And now it starts....

"The Democrats are working overtime to goad us into doing something stupid before the election. Why? That is their 'Hail Mary' pass. They have nothing else. We have already done something foolish on January 6th, 2021. That gave the Left a HUGE talking point."

Labor Day. The day we get the kiddos prepped for the new school year. The last day before the new pro football season starts. The day which used to host the Jerry Lewis Telethon. And of course - the last day of the state fair. But what else is this Labor Day (other than a three day weekend)? It is the honest to gosh start of the political season. The sprint to the midterms.

The MSM is doing their level best already, to dissuade the conservative vote. Telling us that the once feared red wave, is no longer possible. That the Dems are probably going to hold on to both the House and Senate. Really? That means Americans, by a majority, would like to continue to have high inflation, supply chain woes, high gas prices, record crime in the big cities, open borders, "woke" education, supersized government and bills, government handouts, and so forth? Come on, man!

There is only one thing which loses elections. That is when your voting base stays home. It has happened before, and it will happen again. If the Republicans stick to message, ignore the crapola coming out of the DFL controlled media, and THEN VOTE - things should be fine. We should take the House by a fairly large margin. The Senate is another question. I would focus on the House in 2022, and the Senate and White House in 2024. Just having the House going forward would be enough to stop some of the hemorrhaging.

Yesterday, the head of the HRCC and the HDCC were both on the Sunday morning show. The head of the HRCC is my Congressman, Tom Emmer. The other guy is from New York. The script for the Democrats, is January 6th, and abortion. Over and over and over again. Tom Emmer on the other hand, talked about the real issues. The ones which affect everyday Americans. That is the horse we are going to ride into the victory circle. 

The Democrats are working overtime to goad us into doing something stupid before the election. Why? That is their "Hail Mary" pass. They have nothing else. We have already done something foolish on January 6th, 2021. That gave the Left a HUGE talking point. Allowed them to paint us with a broad brush. But - if we can keep our cool, ignore the sophomoric babble coming out of the media, and stick to message - we should be fine the day after election.

I will have more insights and ideas on the elections (both state and national) leading up to election day.  

 

 

Our next 9/11

"Vigilant always. I guess we have forgotten that lesson. After only 21 years. May the Lord have mercy on this great country. May He protect us from horrible evil events which could be visited upon us by evil doers from abroad. Amen."   

9/11/2001. Our day of infamy. The first day of infamy was before most of our times. Pearl Harbor is getting closer to being 100 years old. But 9/11? That was like yesterday. And next Sunday, is the 21st anniversary of 9/11. What will many of us be doing? For starters, many in the church crowd will be having their "Rally Sundays". Sunday School will be starting up again, and it is time to get back in the routine of going to Sunday church. Anything else going on? Oh yes - that minor event called Viking/Packer football.

Does having all these things coincide with 9/11 mean we will no longer remember? On the contrary, most will never forget. Even though after Pearl Harbor, we as a nation swore that we would never forget the lessons of that day - we did. We let our guard down. Became too trusting. Or, naïve.

We all made pinky promises to each other to never forget that beautiful Tuesday morning in September. When the tranquil bliss of that sunny morning was torn apart by two jet airplanes slamming into the twin towers. When it was all said and done, almost 3,000 people died that day, with the twin towers laying in shambles. It was a sucker punch like we had never seen in our heartland before.

Even though some of us are still smarting from that day, and bound to the lessons it taught us, for many in our present government, that awful day is all but forgotten. Instead of ignoring foreign nationals who overstay their visas, we have now opened up our southern border and let anyone and anything to cross it, at anytime. Some say this is just a ticking time bomb. That horrible people with horrible plans for us might already be in the heartland. Who are they, and where are they? No clue. We don't do that kind of stuff anymore.

What if it happens again? Another sucker punch? Or a worse sucker punch. How will that look on Biden's and Mayorkas' legacy? That their remiss on our southern border led to innocent American lives being lost? Is it too late to stop another attack? I hope not. 

Vigilant always. I guess we have forgotten that lesson. After only 21 years. May the Lord have mercy on this great country. May He protect us from horrible evil events which could be visited upon us by evil doers from abroad. Amen.   

