You want hope? You want change? You want salvation for this messed up world that we all live in?
Look
not to WDC. Look not to your state
capitals. Look not to the UN or the
various alliances of different global nations.
Look not to your mayor, or your judges, or your neighbors.
Look
inside yourself. Look to the
heavens. Look to God. Therein lays the solution.
Mayhem rules supreme not only in America, but all across our planet. Evil is out in the open in the Middle East as the beasts of Hamas clothe themselves in the gowns of victims; China schemes openly about world domination while publicly playing our President for a fool; Russia continues to invade its neighbors while ignoring civilized nations and norms; America’s southern border remains wide open to the dregs of humanity from all parts of the world; the incredibly stupid Wokening of America continues apace with no letup in sight; and we are hurtling off a high cliff into an election abyss with no clue of what awaits us at the bottom. What manner of “spring and beyond” could possibly be awaiting us in the next few months?
***
Our
national political parties are in a tragically-comical contest to see who can
be the shallowest, most dysfunctional, hypocritical, and pointless group of
wannabe flavors du jour in the
history of government. These people are
mortgaging the lives of our future generations with their irresponsible fiscal
performance in the area of federal budget management.
https://reason.com/2024/03/27/biden-and-trump-try-to-wish-away-the-looming-entitlement-crisis/
Are
you enjoying college basketball during March
Madness? Here is some great parody
of the true madness that is loose in
our nation’s capital…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCXFCoe2sbc
https://reason.com/video/2024/03/22/partisan-post-game-episode-2/
***
The
Madness is also loose in our
schools. If you are not watching your
local education organizations and entities, you are facing a harsh future morning
when the progressive chickens flying all over academia finally come home to
roost…at your house.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/27/the-plague-that-besets-our-schools-is-extensive/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/22/insanity-in-seattle/
However…there
is some good news here and there if we
can just look a bit harder…
https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2024/03/north-carolinas-community-college-outcomes-are-improving/
***
Our
courts are being used and abused; but
in the midst of the turmoil, monumental decisions are being made that will help
to define our future in this country.
***
The
epic fail of the Green New Deal lunacy
continues to play out as the cluelessness of the progressive elitists is
showcased on a daily basis.
This is how our energy sector can evolve naturally through the channels of supply and demand: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/toyota-was-right-about-hybrid-cars-all-along/ar-BB1j2zN2?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=9dc84501bf874c59ab4fa31cf170aeb6&ei=36
***
Our
President shames our nation on the international stage by renting himself out
to the highest financial and political bidders.
His foreign policy initiatives are based on dangerous and naïve idealism,
favoritism and bias that has been bought and paid for, and a desperate hunt for
domestic votes among the political divisions that he himself has helped to
create.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/28/gaza-truths-behind-all-the-lies/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/bidens-shameful-betrayal-of-israel-at-the-united-nations/
***
Joe
Biden’s presidential malfeasance regarding his management (or lack thereof) at our southern border has damaged our nation in
ways that will continue to plague us for decades to come. The tragic cost in human lives that these
policies will accrue cannot be estimated.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/28/the-many-ways-a-porous-border-means-crime-without-boundaries/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/26/americans-dont-know-about-laken-rileys-murder/
The prosecution of Donald Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James is nothing short of a tragic, abysmal farce: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-donald-trump-new-york/2024/03/19/id/1157811/. Through the use of a foolishly-founded New York law, a partisan hack of a judge in Arthur Engoron, and the support of the American Progressive Cabal that includes the National Democrat Party, the mainstream media, most all of academia, and a large swath of our most rich and powerful citizenry…this woman has made a mockery of justice and a laughing stock of New York. Let us dwell for a moment or two on exactly what we are witnessing in today’s political arena.
