Friday, March 21, 2025

Simon Says..

 

Legacy media pushes the narrative.

Today, with simply a touch on a plethora of devices, one can access so much media content that no one can complain that they are out of touch. “X,” Truth Social, Rumble, podcasts, Instagram, TikTok, and the list goes on and on, affording the consumer various points of view, from conspiracy theory to local issues. One thing that is obvious is that the legacy media has become an echo chamber for the democrat party and leftist ideology. Coverage from one network to the next are nearly identical, utilizing the same talking points. Yet, the legacy media continues to entrap the gullible into blindly accepting their chosen narrative. Perhaps we need to look to history and realize when we are being fed propaganda.

Trump Derangement Syndrome has morphed into an overriding paranoia for far too many. Those who suffer from this all-consuming hatred jeopardize their own sanity. Much like the “useful idiots” in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, they will shun their family if they support MAGA and will “dox” friends and family that are Republican. Anything the Trump administration proposes are fought to the bitter end, even if American society benefits from the programs. This is absolute lunacy and any community leader with the unbridled audacity to support this type of hatred should be called out.

College students that follow their professor’s insane leftist-anti American screeds to support Hamas, Hezbollah, and their ilk, particularly the LGTBQI+ for Palestine are the poster children for all that is wrong with higher education. Students that rail against free speech, meritocracy, and capitalism, simply parrot talking points without any real understanding of their alleged “grievances.” Foreign guests, taking advantage of our educational system, rail against the very nation that affords them the opportunity.

For those that can rationally think, Donald Trump is President for every citizen of the United States, whether you support him or not. Rational thinkers accepted Joe Biden as the President and supported policies that benefited the people of this great nation. TDS sufferers cannot support anything that the Trump administration is doing, even if it benefits the nation. TDS sufferers are unhinged and lost in a fog of irrational hate. TDS sufferers need to take a step back, reassess their priorities, and get a grasp on reality.

Organized protests and criminal vandals are targeting Tesla owners, Tesla Dealerships, and Tesla charging stations, aimed at harming Elon Musk and deterring his efforts with DOGE. And the silence from democrat leaders whose rhetoric fomented this violence is deafening. The legacy media fail to condemn these criminal acts, instead equating this deranged violence with the January 6th rioting.  What sense does that make? Both should be roundly condemned. These “virtue preening” idiots are disturbed individuals that accept a false narrative.

Legacy media condemns Musk for financially supporting Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice candidate Brad Schimel while they ignore the fact that George Soros and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker have donated to the campaign of his opponent, Susan Crawford. And there are those who blindly accept this reporting as truth, condemning Musk for trying to buy a Supreme Court seat. Cherry picked news reports of a Danish man refusing to purchase American made products, “economists” claiming that tariffs will drive inflation, and emphasizing any other information that discredits Trump. What they fail to understand is that they are not only driving public opinion in the US, but they are also casting aspersions upon this nation, worldwide. When this nation thrives, so do its’ citizens. When this nation thrives, the economy roars. When this nation thrives, everyone is lifted upon the waves of prosperity. Democrat leadership and the legacy media’s constant denigrations of the Trump administration are detrimental to our nation. We are all damaged when world opinion turns against us.

Journalism requires that reporting be factual and unbiased. Legacy media does neither. Our God gave us minds to reason and the ability to ascertain right from wrong. It is time that we use our minds to determine what is truth and follow it. It is time to determine what is lies and reject it. It is time to call out those who use their positions of authority to feed us lie upon lie. It is time for our nation to engage in rational thought rather than falling prey to irrational emotional responses. It is time for our nation to understand how destructive unrestrained hatred can be to mental well-being. It is time we relearned as a nation to love our neighbor as ourselves.

“Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” Romans 13:10

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Spoiled Rotten

 

Entitled petulance reigns supreme.

Government largesse has risen well beyond anything that could possibly have haunted the founders in their worst nightmares. Government no longer provides just services that are mandated, taxpayer dollars are spent as if there is an infinite supply of funds for all manner of, not only unnecessary services, but those that government has no business providing. When this great nation was founded, power to the federal government was intentionally limited. The majority of the power was delegated to the States. The US Constitution tasked the federal government to provide for a national defense, finance the government, transact with foreign nations, regulate commerce, and any matters that impacts all states.

