Our own Boris Yeltsin

"The joke after his inauguration, was that Biden would not make it until Christmas. Heck, I will be amazed if he makes it until Easter. The problem is, the backstop to Biden is even worse." 

Having Slo Joe as our President, brings back memories of the old days. The days in the Russian regime when the Ruskies had a nutball as their leader. Boris Yeltsin did not have dementia like Slo Joe has, but he was not a stranger to very early vodka cocktail hours. Many times, some in our government wondered who was pulling the strings in Russia. Just like today, I am sure many in Russia are wondering who is pulling the stings in America. 

Whereas Boris Yeltsin for the most part, was a harmless old coot, Slo Joe is anything but harmless. Not that Biden is malevolent, it is just that he is nothing but a conduit. A conduit which allows every nut ball idea from the loony left to surface without being vetted. Half the time, Joe just stares into the distance, while his handlers try to explain why we need to do things. Like, open our southern border, and get rid of gasoline. What would Joe say about those two issues if asked? Don't know - his handlers refuse to allow him to have a presser.

As soon as the mega-pork stimulus bill finishes reconciliation between the House and Senate, some of Joe's handlers will prop him up so he can sign it into law. Never mind he will not have a clue as to what is in it, and if all of it is necessary. This bill could make Cuba our 51st state, and Slo Joe would still sign it. Why? When it comes to being a viable President, Joe "put a cap on it" right after the November election. He is just "there" - taking up space.

I would trade a guy like Biden in for a guy like Yeltsin any day of the week. Yeltsin may have been a drunk, but he was a fun drunk. Biden is anything BUT fun. He is dour and sour, and his attention span is less than an hour. 

The joke after his inauguration, was that Biden would not make it until Christmas. Heck, I will be amazed if he makes it until Easter. The problem is, the backstop to Biden is even worse. # 2 in line is Commie Harris, and # 3 in line is Ms. Nancy. That is enough to scare even the bravest of us. 

All I can say, is that we are in one hell of a mess right now. Our ship of state is drifting badly, and we have NO captain who can put her back on course. How we will get out of this is beyond me. Other than an asteroid hitting WDC and we get a total "do over", methinks we are sunk. I would like to offer a better solution, but I have none...

   

Extra credit for bad behavior

"As for us out here in the hinter land, we are getting used to bending over and grabbing our ankles. Taxation without representation? That concept died a long time ago. The socialists only represent three people - me, myself and I. The rest of us can just stuff it." 

I am going to say I have a kid named Junior. A somewhat good kid, but a terrible manager of money. I have bailed him out before, and that helped him for a short while. Now he is back begging for more money. Will giving him more money help? Not a bit, as his spending habits have not changed. In fact, they have gotten worse. I was so aggravated with him last time he asked for more funding, I told him money does not grow on trees. He looked at me with a quizzical look and responded, "Are you sure?"

Okay. The above story is false, but the analogy to "Junior" acting like certain blue governors and mayors is true. They are back at the trough (again), looking for Uncle Sugar (I mean the rest of us), to give them some more money. So, what happened to the $150B which was in the Cares Act, signed by President Trump? Either not spent, or blown on a good time. In any event, these crybaby mayors and governors have cowed the blue lawmakers in Washington enough, so they will bloat the already bloated stimulus bill.

Here is the deal. The MUST HAVE stimulus (or American Rescue Bill), has only 9% of the total going for Covid type matters. Let that sink in for a minute. Over 25% is going to bail out (again), blue cities and states. The rest of the bill is a hodge podge of crapola. As in the past, Democrats use emergency funding to throw in the everything but (or including) the kitchen sink. Single subject bills died during the Civil War, so in Washington, everything is now omnibus, all the time.

Where does that leave us? Heading 100 mph towards $30T in national debt. It is as if the Democrats have seen Apophis hitting Earth eight years from now, and the party is on. I mean, if the asteroid is going to be a ELE, we might has well consume ourselves in wine, parties and song. The bill will never come due. However, should Apophis miss us in eight years, we have a whole lot of explaining to do with the future generations.