One nation? Under God?

"Is there any way to bring these two tribes back together? I am not optimistic that we can. We might just end up being like the Montagues and the Capulets. Or the Hatfield's and the McCoy's. Division replacing unity, hate replacing love."

By now, the buzz is starting to quiet down a bit. Our President, looking more like Satan than a President, dressed down half the country the other night. Okay. We bad. We liked the Orange Man better than Slo Joe. But there was a huge take away in this most dire, perturbing and disquieting address to the nation. Our national motto, e pluribus unum, might be dead forever. We have become tribal. #FACT!

Tolerance has been replaced with hatred. Truthfully, in my adult life, I have never seen such seething hatred towards an individual, as I have seen in this anti-Trump crowd. They not only wanted to see him defeated politically, but also ruined. 

Seeing what is happening to Donald Trump reminds me a bit of what happened to Sir William Wallace in merry old England. He was so reviled, so hated, that his death was the most gruesome which could be concocted back then. He was whipped, dragged by horses, castrated, hung, disemboweled, decapitated, and then quartered. His body was then taken to four different areas of England, to be put on display. The haters back then, just could not kill Wallace enough. 

We are now two counties living in one nation. We are tribes. One tribe, consists of progressives. Those who think this country needs a remake. A reset. For many on this side, their god is Washington, and their church is government. Authoritarian leadership is just fine with them. Equity has replace equality, and Robin Hood means the Sheriff (government), not Robin Hood, takes from the rich and gives to the poor. 

The other tribe is made up of mostly conservatives. Those who don't hate Donald Trump, but on the contrary, think he did a good job leading this country. His fatal flaw was taking on the Deep State and not finishing the job. Trump only wounded the Deep State, and now they are coming after him with a vengeance.

Many conservatives not only believe in one Holy God, but they also love God. Conservatives believe in family, the sanctity of life, limited and accountable government, and taxation WITH representation. They know we live in a Constitutional Republic (not a democracy), and honor our sacred Constitution. They believe in peace through strength, law and order, and the Second Amendment. 

One final thought. Barack Obama, during his presidency, once said that America is no longer a Christian country. That may be true for the progressives, but not for many of the conservatives. David Barton (one of the smartest historians on the planet), often addresses the topic of faith and our founders. It seems a great many of them were men of God. That our system of government was based on Judeo-Christian philosophy. I agree with Barton on this. As do many of my peers.

Is there any way to bring these two tribes back together? I am not optimistic that we can. We might just end up being like the Montagues and the Capulets. Or the Hatfield's and the McCoy's. Division replacing unity, hate replacing love.

Welcome to our new America. Don't believe me? Go to YouTube and watch our President's address to the nation from this week. You will find we are in deep do-do, and sinking fast.   

Our own Emperor Palpatine

 

"Biden? He is ready for the men in the white suits carrying butterfly nets. He needs to be confined somewhere safe and comfy, where he can yell and spit to his heart's desire."   

This would have been a good opener for a Steven King movie. Or maybe some dystopian movie based on Big Brother from 1984. Or a sequel to Star Wars, where Emperor Palpatine was reanimated. In any event, it was something to behold last night. It was billed as a national speech to all Americans. In reality, it was 100% political, and only geared towards the blue pill minions who still believe in snake oil. What was it really? A national embarrassment. 

One of the funniest things I heard this morning from a Fox commentator was this - "After the speech was over, I needed to take a shower. Why? To get all of Biden's spittle off of me". Yes, Aviator Joe was at it again. Blistering half the country. The folks who voted for Trump are no better than demons or reprobates. But the Biden voters? Enlightened. Progressive. Smarter than whips. Once again, the Trump voters? Knuckle draggers. Troglodytes. Vermin. Best of all - enemies of Biden's state.

I did not watch it, but saw the lowlights on the news this morning. When it started out, I did not know if I was seeing Biden, Emperor Palpatine, or Satan. The set was dark and foreboding. There was a evil looking red hue in the background. And to top matters off, there were two Marines in full dress, standing at attention in the middle of that red hue. It was spooky as well as disturbing. And the entire speech was aimed at people just like me. The ones who voted for the "other guy".