Today, the federal government employs over 2 million people, operates 15 departments and over 400 agencies. Since Congress has been unable to pass a budget, Congress has used a continuing resolution to fund the government. The federal government spent in excess of $6.8 Trillion in 2024 and has spent over $3 Trillion so far in fiscal year 2025. The national debt is approaching $36 Trillion. Interest payments on the debt are approaching $1 Trillion annually. Currently, the federal government spends more than $1 Trillion over their receipt of taxes and fees collected. Every year overspending leads to increasing the national debt. The federal government borrows over $1.5 Trillion per year. This is absolutely not sustainable.

Without reduced spending, the US will become a debtor’s nation, beholding to those who hold our debt. Or worse yet, our currency will no longer be amenable as an investment, and we will no longer be able to secure those loans. If the US dollar loses value on the world stage, other countries will no longer trade in the dollar, setting the stage for hyper-inflation. Without reduced spending, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will become insolvent. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was instituted to root out fraud, waste, and create efficiencies in the federal government. It has paid dividends in identifying wasteful programs to the tune of over $100 Billion in its’ first month of existence. Yet, democrats cry bloody murder over the possibility of downsizing and creating a more efficient government. Democrats sue and radical judges enjoin the executive branch. George Soros funds leftist protests that vilify the process of identifying fraud and those exposing a government run amok. How could forcing government to be accountable to the people be problematic?

President Trump has already declared Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid as off limits to any cuts in benefits. Any cuts made will to be to end the fraud and waste that is discovered, and it is estimated that Medicare fraud is in excess of $100 Billion annually, Social Security over $700 Billion, and Medicaid over $100 Billion. There is almost $1 Trillion that is depleting those entitlements every year, bringing those programs ever closer to bankruptcy. Yet, democrats cry in unison that Trump is going to eliminate those benefits and the legacy media amplifies their false complaints. Democrats are bitter clingers to their bloated, wasteful government and the benefits they derive from fraudulent spending. Do the math. How can so many of our elected representatives, from both parties, inflate their net worth by 10’s of Millions while earning an annual salary of under $200,000? The question is, where is that money coming from? Is it just from “shrewd” stock trading, or something more nefarious?

“A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.” Hosea 12:7-8

Legacy programs that many depend upon for retirement and medical benefits is in danger of failing. Waste and fraud are sucking the very lifeblood from those programs. Without eliminating the bloat, inefficiency, waste, and fraud, what will those who depend upon those programs do when the benefits end? Democrats should be cheering Elon and DOGE so that their constituents can enjoy their retirement without fear of losing their homes, feeding themselves, and having the wherewithal to receive necessary medical treatment. Before Trump was President, many of the democrat leaders bemoaned the waste and fraud and called for reform. The reason for the change of heart is apparent. Obstructing Trump is more important than saving Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. They are hellbent to destroy Trump even if it means destroying this nation.

“Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul. Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil, whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.” Proverbs 2:9-15

Yet there are those that say Scripture does not pertain to current times.

 

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

If at First You don’t Succeed

 

Lie, lie again!

As the democrat party fades into irrelevancy, they have launched a strategy to use outright lies to undermine the Trump administration. There is no nuance to their actions since they have nothing valid to offer this nation, other than bitter hatred of Trump. The democrat party was rejected in the 2024 election, yet they continue to embrace insane leftist ideology. Democrats have lost their way. They stubbornly cling to all things woke, even though this often places them at odds with 70-80% of the population. Not only is the democrat party failing to adjust their strategy to align with common sense societal values, they refuse to acknowledge the error of their ways.

Democrats on transgenderism – They remain steadfast in their belief that little Johnny can become little Janet and that if the child chooses to alter their gender, parents need not be consulted. It is ideology over reality. They approve of chosen gender pronouns, gender reassignment surgeries, and life altering puberty blocking drugs for minors. Anyone else that is gender confused can obtain medical treatments at government expense, including those imprisoned. Male inmates can elect to be housed with females if they claim that they are women. There are no unforeseen consequences to those actions that could occur?

Democrats on LGTBQI+ - Woke school boards allow pornographic homosexual novels to be placed in elementary school libraries. The very same books, when read aloud by parents at a school board meeting are shut down due to their graphic nature. Pride flags flown proudly at democrat state capitols take the place of state and POW flags. Pride parades that are no more than an excuse for homosexual exhibitionism are celebrated. Pride month? Where do their priorities lie?

