Trump and the killing fields of Ukraine

"Where Putin could have become a true world leader with a country on the cusp of greatness, instead he is a war criminal and a pariah. Russia now has the same reputation that the Soviet Empire had in its heyday. What was gained? Not much. What was lost? Blood and treasure."

Donald Trump hates part of Ukraine. Not the country itself, but the nonstop fighting which has taken place over the Ukrainian landscape. To Donald Trump, to see thousands of dead bodies on the battlefield, of both Ukraine and Russian heritage - is an abomination. A travesty. A crime against humanity. Through the eyes of Trump, he would like to see the fighting end immediately, and the process of healing to start. Healing means to bury the dead and start the massive cleanup. The rebuilding of ruined cities. A partnership with Ukraine to mine their Rare Earth minerals. In other words, move on from the hell the past three years brought, and craft a different future.

Today, President Zelenskyy is coming to Washington to meet with President Trump. Even though bullets are still flying in his homeland, and people are still dying, peace might be around the corner. Rebuilding might be sooner rather than later. With the help of the United States, mining for profitable minerals might be very close. In other words, just like Trump did with Kim Jong Um during his first term, Trump is trying to shape the future for a land which until recently, had no future. Unfortunately, this failed with North Korea. Hopefully, this will work with Ukraine.

Is Trump then a pacifist? Against all killing no matter what? Nope. He believes in peace through strength, having the military muscle in case he ever needs it. Most can remember what happened to General Qasem Soleimani. If you are a purveyor of death, a threat to America, a disruptor of world peace, Donald Trump will unleash our military on you. But if you cherish peace, and want goodwill for all, you can live in Donald Trump's world, unscratched and untethered.

It will be interesting to see how this fragile peace in Ukraine will play out. First and foremost, it means that Russia will have to behave itself. No more incursions into Georgia, Crimea or other parts of Ukraine. Those days are over. The hangover for Russia, when this Ukraine war is over, is a more muscular and broadened NATO. It also means a new US base in Poland called Fort Trump. Ukraine may not become a part of NATO, but NATO will be all around Ukraine. Plus, the United States will be in Ukraine - not as boots on the ground, but miners of Rare Earth minerals.

The past three years have been regrettable. Someday even Putin will realize what this needless war cost him. Hundreds of thousands of his troops - dead. A big chunk of his armored weaponry - destroyed. Goodwill of most of the people in Europe - gone. No, where Putin could have become a true world leader with a country on the cusp of greatness, instead he is a war criminal and a pariah. Russia now has the same reputation that the Soviet Empire had in its heyday. What was gained? Not much. What was lost? Blood and treasure. Lots and lots of blood and treasure. 

  

Strange times with quantum entanglement...

"Some fear that AI will be the runaway science which will put us all at risk. Maybe - or it could be the parallel universes discovered (or not) by quantum entanglements. In any event, we are about to enter a brave new world. Ready or not, it is coming. If not us, then China."      

What the Sam Hill is going on? Just when you thought this new type of computing would take us to new levels and speeds, the unexplained happened. And not just once. Now I am the last person to try and explain quantum anything, as it is way, way over my head. I do know this however - one of the constructs of quantum physics is something called quantum entanglement. This is so bizarre, so "out there", that in 1935 renown scientists such as Boris Podolsky, Nathan Rosen and Albert Einstein called quantum entanglement "spooky action at a distance". 

Now we will take a trip down the wild side. Google recently came out with a new quantum chip called Willow. It was going to be a game changer. Faster than fast, it was going to light up the industry. It would be the first of many faster and better quantum chips in this developing industry. But then the unexpected happened. During testing of Willow, some odd things happened. Some things started appearing on the readouts which first appeared to be errors. So, the techs tried it again. And again, strange and unexpected results started to appear in the printouts. So strange, they stopped the testing.

The big cheese at Google AI computing, the founder of quantum AI at Google, really shook things up with his take on what is going on with Willow. In so many words, he said the unexpected results were proof of parallel universes. To him, that was the only logical reason for the types of returns the testing revealed. Wait - what? Is this what Einstein was trying to warn us about? That our knowledge of physics would be turned upside down with quantum entanglements?

Where does that leave this blossoming industry? Will it be shut down? Just call it a mistake. Nope - it is full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes. Amazon just came out with their new quantum chip called Ocelot. Microsoft came out with a new chip called Majorana 1. Will China be left behind? Nope - they have come out with a 504-qubit quantum chip. Will China start to see the same "spooky results" that Google did? If they do, China might keep that finding to themselves. 

Some fear that AI will be the runaway science which will put us all at risk. Maybe - or it could be the parallel universes discovered (or not) by quantum entanglements. In any event, we are about to enter a brave new world. Ready or not, it is coming. If not for us, then for China.      

  

As the battleship starts to turn...

"By the way, the cost of eggs will come down again. As soon as we figure out how and why this strain of the Avian Flu keeps spreading. We will figure it out. But the 100,000,000 egg laying chickens that Biden had culled before the election will take some time to replenish. As the saying goes, inflation goes up like a rocket and comes down like a feather."

Hey! What about the cost of eggs? Why have they not come down as yet? Come on Trump - you have been in office now for 36 days or so! Do something! Welcome to the country of America. Land of instant gratification. But here is the reality - you can't turn a battleship on a dime. The MASSIVE mess that Biden left the country in is going to take some fixing. Actually, for those who are paying attention, tons of stuff have been done during the first month of Trump's administration.

This week is yet another example of how fast things are moving. Last night, there was a vote in the House on the first Trump budget. It passed by a whisker - but it passed. Why is this important? First off, it extends the 2018 Trump tax cuts. If they are not addressed by the end of the year, most Americans will receive some kind of tax increase (except the lowest bracket). Also, Trump promised the American people he would address taking federal tax off of tips, overtime and social security for seniors. Spoiler alert: Democrats HATE each and every one of these items, including making Trump's tax cuts permanent. Why? They each hurt the largesse of government. Hurt people, help government. Get the picture?

What else is happening this week? An agreement was reached with Ukraine we would trade a future security agreement (and weapons) in exchange for some of their Rare Earth minerals. Why? Trump realizes that many European countries have given Ukraine loans (not grants) over the past three years to help the war efforts. We gave them gifts and not loans. Trump, as well as most Americans, have said enough is enough. On Friday, Zelenskyy will travel to Washington to meet with Trump and sign the agreement. Why do we need Rare Earth minerals from Ukraine? Because right now we are buying most of what we need from China. That is not good. Rare Earth minerals are way too important for tomorrow's industry and defense. 

