Pre-November 2020, I had hoped that a majority of American voters understood that elections have consequences, that we get the government we deserve, and that all you had to do was listen to the candidates to see what they would do if elected. If in fact American voters truly understood these three premises, then our nation has become unmoored. If American voters simply did not understand these three premises, then there is going to be a heavy price to pay for stupidity.
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”. At the end of the Obama/Biden second term, after eight long years of “the new normal”, Americans were reconciled to a facile, discouraging, and uninspiring economy that had devolved to a nanny-state status of extreme government dependency and regulation, low workplace participation, an increasing level of energy dependence on foreign sources, a depressed state of entrepreneurial spirit in our nation, and a global attitude towards America that viewed us as little more than a classmate in history. President Biden’s selection of individuals to populate his new Administration leaves no doubt that Obama the Third Sequel has arrived. Only this time around, what previous semblance of reservation about utilizing raw political strategy to achieve a liberal agenda has been discarded. It will be the same, only stronger. It is the One on steroids.
Obama’s obsession with all things racial all the time is now being reintroduced through the use of a previously-proven tactic. Did you notice how the liberal/progressive/global contingent abandoned the term global warming when it was proven to be obviously baseless and conveniently replaced it with the term climate change which is universally undeniable? Never mind that the cogent point is precisely what part of climate change is man-made and what part is the natural evolution of the planet. This Machiavellian rebranding permitted this unfettered bunch of loons to peddle their theories without being bound by science. Having successfully pulled off this sleight of hand in the realm of climate concerns, the incoming Obamanistas are now replacing the universally-accepted premise of racial equality with the ephemerally-defined term racial equity. You might wonder: What is racial equity? Be patient; they will tell you.
Listen very carefully to how they have shifted the debate from one of fairness, dignity, and respect to one of governmental and societal indulgence in the use of reverse discrimination to achieve a preferred outcome.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/01/crt-is-sacrosanct-and-may-not-be-questioned.php
How many of us can remember waiting in line at the gas pump to pay obscene prices for fuel because the Middle East Cartel was yanking the energy-dependence chain that was draped around our necks? Do you also recall that within the last two years, we have become energy-independent as a nation and it has resulted in a more stable fuel price and supply, a robust energy sector that has contributed mightily to our economy, and greater diplomatic influence in our Middle Eastern negotiations with both friend and foe? Well…think again about what old Albert E had to say about repeating those same mistakes….
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/01/let-them-eat-solar-panels.php
And what about those Get Out of Jail cards that those Obamanistas, both pre-Trump and post-Trump, are beginning to receive?
Notice that the Judge who gave this Clinesmith character a pass is the very same Judge that was on the FISA Court and got snookered by this bunch of crooks in the first place. Perhaps there is a bit of CYA taking place here?
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We are apparently going back to the good old days where we crawled in bed with Iran and their legions of international terrorists, surreptitiously sent to them pallets of cash, and permitted them to pursue their nuclear weapons agenda with a wink and a nod. Oh…and all the while we ignominiously kicked our friend and ally Israel to the curb.
Our newly-minted Three Stooges (Joe, Chuck, and Nancy) are joining together to lend additional credence to Albert E’s words of wisdom. Their partisan action of forcing Obamacare through without a single Republican vote worked so well for them that they are now going at it again with their glorious Covid Relief Bill. As you read about this escapade and all of its beneficiaries, keep in mind that our government has not yet spent a major portion of the previously-passed Covid Relief Bill that was so very essential. As one of the Three (Chuck) says, why “pinch pennies”? Why indeed; it’s only trillions of your dollars.
Regarding that Covid Relief Bill and how it might help to enable our noble teachers’ unions to get back to the business of actually teaching…..
Apparently, building a wall was not the mistake; the mistake was in where the wall was built…
I suppose riots are not always riots and protests are not always protests and incendiary remarks are not always incendiary remarks. It all depends on who is rioting, who is protesting, and who is making the remarks. Once again, the question is begged, “How can you incite something that is pre-planned?”
So as we revert to the Obamanista model of spurring the economy with suffocating Executive Orders, killing energy jobs by shutting down international pipelines that are the most environmentally-responsible method for transporting oil, and raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour so that businesses will lay off their employees and increase their reliance on technology….we once again celebrate ole Al’s prognostication. We’ve seen this before; do you really think it will be any different this time around?
No; it won’t. It will be worse. It will be accelerated to a higher gear, with more torque and horsepower. The bumpers will be removed. No one cares about padding anymore. The furious flurry of Executive Orders that have been maniacally shoved across the White House table is only the beginning of an obsession to refashion this country in a new and progressive pattern that bears little resemblance to the ideals of our founders. The ideologues who have been and will be appointed to this new Administration are attempting to reshape our nation in their vision, using their principles, and their powers.
The Democrats have implemented the emperor has new clothes rule. Through the enablement of their useful idiots, the mainstream media, they perpetuate the notions that up is down, wrong is right, cold is hot, black is white, two plus two equals three…or five…depending on the day of the week, farce equals fact, and it is heresy to even hint that the emperor is naked. How long can this denial of reality persist?
The previous emperor would dress flamboyantly, parading about in green and insist it was purple. Perhaps he would wear fur in the summer and declare that it was cold. But at least he wore something; and his fashion sense was fair game for criticism. In fact, there were times when it seemed to be the only game in the kingdom. Our new emperor is stark naked. Not a solitary stitch adorns him or many of the edicts flowing from his castle on high. But his minions insist that no inkling of doubt regarding his exposure or lack thereof is to be entertained. All must profess that he is resplendent in his regal clothes of imaginary threads.
They will implement their new and enlightened policies in the name of tolerance, while brandishing naked intolerance for any thoughts or actions that do not align perfectly with their agendas. There is a palpable rush to get as much done as soon as possible; lest the sobering effects of reality settle in and abort the process. At some point, their alliance will begin to fray and deteriorate. Their actions will reveal their true intent; that being the lust to gain power and to maintain it. As the lunacy of their philosophy is fully revealed, a slow and painful realization will dawn upon a portion of those who were lured in by their empty rhetoric and hypocritical norms. This disaffected segment, along with the vanquished group that opposed this liberal march to begin with, will eventually stand up and demand an end to the madness. We can only hope that this reversal of fortune will be minimally invasive, relatively non-violent, and not long in arriving.
The kingdom’s subjects, loyal though they be, will not long stand for the insistence that they play the role of the fool. The fleeting and shallow entertainment value of the dancing Jester will at some point fade and the sheen of nakedness will be far too bright to deny any longer.
However, the gnawing fear is that the period of time it takes to return to our constitutional framework will be a major disruption of our culture, spiked on occasion with irresponsible and senseless violence. It will likely usher in an extended time of unabashed incivility and will conclude too far in the future to prevent the significant harm that will be realized in the interim.
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