Last night, the Senate pulled an "all-nighter" in trying to get this thing passed. I think that was a waste of time and electricity in keeping the lights on. This pig is Fait Accompli. Might as well have Slo Joe sign it, and then get on to the next country wrecking bill the Democrats put together. 

As for us out here in the hinter land, we are getting used to bending over and grabbing our ankles. Taxation without representation? That concept died a long time ago. The socialists only represent three people - me, myself and I. The rest of us can just stuff it. 

 

The Brothers Grim

"The Brothers Grim. That is the kindest name I could come up with for these two guys. Just like the Kennedy clan has slowly faded into history, it is time for the Cuomo clan to fade away also." 

Anybody besides me sick to death of the Cuomo brothers yet? If so, raise your hands. On second thought - don't. I can't see them anyhow. In any event, they sure remind me of their dad. He was way too smug for many of us. Arrogant. Entitled. And the apple(s) do not fall far from the tree. The "Cuomo family" is one of those DNC entitled families. Kind of like the Kennedy clan. These are people that have received the DNC imprimatur of specialness. Makes me want to puke.

They are precious few of us who are shedding a tear right now, seeing Andrew crash and burn. Hit with a double scandal! Wow! It takes a special skill and effort to screw up that bad. And the irony of this issue (I love irony), is he was fudging the numbers of his Covid related nursing home deaths, because he did not want the President at that time (Donald Trump), to make political hay on how bad New York was doing. Governor Cuomo did everything to hide his missteps, including blaming Europe (instead of China) for giving New York the virus. Everything was everyone's fault except his. 

Meanwhile, the truth has been leaking out on not only how bad Andrew bungled Covid in the nursing homes, but also his numerous attempted dalliance's. Who can blame him however? He had been divorced for years from his wife (Gasp! A Kennedy!), and you know, an old man can get lonely. So, here is a guy in his mid-60's, looking for some honeypot in her mid twenties. He is a piece of work, for sure.

His younger brother is not quite as bad as his older bro. Just as entitled, and can be a huge arrogant butt. But besides that, better than Andrew. That being said, I know of few people who would like to play golf with this hothead, or have him over for a beer. He is (for some reason), still married, and still has his gig on CNN. I have watched him a time or two, and I will say this - good thing he is employed by CNN. I can't think of any other channel which would hire him - except maybe the Syfy channel.

The bottom line is this. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. There is no way that Cuomo is going to make it out of this one. Just one of these scandals would sink him. But two at once? He should not only be fired from being Governor, but maybe prosecuted if he was proven responsible for any unnecessary deaths of older folks in nursing homes. 

The Brothers Grim. That is the kindest name I could come up with for these two guys. Just like the Kennedy clan has slowly faded into history, it is time for the Cuomo clan to fade away also. 

  

Ideas for America's pastime...

"It is time to reclaim our nation joy. We can do that by starting with our national pastime. Time to Play ball!"  

Yesterday, as the Texas decision to fully open up was being considered by many in our country, I had an interesting thought. Unlike Slo Joe, who thought opening up (now that the curve was basically flat), was "Neanderthal thinking". However, I had a different take on it.

Texas has two major league baseball clubs. I am assuming if Texas is wide open on everything, that would include the ball games to be played by those two clubs. Gasp! You mean "super spreader" events??? Maybe not.

This part is going to tie in with what I just wrote - trust me. The other recent big news, is that Johnson and Johnson is going to get an assist by a competitor - Merck. Together, they are going to accelerate the distribution of the third vaccine. So? Here is the "so" - by summer, this country is going to be awash in vaccines. Hundreds of millions of doses. Anyone who chooses to have one, will be able to. Now, back to my main point.

I think Major League Baseball should take the lead in getting our sports lives back to normal. I know the spring training events are allowing a certain number of spectators to watch. When the regular season kicks off next month, here is my proposal. In April, every stadium allows for 50% capacity in every game. In May, when herd immunity should be setting in, 75%. Then from June until the end of the season, 100%. 

