Or,
to put it another way…elections have consequences. Donald Trump is no prize. I have written often about his character
flaws. But to trot out the obvious
disclaimer once again: We do not elect a President because he/she might be a
saint (they are not…any of them). We do not elect them because they have a “gee golly wow” story that sends “thrills” down the media legs. We tried that with Obama and that was a colossal
failure. We elect them because of a
judgment we make, EACH OF US, about
how they might lead this nation. The
policies and ideals that they promote should earn trust and we then vote for a
“direction” that we would like to see
our country follow. This election is not about Trump versus Biden. This election is about Republican ideals
versus Democrat ideals. This election is
about that direction.
It
is critical that we look at every candidate with a healthy dose of
skepticism. We might trust; but we
should damn sure verify. We have to
appreciate that no matter how remarkable or unremarkable we think a candidate
might be; they are only one-third of our government. They must co-exist and co-execute the
operation of our government with the Legislative and Judicial branches. They will either have a life-long record of
accomplishments that indicates leadership ability or they will have a life-long
record of political expediency and evidence of going in the direction of the
wind. We must each come to a point
where, after examining the resume of the candidate, we either believe them or
we do not.
Words
matter in this world. What a person
tells you they intend to do if elected is important. A presidential candidate is the leader of
their political party and the platform that the party puts forward following
their nominating convention should serve as a roadmap to anyone curious about
their agenda. The candidates are telling
us what they believe in and how they intend to implement those beliefs. It is rather foolish to knowingly vote for a
candidate who plainly supports certain policies and then complain when they do
all within their power to promote those same policies.
As
the election approaches, it is important to study the records of the
candidates. It is important to watch how
they handle themselves when they campaign.
It is important to listen to what they say in their speeches,
interviews, and debates and then compare those words with their past
deeds. Washington, DC is full of
politicians who can “talk the talk”. What we need in the White House is a
President who we elected because we liked the “talk” and we trusted them to “walk
the walk”. Words matter. Records matter. Accomplishments matter. Lack of accomplishments matters.
How
a national Party actually governs when it is put in a position of power
matters. It is no mystery how Democrats
with consolidated power run the cities of Chicago, New York, Minneapolis,
Portland, Seattle, Baltimore, and San Francisco. Look at life as it exists in the states ruled
by Democrat Governors and compare that to life in the states ruled by
Republican Governors. It is no mystery
what Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer want to see in Congressional
legislation. Look at how Pelosi runs the
House and the legislative products it produces.
It is no mystery what Mitch McConnell wants to see in Congressional
legislation. What you see is what you get. WE GET
THE GOVERNMENT WE DESERVE.
In
a later blog, I will address key aspects of Donald Trump. I have done so quite often over the last
three and a half years. This piece will deal with the man, and
the person selected as his second in command, that the Democratic Party will
next week christen as their 2020 Presidential Nominee. Meet Joe Biden.
Telling
tall tales and stretching the truth a bit is a vice that all of us fall into
occasionally. But being a serial
plagiarist is another thing entirely. https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/08/the-man-who-wasnt-there/
.
Victor
Davis Hanson might be a Republican, but he is undoubtedly a gifted journalist
with critical insights into the political world. His introspective take on Joe Biden is quite
interesting. https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/09/who-or-what-exactly-is-running-against-trump/
.
Joe
Biden’s basement campaign strategy is working pretty well so far; or so it
seems. The intriguing thing to watch is
what will happen if the polls begin to tighten.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-can-run-and-hide-decides-to-skip-tough-media-interviews-before-election
.
There
is an old saying that implies that if a lie is told often enough, it eventually
becomes the truth. It is a devious and
Machiavellian practice often employed by the mainstream media, politicians in
general, the Democratic Party specifically, and Joe Biden in this particular
instance. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/the-slimiest-character-in-american-politics.php
.
Trying
to frame President Trump and Republicans as racist is dishonest and
shameful. If there is a racist history
to be ascribed to either national party, the Democrats clearly lay claim to
that dishonor. Read your history. Here is
an interesting perspective regarding the ongoing discussion of race in America.
https://americanmind.org/essays/how-race-politics-burns-out/
.
Here
is a blast from the past; a 2016 article about Kamala Harris and her pursuit of
a Senate seat that is extremely well-written and strikingly objective. https://www.city-journal.org/html/next-obama-14181.html
.
Read
this document carefully; it is the
original Green New Deal. It is not the
Democratic Party’s platform document; but it is unquestionably the source
document for it. Think about how these
policy changes would affect you life, your career, your family, and your
community. https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=5729035-Green-New-Deal-FAQ
.
If
Joe Biden is elected President this November, it is quite likely that the
Democratic Party will simultaneously gain majority status in the U.S.
Senate. If that happens, it is a
foregone conclusion that they will hold on to the majority status in the U.S.