Joe
Biden has spent his entire life in elected office. Up until the time he once again failed to obtain his party’s presidential nomination and
decided to retire from politics, he was obviously a man of very modest
means. He had not acquired a great deal
of wealth, respect, or credibility. Then
he was inexplicably selected by Barack Hussein Obama to be vice-president and
remarkably…his financial fortunes changed. His political career had always reeked of
subtle influence-peddling and low-grade corruption, but not of sufficient level
to raise the hackles of law enforcement.
But when he was presented with the platform of the vice-presidency to “hawk his wares”; Slow Joe kicked his Biden
Family Enterprise into high gear.
Thinking
that this eight-year tour with Obama would likely be his political swan song,
Biden made the obvious choice to “get all
he could while the getting was good”.
His financial standing from these years in question paints a pretty plain
and simple picture: He used his family, his son in particular, to pimp him out
as a political harlot to anyone that might be interested. He used his political office to gain personal
wealth and influence with no regard for the compromises that might be inherent regarding
his service to his elected office.
And
then, lightning struck Joe Biden one more time. His party, bereft of any other viable
candidate to put up against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, chose
him to run a basement campaign for the White House. The rest is history. While serving as Obama’s vice-president, Biden
never dreamed that he might one day be put under the microscope for his
corruptive actions in public office. But
then, after ascending to the presidency, he and his party are now being forced
to defend his record of political prostitution as they approach a quest for the
third lightning strike…a second term
as president.
Rather
than the law enforcement departments and agencies of our nation, states, and
communities using their resources to investigate Biden’s blatant abuse of power
in political office, they have instead been arrayed in a complex system of
cover-up, damage control, and self-defense to protect him and somehow enable
him to grasp that Holy Grail …a second term as president. That
prize would keep them all in power. In
this effort, not only has the Department of Justice been shamelessly
politicized in its scheming, but the mainstream media has been complicit in
doing everything in their considerable power to support those efforts: https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/foia-reveals-fbi-arranged-wsjs-damage-control-mar-lago-raid-puff-piece
Now
contrast Biden’s story with that of Trump.
From the time he publicly announced his pursuit of the presidency…from Trump Towers which just happens to be a
central element in the Letitia James case against him…he has been
attacked and bedeviled by his opponents within his own
party, from the opposing political party, and from the partisan deep state
element artfully entrenched within our government.
Please
do not misunderstand me…I am no great fan
of Trump. He is an unprincipled,
crude, narcissistic, egomaniacal, blowhard of a man. Much of the troubles that have fallen upon
him since his political career began are of his own making due to his rhetoric
and inexcusable behavior. But all things being equal, we would like to believe that American justice is equal for all and applies evenly across
the board. How strange is it, therefore,
that all of the aforementioned forces that were (and are being) assembled in DEFENSE of Joe Biden are being utilized in an overly-zealous and
politically motivated LEGAL PERSECUTION
of Donald Trump?
Regardless
of what you might think of each man, the contrast between them is
remarkable. Trump and his family before
him built an empire in the real estate arena through buying, selling, and
building. Were their business practices always pure and holy? Not likely…not likely at all. But they operated within the confines of
existing law and regulation. The records
speak for themselves. The fact is they
generated economic vigor through the production of goods and services…they built something…with bricks and
mortar…they accumulated something. That
something is represented by Trump Towers and their other real estate assets.
On
the other hand, Biden and his family profited personally and immensely from the
blatant selling of political influence and power: https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/questions-biden-impeachment-inquiry-still-has-answer. They
built nothing, they profited no one but themselves and their cohorts, they
created no jobs or commerce, and Joe Biden spits in the face of all the voters
who put him in office for lo these many years with his capricious attitude
towards what he has done and his accountability for those actions.
