever came in could be friendly, not friendly, or an enemy combatant. He did not know who people were, nor did he care. The chances of having enemies infiltrate the compound were excellent. That is exactly what Joe Biden has done to our country. This is nothing less than treasonous. 

How to put this into perspective? If only 1% of the 1.5M "got aways" are bad apples - terrorists - that would mean we have 15,000 bad actors in our country, just waiting to do us harm. What does Joe Biden say? It is the fault of Congress. Even though he signed almost 100 executive orders when he took office to reverse all of Trump's border policies. Just because Joe Biden has a visceral hatred for Trump, he did this. Now we have a huge mess on our hands.

Congress needs to step in and de-fund every penny that Biden is using to sour this country. Biden is not a king - he is a (maybe honestly) elected president. If we get hit by a terror attack due to some of the "got aways" this administration has let in to America, Biden and his entire band of misfits should be thrown in prison.

This is not the country I grew up in. This is 1984, Brave New World, and Hunger Games, all rolled into one dystopian mess. Joe Biden has been a one-man wrecking ball to the greatest country ever to exist on Planet Earth.    

Moving into tomorrow, preparing for yesterday

"For our society to survive, to thrive, we need a reclama. We need to make a 180 degree turn around in our thinking and doing. The world is changing faster than you can say "evil empire". The bad guys are in it to win it, and we better get our poop in a group - and fast! They want to beat us economically and militarily."

Did you hear the economic news? Once again, the jobs estimate exceeded the expectations. That is the good news. By the way, month after month, about 20% to 25% of those jobs created are government jobs. What is the bad news? Once again, we are training for yesterday - not tomorrow. And it is not just in civilian jobs - the Navy is guilty of it also.

I watched a YouTube when we got home yesterday. It had Elon Musk talking about AI. He has the right to talk about this, as some of his businesses are involved in it. His words - "I have never seen an industry evolve so fast, as AI is". And by the way - Musk is not the only one saying this. All of the new techno Captains of Industry are saying similar things. What does all this mean?

Quite simply this. Many of the jobs being created today are temp jobs. They will soon go away, replaced by some kind of automated robot, loaded with AI. This is not hyperbole or exaggeration - this is fact. And what is our broken education system doing to prep our young folks? Nada. We are training (or trying to) educate them for yesterday's world. In other words, we are training them for failure.

Another thing Musk said which was of interest, is about self-driving cars. According to Musk (and I will paraphrase), we are within inches of achieving them. Trucks will be first, and then passenger cars. It will not matter if they are ICE powered, fuel cell, or EV - many cars this decade will be self-driving. And who is going to make most of these new cars? If you guessed robotics loaded with AI, you win the prize.

Before I close, I need to say one word about our Navy. They are the poster child for preparing for yesterday. The backbone of our Navy is our super carriers. When deployed, they are in a strike force which are made up of some ships which are VLS/AEGIS capable. Great solution for the 1980's.

Here is the problem. The ships which protect our super carriers (the Destroyers and Cruisers which are VLS/AEGIS capable), have a fantastic array of missiles. They are accurate and deadly. But they are finite. Their missiles cannot be replenished at sea. So, in a fight with a bad guy, where the incoming threat is a swarm and and/or continuous, once the missiles are fully deployed, these magnificent ships are as vulnerable as an unarmed man in a gunfight. Therefore - so are our super carriers.

For our society to survive, to thrive, we need a reclama. We need to make a 180 degree turn around in our thinking and doing. The world is changing faster than you can say "evil empire". The bad guys are in it to win it, and we better get our poop in a group - and fast! They want to beat us economically and militarily. We need to think smart, out of the box, and quickly. Otherwise, we will be on the outside looking in - and soon. 

What am I really saying on a grass roots level? Forget the jobs report every month. It is meaningless. What matters is training our people for jobs which are just now being developed. Where do we start? Teaching our young people how to read. Teaching them basic math skills. Seems we have an issue with that right now. Remember this in November - if we can wait that long.