Democrats on fraud, waste, and bloated bureaucracy – It would seem that making government more efficient and accountable would be an issue that transcends politics, but democrats are fighting DOGE tooth and nail. They are beholden to the public sector unions that funnel $Millions to the DNC. Unfortunately, some elected officials may find themselves in hot water once Elon and his compatriots follow the money trail from these bloated agencies. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are facing insolvency in the next decade. If we cannot trim down the federal budget, those entitlements could be severely reduced. Interest payments on the national debt is approaching $1Trillon annually. Democrats continue to accuse Trump of trying to gut those programs, when their obstructionism will adversely affect the solvency of those programs.

Democrats on “saving our democracy” – over 100 lawsuits have been filed to obstruct legitimate executive actions by cherry picking radical leftist judges, most that have no jurisdiction on the matter, then have the audacity to issue orders to the President. Imagine that, a US District Court Judge issuing rulings that restrict the executive branch from carrying out Constitutionally protected duties and executive orders. Next federal laws, upheld as constitutional will be struck down by any radical leftist judge and the democrats will approve.

Democrats as the “loyal opposition” party – Resist, obstruct, derail, lie, and whatever else is necessary to destroy not only the Trump administration, but the majority of this nation that elected him. Not only has their rhetoric influenced radicals within the US, it has emboldened other nations to act brazenly against the US. Our nation’s world standing has suffered as democrats continually rebuke every White House statement or action.

Democrats on tariffs – Other nations have accumulated massive trade surpluses with the US due to their imposing tariffs on US goods. Canada has amassed over $60 Billion, Mexico over $150 Billion annually. Democrats lambast President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs as “inflationary” when the reciprocity will simply level the playing field and likely lower other countries tariffs on the US. Democrats are wrong again and their resistance will ultimately harm the US consumer.

The list could go on, but democrats have made the choice to be on the wrong side of history, yet they resist changing direction. Unless they return to a semblance of normalcy and begin to prioritize serving the people again, rather than being the obstructionists that they now are, they will fade into oblivion. And it will be well deserved.

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. Proverbs 6:12-15.

Sound a bit like today’s democrat party? Well, if the shoe fits, wear it!

 

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Rule of Law

 

 

 

Leftist judges pervert justice.

Partisanship or political bias cannot affect any decisions from the judicial branch of government. The Constitution and enacted laws that are deemed constitutional are the only considerations when rendering an opinion. There are three co-equal branches of government, legislative, executive, and judicial. Each is granted limited authority with oversight among them. Since the dawn of Trump, co-equal no longer pertains. Democrats have filed lawsuit after lawsuit, challenging executive actions by President Trump. District court judges are granting themselves broad powers, taking jurisdiction where they have none, and injecting themselves into the political sphere. We first saw this when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted and convicted Trump on 34 separate felonies related to federal campaign finance laws, in which his office did not have jurisdiction. Perversion of the law continues, unabated.

Without mutual respect and “staying in your lane,” the legislative, executive, and judicial branches cannot co-exist in a manner that the framers intended and will ultimately create a dysfunctional government. The Constitution must be adhered to. Laws must be respected and upheld. Each branch must allow the other to perform their constitutionally authorized duties, without obstruction from the other. This Constitutional Republic will fall if usurpation of authority becomes the norm. Joe Biden usurped the legislative branch’s authority when he forgave $Billions of student loans, even while acknowledging he had no authority to do so. He continued granting loan forgiveness even after the Supreme Court ruled his actions unconstitutional. This cannot become a precedent lest our nation be plunged into an executive branch anarchy, establishing an unrestrained and authoritarian Presidential office.

Radical left-wing judges continue to “order” presidential actions to cease and desist the enforcement of lawful executive orders. This radicalization of judicial actions is not limited to federal judges. In Wisconsin, a circuit judge in a liberal county, overturned Act 10, a law upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court a decade ago. Not only did this judge lack jurisdiction, the “new” liberal majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted the case and will re-rule on the constitutionality of the law. On April 1st Wisconsin will elect a new Supreme Court Justice and either the liberals will maintain their 4-3 majority or conservatives will regain the majority after the ballots are tabulated. Even if the conservative prevails, the liberal majority will move to strike down Act 10, which turned a $3.5 Billion deficit into a $4 Billion surplus, before a new conservative justice is seated. Partisanship run amok!