This would be the start to the return of some kind of normalcy. Having the state fair in August would be another. People could wear masks if they wanted to, but hopefully by that time, masks would not be necessary. Even our own Dr. Osterholm said when two people are fully vaccinated, they could be together, mask-less, and close. 

Someone recently asked the question, "When can we return to normal"? My answer - whenever we allow ourselves. We can listen to Taxing Timmy and Slo Joe and continue to play duck and cover - or, we can return to normal this spring and summer. Normal work, normal school, normal recreation.

It is time to reclaim our nation joy. We can do that by starting with our national pastime. Time to Play ball!  

Texas - the Patton of States

"Here are the facts that most agree on. Covid - 19 is not going away. It just won't control our lives anymore." 

Whoa! Governor Abbott just became the "General Patton" of the Governors. How so? One of Patton's most famous lines when he was notified of his next promotion was this - "Congress has their time lime, and I have mine." He said that as even though he knew he was going to be promoted, Congress still needed to ratify it. But - in Patton's mind, he was ready, and Congress was not. Congress was just a "detail". That is the way Texas is thinking right now. Even though a very small percentage of people in Texas have been vaccinated, Governor Abbott thought the curve had been flattened enough. Ergo - Texas is now 100% open.

"Wait just a minute!", some on Fauci's staff sputtered. "You can't do that! We are not ready yet!" Well - they did. And they think they are ready. State's rights baby! And don't look now, but Mississippi is right behind Texas.

I have no idea how the numbers in Texas or Mississippi look, but every day I read the stats in Minnesota. Truthfully - our numbers are starting to look awesome, compared to how they have looked in the past. If any state is ready to open up, it is ours. Our curve in pretty flat. So, how good are our numbers? How much has our "curve been flattened?" One day last week, both our fatalities and new hospitalizations were in the single digits. Been a LONG time since that has happened!

The pandemic may not yet be over, but it is in the minds of many citizens. The year long "duck and cover" game, of hiding from this invisible enemy, has gone on way too long. Not in everyone's minds, but in many. Whereas last summer, the word "vacation" was almost forbidden, this year a mad dash is starting for families to go ANYWHERE. By the time May rolls around, and in Minnesota the snow finally melts, there will be enough vaccine to "stick" anyone who wants it. In the mind of many infectious disease experts, that is herd immunity. Time to move on from this sad episode in our history.

Here are the facts that most agree on. Covid - 19 is not going away. It just won't control our lives anymore. We will likely be offered a "booster" shot every year (to take care of derivatives) like we get for the common flu. Or as one doctor said last week on the news, even those who don't get vaccinated, many will develop a natural immunity towards Covid. 

Once again, Texas steps out in front to lead the nation in freedom. Now that it is March, the weather is very nice down south. Lots of outside time. Lots of sunshine. Time to live again folks. Plan you summer vacations. Time to have fun.

 
 

The colors in his world...

"There is so much more right now, I could go on all morning. But I won't. Suffice it to say that we are in a hell of a mess already. Is there any way we can fix this colors issue? Yes - by voting these pastel goofballs out of office."

It has often been said, that conservatives like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump see our nation, and its magnificent flag, in big bold colors. Red, white and blue, looking almost neon in their brightness. The YMCA also was like that. Big, bold colors, defining their values. But then the YMCA got PC'd out, and the big bold colors disappeared. They were replaced by muted, mauve, pastel colors. And by the way, so were their once cherished values.

The lens that people like Barack Obama and Joe Biden use to see our country through, looks nothing like the lens that we use. Having a pastel and "leading from behind" lens and values, finds their narrative nicely. Narrative? What narrative? I am talking about energy, immigration, wealth, sexuality, how we live, and so forth. Examples you might ask?

Energy - The first days in office, Joe Biden started to gut our energy program. And replace it with? Nothing. Just suck out and take it. Already, gas prices nationwide have gone up 30 - 50 cents a gallon. Soon, food prices, and everything which needs to be transported will go up also.

