Where Are We Going?

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Hey everybody, remember me?  Long time reader, sometime blogger.  I just haven't had the wherewithal to write one of my normal political posts these past few months. I'm not sitting here angry or depressed about the election or anything, but I'm not okay with it either.  Shock and amazement?  Maybe that's a bit strong, but I'm not enjoying what I'm seeing with all those executive orders and how the administration is governing.  I'm also concerned about what is happening with the majority in the house and senate.  It's also quite shocking to see that the president has had zero press conferences since he took office.  I think we know why, but the Presidential debates showed that he was a bit more "with it" than we had thought, so maybe it's not as bad as we might think.  If he is unable to speak freely, or hold interviews without softball questions and/or his wife sitting there with him, we're going to find out sooner or later.  Whatever is wrong with him, I don't think his handlers can hide that much longer.  Despite whatever spark he showed during the debates, I just don't think he's up to the task, unable to put forth the intellectual rigor required of the job.

That means that someone else is in charge, his DNC handlers I suppose, or possibly his VP which is even more scary because of her extreme progressive ideals.  Will he make it to the end of his term?  I am not all that confident as he seems frail.  Biden was always a liberal, but his views often followed the wind of the Democrat party.  Now it's a strong gale to the far left and he doesn't seem to be involved.

“I like Joe Biden, but the agenda is AOC, Pelosi, Schumer, Sen. Bernie Sanders. So, no, I don’t think Joe Biden’s in charge.” - Sen. Lindsey Graham on Newsmax TV

I have no idea what will happen in 4 years, as the Democrats don't have a very deep bench. The Republicans however, do have some folks in the bullpen that could bring a win, assuming the election is fair.  Until then, hang on as it's going to be a bumpy ride.

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However, have you read up much on HR-1?  It's an election reform package.  Some of it is good and bipartisan, things like requiring voting machines to be manufactured here in the US, and improved access for people with disabilities.  But there's a bunch more wrapped up in there that is scary as hell, especially if you like limited government, states rights, and fair elections.  Remember all the concerns with absentee balloting and how that could open us up to voter fraud?  Well, the bill essentially legalizes much of those things we are very concerned about- like not requiring anyone to witness or notarize absentee ballots, and requiring all absentee ballots to be accepted as much as 10 days after the election.  It also makes it illegal to attempt to verify a voter is who they say they are, that they have a legal address, or to check if they are possibly registered in multiple states.  It bans states from implementing voter ID laws as well.

Are they kidding?  If their candidate is behind on election day, they have 10 days to fraudulently produce enough absentee ballots from names that can't be verified.  We're quickly becoming a banana republic, but in those countries, it's an illegal election, whereas here in the US of A, its law!  Let's hope not, but I'm not confident this bill won't pass.

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How about that COVID relief bill?  Or should we call it the fattest amount of pork this country has ever seen?  A tiny fraction is actual relief, but the rest is just making up for lost time.  Are you getting a $1400 check?  Yep, anyone making $150K or less per household is, including convicts.

"Dylann Roof murdered nine people. He's on federal death row," [Sen] Cotton wrote on Twitter. "He'll be getting a $1,400 stimulus check as part of the Democrats' ‘COVID relief’ bill.

Some of the pork includes $500M to Planned Parenthood or like organizations- making up for all the funds they didn't get from the Fed under Trump.  $40B- as in billion- to "colleges and universities."  I could have sworn I heard that they were making money hand over fist, and putting all our kids massively in debt, but maybe I was wrong.  How about $500 million for museums & Native American language preservation?  $1.5 billion for Amtrak, which still has $1 billion in unspent aid, $100M for a Silicon Valley subway. and $50M for "environmental justice" in low income and minority populations, are among the other fatty tissue.  The GOP was unable to stop any of it, nor add any amendments.

I'm not sure what this Administration's platform is, but maybe there isn't one.  It seems to be whatever Congress wants.  The vacuum of leadership from the oval office is a void being filled by the radical left, and it's not pretty.  It's not good for America, it's only for the special interest groups, but we get to pay for it all.  They are making good on their promise to never let a crisis go to waste.  While America wastes away.

CPAC was a couple week ago last week and apparently it was just a huge Trump rally. We are only a month or so removed from his presidency so that is understandable, but I'm not sure he should be the GOP nominee in 4 years. Look, I like the guy and his views often matched mine, as it seemed that my voice was being heard and followed. But he is so hated by the left, the left which has so much power in local, state, and federal governments, and especially in the media, that he will have a tough road to hoe to make it to the White House again. I also don't trust that those in those power centers will make it fair. You may not believe that there was anything wrong with the last election, but I can't fathom how in only a few population centers did a simultaneous ballot spike happen that took Biden over the top. Statistical improbabilities, if not impossibilities. The largest turnout ever for a presidential election and he lost to a guy who didn't even campaign? I'm sorry, I just won't believe it. There should have been similar spikes in other Democratic strongholds, assuming the excuse that all those absentee ballots finally came in. If HR-1 passes, the fraud will be far more prevalent in the next election I'd guess.

Speaking of the media, have you noticed a change?  The fact that they don't have Trump to kick around anymore is interesting.  They find any target on the right that they can, having a fit over Ted Cruz flying to Cancun, but they never said a thing about the two dozen flights that Clinton took to Epstein's island.  They also keep bringing up January 6th over and over- heavily using terms like insurrection, domestic terrorism, etc., never mind the fact that they're all being prosecuted, so what's with the continued outrage?  Fort Washington DC with its steel fencing and concertina wire is still up, and the National Guard have been extended once again, due to supposed "credible threats."  These people are crazy paranoid.

I read this quote the other day.  It sums up government disfunction very well:

One of the key differences between mistakes that we make in our own lives and mistakes made by governments is that bad consequences force us to correct our own mistakes. But government officials cannot admit to making a mistake without jeopardizing their careers.                                               Thomas Sowell

I think the cop involved in the George Floyd death (the trial was supposed to start yesterday) will be found not guilty for a few reasons.  They were using a restraint they were authorized and trained to use, Floyd's toxicology is damning, and his underlying health condition are a major factor in the death.  Now will the jury pull an OJ and ignore it?  I don't know.  If Chauvin is found not guilty, expect more looting, rioting, and burning of Minneapolis and other cities.  If he doesn't get the death penalty, which he won't since that's not on the table, expect more looting, rioting, and burning...    Damned if we do, damned if we don't.

Finally, if you think the lunatics are guarding the asylum, you have to look no further than my former state of residence- Oregon.

Completely eliminating the sale of diesel?  They will cut off their nose to spite their face.  It's just in the precious Portland-area counties at first, but that's where the criminally insane ones live.  By 2028, no diesel will be sold anywhere in the state.  This won't pass, but they have no clue how disastrous this law would be on the cost of everything.  A friend owns a restaurant in Jefferson County Oregon, which is locked down tight due to COVID.  It must be bad there right?  They have under 2000 cases and only 30 deaths since the entire thing began a year ago, but the Governor's one-size fits all plan is killing her business.

Whether in Oregon, Congress, or the media, the lengths they'll go to enact their far left progressive policies, and their willingness to spend our grandchildren's tax money seem to be unlimited.  God help us.