Fixing the Pentagon, fixing our border, achieving a cease fire in Ukraine, defeating Hamas, getting the "big, beautiful bill" through Congress and signed into law, cutting the size of government, bringing inflation down, making us energy dominant, bringing more industry onshore, and so forth, and so forth - this is quite the "to-do" list. What are the Democrats doing to help? Na-da. Singing. Protesting. Chanting. Resisting. Caterwauling. In other words, to make America better, to make America greater, Democrats are about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.

By the way, the cost of eggs will come down again. As soon as we figure out how and why this strain of the Avian Flu keeps spreading. We will figure it out. But the 100,000,000 egg laying chickens that Biden had culled before the election will take some time to replenish. As the saying goes, inflation goes up like a rocket and comes down like a feather. Have patience folks - things will get better. Trump's plan will work. Just keep remembering, Trump is already working about 14 hours a day. And you can't turn a battleship (nor the ship of state) - on a dime. 

 

What is up with this Fort Trump?

"President Duda has a grand idea. He would like a US base in Poland. A base which could be mostly for US forces but still have some joint operating capabilities. Why? Having a US presence, especially with Donald Trump in the White House, will help keep the Russians behaving."

With everything going on these days, some newsworthy items might fall between the cracks. For example, the resounding victory for the conservatives in Germany. The number one issue for German voters? Immigration. It seems that train has left the station long ago. Countries now realize what a wrecking ball that out-of-control immigration has been. But the good news, is a conservative government might be more closely align with the US as we trudge forward into a post war Europe.

It is no secret that Poland's Andrezj Duda and Donald Trump have a very close relationship. That is a good thing. Poland has emerged as one of the real stalwarts in Europe. Butted up close and personal to Ukraine, Poland has been a whisker away from being pulled into this mayhem for three years now. The relationship between Russia and Poland? Not good - not good at all.

Much discussion is going on all over Europe now about how to maintain the peace once this bloody war in Ukraine is over. Why? Nobody trusts the fact that Putin might make a play for the Balkans (or more) in the near future. Maybe even Poland. Ukraine is very nervous about the upcoming cease fire. After the land grab for Crimea, they knew the Russians would be back - and they were. Now that Russia will probably get control of the Donbas area of Ukraine, many are wondering what is next. 

President Duda has a grand idea. He would like a US base in Poland. A base which could be mostly for US forces but still have some joint operating capabilities. Why? Having a US presence, especially with Donald Trump in the White House, will help keep the Russians behaving. Duda's suggestion - Poland will call the base "Fort Trump".

This is not a new idea. Duda came up with it in 2018, during Trump's first term. But that was before the Russians launched their all-out war in Ukraine. Now, it will happen. Construction has started. "Fort Trump" will become a reality.

Will having a United States base in Poland help keep the peace? It sure can't hurt. Does Donald Trump like the name of this new base? Three guesses on what the right answer is. 

   

Our new crimefighters

"To quote the Gipper, 'It is morning again in America'. How are things going? Better question is in what direction are things going? In my opinion (as well as many others), they are going in the right direction. Full speed ahead Mr. President! Let's get 'er done!"  

For those who mourned the loss our law enforcement instead of the lawfare unleashed during the regime of Sleepy Joe Biden, brighter days are now here. Having Pam Bondi in charge of our DOJ instead of the very inept and corrupt Merrick Garland has been like having your teeth cleaned. All of a sudden, we are back to only one system of justice, instead of two. And then to take the FBI and have Kash Patel in charge - WOW! Could anything make that change better? How about Dan Bongino as the Asst. Head of the FBI to boot? This is a crimefighter's dream come true. 

Now let's talk about Homeland Security. That is a term which has meant nothing for the past four years under Mayorkas. Instead of our homeland feeling secure, we felt insecure with illegals coming over the border from every country on Earth. President Trump promised on day one he would put an end to this treason - and he did. Having Kristi Noem as the new director of Homeland Security, but the meaning back in that title of that department. Then to have Tom Homan be the Border Czar? Homan is a cop's cop. He is no nonsense and 100% dedicated to the rule of law. 

Speaking of Homan, is he cowed by these lefties who run our big blue cities and have turned them into "sanctuaries" for illegals and thugs? Not one inch. His sights have been on Chicago, New York and LA. But this weekend, he let it be known that Boston has been added to his hit list. (His words) - "I am coming into the sanctuary city of Boston, and I am bringing hell with me." (My words) - And no doubt, he will.

What Trump is doing is nothing less than a major housecleaning on ALL the corruption and largesse which has plagued our government for so long. It was not until we saw the lawfare and lawlessness which happened under Biden's watch, that we knew just how bad it had become. When you have a bad disease, and go to the doctor, he gives you some strong medicine. That is exactly what "Dr. Trump" is doing. Strong and highly disciplined people are just what our country needs right now. If you are a person who likes to commit crimes, better move to Mexico, as we will no longer tolerate bad behavior.

On another note, by the end of this week, we could actually see a cease fire in Ukraine. I know - hard to believe. But ending this war is at the top of Trump's "to-do" list. He wants the killing stopped - like yesterday. This war needs to stop, and the Gaza war needs to continue. Why continue? Because Hamas cannot be trusted. They need to be gone. Period. Full stop. Israel now has the green light from the United States to take care of business at the end of Phase One of the cease fire. 

To quote the Gipper, "It is morning again in America". How are things going? Better question is in what direction are things going? In my opinion (as well as many others), they are going in the right direction. Full speed ahead Mr. President! Let's get 'er done!  

    

GS work force - From the gravy train to the firing squad

"The gravy train is being replaced with the firing (like getting fired) squad. Outside the Washington bubble, few tears would be shed. But inside the Washington elite, Donald Trump is like Satan. HOW DARE HE come in and do such a thing! Short answer - he can because over 77,000,000 of us asked him to do it."    

Oh my, oh my! How things have changed! Not too long ago, if you wanted a job for life, without having to worry about producing any work product, the US Government was the place to be! Full disclosure - I have been inside the catacombs of Washington procurement. One of my active duties, I was asked to do some work which was not my normal NOBC (Cryptology). My secondary NOBC was Procurement, so for two weeks, I worked some procurement stuff at the old NAVELEX command. I loved it, but I think many of the government workers who worked with me were glad to see me leave. Why? I made them work.

The gravy train seems to have been replaced by the Trump Train. What has hit Washington DC this past month, has been like an asteroid. This "Life of Riley", go along, get along job fair on the Potomac is coming to an end. All those IRS agents that Biden hired are either packing their bags, or have been reassigned to the southern border, working for DHS. The 4,400 employees who work at the Department of Education, have no future. If that department goes bye-bye, so will they go. And the Department of Education is the smallest department of them all.

