I
will confess to not watching one…single…moment
of the Democratic National Convention
(DNC/ aka: Obama, the Sequel).
Life is too short to have your stomach turned, your anger boiled, your
deepest fears enhanced, and your frustration level shoved through the roof all
at the same time. I read somewhere that
the best way to know exactly what the Democrats are up to is to pay attention
to what they are accusing the Republicans of doing; that is what they are
doing. I believe there is some fire in that
smoke.
Considering
the list of Convention speakers, foremost amongst the keynote klowns was Obama.
After eight years of a failed presidency that put race relations in
America back 20 years, essentially destroyed America’s standing in
international affairs, decimated our Justice Department through corruption and
agenda-driven idealism, and dumbed down our economy to a state of
subsistence…he has the gall to deliver the speech he gave on Wednesday night of
the Democratic Convention (I did not hear it,
but I read it). This is the man who orchestrated
the politicization of the Internal Revenue Service and whose party used
government agencies and personnel to spy on and sabotage political opponents;
even his duly-elected successor. Read
about Obama’s damage here: http://centerlineright.blogspot.com/2020/07/buffet-at-centerlineright-cafe.html
. The man is absolutely shameless. If a person could buy him for what he is worth
and sell him for what he thinks he’s worth, they would be set for life.
The
man has no principles other than those that serve his self-aggrandization. Can you imagine what might have been if the
pandemic had occurred during Obama’s terms in office? No doubt, he and his band of merry Democrats
would have seized the opportunity to exert full blown executive control on the
basis of emergency action. The federal
government would have taken extraordinary control of our everyday lives and the
current shutdown environment would have seemed like a fraternity party in
comparison. The subsequent result would have
been a recession that rivaled the great depression and would have inexorably
shoved our nation ever closer to total government dependence. In other words, it would have served his
agenda well. As the Democrats always
say…never let a crisis go to waste.
And
today, after colossal failure at the Chief Executive level, he critiques Trump
as divisive, narcissistic, ineffective, political, and lazy. Did he write this speech about himself?
And his wife, the Beyonce wannabe who promoted that particular performer
as a role model for young black girls, stands up and lectures our nation on
morals and dignity? Really? I will grudgingly admit this much,
however. Even a broken clock is correct
twice a day and Obama nailed Trump pretty accurately with these words… “I did hope, for the sake of our country, that
Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he
might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the
democracy that had been placed in his care.
But he never did. For close to
four years now, he’s shown…no interest in treating the presidency as anything
but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job
because he can’t.” These words are
not that different from much that I have written in this blog about Donald
Trump. But in this particular instance,
the problem with Obama’s words is not their veracity, but rather their
source. Once again, Obama’s accusations
towards another are more accurately reflective of him.
As
is quite obvious, I have difficulty containing my contempt for Barack Hussein
Obama II. It is the primary motivation
that spurs me to oppose the election of Joe Biden as President. As I mentioned earlier in a link above, I
fear that a Biden victory this November will simply usher in a repeat of
Obama’s sad chapter in American history.
And even worse, the next chapter will be more accelerated, less subtle,
and far more effective at achieving its agenda-driven aims.
The
best thing for undecided voters to have done this week was to watch the
Democratic National Convention. Filter
out the hypocrisy, the venomous hate for all things Trump, the ridiculous
claims about how they would handle
things better (as if they had no power
whatsoever and had never been in the White House), the Hollywood glam that was
so conspicuous, and then simply listen to what their specific policies
are. What? You didn’t hear them speak about that? They were sure full of criticism about what
had been done; but were pretty damn vague on what they would have done.
Allow
me to fill in the blanks…with their own words.
Here is what they will do if they
win. In a previous post, I
mentioned the joint committees set up by Biden and Sanders to formulate a
blueprint for governing in the case that Biden was elected. Here is the result of that collaboration: https://joebiden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/UNITY-TASK-FORCE-RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf
. Read it carefully and pay particular
attention to the signatures attached to each part of the report. Do some research on these folks and get a
true feel for what they believe in and promote.
And then, understand completely that this
is what a Joe Biden presidency would look like. Ask yourselves why, with four nights of exclusive television and media coverage of their national convention, they failed to promote these policies they use to promote enthusiasm in the left wing of their party?
As
I have stated before, this upcoming election is not about Trump versus
Biden. If it were that simple, a coin
flip might be appropriate. It is far
more impactful and critical than the simple comparison of these two
politicians. It is about the ideals and agendas that reside with the Democratic
Party and the Republican Party. It is
about the future of our country. Think
carefully about your choice.
The
latest hoax being promoted by the Democratic Party and their allies, the
mainstream media, is the controversy surrounding the U.S. Post Office (USPS) and mail-in voting. But like most things in today’s world, the
words and images that you hear and see do not accurately address the issues at
the heart of the matter. There are
really two different issues in play
here. First, there is the question of
whether or not the USPS is equipped to effectively handle the extraordinary
task of an increased level in mail-in voting.
The clear answer is…YES, of course. The actual numbers involved in this
proposition support the notion that the uptick in mail volume that new levels
of mail-in voting will usher in is in fact a modest increase in the daily
volume routinely handled by the USPS. The Christmas Holidays pose a greater challenge to the USPS than would an increase in mail-in voting. There is clear and intentional intent by
Democrats, the media, and the postal unions to conflate the subjects of USPS
mail-handling capabilities and the wisdom of mass mail-in voting. These are two clear and distinct issues that
really have no influence on each other.