The last Wisconsin Supreme Court race saw tens of millions of democrat dollars poured into the coffers of the democrat’s chosen candidate, uber-lefty Janet Protasiewicz. She prevailed in the election, even after declaring Act 10 unconstitutional, Wisconsin’s district maps unfair, criticized voter ID, and stated that she would overturn Wisconsin’s abortion law. Yet, she is now seated on the state’s highest court! If the democrat’s chosen candidate, Susan Crawford, an uber-lefty judge from Dane County, is elected as Supreme Court Justice, insanity from the bench will overcome Wisconsin. Brad Schimel, the conservative in the race, will restore some semblance of rationality to the court. Although Crawford’s ads accuse Schimel of failing to address the backlog of sexual assault kits, Schimel, as Wisconsin Attorney General, instituted a policy that identified and completed the vast majority of all untested rape kits he inherited after he was elected. Democrat carpetbagger AG Josh Kaul ignores his duties to defend Wisconsinites while he chases down lawsuits, many of no benefit to Wisconsin, some where he lacks jurisdiction or standing, with the intent to derail President Trump’s agenda.

Partisanship from the bench, overwhelmingly initiated by radical leftists appointed by democrats, needs to end yesterday. Our nation cannot withstand the judicial assault on our Constitution. We are spiraling down a rabbit hole that leads to the destruction of the rule of law, the very thing that holds the fabric of society together.

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly. Leviticus 19:15

 

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Reap what you Sow

 

Evil has been exposed.

The constant drumbeat by the left villainizing their political opponents has indelibly sowed the seeds of division in this nation. Legacy media, Hollywood elitists, the democrat party leaders, and much of social media have fomented a growing hatred amongst the populace so pervasive that it is out of control. Neighbor pitted against neighbor, citizen against citizen, and families torn asunder by insipid political ideology. What have we become? Reject your families if they support President Trump? Calling anyone opposed to their radical ideology Hitler! Screaming that this is the end of democracy and there will be no more elections. Unhinged hyperbole by leftists losing their minds while they exaggerate baseless claims repeatedly, loses any manner of credibility.

The petulant display by elected democrat representatives during the President’s speech at the joint session of Congress was despicable. Democrats refusing to acknowledge a 13-year-old cancer survivor? Democrats applauding continuing the senseless bloodshed between Ukraine and Russia? Who is it that really is a threat to democracy? Evil is flourishing in this world and the democrat party is embracing it.

Darkness is having a field day as leftists celebrate the murder of children waiting to be born and then have the audacity to call it women’s reproductive health care. Drug cartels turn to the lucrative business of human trafficking, taking advantage of a border deliberately left open by democrat party leftists that has allowed fentanyl, misery, and death to spread. Democrats are the party of woke policies that promote child sexual mutilation, sexual predation by “transgender” men, and value race, sexual orientation, and political ideology over merit and skill. Democrats are the advocates of government propaganda and censorship by sponsoring bills to effectively eliminate free speech in which they disagree. Democrats denigrate school choice, but boost teachers’ unions, thereby reducing learning opportunities for the underprivileged they “promised” to protect. Democrats target Christian educators with lawfare, forcing Christian universities and schools to expend resources defending their 1st Amendment right to freedom of worship in court. Christianity is firmly in the crosshairs of these misguided leftists.

It may seem as if evil has been winning most of the battles, but people are slowly waking from their slumber. Evil has emerged from the darkness and the light has shown upon it so that all can recognize it.  There is a reason that democrats and their radical policies were soundly rejected at the ballot box. God’s law is indelibly written upon our hearts. The difference between right and wrong, evil and good are apparent. More young people are indeed rejecting radical ideology, returning to their roots, and embracing God. Even though it is not readily apparent, a revival is sweeping across our nation, and our youth are leading the charge. This nation, created through and with a covenant with God, is slowly recognizing the evil that has been embraced by the left and perpetrated on the masses. The pendulum is swinging back to foundational Christian principles as intended by God and adopted for this nation by our forefathers. The United States is a majority Christian nation, and it is past time for Christians to reawaken and restore that which God intended.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Proof is in the Pudding

 

Trump derangement syndrome is real and pervasive.