The humorous thing which happened yesterday was Trump sent Elon a message telling him he is doing a good job, but let's step up the pace a bit. Message received. By the end of the day, Elon sent out an email to all government workers asking them to describe exactly what they have accomplished during the week. You mean work product? HOW DARE YOU ELON! The real kicker was the caveat at the end of the email. "Failure to do so, will be considered your resignation". What a mean guy! How dare he try and run the government like a private business! Work product for a government worker - what the heck is that?

During one of my two-week military tours at headquarters, the workday started at 8:00 am. Well, sort of. I have always been a morning person and like to hit it harder in the morning than in the afternoon. But this group at headquarters, reminded me of a TV sitcom. Guys sitting around, reading the Washinton Post, talking about the Redskins, of just exchanging some other kinds of bs. At 11:00, people could take a two-hour lunch, if they promised to get some exercise. Then by 4:00 in the afternoon, the office was a ghost town. If they had to report to Elon what they got done, it would more fiction than fact. 

Our government workers are lethargic and live in the world of largess. Some are good, most are not. One higher rated GS person I worked with, spend a good part of his day being a day trader. Yes, things were that bad. Here is the long and the short of it. The gravy train is being replaced with the firing (like getting fired) squad. Outside the Washington bubble, few tears would be shed. But inside the Washington elite, Donald Trump is like Satan. HOW DARE HE come in and do such a thing! Short answer - he can because over 77,000,000 of us asked him to do it. Elections do have consequences.    

Paying too much, getting too little

"Right now, Elon Musk and his DOGE team are just scratching the surface of what needs to be fixed in our government. What is in the future for DOGE? Stay tuned - the Pentagon's time is coming up."     

I hate to blame this on Joe Biden, so let me just say this one of those wild coincidences. What is that? This feeling really started to manifest itself during the past four years. It reminds me of that old cigarette commercial from yesteryear - "Are you smoking more and enjoying it less?" Only today it would be "Are you paying more, but getting less?" We are paying more and getting less, and so is the government.

I remember during the final months of Trump's first term. A new Air Force One was needed. So, Trump asked Boeing for a quote to build a new one. Trump was flabbergasted when he saw the price. Trump, being the master of the deal, told Boeing to go sharpen their pencils and try again. If Boeing could not do better, Trump told them he would find a different solution. All of a sudden, the price to build this new plane came way down.

I think of that story every time I hear of how much we are spending to build a new F-22, F-35, B-21, Virginia Class submarine, or a new carrier. First the good news. We have the best military equipment in the world. Now the bad news. (My opinion) - we pay way, way too much per unit for each new piece of military equipment.

When the contract for F-35 fighter jets was first released, it was estimated the price per unit would be about $40M. However, the reality is different. The price now ranges between $80M and $110M, depending upon variant. The price of a B-21 bomber is also outrageous. It is grown to $700M per plane. And the price of a single Virginia Class sub is an unbelievable $3.8B!

Now again, our subs are the best in the world. The only reason we are building the Virginia Class instead of the Seawolf, is it was determined the Seawolf was too expensive. More expensive than $3.9B per sub? Good grief!

Our Minnesota boy, the new Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has his hands full with these prices. There simply has to be a way to not have defense contractors bleed dollars on these contracts and also give the taxpayers a fair deal. Where can DOGE make an impact? Right here, right now, at the Pentagon.

I was a defense contractor for years. On some of this, I know of which I speak. Is there waste in the way we do government contracting? Yes. Is it efficient? No. Can it be improved? It must be. 

Right now, Elon Musk and his DOGE team are just scratching the surface of what needs to be fixed in our government. What is in the future for DOGE? Stay tuned - the Pentagon's time is coming up.     

Voluntary income taxes

"I don't care what others do with their share of the DOGE money. If they keep it or give it back, I could care less. By the same token, I don't want to hear ANY opinions on what I should do with my $5,000. On fixed income, I could sure use it right now. If someone does not like that, they can lump it."   

Many years ago, when I was junior in my career, I heard an interesting discussion between two of my more senior collogues at lunchtime. One was more conservative in his values than the other was. And the subject discussed? How much income tax was enough. I should point out that these were the days where people who had different financial viewpoints could disagree without killing each other.

One man (the conservative) said we pay too much in taxes right now. All that money going to the government is stunting the growth of the private sector. The other man (the not so conservative) did not agree at all. He said we need to fund the government for the "common good". The government lets us keep enough to live on, and all the rest should reside in either Washington or St. Paul.

That is when the conservative hit the other up with total logic. Won the argument right there. "Do you know what your income tax bracket is?" he asked the other man. "Sure do" was the reply. "Do you know how much over that limit you are allowed to pay into either the state or federal government?" was the next question. That one had the other man stumped. "I have no clue" was the response. "100% of your paycheck" was the answer. "If you think we are paying in too little taxes, you can contribute your entire income for the year." And then - silence.

Jasmine Crocket, the loudmouth and sassy Democrat congresswoman from Texas, is on the House DOGE subcommittee. What does she contribute to the DOGE discussions? Mayhem and disorder. When asked on a news show what she thought of the $5,000 DOGE dividend, she became very animated and louder. "We are not in the business of handing out money you all!" In her eyes, none of the government's sacred money should be returned to the taxpayer. Not a single dime.

Here is a solution to this vexing problem. Offer up the DOGE dividend to all taxpayers. For those who think the money would be better served paying down the debt, they can refuse the check and tell Elon to stick it in the debt repayment fund. For those who LOVE the largess of our government, can tell Elon to stick it in the "feed the pig" fund. And for those who need it to pay bills or whatever after the 20% runup in prices during Biden, can keep the $5,000.

Why is this a good solution? I don't care what others do with their share of the DOGE money. If they keep it or give it back, I could care less. By the same token, I don't want to hear ANY opinions on what I should do with my $5,000. On fixed income, I could sure use it right now. If someone does not like that, they can lump it.   

DOGE: Cure or curse?

"What is DOGE? DOGE is what happens when you put two of the smartest men in the country on solving a previously unsolvable problem. Even though the Democrats have once again resorted to lawfare, Donald Trump is ready for it. He will not fight liberal judges - he will escalate legal issues right up to SOCUS." 

Not my words, but words of a well-respected person on a national TV show. "DOGE is the most exciting government program I have ever seen!" I will give that statement a ditto and an AMEN! Money has been extorted out of this country's taxpayers now for many, many decades. As such, with no will, and no tracking, our national debt has gone up like a roman candle. In the words of Elon Musk - "We are paying more to service out debt right now than on national defense. If we don't fix out debt and quickly, we cannot survive as a nation. We will go bankrupt."

Elon Musk, whose brain goes full speed 25 hours a day, has come up with another grand idea. To make this real, what DOGE is doing, why not share the good fortune with the persons who ponied up the money in the first place - the taxpayers. In other words, every dollar saved by DOGE, should be split. 80% towards paying down our national debt, and 20% towards a "DOGE dividend" for the taxpayers. The first dividend check is estimated to be about $5,000/taxpayer.