I guess few channels covered this mess. MSNBC for sure, and maybe CNN. Maybe it should have been carried on the SciFy channel. And I really hope no kids were watching it. Bad dreams would have come out of it. 

Someone on Fox was a real truth teller once the speech was over. Here it is - the meat of campaign 2022. Wait - what about all the accomplishments? Would it not be better to tout those? It would be, if there were any. But since Biden is devoid of accomplishments, and has only failures, he is going back to his Emperor Palpatine impression. The only thing missing last night, were the Emperor's Storm Troopers. 

I had to chuckle while thinking some deep thoughts this morning. When Trump was President, many on the left thought he was "abnormal". Well, guess what? Compared to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is Al Average, Sam Standard, and Norm Normal, all rolled into one. Biden? He is ready for the men in the white suits carrying butterfly nets. He needs to be confined somewhere safe and comfy, where he can yell and spit to his heart's desire.   

"For the soul of the nation..."

"Expect this crapola to continue until the November midterms. Why is that? It is the only arrow left in the quiver. Blame the victims, not the perp. Instead of a real President, we know have a senile old man, bent on the destruction of the country we all love so much."

Tonight we are going to find out how the battle for the soul of the nation is going. I could have given that speech - and I would not even have to shout or lie, such as we will hear from Slo Joe. I will not be watching this most impotent, I mean important, message from our current POTUS. I have to clean out my sock drawer and then count sheep. I can't take any more of this guy, yelling at us, castigating us.

Do you want to know what the soul of our nation is right now? It is troubled. We are once again, subjected to tyranny. Not only tyranny, but we don't even know who the tyrants are. They are the puppet masters, pulling the strings on our puppet President. Our once booming economy is laying wounded, in the ditch. People in Europe might be freezing this winter, and we might not be much help to them. Slo Joe is making good on his campaign promise to kill our fossil fuel industry. That is the only promise he has kept.

Hearing about the soul of our nation from Biden, is like getting medical advice from Dr. Mengele. Too harsh? Sorry. Here is my "soul of the nation" speech. In my adult life, I have only seen this government screwed up half as much as they are now - only once. That was during the Carter fiasco. This former Naval Nuclear Officer, I believe did not intend for the consequences of his actions. Biden on the other hand, was fully (or his puppet masters were) intentional in what he wrought. He is not sorry for only smidgen of the misery he visited upon our land. Not one tiny bit.

His new thing now, is blaming the mess we are in, not on himself. Not on Donald Trump (any more). It is now the folks who voted for Trump. The "Ultra-MAGA types". I guess we have graduated from being deplorable to something worse. Seriously? Yep. It is us. Liberty types are now the enemy of Joe's state. Our Roman Catholic, abortion loving President - hates half the country.

Expect this crapola to continue until the November midterms. Why is that? It is the only arrow left in the quiver. Blame the victims, not the perp. Instead of a real President, we know have a senile old man, bent on the destruction of the country we all love so much. I will say again - November cannot come soon enough.

 

Whither an Energy Czar?

"We need an Energy Czar with a brain. We need an Energy Czar who will work for the American people and not the dolts in Washington. We are in a mess right now, maybe more of a mess than we were in during Jimmy Carter."

In 1977, then President Jimmy Carter, appointed James Schlesinger to be the first real Director of the Department of Energy. We really needed one back then, as rationing and gas lines were in the offing. The Czars we had under Nixon did not do the trick, so we needed a cabinet level position to really put some heft in our energy policies. How did that work? Pretty well - until now. 

I remember when the position of the Energy Czar was explained to the American people. Our energy policy was like a jig saw puzzle. It was a mess. It left us vulnerable to the whims of OPEC. Our only defense was wearing a cardigan sweater by the fire (with our thermostat at 60 degrees), rationing and gas lines. We had a long way to go, but after Carter left office, we started seeing some vast improvement. Vast, but not enough.