The democrat party, along with their allies in the legacy media, have reached a new level of irrationality with their never-ending rantings against all things conservative. Common sense has apparently eluded the leftist understanding of acceptable societal norms, basic economics, and the science of biology as they put all their eggs into their chosen, but false narrative basket. They continue looking for love in all the wrong places while according to polls, their support is crashing and burning. Frankly, if they continue this assault on our democracy, it appears likely that they will be added to the endangered species list, and rightly so.

An hour before the Zelenskyy dustup at the oval office, Senator Chris Murphy (D) Maryland, confirmed that he and a number of his fellow TDS sufferers met with Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy complained that without additional security assurances he would not sign the previously agreed upon treaty. Those Senators urged him to stand fast by those conditions. So, while the legacy media accused Trump/Vance of setting up the confrontation, the scene was actually set in motion by a group of anti-Trump and neo-con Senators that included several Republicans. That Senator Murphy actively participated in an effort to undermine the executive branch, derailed a treaty with the Ukrainian President and the US, and then having the audacity to brag about his treasonous actions is ill-advised. This is today’s democrat party leaders. I would hope that the DOJ investigates the actions of these “Senators.” Murphy

The democrat’s efforts to make Trump look bad overshadows advocating for the nation’s best interests and striving to undermine the President’s agenda eclipses the duty to serve the interests of their constituency, the American people. US representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D) New York sets up a website to advise illegal aliens how to avoid and circumvent ICE. This is a clear violation of 18 US code 118, impeding Federal law enforcement. Other organizations print instructions for illegals to avoid capture, notify illegals of enforcement actions in their area, and dox ICE agents, putting the agents in greater danger. To the democrats and their allies, anything is acceptable in their efforts to undermine the Trump administration. The coordinated attacks by the left have been stunning in their scripted assertions that are then amplified by the legacy media.

Social Security is predicted to become insolvent by 2031, necessitating up to a 40% reduction in benefits. Medicare and Medicaid are on the same trajectory. Yet, democrats whine and cry about funding and staffing cuts for the bloated Federal bureaucracy they support over the citizens they are charged to serve, falsely claiming that those entitlements will be adversely affected. Nothing could be farther from the truth. If we fail to curtail rampant and growing government spending, those entitlements will be reduced or quite possibly ended. There are currently over 2 million Federal employees, with over $271 Billion in annual salaries and benefits, averaging over $130,000 per employee. If we have any chance at reducing our deficit, a return to austerity is necessary. The United States national debt exceeds $35 Trillion. Our government is borrowing money just to pay the interest on that debt. This is completely unsustainable. Democrats want to rule over you, even if it means destroying the very nation they seek to rule.

But democrats cry that Trump is evil!!! Democrats need a long hard look in the mirror to realize just what they have become. They are on the wrong side of history and are failing to heed the will of the people. Perhaps this is a good thing if democrats fade away into ignominy. Then we will not have to witness scenes such as disrupting a Presidential address. Shame on them! Oh, and Zelenskyy stands ready to sign the mineral rights agreement as it was initially agreed upon! Trump was right on everything!

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Voice of Reason

 

On the road back to sanity.

The first month of the second Trump Presidency has been a whirlwind return to common sense and the restoration of traditional values. For four long years the Biden administration intentionally incorporated woke insanity into the fabric of society. Now it is finally being unraveled. Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is leading the charge to re-normalize accepted “pronouns” instead of overemphasizing they/them. He is delivering on his promises, with a mandate from the majority that voiced their displeasure with the Biden/Harris administration on November 6th. Our forebears entered into a covenant with God to instill Judeo/Christian values into this newly formed nation. Rejecting the evil that is paramount to the woke culture and reinstituting that which God approves, is long overdue.

The rollback of woke ideology is occurring at break-neck speed, and the people approve. Unfortunately, the woke leftists that apparently dominate the democrat party are doubling down on the absurdity of it all. Maine Governor Janet Mills preens to her woke audience, defies President Trump at a White House meeting of Governors, while threatening to see the President in court over her stated disregard of his executive order upholding Title IX and protecting women’s rights. Polls indicate that this is an 80/20 issue with a vast majority of people agreeing that biological boys should not compete against girls and that biological boys should be barred from using women’s locker rooms and bathrooms. Yet, the democrats persist in supporting the insanity that is the transgender agenda.