Everybody should love this deal! Right? Nope. The Democrats hate it. With a passion they hate it. Why? Many reasons. First off, they really hate the idea that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are in their rice bowls. Their stash house is being investigated. All the years they have come up with schemes on how to hide money to enrich their side of the aisle, are now exposed to sunlight and disinfectant. 

Another reason the Democrats hate this idea, is Donald Trump has once again beat them to the finish line. Donald Trump has shown (again) he is the working man's leader. And the beauty of this dividend is simply this - it is not buying votes. This is given people back a portion of their money, which has been wasted and hidden. The debt gets serviced, the government shrinks, and people get paid back some of what was squandered. Win, win and win.

What is DOGE? DOGE is what happens when you put two of the smartest men in the country on solving a previously unsolvable problem. Even though the Democrats have once again resorted to lawfare, Donald Trump is ready for it. He will not fight liberal judges - he will escalate legal issues right up to SOCUS. 

Donald Trump has learned quite a bit since his first term. During the 45 POTUS era, Donald Trump was good to very good. In this the 47 POTUS era, Donald Trump is nothing less than golden. 

 

What? A DOGE dividend for all?

 

"Can the Trump administration walk and chew gum at the same time? Yes, plus it can do many other things at the same time as well. After four years of Biden, time is valuable. Not a second to waste. What is next for Donald Trump's team? I can't wait to find out!"

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. That being said, a new topic has erupted on our landscape. Something to look forward to. It seems the DOGE folks have uncovered so much money, which is unnecessary, fraudulent, or its use is obsolete, that the first utterance of the term "DOGE dividend" has been heard. What does that mean? Send out checks to all the taxpayers who have been contributing to this maze of misappropriated funds. Between claw backs, deletions, and cancellations, DOGE is about to be awash in financial findings. And they, as well as the president, want some of that money returned to whom it came from - us. 

Is this going to be a unanimous decision? To return some of the money to the taxpayers? Oh no, my friends - it will not be. The Democrats will for sure balk at this. Just like some Democrats balk at taking the taxes (both federal and state) off of Social Security, Democrats will balk at a DOGE dividend. Wait - that makes no sense, whatsoever! Why would Democrats care? Because in the eyes of the statists, all money belongs to the state - not to you. However, in the eyes of the patriots, we should only feed the beast (the government) as much as it needs to survive. No more. 

Now that Trump has been in office for thirty days, the clock continues to tick. His whirlwind objectives of jump starting the economy, fixing the border, downsizing the government, and hammering out a peace deal for the Ukraine war continues to roll down the tracks. Meanwhile, all the Democrats can do is continue to practice lawfare, protest, chant, sing, and obstruct. Good on them. They are like the Wicked Witch of the West, right after getting a bucket of water thrown at them. "They are melting, melting. Oh, cruel world, they are melting away."

While all this is happening, anything going on with the Mexican Cartels? Quite a bit. I know this is hard to believe, but CNN actually broke some good news yesterday. The US has been flying some MQ-9 Reaper Drones deep into Mexico. These are the same assets we have used to liquidate some bad apples in the Middle East. But these drones can do other things than kill baddies. The are excellent at intelligence gathering. They can get up close and personal and find out all kinds of things about the enemy. The Cartels may not realize it yet, but their glory days and gory days are about over.

Can the Trump administration walk and chew gum at the same time? Yes, plus it can do many other things at the same time as well. After four years of Biden, time is valuable. Not a second to waste. What is next for Donald Trump's team? I can't wait to find out!

  

Elon fights the horrible, awful swamp monsters!

 

"Flash back to an earlier post I have done. In that post, I said even though Trump promised to drain the swamp in his first term, he had no idea the swamp was as big, wide or deep as it is. Plus, he had no idea of the thousands upon thousands of swamp dwellers who lived and worked there. But now he does - this time he came equipped with a small army called DOGE, led by Elon Musk." 

Elon Musk is a dreamer. He dreams big dreams. He has the ability to turn those dreams into reality. That is what visionaries do. That is what innovators do. Right now, Elon is dreaming beyond his current starship. He is already onto the next version and the version after that. Even though his current version of starship is a monster in size, he is thinking bigger and better. Why? Using the current version, he might need 1,000 of them to colonize Mars. With the version after the next version, he might only need 250 of them. Yes, they would be that tall and that big around. 

Being a patriot, when Donald Trump asked Elon to identify fraud, waste and abuse in the Washington swamp, Elon had only one thing to say - "I'm in!" Now keep in mind this job does not pay a cent. That is why Trump wanted Elon (besides Elon being one of the brightest minds on the planet) - Elon did not need any money. He is making enough from the six companies he owns. 

Elon was put in charge of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). The charter of this new DOGE organization is pure; Elon Musk's intentions are pure. It is all good - Elon felt his group could find a trillion or two, without hurting the work the government is responsible for. But that is where Elon's dreams ended, and the nightmares began. What kind of nightmares? Elon and his DOGE group (sometimes called "Big Balls") are fighting the horrible, awful swamp monsters of Washington. 

The swamp dwellers hate Trump, and now they also hate Elon. Why? Elon is about to find out the "book of secrets" in Washington. That is the book which describes how people who have little money, can come to Washington to serve a few years, and then leave rich. How does that work? Unknown at this time, but Elon is going to be relentless until he finds out. Meanwhile, Elon is being sued and protested by the swamp dwellers. To us Elon is a saint, to the swamp dwellers he is an exorcist. 

Elon does not need to put up with this crap. He has plenty to do running his six companies. But like I said - Elon is a patriot. And he is a friend of Trump. Elon and Donald Trump both know this is important - it needs to be done. But the swamp dwellers are like a tumor which has been wrapped around the bone, muscles and nerves. It does not want to be removed nor fixed. 

Flash back to an earlier post I have done. In that post, I said even though Trump promised to drain the swamp in his first term, he had no idea the swamp was as big, wide or deep as it is. Plus, he had no idea of the thousands upon thousands of swamp dwellers who lived and worked there. But now he does - this time he came equipped with a small army called DOGE, led by Elon Musk. 

Tales of the always seen, Al Green (Hint: Not good!)

"What did the long working Donald Trump do yesterday while Al Green had his undies in a knot? Trump took the day off and went to NASCAR. Why? Just like going to the Super Bowl, Trump feels it is important that the people see him out and about. Enjoying America. Does Al Green enjoy America? Sometimes I wonder if he even likes it here." 

You have to hand it to that odd congressman from Texas - Al Green. Why? What Al should be doing right now, is working with other Democrats in coming up with a message and a new leader for the 2026 midterms. Why? After the spanking the Democrats got in 2024, they are in deep trouble. But Al, like usual, is way out of step with reality. He just filed articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. If Green were paying attention, he (like Hakeem Jeffries) would know that Donald Trump's popularity just keeps climbing. 

