I want to highlight three areas that are attracting a lot of attention today. First off is our nation’s health care system. Obamacare was a curse from the day it became law and there are no good ways to get out from underneath it…but that must occur. It is up to the Republicans to stop bickering and come up with an alternative. They have known this for years and they can no longer hide from it. Secondly…the geo-political landscape is evolving at warp speed and America has no choice but to make the commitment to global political, economic, and military superiority….whatever the costs. The very future of our nation and freedom across the plant is at stake. Finally, the Supreme Court is weighing a decision that will have a seismic effect on the power of the Executive Branch. Our Constitution set forth a plan featuring a balance of power between three branches of government…that balance is in question. Will the SCOTUS move to clarify that balance?
Obamacare
(ACA/Affordable Care Act) became law on March 23, 2010. It passed Congress with no Republican votes
and was signed by President Obama. It
was intended to expand coverage, control costs, and improve care; famously
promoted thusly… “If you like your
doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you
like your plan, you can keep your plan.”
President Obama stated that Obamacare would reduce health insurance
premiums for the typical family by up to $2,500 per year by the end of his
first term. Fact: Obamacare was one of,
if not the, worst government programs
ever conceived.
It
forced people to over-insure. It forced
people to pay for coverage they did not want or need. It irresponsibly shoveled tax dollars to
millions of insured people, many of whom
were well above the poverty line, in the form of subsidies. It inserted incompetent government management
into an industry which had become a model for the free world due to its free
market operation. It was ill-conceived
as a legislative package that, in the words of Nancy Pelosi, had to be passed
in order to discover its contents. It is
currently transferring billions of dollars to the insurance companies from the
pockets of tax-paying citizens. It is an abject failure and has become a
poster child for government boondoggles.
For
15 plus years, Republicans have sought to slay this Obamacare beast. They have had multiple opportunities to do
so, and have failed. Once again, they
are now presented with Republican control of Congress and the White House. For 15 years, they have known with certainty
that at some point(s) in time, this
moment would arrive. Yet they now stand
before us with nothing but complaints about Obamacare and non-agreement about
its replacement. You cannot beat something with nothing. Obamacare is a very low bar to clear; but if
the Republicans continue to bicker and squabble about seeking the perfect health care legislation, they
will rightly be blamed for failing to rid America of the Obamacare albatross
and providing a workable alternative.
The
Democrat position of continuing Obamacare in its current state with no changes
is lunacy. They bitch and moan about the
high cost and inequities that exist in our healthcare system while insisting on
the continuation of their program
that created that reality. Democrats
have their heads up their collective ass and Republicans simply can’t get their
act together to pass legislation. The
future for healthcare in America is, at best, very cloudy. It has become a political football that both
national parties enjoy tossing about.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/12/shutdown-2026.php
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/senate-democrats-healthcare/2025/12/11/id/1237947/
Our
planet is quite simply a multi-layered onion type object with myriad nations,
governments, peoples, and multi-dimensional dynamics that boggles the minds of
its various managers. Like it or not,
America stands in the singular position of leading the world by thought,
action, and deed. When America chooses not to assume and
exercise this leadership role, chaos ensues as other geo-political entities vie
to fill that vacuum.
America
cannot be isolationistic…because our nation cannot realistically seal itself off from the rest of the planet. America cannot be the world’s police force,
because we are not that wise nor powerful. Somewhere in between these two extremes, our
country must exercise its awesome power and authority in an effort to move this
world in a positive direction while respecting the autonomy of other nations…many of whom we have serious disagreements
with.
American
foreign policy is truly a prismatic challenge that changes in its concept from
president to president and decade to decade.
Some change is inevitable due to the simple evolution of places and
things. Some changes occur due to the
differing philosophies of America’s leaders.
Some changes are dictated by the actions of other nations. But all these changes aside, the one unchanging principle that remains is
that America must assume its leadership role in geo-political affairs in order
for our planet to function with some degree of civility and co-existence.
Donald
Trump has indelibly placed his marker on America’s current foreign policy. Aside from his aggressive and emphatic
actions as President in foreign policy, he has put forth his philosophy in
writing. Here is that plan and several
comments about that plan. Imperfect as
he and the plan are, I have consistently supported his foreign policy approach
overall and continue to do so. President
Trump clearly understands the power he holds, the role America serves, and the
necessity to perform that function. He
may be accused of taking unwise actions, but he cannot be accused of shirking
his responsibility as the world’s most powerful leader.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/trumps-national-security-strategy-document-is-a-curious-one/
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/12/trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-gives-moral-clarity/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/a-house-divided/
https://freebeacon.com/columns/as-europe-steps-back-asia-steps-up/
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nato-rutte-russia/2025/12/11/id/1237911/
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/11/cry-the-beloved-europe/
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coast-guard-navy-trump/2025/12/10/id/1237821/
The
Judicial Branch of our constitutional government is being sorely tested as
never before. The irresponsible actions
of rogue federal judges who appear to be answerable to no one have seeded chaos
throughout our legal system and government’s function. Congress has the
ability to exert a limited amount of regulation on the legal system, but their
partisan paralysis has pretty much eliminated that prospect. The sole remaining entity that is capable of
restoring some order and reason to the Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court of
the United States (SCOTUS). The SCOTUS has seriously engaged in this
process over the last year or so and all indications are that this concerted
effort will continue at a high level in the near future.
Considering
all of the lunacy and gravity that exists in the current Legislative and
Executive Branches of our government, there is little doubt that the arbiter
between these two quarreling pillars of democracy is, and will continue to be,
the SCOTUS.
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/red-state-district-court-vacancies-with-no-nominees/
Here
are some more quick hits on the world around us….
Do
tariffs work or not? I think for most
folks…the jury is still out…
Our
Energy Sector is one of the primary driving forces in the economy. Trump is moving in the right direction with
his policies for this sector…
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/10/the-hyperventilating-over-the-doe-restructuring-is-ongoing/
While
national immigration reform begs for Congressional attention, the issue of
reconciling Biden’s illegal immigrant invasion continues…
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/09/ending-illegal-and-mass-immigration-is-trumps-signature-issue/
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/08/immigration-gone-wild/
We forget…immigration is not just a
concern in America…
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/12/civilization-erasure-christmas-markets-and-hungary/
As
we approach the 2026 mid-term elections, it behooves all of us to pay attention
to how Democrats govern when they are in control…
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-jolt/whats-the-matter-with-seattle/
Democrat
and Republican presidents have both severely abused their power to pardon. At a minimum, this pardon authority should be
transparent, reviewed, justified by stated guidelines, and taken off the table
for the last six months of a presidential term…
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/rein-in-the-presidential-pardon-power/
I
am a Boomer and continue to be totally fascinated by the generational dynamics
that surround our daily lives…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/what-is-total-boomer-luxury-communism/
IMHO…Ken
Burns is a master storyteller, a gifted producer of media productions, and a
pioneer in his attention to significant historical events regarding our
nation. However, like all things media,
we should always take what we consume from the entertainment community with a
large dose of salt…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/ken-burns-gives-america-the-wrong-parents/
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