The
second issue in play here is the efficacy of the USPS as a government
entity. As a retired federal employee, I
spent a career in envy admiring the benefits package that postal employees
enjoyed. Through the effective efforts
of their labor unions, they maintained a unique autonomy amongst government
entities that allowed them to have overly-generous benefits packages as
compared to other federal employees.
This fact, coupled with poor management and the evolution of technology
in their industry, has led us to a point where the USPS is a bloated, inefficient,
dinosaur in an industry that requires a nimble, innovative, and business-driven
approach to success and survival. They must
reform or perish.
So
don’t be misled by the confusion of mail-in voting with the status of the USPS
business model. Here are some very good
articles on this matter that help to shed some light on the real issues at
hand:
Don’t
miss the next post….Just
Google centerlineright
Next
up, here are a few comments about the ongoing
pandemic. Now I am not a scientist
or a medical professional; the closest I’ve come to doctoring is taking care of
my farm animals, my children, and my grandchildren. I have, however, survived 67 years on this
earth. Through the grace of God I have
managed to overcome a lifetime of challenges not dissimilar to what most people
face. I have managed to find sources I
trust and respect when I need to augment my personal observations and notions
about issues that impact me and my family.
I have come to understand that personal accountability is way
undervalued in our world and I need to pay great attention to what I can see
with my own eyes and how those observations jive with my life experiences. Does what
people say make any sense?
Over
the last several weeks, and after reading statistic
after statistic and advice after
advice from all of the pandemic experts
out there, a troubling thought has formed in my mind. Is it possible…just possible…that at the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic, had we
taken the Sweden approach and simply continued with our lives and had our
responses centered on personal accountability and not reliance on governmental
edicts; the net effects of this plague
would have been basically the same without all of the terrible costs that
shutdown efforts have placed on our economy, our society, and our culture? Perhaps
we would have the same number of infections and the same number of deaths; just
compressed into a smaller time frame and not stretched out over a longer period?
Am I the only one who has considered this proposition? I doubt it.
Here
are a couple of very good articles that bring out interesting perspectives on
how we as a nation have reacted to this adversity:
I
am feeling a bit (not really very much)
guilty about my harshness in discussing the Democratic Party and their notions
about how our country and our government should operate. I included a disclaimer earlier about Trump’s
fallibilities and Obama’s insincere missives in his direction. I will close today’s blog with a similar shot
at the Republican Majority in the U.S.
Senate. For all my criticisms of
her, I will acknowledge that Nancy Pelosi has a laser focus on achieving her
political aims in the House. Oh, she is
clearly very fond of herself, despises Donald Trump and all associated with
him, and is far more motivated by political power than by effective policy; but
she always brings that trusty pistol to the knife fight. She is intent on winning.
As
a registered Independent, my support for the Republican Party is pretty much
limited to their ideals and their agenda.
In many respects, especially their approach to fiscal governance, I do
not see a lot of space between the Democrats and the Republicans. In the case of the U.S. Senate, the
Republicans have been in charge for several years. There are two observations I will venture
about their extended leadership of the Senate.
First is the fact that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should go
down in history as having had more impact on America than Donald Trump. His consistent, concerted, and effective
efforts to appoint exceptional federal judges to the courts across our nation
have been above and beyond anyone’s expectation.
To
any person of a conservative bent, a primary concern about the direction of our
country has been the tendency of our Judicial Branch to create law instead of adjudicating
law. The explosion in the number of
rogue federal judges and the impact their irresponsible actions have on the
American way of life is inestimable. The
placement of textual, constitution-driven, conservative Judges in our court
systems is the only solution to the dangerous liberal tilt that has been
increasingly present in our justice system.
We have Mitch McConnell to thank
for the incredible progress made in this area. If he does nothing else for the balance of
his political career, his efforts in this area should be considered monumental.
Unfortunately,
while admirably succeeding in judgeship placements, the Senate has utterly
failed in its function as a legislative body.
Without going through a list of their actions motivated not by statesmanship
but by ego and visions of nobility, I will simply state that the Republicans in
the U.S. Senate have utterly failed their country, their party, and their
President.
Just
this week, the Senate Intelligence Committee released their so-called final report on the infamous
Trump/Russia Collusion non-affair. Read
about it here: https://jonathanturley.org/2020/08/19/senate-intelligence-report-is-long-on-pages-and-short-on-intelligence/
. The plain truth is that this is all
old news to anyone who has been paying attention over the last three and a half
years. This lukewarm bowl of mush report is pretty thin gruel for a body that
has awesome powers to oversee, regulate, and investigate the Justice Department
(DOJ) of our government. While Obama and
his cronies were corrupting the DOJ, where was the Senate? While Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff were
conducting their collusion hoax circus in the House, where were the balancing
measures that should have been presented in the Senate? Why did Republican Senators allow their
personal, and understandable, dislike
for Donald Trump to override their obligations to expose corruption in the
Executive Branch; their obligation to respond to the reprehensible actions in
the House; their responsibility to defend the proper authority of the Executive
Branch as it relates to the Legislative Branch; and their political requirement
to loyally, within reason, support the recognized leader of their national
Party?
Out
of overriding concerns of self-preservation, Senate Republicans have always
treated Donald Trump with coolness, detachment, and subtle contempt. This late-to-the-party
report dealing with the worst political scandal in American history is
emblematic of how pathetic our politicians can be. I have often said and will now repeat…the
U.S. Senate is the closest thing this nation has to royalty. Every single one of them believes they would
be a better president than the one in office…whoever that might be.
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