Wait - just hold on a minute! What you mean Green was filing articles of impeachment? Trump has only been in office for less than a month. That's okay - crazy Al found something to use against Trump. What? Trump's offer to take over the Gaza Strip and rebuild it. You have got to be kidding me! Really? The offer that Trump made to really shake things up in the Middle East, is now bad? If Al Green did not have a canard to invent, he would have nothing to do.

Al Green is ubiquitous today. He is everywhere - except at work. His case of TDS is far and away beyond the norm. Just the other day, a very frustrated Dean Phillips was encouraging his party (and maybe soon to be former party), to wake up and smell the coffee. As the Trump Train continues to roll on, some of the clueless Democrats are sticking with their old playbook. The playbook called, "Orange Man Bad". No plans, no programs, no ideas - just anti-Trump. So long as they continue to do that, Trump will continue to roll on into 2026.

What did the long working Donald Trump do yesterday while Al Green had his undies in a knot? Trump took the day off and went to NASCAR. Why? Just like going to the Super Bowl, Trump feels it is important that the people see him out and about. Enjoying America. Does Al Green enjoy America? Sometimes I wonder if he even likes it here. 

This week, after we dispense with the federal holiday nobody cares about, it will be Kash Patel's turn to get Senate confirmation and then sworn in as FBI Director. Another win for the Donald! The rest of the unconfirmed cabinet picks should come tricking in during the last two weeks of February. Meanwhile, peace talks are on the cusp of starting in Saudi Arabia to end the Ukraine War. And the war in Gaza? Unknown. That can go either way at any time. Needless to say, NOBODY trusts a word Hamas utters.

Finally, my advice to the good people in Texas 9th Congressional District. Do a better job in voting in 2026. Al Green is not doing you nor the country any good at all. Time for Al to retire.   

Why is he such a big deal?

Why is Donald Trump such a big deal? Because he is a unique leader, never before seen on our soil. He will lead us through this very consequential decade of massive changes. He will make NATO stronger and more independent. He will fix our education system. He, with the help of RFK Jr, will make us healthier. We will be the world leader in clean and cleaner energy.

Many people often wonder what in the world is going on in the mind of Donald Trump. What is it? The BIG DEAL? Or the grand bargain? During his first term, POTUS 45 became somewhat of an accidental president. In other words, the entire world almost had strapped the title of POTUS 45 on Hillary Clinton. Then all of a sudden - all that hard work, the constant campaigning, the rallies - paid off for Donald Trump.

Never having been a politician before, Donald Trump had to "drink out of a fire hose." But that he did, and he learned. Some mistakes were made, some missteps happened. But despite all of that, he became one of the more consequential presidents of our time.

After losing in the very mysterious 2020 election, Donald Trump had four years to think and plan. He decided to make one more run at it. As we know, he was primed and ready in 2024. Victory was his, and now he had one more thing going for him that he lacked in 2016 - experience. As the saying goes - he had a plan, man. He had a plan how to end the wars, juice the economy, and right the ship of state. Once he was sworn in on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was off to the races. He was now POTUS 47 and there would not be one second wasted.

He also learned from the cabinet he had the first time around. Some bad choices held him down. This time, he has the "dream team" in his cabinet. They speak with one voice and travel in the same direction. That kind of support allows Donald Trump to live in where he is the most comfortable. His sweet spot. Mr. "Art of the Deal" is now where he does his best work. The deal maker. The architect of the grand bargain.

The followers of Donald Trump love to watch how he handles the media and the Democrats. Many times, after Trump makes a declaration or signs and EO, it leaves both the Democrats and the media spinning. Sometimes what Trump says is a misdirection, which lets his other hand do his bidding. And sometimes what he says it straight up fact. In any event, Donald Trump is large and in charge, and everybody knows it. He is the TRUE leader of the free world, and our friends and foes know it.

What is coming down the road? Many, many deals. Deals with other countries. Mutual tariffs. Common defenses. More economic opportunities. Working with Elon Musk on AI as well as getting to Mars. Quantum computing, robots, nanotechnologies, you name it. Trump wants us to be the leader in all of it. A world at peace, with our new technologies benefiting all - that is his dream. And he will make whatever deals he needs to be done to get us there.

Why is Donald Trump such a big deal? Because he is a unique leader, never before seen on our soil. He will lead us through this very consequential decade of massive changes. He will make NATO stronger and more independent. He will fix our education system. He, with the help of RFK Jr, will make us healthier. We will be the world leader in clean and cleaner energy.

Donald Trump's vision is to truly have this rising tide lift all boats. In other words, he wants no American to be left behind. That is what his grand bargain will yield - and that is why Donald Trump is such a big deal. 

 

Will eggs become the new toilet paper???

"Much of the sound and fury of how much we are paying for eggs is just that - sound and fury. For something to eat which is that good for you, paying fifty cents to a buck an egg is not bad at all."

Heard something interesting on the news yesterday. A store in LA is selling eggs for almost $18/dozen. That is up from the $12/dozen it had been charging. Say what? An egg going for a buck or more? That is highway robbery! Or is it? After seeing that news article, my wife and I went grocery shopping. We found eggs for about $7/dozen. After seeing that news article, I felt we got a bargain at $7.

By now most of us have heard what the cause of this price hike (and sometimes shortage) is. Avian flu. I know - avian flu has been around for years. But this time it has teeth. And it has spread from birds to some dairy farm cows. And to a small degree - humans. What is the solution we have been using? Cull the egg layers. Millions of them - gone. And then repopulate the coops with fresh heathy hens. But then the flu comes back. Somehow, it comes back. So, it is wash, rinse, repeat all over again. 

One of my friends had gone into Costco recently and not an egg was to be found. Sound familiar? Going into Costco to buy toilet paper and not a roll to be found. For eggs, this is like Covid without the Covid. After hearing the Costco story, I told my wife, "If we can find eggs, we are buying them." Kind of like the same thing I said during Covid. "If we can find toilet paper, we are buying it - no matter the cost."

But here is something interesting about eggs. Most doctors will tell you that an egg is one of the most nutritious things we can eat. If you end up paying a buck an egg, and have two eggs for breakfast, that is only a two-dollar meal. If you can find eggs for $6/dozen and have breakfast with two eggs, that is only a dollar meal. What am I saying? Much of the sound and fury of how much we are paying for eggs is just that - sound and fury. For something to eat which is that good for you, paying fifty cents to a buck an egg is not bad at all.