This
is NOT how justice should work in
America. In the months ahead, Biden may
be held accountable for his abuse of power and political-profiteering. The lawfare strategy of Joe Biden and the
Democrats deployed against Trump might implode on the gravity of its own
ridiculousness, as we are beginning to see in Atlanta. Representative James Comer may continue to
peel away the onion layers of the Biden Family corruption and expose it in some
undeniable fashion that will crystallize Biden’s corruptive nature. Letitia James might eventually marshal the
foreclosure of Trump’s New York properties and preside over his financial
ruin. But at some point in these sad and
regrettable episodes, we can only hope that the contrast between the two flawed
politicians at the center of these affairs and how their actions were treated
by our civic authorities, both local and national, will be brought into a much greater focus.
Consider
this: The Department of Justice (DOJ)
is under the auspices of the Executive Branch; all of the patronage
appointments within that Department, from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
on down, serve at the pleasure of the President. They also have significant power and
influence over state law enforcement officials, such as Attorney
Generals…especially the Democrat ones like we find in democrat states like New
York and purple state Georgia.
Both
Biden and Trump have now acquired sufficient delegates in the primary process
to be considered their respective party’s presidential nominees. While the DOJ is running a full-force,
lawfare blitzkrieg on Donald Trump, Joe
Biden is making jokes during public speeches about Trump’s financial
difficulties….stemming mainly from the previously-discussed Letitia James,
New York Attorney General, lawsuit.
So
with seven months and change to go until our next presidential election,
President Biden’s Executive Branch (which
includes the DOJ) is going all out to legally and financially hamstring his
chosen opponent in the upcoming election.
In what universe does this smell
right? The Atlanta judge spoke of
the “odor of mendacity” surrounding Democrat
District Attorney of Fulton County/Georgia, Fani Willis. Do you
suppose there might be some back-channel communication between Ms. Willis, the
DOJ, and President Biden? Same question
for Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Same question for Democrat Special Counsel
Jack Smith, appointed by our Attorney General Garland. There is a different type of odor emanating
from the Biden Administration that has its roots closer to that of organic
fertilizer than it does that of honesty and truth.
***
Without
a doubt, the Biden-created immigration chaos at our southern border will be a
major factor in this year’s presidential election. As the Supreme Court grapples with the
rights of Texas to protect its own border when the United States government refuses
to do so, illegal immigration across that border continues to spiral out of
control. Where will this escalating
crisis lead us and how much longer can it proceed on this basis?
https://americanmind.org/salvo/migration-is-invasion/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/21/bidens-border-blowup/
https://www.newsmax.com/us/migrant-dhs-asylum/2024/03/21/id/1158069/
***
There
is a clear effort, under the false moniker of “protecting democracy”, by the progressive elements in our nation to
seize further control of speech and the sharing of information. It is a slow, deliberate, and effective
process of chipping away at the constitutional rights of Americans and it is
proceeding at an alarming pace. These
efforts, through an incremental process, hold the potential to transform the
very nature of country and can very easily result in an authoritarian
government that tramples the basic rights of its citizens. We should all pay close attention to these
efforts as they work their way through our civic and judicial institutions.
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/murthy-v-missouri/
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/the-right-to-shout-bs-during-a-pandemic.php
https://reason.com/2024/03/22/the-lesson-of-covid-19-dont-give-government-more-power/
The consequences of government
censorship: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/the-damaging-legacy-of-covid-school-closures/
***
Here
is an assortment of articles that aptly illustrate the gross level of
incompetence and foolishness that is so prevalent in the Administration of
President Joe Biden. These people live
in a fantasy land full of rainbows and unicorns and are truly divorced from
reality.