President Clinton and Obama, both democrats, tried to rein in the outlandish spending of our federal government by streamlining the bureaucracy. Clinton eliminated over 300,000 Federal workers and balanced the budget. Obama eliminated over 39,000. There was no hair on fire, assertions of threats to democracy, claims of benefits being denied, or accusations of violations of the rights of Federal workers. There really is no bias in the media, is there? By their actions, democrats support government waste, fraud, and abuse while they decry the Trump administration’s attempt to create a more efficient government that uses your tax dollars appropriately. Not what I would call a winning issue if they ever hope to regain power.

It has become all too apparent that democrats prefer to defend federal employees that deliberately undermine the current administration, and by doing so, oppose the will of the electorate they are charged to serve. Fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer’s money is a personal affront to all citizens of this great nation. Those enriching themselves, their families, and friends should be prosecuted to the greatest extent of the law. The love of money is the root of all evil and those that fall prey to that proclivity will be identified, investigated, indicted, thrown out of office, and learn what life behind bars is all about.

Interest payments on our national debt exceed the annual budget of our national defense. Trillions of dollars are spent without justification or records to where the monies went. Taxes continue to pay for a bloated bureaucracy that continues to grow and siphon the nation’s money that would be spent to positively grow the economy, create wealth, and jobs. This must end. Government must only provide the necessities, efficiently and cost effectively. That is not the case as our government has run amok, ruling rather than serving the people. Those who steal from the people are simply criminals, enriching themselves at other’s expense.

Ronald Reagan famously said, “In this present situation, government is not the solution; government is the problem.” In the forty years since he said this, government is not only the problem, but it also hinders the very structure of this nation. It has metastasized like a cancer leaving surgery as the only option. Government must be cut down to size and begin to function as the founders intended. If the democrats refuse to conform and serve the people, they will be left behind as an insignificant minority that they truly have become. Get on the train or it will pass you by. The people are watching and waiting for a return to sanity from the “loyal opposition.” Unfortunately, I only see democrats doubling down on insane leftist ideology, making them prime candidates for the next species facing extinction, and rightfully so!

Thursday, February 13, 2025

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore

 

Audits, accountability, innovation, oh my!

Democrats shed their crocodile tears as an unelected but duly appointed “Co-President” Elon Musk, and his merry band of techies audit bloated government agencies. “Elon is usurping Congressional authority.” “Elon is accessing personal data.” “Elon has allowed Mr. “Big Balls” to invade our bureaucracy.” “People will die!” Last I checked, the IRS is filled with unelected bureaucrats that are granted authority to audit any citizen’s tax returns. Unelected Federal, State, and local regulators infringe on the rights of property and business owners with impunity. Musk was granted authority by executive order and appointed to lead the Department of Government Efficiency. (DOGE) Musk was tasked to audit the Federal bureaucracy to identify fraud, waste, unnecessary programs and positions. DOGE, led by Musk, is doing just that. President Trump was elected with a mandate to clean up our runaway and, far too often, unaccountable Federal bureaucracy.

The hair on fire response from the democrats leaves one to postulate as to why they doth protest so vehemently. Could it be that an end to their gravy train is nigh? Democrats are filing lawsuit after lawsuit before hand-picked, activist, democrat appointed judges that intend to hamstring the Trump administration and derail the people’s agenda. Why are the democrats protecting the Deep State bureaucracy at all costs, while neglecting their responsibility to the taxpayer’s they represent? As in all corrupt endeavors one needs only to follow the money. Who has gained financially and who stands to lose their financial advantage. Career politicians, ingrained into the swamp of political favors that is Washington DC, fall prey to the temptation of lobbyists and the “under the table” benefits that they offer. Those elected from the middle-class end up with a net worth of tens of $millions on an annual salary of under $200,000. Pretty lucrative when all you need to do is cast your vote for special interests while betraying your oath to your nation and constituency.

It is not only democrats that are worried that their evil deeds will be discovered. The swamp has infected, not only both political parties, but the deep state bureaucrats, and many stand to lose their ill-begotten gains. From Nancy Pelosi’s insider trading, I mean astute stock strategies, to former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’ conviction on bribery charges, unethical and illegal behavior is rampant among our elected representatives. Many of the unelected bureaucrats have also accumulated vast wealth, out of proportion to their salaries. Power and authority are the great aphrodisiacs that enable one to justify inappropriate behavior.