This brings me to a bigger issue - the food available to most Americans. Many of us have had the chance to visit other lands which are not as blessed as ours. Gone into their markets where only a handful of items are sold. Price is not as big of an issue as just finding something to eat. While visiting South America and Central America, many places we visited had only beans and rice to eat, with an occasional chicken. Beans and rice for every meal, with maybe some fruit if you could find it. And for special occasions - a chicken in the pot.

Eggs are due to increase another 20% before this is all said and done. The scientists are working overtime to figure out how chicken farms keep getting infected over and over again. Now they are thinking it might be from migratory birds like crows. No doubt they will find the cause and come up with a solution. Until then, I will continue to have eggs for breakfast at a cost of one to two dollars a meal. That is, if I can find them at the store.

 

Why we can't dance anymore

"Is there hope for our future, or will we end up living in a house divided from now until Jesus returns. I don't know. I would like to give some words of encouragement, but just turning on the news these days, would belie any truth to those words." 

Ever notice how as a country, we seem to have lost the ability to do anything together? Where consensus is only a term, not a reality. Not too long ago, we may not have been in step with each other but could still manage to dance together. These days? It is like one side only knows how to ballroom dance, and the other side only knows line dancing. Trying to put those two together is tantamount to mixing oil and water.

What is the most obvious example of this inability to dance together, is the difference in the past few administrations. Donald Trump, POTUS 45, tried to right the ship of state after the Obama years. We were racially divided and messy. When Trump was sworn in, the Hillary people and the Obama people set out to sink Trump's presidency. Not help it - hurt it. Anything and everything to ruin it. Then after Trump's term was up, came the very mysterious election where Joe Biden won, and reversed EVERYTHING that Donald Trump did. All of a sudden, with Biden and his very garish cabinet in charge, the United States looked more like a DEI infested, woke mandated, Zootopia.

Now that Donald Trump is president again as POTUS 47, the haters have come out of the woodwork yet again. Why? Donald Trump wants to dissect every inch of the federal government and find out who was behind the "steal". The graft. Plus, to find out why we are not getting a better and bigger bang for the buck. Will the Democrats help in this? Absolutely not! They are going to every left judge they can find. But why won't they help? Because they are the line dancers, and the Trump people are the ball room dancers. Never the two shall meet, nor shall they agree.

This is the 5,000th post on my blog. I would have loved to pen something much more positive about our country, but I could not in good conscious. Of the thirteen years I have been doing these posts, some have been about faith, some science, some military, and many others involved politics. This will end up being a political one. Why? Because it must.

Those who love Trump, these are the days of wine and roses. For those who hate Trump, these are the days of oligarchs and dictators. Bottom line? We hate each other. It is getting worse all the time. Congress is a mess, as the "shirts and skins" almost come to blows every day, in every meeting.

Is there hope for our future, or will we end up living in a house divided from now until Jesus returns. I don't know. I would like to give some words of encouragement, but just turning on the news these days, would belie any truth to those words. 

Tomorrow I will pen my 5001st post. I will try to be truthful and accurate. But as in the past, and will be in the future, I am mostly an opinion writer. I call balls and strikes as I see them - maybe not as some others might see them.

Going forward, I, like most of the readers on this blog, will continue to soldier on. Hoping for the best while planning for the worst - we will all soldier on. May God bless us all.     

 

Living in the world of buckle up and hold on!

 

"Trump is really time to make up for lost time. Whatever Biden screwed up in the four years he was in the White House, Trump wants unscrewed - and fast! If you are looking for a retirement job, being on Team Trump is not the place to be. However, if you are looking for a job which can really make a difference, and fast - working with POTUS 47 is the place for you."

Is peace finally about to break out in Europe? Sure, seems that way. We now have the master of the "Art of the Deal" involved with Russia and Ukraine. What does that mean? Setting something up for springtime or maybe summer to discuss terms of a peace agreement? Nope. In the world of "get er' done" Donald Trump, that means start this Friday. It seems that many of the constructs of the deal have already been discussed with both countries. All that is left are the fine details. What does this mean? At long last, the killing should stop very soon. The reconstruction of Ukraine should begin very soon. All this, in less than a month in office for POTUS 47.

But wait - what about Gaza? Trump (and now Israel) have laid down the new terms for peace. Release the remaining hostages by noon on Saturday, or "all hell will break loose." Israel is already back on war footing, ready to go back into Gaza should this deadline not be met. What will the US do? That is being kept close to the vest. What the baddies in Gaza need to know is this - this is over. We are all ready to march on. Doze the entire Gaza Strip. Prep the site for rebuilding. Relocate the Gazans to another spot in the Middle East. What about the terrorists who are hanging on? If they won't release the remaining hostages? God help them all.

Another prisoner held under faux charges was released by Russia yesterday. Been a good week for that! Also, Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed and sworn in by our new AG yesterday. Is Tulsi going to take her time getting used to her new position? Nope. She has already met with Prime Minister Modi from India. Today, RFK Jr. is going to be confirmed by the Senate and sworn in. Next week, Kash Patel. And the band plays on...

DOGE continues to work its magic. A couple of the court cases the Democrats have tried to use to stop the DOGE train have been overturned by a higher court. Full steam ahead! Our new DHS secretary and Tom Homan continue to track down and deport the worst of the worst border jumpers. Hegseth is still over in Europe, now meeting with NATO. Why? NATO needs to really step up their game. Even though peace is in the offing for Ukraine, to build a lasting peace, NATO needs to have more military deterrence. Peace through strength. No more 2% of GDP - now everyone needs to pony up 5%. Why? Russia spends over 40% of their GDP on their military. 

Trump is really trying to make up for lost time. Whatever Biden screwed up in the four years he was in the White House, Trump wants unscrewed - and fast! If you are looking for a retirement job, being on Team Trump is not the place to be. However, if you are looking for a job which can really make a difference, and fast - working with POTUS 47 is the place for you. As for the rest of us, we will enjoy the ride while holding on for dear life. 

No message but potty mouths

"Trump is going down in history as one of the most (maybe the most) consequential presidents in US history. And the potty mouthed Democrats? They won't even be remembered as a smudge on a page. Why? They are acting out their choice. And it is a poor choice indeed."  

We need a new department in the government. It can have very few people, and most would work for free. It could be called the "Department of Mouth Soap". Heck, I might even volunteer to work there. The charter of this new department would be to take elected officials, who are supposed to be the best of us, and when they take a bullhorn and spread invective all over the Washington Mall, someone from this new department would wash their mouths out with soap.

Wait - what? These are grown up people. Why in the world would you treat them like children? Well, they are acting like children. And some children might see this churlish and boorish behavior on TV and decide to imitate them. So then, the question remains - why are they doing this? Why are they stooping to the lowest common denominator of potty language to use on both the 47th President as well as the richest man in the world? 