https://jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone032224.php3
Influence Peddling:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-hides-public-records-showing-how-much-taxpayers-are-paying-unions
Foreign Policy:
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/afghanistan-kabul-milley-taliban-biden/2024/03/19/id/1157859/
https://www.jns.org/the-american-betrayal-of-israel/
Abuse of Power:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2932356/how-biden-defied-supreme-court-to-cancel-144-billion-in-student-loans/
***
I
mentioned before the lifelong tendency of Joe Biden to use his political office
for personal gain. The House of
Representatives, through Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, is
attempting to pull the sheets back from some of this contemptible
behavior. Much has been made of Special
Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Biden and how it might reflect on
his abilities to effectively serve as our president. To put it bluntly: Is he mentally competent? Remember
…Robert Hur was selected by Merrick Garland, who was selected by Joe Biden. Here is a transcript of that interview. Read it for yourself and consider whether
this man is fit to be President.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24476201/biden1-copy.pdf
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24476203/biden-2-copy.pdf
Victor David Hanson’s opinion is
always worth your time: https://victorhanson.com/guilty-but-not-really-guilty/
***
Joe
Biden, his Administration, and the progressive elements that control him from
behind the scene are destroying the very fabric of our nation. If you need convincing, simply pause a moment
or two in your life and look around yourself.
https://mrctv.org/blog/charles-kohlhaas/all-inclusive-mess
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/15/the-scorpion-the-frog-and-biden/
***
Soon
we will stand on the cusp of a decision in choosing our nation’s leader for the
next four years. Quite simply, the last
seven plus years tell the story.
Consider your life under the Trump Administration and then consider your
life under the Biden Administration.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-four-questions-of-2024/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/18/the-path-to-victory-for-trump/
The Democrat Party has lost its way
and has sold its soul to progressive elements that have no concern for people
other than themselves. This is not your
parent’s Democrat Party: https://jonathanturley.org/2024/03/22/the-dripping-away-of-the-democratic-party-sir-thomas-more-and-the-biden-corruption-scandal/
The voters of America will control
our nation’s future. What will that
future reflect: https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/20/our-perilous-magnificent-perilous-future/
***
Three quick hits before closing…
A
tribute to a man who I consider to be one of the great political leaders in
American history: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitch-mcconnell-by-the-numbers-stepping-down-congress-senate-leadership-8e661713
A
thoughtful perspective on the death penalty: https://reason.com/2024/03/14/alabama-discovers-there-is-no-humane-way-to-execute-someone/
A
rare moment of political courage, uncommon common sense, and a glimpse of
deliberate consideration from an unexpected source:
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-abortion-ban/2024/03/20/id/1158005/
Well-known Democrat strategist and smartass superb James Carville coined the following phrase in 1992: It’s the economy, stupid. At that time, Carville’s candidate du jour Bill Clinton was running against George H.W. Bush for the presidency. Clinton defeated Bush in November of 1992. In August of 1992, Bush’s approval rating was around 36 percent. Some polls are currently showing Biden’s approval at 37 percent. The old “lipstick on a pig” trickery is hard to pull off when the swine is in the bank account.
Joe
Biden, his Democrat Party, and all of their progressive allies across America
and this planet are going to be applying the lipstick in heavy doses over the
next few months. Will the lacquer
thickness be sufficient to mask the feeble old man that Biden has become, the
mess that he has made of our domestic situation, and the peril he has fostered
in the international geopolitical theater?
Only time will tell….
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/bidenomics-after-37-months-six-charts-media-dont-want-you-see
Having
destroyed the foundations of our national economy with his airhead economic
policies, Biden has now submitted his new wish list to Congress in the form of
a federal budget. One would think that a
bit of self-reflection upon past mistakes would be in order, but no….in Biden World, it is full steam ahead into
economic oblivion.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/get-ready-for-massive-budget-fights/
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/bidens-doa-budget.php
https://reason.com/2024/03/14/bidens-proposed-corporate-tax-hike-will-punish-the-average-american/
Please
read what I wrote about the House
Select Committee on January 6 some time ago: https://centerlineright.blogspot.com/2022/07/there-is-no-excuse-for-incompetence.html
. It is one of the saddest chapters in
the history of our Congress and the damage it has done to many, many lives is
incalculable and irreparable. Now
reflect on what we have learned since then…
No
issue is more intentionally distorted than that of abortion in America. The flamethrowers on both ends of the
abortion debate spectrum have no conscience when it comes to pursuing their
agendas. Chief amongst the dishonest is
our President: https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/bidens-sotu-abortion-lies/
Obama
taught Biden to love Iran…and he learned well.
