This is why labor loves him...

 

"Why does labor love Donald Trump? For the same reason the richest man in the world (Elon Musk) loves him. He is good for America. He has vision and knows how to mold that vision into action. For those who are squeamish, hold on tight. For those who are not, enjoy the ride!"

It is not easy, is it? Going from the globalist nation that Joe Biden and Barack Obama help make us into, back into a land of free traders. But here is what happened in the past few decades. America, once a powerhouse of manufacturing, has become neutered. We have become a huge nothing burger. We have rusted out cities all over our steel belt. And our proud union workers, who once were inseparable from the Democrats, felt like helpless orphans.

But then came this billionaire builder named Donald Trump who really understood labor. He understood fairness. And he understood how globalism had hollowed out our entire manufacturing base. Most importantly however, Donald Trump understood how many of our international trade agreements were screwing us. Causing huge deficits. With the status quo, the fat cats on Wall Street were doing just fine, thank you. But main street was dying under the crush of Biden's inflation.

Trump and his team knew what the fix would be. Tariffs. It had worked before in our history, and Trump is positive they will work again. But to turn this ship around, even to implement "gentle yet reciprocal" tariffs, was going to cause some shock and awe in the markets. The Democrats, once lovers of making unions strong, folded like a deck of cards once these tariffs were announced. They voted lock step in the Senate to have Trump's tariff authority taken away. They even managed to talk four RINOs to vote with them. Their solution? Get back to go along, get along. Accept the fact that high deficits will be a part of us forever. Rely on China for just about everything we use.

With China making much of our steel, aluminum and meds, what happens if we go to war over Tawain? What about the Rare Earth minerals we need for green energy? Want to know? As we would say in the Navy, we would be "screwed, blued and tattooed". Here is a headline for the globalists. This is as much of a national defense issue as it is a financial issue. Period. Trump did not just talk big on the campaign trail and then once elected, take 4,000 days of vacation like Biden did. No, with Trump it is promises made, promises kept.

Many of the liberals are screaming bloody murder about Canada. "How in the world can you treat our best friend this way!?!" You mean, our best friend who has shut us out of their markets by charging outrageous tariffs on us? Like almost 300% tariffs on dairy? Canada is just part of the load we have carried for years now. Can Canada go it alone if they divorce us? Good luck with that one! I hope Canadians can speak Mandrin as well as they speak French!

The Democrats also say, "America first does not mean America alone!" News flash - if America ever did have to go it alone, we could do just fine. And here is the part which really is the finger down the throats of the globalists - the world needs America more than America needs the world. In other words, we would love to work with other nations as partners, as fair traders - but no longer patsies. And it will take a guy who is tougher than nails, and resolute to the end, to get us there. Thank you, Donald Trump!

Why does labor love Donald Trump? For the same reason the richest man in the world (Elon Musk) loves him. He is good for America. He has vision and knows how to mold that vision into action. For those who are squeamish, hold on tight. For those who are not, enjoy the ride!

The good, the bad and the ugly of April 1st

"Now it is April 2nd - Liberation Day. What does that mean? Democrats hate the fact Trump is going to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries who tariff us. Is there outrage for the countries who tariff us? Heck no! But when we do it? Oh, how the Democrats would love to impeach Trump for the third time!"

Yesterday was a big day for politics. Why? Was it a general election? Nope. An off-year election? Nope. But for some reason, April Fool's Day was picked to be the day of a special election. As people are struggling with getting their taxes done, living through the odd season of "sprinter" (spring and winter combined), and trying to enjoy the opening of the MLB season - some were also asked to vote for some very important people and/or issues. How did that turn out?

THE GOOD - Two seats in Florida were up for a special election yesterday. The money came (once again) pouring into Florida. Florida may be a safe "red" state under Governor DeSantis, but the Democrats did not care. They wanted to put a couple of arrows in the heart of the Republican Party. To pick up these two seats, could have really changed the equation in Washington. Pulled the tracks up from the Trump Train. But alas and alack for the Democrats - all that money was not enough. The Republicans took both seats by big margins. Now Speaker Johnson can breathe a bit easier.

One of the votes in Wisconsin was to enshrine Voter ID into the state constitution. That was a huge win for fair elections. Even though Democrats hate Voter ID (please don't ask me why), this was a huge victory for the people who love fair elections.

THE BAD - Wisconsin also had a vote for a state supreme court justice yesterday. At one time, justices and judges were supposed to be non-political. That ship has left our shores years ago. Today, we don't ever pretend that judges and justices are neutral. The person who the Democrats backed for this position is a hard-core leftist. The person the Republican backed was not. The leftie won by a large margin, and there goes a neutral court for the Badgers. Too bad, so sad.

THE UGLY - Now that Wisconsin has a Democrat style Supreme Court, what does that mean? It means if the Democrats want to redistrict the state and thereby "tilt the board" in their favor, there are no roadblocks stopping them. Even though everybody knew that before the vote, everybody knew that when Soros corrupt money came flooding into Wisconsin - the minions did not care. Not a bit. Why? Many in that state still think they are "Prairie Populists". In reality however, many in Wisconsin are like the voters in Minnesota. They vote like idiots.

There was April Fool's Day at a glance. Sorry, no jokes here - all is true. Now it is April 2nd - Liberation Day. What does that mean? Democrats hate the fact Trump is going to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries who tariff us. Is there outrage for the countries who tariff us? Heck no! But when we do it? Oh, how the Democrats would love to impeach Trump for the third time! Why? To repeat - those who vote for Democrats vote like idiots. 

    

The real St. Paul exposed

"What is the real St. Paul like these days? Kind of like what the real Minneapolis is like today. As bad as these cities are, the disillusioned minions who live there, keep voting Democrat, hoping things will get better. But they never do. Democrats have ruined both cities by trying to make them into a faux utopia. What they really ended up with is a dystopia." 

My last trip around the block (last employer) was the Ecolab company when it was located in St. Paul. It was a great job, and I enjoyed it. But getting there and back was rough. Many days, it took me almost two hours to get there and two hours home. Four hours out of a day is a lot to ask, just in commute time. But that being put aside, it was a great job.

My job was close to the Aliance Bank building. I would walk over there and have lunch in the cafeteria. It was always busy and lots of hustle and bustle around the noontime. But that was just over 15 years ago. Last night on the news, was an article about the Aliance Bank building getting ready to shut down. What? Why? Seems most of their tenants are leaving. Is there a structural problem with the building? Nope. There is a structural problem with the crime in St. Paul.

Both of the Twin Cities have the same problem right now. Neither city offers a good environment to work in. Some may blame the aftereffects of Covid, and that is fine. But the real problem is crime. The aftermath of the Floyd riots. The neutering of the city police by liberal and clueless Mayors and City Councils. What is left of both Minneapolis and St. Paul? Cities which are becoming more and more "hollowed out". Did I mention that both city governments are almost 100% Democrat?

If you are one of the remaining folks who work in downtown, just finding a place to go for lunch is getting to be more of a challenge. Finding good and safe mass transit getting to and from is also becoming harder. The excitement, the pizzaz of working in a large metropolitan area - those days might be over. Now it is like a war zone. A poverty zone. Not a safe zone. I have not talked to anybody for a long, long time who likes going into St. Paul or Minneapolis. For anything.

What is the real St. Paul like these days? Kind of like what the real Minneapolis is like today. As bad as these cities are, the disillusioned minions who live there, keep voting Democrat, hoping things will get better. But they never do. Democrats have ruined both cities by trying to make them into a faux utopia. What they really ended up with is a dystopia.