Thousands of good paying union jobs were gone in a blink of an eye when Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline. Why would he do something as STUPID as that? Colors. Pastel colors. The pastel colors Biden sees the world through show that everyone could and should be driving either EVs or hybrids. We should all be heating our homes with solar and wind. Oil and natural gas should be relegated to the dustbin of history.

Here is the irony. This century we will move on from fossil fuel. Most futurists agree on that point. We will move towards cleaner, and more abundant energy sources. But it will be gradual, with one form of energy slowly replacing another. That is how the big bold colors look to conservatives. We are not anti-progress. Heck, just the opposite. But we are not stupid either. Doing this the right way in the 21st century, we can have our cake and eat it too.

Immigration - Looking through the pastel lens that Biden uses, the immigration system that Donald Trump, used "gutted" our immigration system. Those are the words from our brand new (and very goofy), DHS Secretary. There is no crisis on the southern border - just some repair which needs to happen. After all, if Trump had not ruined it, everything would be sunshine and lollypops right now.

Here is the truth. In the world of bold colors, we all know that a country without borders is really no country at all. When Slo Joe stopped the building of our fence, and then put out the word to the world that illegals can come here and get tons of freebies, the mad dash has started. We will have mobs of illegals at the southern border, from all over. It is now estimated that we will have 13,000 unaccompanied minors here in May. That will crash the system. But who cares? In the pastel world of the DHS Secretary and Biden, that is NOT a crisis. Just stuff. 

There is so much more right now, I could go on all morning. But I won't. Suffice it to say that we are in a hell of a mess already. Is there any way we can fix this colors issue? Yes - by voting these pastel goofballs out of office.

But - the damage they could do to our country before November of 2022 could be enormous. Congress needs to get off their ass and do SOMETHING. That is the only play we have in the next 21 months.  

 

The border wall

"There was a news article this weekend about what a mess our southern border is right now. Like, all of a sudden, a mess. That is because Slo Joe is dismantling everything good that Donald Trump did to get our southern border under control." 

Great news! The border wall is going to start building this year! It will stretch for 236 miles, and the main purpose will be to stem illegal immigration and drug trafficking. It makes sense does it not? I mean, after all, you have a poor nation which shares a border with a much richer nation. The richer nation must crack down on illegal intrusions into and unto their sovereign soil.

What is that you say? Slo Joe cancelled our border wall? I know that. I am talking about the island of Hispaniola, which divides the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has had just about enough, and has decided to build a wall to keep illegal Haitians out of their country. The seem to "get it" - why can't Slo Joe? I know, I know. Slo Joe is owned by special interests. Who cares if getting rid of our semi-built border wall is bad for America? 

I remember the neighborhood we lived in before we had kids. We had a neighbor who was VERY intrusive. No courtesy, no manners. Finally, one day I told him we were going to build a privacy fence around the back yard. I lied, by telling him it was to keep our kids corralled once they came along. It was really to keep him out of our yard when we wanted privacy. When I told him, he looked at me oddly. "I have kids, and I don't have a fence." I assured him it would be fine, and the fence would be attractive. Besides, I told him - "Good fences make good neighbors." He did not buy it.

In any event, it worked. The fence went up, and when we wanted to be social, we invited him over. When we did not want to be social with him, it kept him out. That is the way it is with immigration. When a country wants to be "social" with citizens from another country, they offer tourist visas. When a country wants to invite citizens from another country to live within its borders, it offers a path to citizenship. Should a country NOT want citizens from another country to breach its borders, it needs a fence, or some other kind of deterrent.

There was a news article this weekend about what a mess our southern border is right now. Like, all of a sudden, a mess. That is because Slo Joe is dismantling everything good that Donald Trump did to get our southern border under control. The good people in the Dominican Republic must be looking at us right now, and shaking their collective heads. Rubes - we look like rubes. 

Maybe that will be Slo Joe's legacy. Taking the citizens from the shining city on the hill, and making them look like rubes. Thanks Joe - thanks for nothing, you moron!