Why … WHY… does our government
treat the number one terrorist supporter (they
kill Americans!) on the planet like this
when they treat one of our greatest historical allies like that?
In what universe does foreign policy like this make sense?
Teacher
unions and the administrative elements in our national education segment have
commandeered the process for their own benefit and they are not going to turn
loose easily. School choice is beginning
to make some inroads into their systemic and ruthless destruction of our
children’s education, but at some point…these lunatics must be reined in. Wipe off the lipstick and educate yourself on
the facts: https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/14/teacher-pay-half-truths-and-reality/
I
wrote recently about what I believe to be the critical importance of reforming
our Social Security system. Neither
national political party has any moral standing in this argument nor do the
candidates they have each selected to put before us this November. They each accurately reflect that spineless
and irresponsible reality. Wipe off the
lipstick and educate yourself on the facts: https://thedispatch.com/article/ten-myths-sabotaging-social-security-reform/
Our national political parties have apparently set the table for this year’s election buffet and the entrees are somewhat less than desirable. The majority of Republicans are dead-set on making a point about the last presidential election; thus forcing Donald Trump down the throats of all those who diss him badly. The Democrats got crossed up by their place-holder Biden and by the time they realized he was not going to ease on off to the old age home, it appears it might be too late to move on to Plan B.
It
should be noted that in both instances, major change could yet occur. Given the geriatric nature of the candidates,
health and infirmity is always a primary concern. In the case of Biden, the deterioration in
the man is so obvious that the Democrats might seriously consider a candidate
switcheroo right up until their convention.
In the matter of Trump, the Republicans certainly won’t replace him… but
the Department of Justice might. On both sides, it is highly unlikely that
any change takes place and it appears the contest is pretty much set for this
election.
Neither
candidate can win on merit; both are bereft of presidential fiber. Neither candidate has much to say about the
other that cannot be hurled directly back at them. Both candidates run off at the mouth like
high school smart alecks. Both
candidates are known quantities that many, many voters simply do not like. Yet here we are…one must win and one must lose.
Just guessing here, but it is
really hard to see how a man like Joe Biden can be elected president…again.
His administration is an abysmal
failure; he is a broken down, senile, incompetent, old man; and he is
surrounded and served by simpletons who are clueless as to the realities of
their environment. One has to believe
that the only way Donald Trump loses this election is if he somehow
self-destructs. Biden cannot win it; Trump can only lose it. However, given the man that Donald Trump
is…one would be extremely foolish not to consider that possibility. Buckle up, friends…the show is about to start.
Can
Donald Trump muster sufficient self-control to allow the voters of America to
reluctantly and inescapably reach the conclusion that he is indeed the lesser
of two evils? …or… Will Trump allow his ego to go the full monty and unleash
his arrogance and crude nature for all to see, thus opening the door for a
combination of Democrat election shenanigans and voter disenchantment to
deliver a squeaker of a victory to Biden and the Democrats?