House of Representatives. With the clear
choice that will have been before the voters in this election year, the
Democratic Party will enthusiastically
embrace from Day One of the first Biden Administration a full-blown, no holds
barred, wide open liberal re-invention of the United States of America.
They
will do this in a deliberate, shameless fashion knowing full-well that they
have a license to do so. They will know
this because they will have won a national election during which they made no substantive
pretense about exactly what their intentions would be in the event of
victory. They are not shouting it from
the mountaintops (at least not the
candidates nor the Party leaders); but they subtly acknowledge it with a
wink and a nod. No doubt, they are
practicing a good deal of strategic subterfuge; but the facts are there for
anyone who is paying attention and wants to know. WE GET
THE GOVERNMENT WE DESERVE.
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During
this campaign season, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are practicing the
strategy of “plausible deniability”. They are not fools. They get the fact that if they openly
announce their intentions to implement a left-wing government in America, it
will be extremely difficult to get enough votes from Independents, moderate
Democrats (yeah…I know…you thought they
were extinct. They’re out there, just
real quiet), and disaffected RINO Republicans to win this election. They need your
votes to gain the power. But once the
power is in hand, you will either toe the Party line or become demonized. If you doubt this, pay attention to how the
liberal movement treats black conservatives and conservative women. How do they treat race hustler Al Sharpton
compared to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? How do they treat VP-select Kamala Harris
compared to the way they treated VP-select Sarah Palin?
The
Democratic Party is today driven and controlled by the liberal segment of their
Party. One of the first things Biden did
when he became the apparent nominee was to huddle with the Bernie Sanders camp
and develop a strategy to (A) get Bernie and his people on board with huge
concessions to their leftist policies and (B) do this quietly and behind the
scenes so it is not highlighted at the convention and prominently disseminated
to the public. The Biden and Bernie
camps formed several committees to formulate a blueprint for change in case they
were successful. Each committee had
co-chairs; one selected by each camp.
The product of this unholy alliance should be evident in the Democratic
platform document. Read it.
As
we are seeing with the Hide-A-Joe
game, his scripted and rare remarks about policy specifics, and the media
co-ordination in attempting to label Harris as a moderate, the Democrats are
seriously downplaying their agenda. The
real substance of their ideals is there.
But you will have to look for it, read about it, and listen very
carefully to what they say if you are truly interested in its content. AOC is not the nominee and the Democratic
platform coming out of their convention may not be word-for-word like the Green
New Deal. But do not be fooled. Trust your ears and your eyes. Look at what Democrats in power do; not what
they say when they are campaigning for office.
A Mayor or a Governor can do serious damage to our culture, our society,
and the way we live our lives. But those
changes are temporary and will eventually pass with the next Mayor of Governor
in line.
A
President with a same-party Congress will dramatically change this country; and
the potential for those changes to be transient is small indeed. WE GET
THE GOVERNMENT WE DESERVE. Today’s
Democratic Party is a Trojan Horse with a falsely-painted façade of moderation
on the outside but a pure left, pure liberal, and outlandishly irresponsible
agenda hidden on the inside. The
mainstream media is totally complicit in this deception and they will parade
this plug of a horse as a true Triple Crown Winner. Do not be fooled.
If
this occurs and is successful, it will not be the end of the world. It will not be the end of America. Life will go on; the sun will rise in the
east every morning and set in the west every afternoon. But make no mistake about it; things will not
be the same. The ideals and foundations
that have held this country together for over 200 years will be shelved in an
inglorious fashion. They will be
replaced with a new set of ideals and notions that can today be previewed in the
realities faced by New York or California.
But those are simply mild versions of what might come. They are simply liberal-lite. With
unmitigated control of our government, national transformation will be in high
gear, full throttle, and moving at breakneck speed.
If,
in fact, Biden is elected President; then the prerogative is with he and the
Democratic Party to move this nation in the direction they support. They will have earned that right. But make no mistake about it….the United
States of America is a perfect storm that was built on the faith, the courage,
the sacrifices, the ideals, the very souls of its founders and defenders. A constitutional miracle such as the one that
we today live in and enjoy the benefits of will not easily re-form once it is
unseated as the working model for our democracy. The changes that Joe Biden and his Party tell
you about and the policies they promote, especially the ones they WON’T tell
you about, will change America forever.
It will be the type of revolution from which there is no return.
Oh,
it may eventually play itself out. It
may, and likely will, eventually become obvious to all involved that the “ideals” of socialism are far more
appealing than the “realities:” of
socialism. How can we know this? We know this because it has been proven true
time after time after time across the planet and through the ages. Insanity is repeating the same thing over and
over and expecting different results. If
we do not learn from history, we are condemned to repeat it. America was born and rose out of a fierce
desire for freedom, liberty, equality, and independence. If that essence of our nation’s soul is ever
removed, it will be lost forever. WE GET THE GOVERNMENT WE DESERVE.
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