Easy answer. Just like when Donald Trump was the 45th President and now that he is the 47th President, the Democrats can't lay a finger on him. I could use that old adage of Democrats playing checkers while Trump plays four-dimensional chess, but I won't. I could say that Trump is a genius, and most Democrats are as dumb as rocks - but I won't say that either. I also could say that Biden only worked four hours a day (at the most), and Trump works at least fourteen hours a day, but again - why bring that up. I will however say this - the man who wrote "The Art of the Deal", lives it each day, every day. In everything he does. Whereas most Democrats are only schooled in the "Art of the Steal".

Today, Tulsi Gabbard is going to be confirmed by the Senate and sworn into her new position. Tomorrow it should be Kash Patel's turn. Yesterday, Steve Witkoff flew his own private jet to Moscow to bring back an American who was held in a Russian prison. It was the result of a conversation that Trump had with Putin. All part of a "grand bargain", yet to be disclosed. Today, another American will be released. This weekend is witching hour for Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Why this weekend? That is Trump's deadline. This is what winning looks like Democrats. Instead of cursing at Trump, give him kudos. He is doing a GREAT job. 

Trump is going down in history as one of the most (maybe the most) consequential presidents in US history. And the potty mouthed Democrats? They won't even be remembered as a smudge on a page. Why? They are acting out their choice. And it is a poor choice indeed.  

Is war on the horizon?

"What has really weakened the terrorist's hand is the condition of the last three hostages to be released. They looked about as bad as the American POWs who were released from North Vietnam prisons towards the end of the war. Any grace which might have been expected by Hamas has evaporated."

Doing a bit of digging yesterday, as well as news watching this morning, it seems that Defense Secretary Hegseth might be getting a baptism by fire in the near future. Why? Two opportunities (if I can call them that) for armed conflict. Not next summer, not this upcoming spring - maybe this winter. War with whom? Russia? China? Iran? North Korea? No to all those guesses. War with the cartels and war with Hamas.

First with the cartels. Word is leaking out that we have really stepped up our recon flights around the perimeter of Mexico. Not with a ready to mothball fleet of spy planes (except for the U-2 we are using) - we are using our best stuff. Why are we doing this? For both strategic and tactical purposes. We are "vacuuming the spectrum" to pick up anything and everything we can. All this by trying very hard not to violate Mexican airspace.

Plus, rumor has it we already have Tier One operators in the area. What does that mean? It means given the green light, they might get a "capture or kill" order for one of the cartel chiefs. Why only one? Send a message. That there is no place to hide. Could that lead to a shooting war on our southern border? Could - but I think Tom Homan will have his troops ready, and Hegseth will have his boots on the ground ready for it should it come.

Next, Hamas. They are starting to play the waiting game with the release of more hostages. Trump has about had it with these guys. He announced that Hamas has until noon on Saturday to release ALL the remaining hostages, or as said in the Wyatt Earp movie, "I'm coming and bringing hell with me."

What has really weakened the terrorist's hand is the condition of the last three hostages to be released. They looked about as bad as the American POWs who were released from North Vietnam prisons towards the end of the war. Any grace which might have been expected by Hamas has evaporated. By the way - these are not prisoners of war. They are innocent hostages. Why Israel is exchanging hardened prisoners for innocent hostages is beyond me.

Which brings me to my final point - Gaza. Until it is bulldozed, all unexploded munitions found, all tunnels destroyed - Gaza should be looked at as a "no man's land". Will Gazans ever be allowed to come back and live in that other "Riveira by the sea"? Maybe. If they change the way they treat Israel, maybe decades before they come back. If they stay radicalized by Hamas - never. Egypt, Jordan and Syria can figure out what to do with them. As our parents told us when we misbehaved - our actions and poor choices - have consequences.   

Civil Disobedience

"We have a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump. He is putting people in charge of the DOJ, FBI and such who will do the job of law enforcement. Not two tiers of justice - one tier, with nobody putting their thumb on the scale. The days of the very corrupt AG Garland are over. The days of Joe Biden are over. Now it is time for the good guys to get back on their white horses and restore law and order. Why? That is what real Americans do." 

The Deep States continues to manifest and perform its diabolical deeds. Most of us have heard about the first huge raid by a combination of ICE and other law enforcement agencies in Aurora, CO. They thought they could nab maybe 100 Tren de Aragua gang members. They ended up getting only 1. Why? Somebody within the government (or the media) tipped off the illegals that this raid was coming. Plus, once they were onsite, some locals were defying the law enforcers by using bullhorns to warn anyone who might still be on site. It was a disgusting sight to witness.

Then this morning, it was announced that an even bigger raid was planned for Los Angeles. Once again, somebody tipped off the illegals. With the element of surprise gone, the raid would have been fruitless. This gang is made up of some really bad, bad people. So bad, Venezuela is not happy about taking any of them back. Then I think - what kind of an American would do such a thing? Work against their own law enforcement, when law enforcement was only trying to keep the innocents safe from harm.

Civil disobedience. Man, oh man - the Democrats are very good at this black art. But now, I have some bad news for the rule breakers. Pam Bondi, our new AG, is involved. Anybody who aids and abets the law breakers will be treated also like a law breaker. What if we have to arrest hundreds, or thousands while keeping America safe? Oh, we have plenty of jails. Plus, Gitmo. Plus, an offer to uses jails in El Salvador. In other words, we will soon have more jail space than criminals. Want to do civil disobedience? Do it at your own peril. Pam Bondi has had years of experience of dealing with malcontents.

Soon, Kash Patel will also be confirmed by the Senate and sworn in. Then the remaining issues at the FBI will be taken care of. The FBI will go from lawfare, back to the good old days of Efrin Zimbalist Junior. They will be the good guys in the white hats once again. On a personal note, as someone who worked at a company who was being investigated for defective pricing on a government contract, I have had my dance with the FBI. Even though I was 100% innocent (and proven to be that way in a court of law), the FBI agents assigned to my case treated me like Jack Dillinger. Had my rights read to me, put in an interrogation room, dragged in front of a grand jury - the whole nine yards. Did the FBI apologize to me when they found out I was innocent? Still waiting... 

We have a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump. He is putting people in charge of the DOJ, FBI and such who will do the job of law enforcement. Not two tiers of justice - one tier, with nobody putting their thumb on the scale. The days of the very corrupt AG Garland are over. The days of Joe Biden are over. Now it is time for the good guys to get back on their white horses and restore law and order. Why? That is what real Americans do. 

 

  

Sweet dreams?

"Sweet dreams are made of this,

Whom am I to disagree?"

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

Dreams. We all have them. Some are good, some not so good, some confusing, and yes, some are nightmares. I have been fascinated with dreams for years. How for those few hours during the night when we enter REM sleep, our subconscious takes over. And often times, it is quite a ride.