We are in deep do-do right now. Even if Slo Joe had not scuttled our fossil fuel industry, we would still be in trouble. We have not built a new refinery since the 1970's. We have not built a new nuclear power plant since 1996. It takes forever and day to get one of these plants built. But don't worry, we still have a lot of natural gas. Or do we?

We do have a ton of natural gas in this country. We also have quite a few LNG facilities. Here is the bad news. They are maxed out. To really help Europe out of their energy mess, as well as supply enough to our people AT A RESONABLE PRICE, we need more LNG facilities. Even though we have 12 new LNG facilities which have been approved, it is unlikely that some (maybe none) will see the light of day. Why not? The "greenies". The 2050 carbon neutrality deadline. None of these are in alignment.

How about our EV cars which are coming, and coming fast. First off, as most of us know by now, the manufacturing of the batteries for these cars are nowhere near to being "clean". In fact, they are a mess to make. And they are expensive. And many of the areas which contain the material we need, might not be as accessible to us as we would like. And we are way short of charging stations. And the electricity to run them. In other words, the EV is something whose time has NOT YET come. But our government does not care about the facts, nor the science.

This winter could be a Waterloo for both Europe and the United States. In Europe, people could actually die due to the cold, and not having enough heat. In the United States, many will default on loans and mortgages, as their heating bills will be so high. We will limp out of winter into an uncertain spring. 

We need an Energy Czar with a brain. We need an Energy Czar who will work for the American people and not the dolts in Washington. We are in a mess right now, maybe more of a mess than we were in during Jimmy Carter. Is there light at the end of this tunnel? Hard to say, as we don't have enough energy to keep the light burning.

 

Our Disinformation Czar

"In this crazy new world that Biden has visited upon us, we have a new definition of truth. It is whatever you want it do be. Aviator Joe has set the tone."

Peter Doocy. The archenemy of our Disinformation Czar. Who? The latest press secretary for Aviator Joe. She has the unenviable job of perpetuating the lies and garbage the ruling elite in the White House want the gullible minions to swallow. But young Mr. Doocy, the son of Steve Doocy, will have none of that. He asks the wrong kind of questions. The kind of questions which dig for the truth. And the truth to the Disinformation Czar, is like sunlight to a vampire. Nails on the chalkboard.

Who exactly is this Disinformation Czar? She is the replacement for Little Red Lying Hood, who left the WH to go work at the epicenter of disinformation - that be MSNBC. But Aviator Joe wanted a "diversity" replacement for Red. So he got a gay woman of color. Who has a penchant for the obfuscation of the truth. In layman's terms - a liar.

Yesterday was a classic example on how this crowd works. When it came to Doocy's turn to be called on, he asked the Disinformation Czar why Novak Djokovic can't come to the US to play tennis (since he is unvaccinated), and yet we have hundreds of illegals cross the southern border every day (who are also unvaccinated). The Disinformation Czar saw this as her opportunity to "school" Peter Doocy once again. "We don't have undocumented who are unvaccinated crossing the border". Doocy once again had a shocked look on his face. "Yes there are. We have a reporter who has been down there for weeks, video taping them." She just shook her head and said, "No, that is not correct."

In this crazy new world that Biden has visited upon us, we have a new definition of truth. It is whatever you want it do be. Aviator Joe has set the tone. You know, like "beating the hell out of that racist Corn Pop behind the gym". Joe may think that "Ultra-MAGA types" may be the biggest enemy he has, but in reality, his biggest enemy is the truth. 

Another example. Yesterday, one of Biden's financial types (Bernstein, or something like that), was defending the student debt "forgiveness". He was confronted by the host when she said the Wharton School of Business now estimates the total cost of this boondoggle will be $1T. But Bernstein took umbrage with that estimate. Never mind Wharton is the number one business school in the country. Bernstein, working the big lie, stuck with his BS number.

On Thursday night, Slo Joe is going to address the nation. Rumor has it, he will be slicing and dicing us once again. He will tell the nation the "ultra-MAGA" types are our enemy. Keep telling the big lie, over and over and over again. Up is down, down is up, black is white and so forth. 

I have had it. So, here is my truth. November cannot come soon enough.