It is long past due that there is an accounting of the bloated Federal bureaucracy and those elected officials with their hands in the till. Housecleaning often entails culling the herd and discarding items that are no longer of use. So, it should be with those charged to serve the people if they have decided to serve themselves. Things need to change, and the House, Senate, and swamp need to be drained of the useless, classless, and unethical. Elon Musk and DOGE is exactly what the doctor ordered. Priorities must be maintained, but there is much too much frosting on the cake. Time to trim down to what is necessary and trim the fat. Go Elon go!

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Light Trumps Darkness

 

Four years in the wilderness is over.

After God rescued the Israelites from 400 years of captivity in Egypt, they endured forty years wandering in the wilderness before heading into the promised land. The United States has withstood just four years under the thumb of Joe Biden’s administration and their ever-increasing attacks upon Christians, the rule of law, common decency, and common sense. His administration’s reckless plunge into the wholesale implementation of insane leftist policies, directly led to the re-election of Donald Trump. Reason has finally prevailed, damaging policies have been revoked, and our nation is beginning a long and arduous return to normalcy.

“And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.” John 3:19-21.

Evildoers that desired to impose their radical leftist policies miscalculated their mandate to do so. When they felt it was safe to leave the darkness, their evil deeds were on display for all to see. Once the evil was exposed to the light, the people arose and rejected it. The people recognized that the nation was on a path toward the rejection of God and instead chose to return to the morals and values instilled in us by our Maker. The lightning-fast transformation back to accepted societal norms is happening in the light of God’s covenant, enjoined by the founders at the birth of this great nation. And the people are embracing the return to our Judeo-Christian roots.

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. 1 Samuel 8:1-3.

The names and the faces may change, but when choosing to follow your own path and rejecting God’s plan, the results are the same. The Biden crime syndicate used their position for dishonest gain, accepted bribes, and perverted justice through lawfare against their political opponents. As he left office, Biden abused his authority by issuing blanket pardons for his drug addled, sex crazed son, Hunter, and his entire family for any crimes committed over the last decade. The Biden family unscrupulously profited from Joe’s position to the tune of $Millions during his time as Vice-president and President. As a comparison, President Trump will again forgo his annual salary all four years of his final term.

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.” Romans 2:1-8

Evil thrives in this world, and some are becoming increasingly comfortable with applying it into their daily lives. Humanity is prone to selfishness, and it is not only the powerful who embrace it. Far too often, we attend to our needs first, without any regard for others, especially when it comes to our Lord and Savior. One of the easiest tasks is to forgive. It can also be one of the most difficult. When one places their trust in a friend, family or an institution, and that trust is abused or broken, it can be quite devastating, making it difficult to ever trust again. Over the last four years our government, equal justice under the law, and our public health system has not only lost the people’s trust but has also lost respect. No one is immune to falling when God is removed from our lives and the things of this world take precedent.

As we reintegrate the values instilled in us by our Creator, trust in our institutions will slowly return. We were carefully and wonderfully made by our God. We are empty vessels, lacking real purpose without our Lord and Savior foremost in our lives. These last four years have shone the light upon the evil in this world and how we cannot place blind trust in government. These last four years have taught us that we should always be skeptical of man and worldly institutions. These last four years were a harbinger of what a world without faith, overcome by the things of this world can become. We must place our trust in the One who gave His life so that we may live.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. John 3:16-18.

 

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Don’t Let the Door….

 

Biden’s lasting legacy.

The reign of President Joseph R. Biden is, thankfully, coming to a fitting conclusion. This useful idiot has signed any and all manner of leftist policies that his handlers placed in front of him. Climate change, stimulus, transgender rights, and on and on. Even so, when his cognitive decline was apparent for all to see during the June debate with President-elect Trump and polling showed there was no possibility for him to be re-elected, he was shoved to the side like so much dirty laundry. He has been an empty suit for his entire four-year term, easily manipulated by the deep state. He was so deluded that after the 2024 election, he proclaimed himself to be the only person capable of defeating Trump in 2024. If that is not evidence of a lack of self-awareness, I don’t know what is.