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-2024-election-will-be-neither-free-nor-fair/
https://reason.com/2024/03/04/there-are-so-many-ways-2024-could-go-wrong/
https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/opinion/20-new-rules-of-politics-democrats-have-given-us/
https://reason.com/2024/03/02/commander-in-chains/
https://www.commentary.org/john-podhoretz/how-can-biden-stay-in-now/
https://jewishworldreview.com/0324/york030624.php
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/29/9-ways-the-feds-are-using-bidenbucks-to-rig-the-2024-election/
https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/us-news/bidens-2024-advantage-an-alliance-of-elites-rigging-the-game/
https://victorhanson.com/russia-russia-forever-an-anatomy-of-a-left-wing-obsession/
Joe
Biden has taken the Executive Branch of our government into a realm of
dysfunction neverbeforeseen in my
lifetime. Through a combination of
personal and official corruption, personal and appointed incompetence, just
plain stupid policy promotion, and a hypocritical form of leadership that is
devoid of character and integrity…this
man has put upon the presidency a pall of shame, buffoonery, ridicule, and
disgust. By selling his soul to the
progressive elements of his party and our society/culture in general, he has
placed the stewardship of government’s role in our lives at the hands of
foolish people who quite simply do not have the sense to get in out of the
rain.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2898876/secs-costly-climate-overreach/
https://reason.com/2024/02/29/do-u-s-public-schools-really-need-77000-more-counselors/
And
then…after clearly demonstrating how
truly incapable of governing he is…this man stands before Congress, our nation,
and the world to deliver a State of the
Union speech that is simply an incoherent mix of political venom, bald-faced
deceit, shouting and spittle, and mixed up verbiage that borders on
incomprehension. The gall of this man to
say the things he said this week is proof positive that he has no shame, no
self-comprehension, and certainly no ethical or moral content.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/08/response-to-bidens-state-of-the-union-address/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/i-inherited-an-economy-on-the-brink/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/state-of-the-union-address-vs-economic-reality/
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/sotu-response-by-the-numbers.php
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/bidens-bridge-to-nowhere/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/29/how-to-respond-to-the-state-of-the-union-address/
Joe
Biden is a verily dishonest man; but in no area does his dishonesty seem more
obvious than in his approach to our national economy. As
demonstrated by the previous facts, Biden inherited an economy from Donald
Trump that was on the verge of a robust and widespread recovery from the
pandemic setback. Had he done NOTHING at all, that recovery would
likely have continued. Instead, he
literally SABOTAGED our economy with
pure spite by dismantling any effective policy that was Trump-related and then
proceeded to implement his own ill-conceived and farcical progressive policies.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/27/the-lasting-damage-of-bidenomics/
In
a perfect world, a reckless and incompetent president like Biden would be
somewhat counterbalanced by a sober and responsible Legislative Branch of
government. NOT! The Senate Democrats
are focused on trying to create an environment that will permit Biden to somehow
slide into a second term…mostly by shoveling the maximum amount of tax dollars
towards their supporters. The
Republicans in the House seem intent on re-enacting their own private version
of the Civil War and bringing new depth and meaning to the term chaos. Congress
fiddles while our national economy burns!
https://reason.com/2024/03/05/congress-wastes-billions-with-bogus-emergency-declaration/
The
state of America’s domestic politics is unsettled to the max…but that is not
new. We have endured episodes of
political warfare before and come out of it intact. We must trust in our Constitution and our
government to somehow get past this spell of childishness and dysfunction and
return at some point soon to a state of relative normalcy.
On
the other hand, foreign affairs are an entirely different kettle of fish. This aspect of our government lies almost
exclusively under the purview of the Executive Branch and…to put it mildly…that
branch is currently asleep at the wheel.
It was nothing short of shameful
to listen to Joe Biden’s anti-Israel rhetoric in his State of the Union
address. This is no way to treat an
historical American ally and there is no way that this type of behavior by our
leadership can assure our other global allies.
Joe Biden would sell out his own mother or children for political gain
and his fawning over Hamas clearly demonstrates that fact.
Simultaneously,
the question of American support for Ukraine continues to be debated on a daily
basis. I understand that there must be
limits to all things…how much money can
we actually afford to send in foreign aid when there are so many needs begging
for the same dollars? But we must
never forget that we ourselves would not exist today but for the foreign
support we received during our war for independence. We do
not have to bleed for Ukraine; but we
should damn sure give them all the tools they need to fight for
themselves…against what is likely our most serious enemy on this planet. The amount of American support that
should flow to Ukraine is a complex issue that has many aspects, both pro and
con.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12040
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/05/whats-so-great-about-nato/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/morally-empty/