Many times, when I awaken from a dream, I think, "where in the world did that come from?" Well, it came from me. Locked up in my subconscious. And for some reason, in my dreams, I am often times involved in a situation of some kind. It seems I spend the night, trying to help solve some insolvable problem. Often times in a place I traveled to which I can't get back from. These are not sweet dreams, nor are they nightmares. But most of them are exhausting.

Aldous Huxley was fascinated with the subconscious. He wrote about trying to explore his subconscious in his book Doors of Perception. I read this book back in the 1970's, trying to understand his insight on the subconscious. The problem was, he was looking at psychedelics to be the answer instead of trying to understand dreams. That book turned out to be a wrong way street in my quest for dream knowledge.

We have an indigenous man who lives down the street. He grew up in the Red Lake tribe, and at one time, would make "dream catchers" for sale. People would buy a dream catcher, and hang it by their bed, or the bed of a child. Legend would have it, that a dream catcher would "catch" any bad dreams before they got to who was sleeping by it. If they worked or not, I have no idea. But I have seen some which have very good handywork in them. Some are very attractive.

Not too long ago, I read an article on dreams, and why we have them. Dreams are important for brain health. To not have dreams is not good for us. Our bodies use REM sleep (according to this article), to "wash down our brain like a fire hose". Dreaming is when our brains cleanse themselves, so when we awaken, our brains are sharp and focused. But the article still did not explain the "why" and "how" of dreams.

I am probably not the first to wonder about dreams, nor will I be the last. Dreams are just one of those things which happen to us which we don't understand. Kind of like our autonomous nervous system. Thinking about what it is in our brains which keeps our heart beating 24 x 7 can drive one crazy. Like dreams, it is unexplainable. 

When AI gets to the stage of ASI (Super Intelligence), it is supposed to rival the human brain. Maybe - but there are mysteries galore in our brains which I doubt artificial science can ever touch. Until then, we will just keep dreaming, and every now and again, wake up wondering - Where in the world did that dream come from??? 

 

 

No place to go but up...

 

"The Democrats need to know they are not helping right now. If anything, they are hurting everyone. When you are sick, you can't take it out on your doctor. And right now, our education in this country is very sick. And the doctor is President Trump. Let him fix it." 

Holy cow! I knew the stats were bad, and we were down towards the bottom, but I had no idea that we were the bottom! Every red-blooded American should be in the streets with torches and pitchforks! And the Democrats in Congress - what the what is wrong with those people? They are spewing all their venom towards the DOGE auditors, and none towards education in this country. Does the fact that most of our kids can't read spit and are behind in their math bother them at all? We are falling behind every country who matters right now. Where is the outrage? 

Crickets. Why? This has nothing to do with education, and everything to do with power and the visceral hatred of Donald Trump (and now Elon Musk). Instead of all this blather, the loony left should be begging for answers on how to fix it. But they knew for the past four years the Department of Education was a mess. It was failing. The Department or Education and Joe Biden were complacent in turning our kids into products of our failure factories. Trump can fix it, but the loony left hates Trump. Hating Trump is far more important than our kids. Right Maxine?

Years (many years) ago when I worked at the Control Data Company, that company decided the future of learning would be computer based. Thus, they came up with the Plato Learning System. All employees needed to take their annual training using this system. It was the start of something which today, is very accepted and useful. When I used Plato back in the 1980's, it was on small green screens. Today, computer learning is interactive with videos, maps, formulas and so forth. I can only imagine what AI will do with computer learning. I firmly believe it will replace public education - totally.

Why be last when we can be first? When you go to the doctor when not feeling well, the first thing the doctor will do is determine what ails you. That is what Elon Musk and company are doing to the Department of Education. However, so much about this bloated POS is known already, the cure is also mostly known. Shut it down. Do something else, which will produce better results. Doing the same failure thing over and over is that insanity thing. We need to stop. Now. Period.

To come up with the right solution for our education woes, might be easier than many think. President Trump wants education to be determined by the states. For many states that will be very good. Other states - maybe not so much. Much more parent involvement will help. Technology will be a great help. Charter schools - maybe. Montessori schools - probably. Home schools - absolutely.

The Democrats need to know they are not helping right now. If anything, they are hurting everyone. When you are sick, you can't take it out on your doctor. And right now, our education in this country is very sick. And the doctor is President Trump. Let him fix it. 

More turmoil in DOGE City

 

"Here is the long and the short of it. Elon Musk is doing this as a favor to the country. He is not taking a dime of pay, nor does he want nor need any of the money found. Why? He is already the richest man on the planet and money is not a drug to him, like it is to the Democrats."

Oh, my goodness! How the mighty are falling! Well, those who at one time thought they were mighty. Barely three weeks into the Trump (47) administration, and his team of DOGE boys are uncovering all kinds of well-kept secrets. And they have barely started. Meanwhile, the Democrats, who LOVE spending your money, are screaming like raped apes that some of their stash houses have become discovered. Even though it is your money, for some reason these bunch of elected thieves think it is THEIR money. SMH. 

My favorite so far is what happened yesterday. The Department of Education. This waste of space set up by Jimmy Carter. Because it has become so bloated, so woke, and so useless, the United States (who spends more per pupil than any other species in the known universe), is now ranked dead last out of 40 developed countries in reading and math. Yet, these clueless Democrats (like Max Waters) are protecting this museum of failure against any kind of reform or shrinkage. Why? Please - somebody tell me.

When the apple cart gets turned upside down, there are always apples which need to be thrown away. Over the decades of having free-spending Democrats in power, and pajama boy judges to protect them, we have spent way more money than we have. A balanced budget? Please, don't bore me. A budget? Again, don't make me laugh. We (the Democrats) will spend as much as we want and will lecture you in the process of doing so.

What really has their undies in a bunch right now, is having "a bunch of unelected billionaires" finding their hidden money. I guess having George Soros running around trying to ruin our country during the blue years was okay with them. Short memories. Here is the long and the short of it. Elon Musk is doing this as a favor to the country. He is not taking a dime of pay, nor does he want nor need any of the money found. Why? He is already the richest man on the planet and money is not a drug to him, like it is to the Democrats. He is doing this as he is more of a patriot than 99% of the Democrats who have been elected.

"This is where Democracy goes to die". Funny the left has used that saying on the citizens and patriots while they try to make things better for all of us. Here is the truth. The DOGE crew are trying to shine the light of truth on how wasteful some of our spending has been. We are like the 400-pound person who refuses to listen to diet advice. To lose weight, or to get our spending in check, we need to take the "cure". Like a twelve-step program. But the Democrats won't listen. Hedonism over self-control when it comes to spending our money.

Sorry to report this, but even though some softy judges have stepped in to help the spenders, this train is going to continue down the tracks. Donald Trump knows how to win and what is right for our country. Elections matter - and so does the truth.