In his farewell address to the nation, he lifted a defiant middle finger of disdain to anyone who cared to listen to him slurring his speech while attempting to read a teleprompter. This 16-minute screed, littered with predictable leftist talking points, petulant grievances leveled at the incoming President, and disingenuous praises for his myriads of failures, demonstrated his utter disdain for the people he was put into office to serve. Joe Biden, who for over fifty years suckled from the teat of government largesse, used his positions of authority to enrich himself and his family. He is the poster child for all that is wrong about “lifelong civil servants” stuck in the silo of Washington DC with little or no clue how the real world works. Joe Biden is a proud card-carrying member of the “Deep State.”

Not unlike the character Ron Burgandy, portrayed by Will Farrell in the film Anchorman, Biden will read anything set before him. Unfortunately, as his cognitive ability wanes, so does his performance. It has been readily apparent that Biden did not possess the mental acuity to perform the duties of the office of the Presidency even before he took office, but at least he was not Donald Trump. Liberals should be careful in what they wish for. In four short years the incompetency of his administration has decimated our economy, brought us “lawfare,” and degraded our nation’s standing in the world. One of his first executive orders began the onslaught on meritocracy, ordering ESG and DEI to replace excellence and ability with preferred race, gender identity, and equality of outcomes. Promoting transgenderism and sexualizing children is ludicrous at best and likely criminally insane. Allowing unfettered immigration has led to increased criminality and the re-introduction of infectious diseases long eradicated in the nation.

Biden, as he spoke to the nation, began with the customary platitudes and tired cliches of feigned patriotism before he launched into the meat of his criticisms and accusations. He spoke of the resilience of essential workers during the Covid scare, that government arbitrarily determined to be essential, heroism of health care workers, soldiers, and first responders, who were summarily discharged from their positions for refusing an experimental “vaccine” that proved ineffective, and the determination of advocates standing up for our rights and freedoms, that his administration dutifully manipulated social media outlets to censor and censure anyone who did not advocate their chosen narrative. Touting a lie that he inherited an “economic crisis,” his administration used that lie to fuel 19% inflation and increase government spending, aka “stimulus,” that created over $8 trillion in new national debt. Last I checked, gasoline was under $2 per gallon and a dozen eggs could be had for under a dollar on sale under President Trump.

Biden’s total disconnect from reality continued with claims about bringing affordable high-speed internet for every American that to date has connected 2.4 million at a cost of $65 billion, or $2.7 million per hook-up. Affordable for them, not for the taxpayer. Even wilder was his claim of creating 17 million new jobs. Fact check; of those jobs created, over 9 million were recouped from jobs lost during the pandemic, so under Biden, 6 million “new” jobs were created, with more than 25% being government jobs, far less than his claim. But, then again, Biden has never shirked from misrepresenting or flat out engaging in lies. Biden claimed that we have pulled ahead of China. This is classic misinformation. China’s military has already eclipsed the United States. China’s economy is poised to overtake the US economy in the next decade. The US depends upon China for much of our pharmaceutical ingredients, rare earth minerals, telecom equipment, and Chinese companies routinely steal intellectual property by reverse engineering patented products to sell at discount prices.

Biden audaciously claimed to uphold his duty to ensure an orderly transfer of power as he institutes executive orders that limit off-shore oil drilling, extend temporary visas, mandate prison reform, including thousands of pardons for “non-violent” drug offenders, sabotage future international relations, fast tracking $millions to Ukraine, claiming credit for the return of hostages taken by Hamas, even though his own administration’s spokesperson and Israel credited Trump! All this to hamstring the incoming administration’s agenda. Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Perhaps his biggest lie is his strawman argument calling the threat of oligarchy as a danger to our nation as he awards the congressional medal of freedom to George Soros who has worked tirelessly to elect progressive DA’s in democrat cities that refuse to enforce the law. Additionally, his administration’s work to censor Americans in concert with media platforms during the pandemic was tantamount to conspiring with “oligarchs” Jeff Bezos of the Washington Post, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey of Twitter, and more.

So, now that our time together is coming to an end, we wish Joe Biden a fond farewell, bon voyage, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. You will be forever remembered as the most corrupt, least competent, and the possessor of the least intellect of any US President. This nation’s nightmare will finally come to an end January 20th, 2025!