Saturday, December 28, 2024

You Say Goodbye…and I Say Hello

My goodness, how different this world would feel today if Kamala Harris had been elected president.  Instead of Gloom, Despair, and Agony on me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAAKPJEq1Ew , we have Goodbye/Hello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbh4MC_o-wU

 

Goodbye to what?  So long to the Obamas; please, JUST LEAVE.  Twelve years (Obama/Biden) of your warped philosophy were more than enough, while your arrogant attempts at rewriting what America is all about ran their course.  So long to Joe Biden and his Administration full of idiots.  He did something I admittedly never thought would be possible; he replaced Barack Hussein Obama as the worst president in my lifetime.  Good riddance to the stupid, immoral, illogical, arbitrary, inequitable, racially-biased, genderly-stupid agenda of the Democrat Party, their allies scattered all across our society and culture, and their marionette poster boy Joe Biden.  These fools made four years seem like four centuries.  So long to Democrat rule in the U.S. Senate where any problem could apparently be solved by additional federal spending, any incompetent doofus could be confirmed for a federal appointment if they were a Democrat, and the obligation of Constitutional oversight was lost in the nether regions of the anal cavity. Adios to Blinken, Nod, and the rest of the intellectual clowns who have been running our foreign policy for the last four years.  No matter what the Trump Administration does, the world is now a safer place with these clowns gone.  Godspeed (hopefully) to our burgeoning and autocratic federal bureaucracy as it goes on a slimming diet that eliminates waste, redundancy, and obsessive controlling tendencies that trample the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.

 

Hello to what?  First and foremost, hello to federal appointees who actually have meaningful life experience in the areas they are directed to supervise.  Bonjourno to an Executive Branch of government that will not always be correct, but will always be available to answer questions about what they are doing.  Buenas noches to secure American borders and the reestablishment of legal immigration into our country.   Howdy do to a Department of Justice that seeks to enforce written laws in a fair, equitable, transparent, and constitutional fashion.  Shalom to a new American foreign policy that speaks plainly and carries a big stick.  A policy that recognizes and values those nations who respect the dignity and rights of their people and strive to be good neighbors…and one who calls out and deals effectively with those nations that foster hate, turmoil, repression, and world terrorism of all types.  A huge open-arms welcome to an American economy that recognizes free market dynamics, fosters investment and small business, rewards hard work with good pay, and is based on the fundamental principles of meritocracy.

 

With an optimistic, yet realistic expectation for the next four years of the Donald J. Trump Administration, I must admit that for one such as myself who was never enamored with the Donald to any large extent…I look forward to the immediate future of our country with high hopes.  Perhaps it will prove to be ephemeral, but there is an undeniable breath of fresh air blowing across our nation with the expectation that some dark days are behind us and brighter days are ahead.  We can only hope and pray it is so.   Let us round up the news for the final post of 2024.

 

Consider the year that will soon be past us. 

 

https://www.culturcidal.com/p/the-25-most-obnoxious-quotes-of-2024

 

https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/24/the-most-politically-absurd-things-americans-had-to-endure-this-year/

 

https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/19/check-yourself-politifact-here-are-the-biggest-lies-of-the-year/

 

Looking back on what might very well prove to be the most corrupt presidential administration in American history.

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/12/look-back-in-anger-biden-family-business-ed.php

 

https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/20/joe-biden-met-with-hunters-business-associates-more-times-than-with-his-cabinet/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-continues-the-student-loan-gravy-train-on-his-way-out-the-door/

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3266727/weaponization-committee-releases-sprawling-17000-page-final-report/

 

https://reason.com/2024/12/20/covid-19-lockdowns-unleashed-a-wave-of-murder/

 

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/trump-notches-several-court-victories-eve-return-white-house-lawfare-sputters

 

https://technofog.substack.com/p/fani-willis-is-disqualified

 

https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/23/fixing-the-biden-border/

 

Never forget the Wizard behind Biden’s curtain… https://www.tabletmag.com/feature/rapid-onset-political-enlightenment

 

Are the good feelings about the upcoming Trump Administration illusory and transitory, or is there a real cause for optimism…

 

https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/20/trump-mentum/

 

https://tomklingenstein.com/trumps-rhetoric-will-shape-the-future/

 

Will our energy sector meet the challenge of adequate and affordable energy sources for an increasing demand?

 

https://reason.com/2024/12/24/we-need-more-three-mile-islands/

 

Will our national education system reorient itself and rededicate itself to its primary and essential function of preparing our youth to be responsible and productive citizens?

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/plumbing-the-depths-of-our-dysfunctional-higher-ed-system/

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/reviving-new-college/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/how-well-are-students-taught-economics-today/

 

Will our national fiscal policy return to fundamental and practical principles that value the positive aspects of capitalism and minimize the corrosive influence of government control? 

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3264606/repealing-dodd-frank-for-something-better/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/22/musk-derangement-syndrome/

 

Will our state and national elections continue to evolve with reforms that guarantee free, fair, efficient, and transparent elections?

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/keep-the-electoral-college/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/23/election-reform-the-way-forward-and-a-call-to-action/

 

Will the Supreme Court of the United States continue to be the wise arbiter of the laws and mandates approved and administered by our Executive and Legislative branches of government?

 

https://reason.com/2024/12/27/the-government-took-a-developers-land-and-gave-it-to-a-competitor-in-new-york-thats-business-as-usual/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2024/12/19/eminently-overdue-the-supreme-court-considers-new-york-case-that-could-overturn-the-infamous-kelo-decision/

 

Will our foreign intelligence and policy-making officials forget their rainbows and unicorns fantasies and once again apply principled, thoughtful, and wise decisions in how our nation coexists with other nations on this planet?

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/make-europe-great-again/

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/dei-and-the-cia/

 

How will the myriad incidents of gross injustice from the Biden Administration Department of Justice be dealt with?

 

https://reason.com/2024/12/18/trumps-january-6-pardons-could-address-some-real-injustices/

 

How will our government deal with an increasingly serious issue of elected officials continuing in office far past their shelf lives and an increasing usurpation of Congressional legislative authority by the executive branch? 

 

One man chooses to voluntarily step down from what might arguably be one of the most powerful positions in the world: https://freebeacon.com/culture/mcconnells-record-is-nothing-to-snort-at/

 

…While another man insists on clinging to the trappings and benefits of elected office while clearly being incapable of performing elected duties and shirking critical responsibilities: https://reason.com/2024/12/23/a-decaying-joe-biden-underlines-the-need-for-a-less-powerful-presidency/

 

Our American ideal is the best system of government on the planet; but it is not unlike making sausage.  Democracy is difficult at best and infuriating at worst.  For all the promises and good intentions of incoming legislators and victorious presidential candidates, the bottom line for fundamental change in American government is…“do you have the votes?”  It is a far simpler task to be the minority Party in our government with the role of being chief complainer and criticizer than it is to be the majority Party in our government and be held responsible for keeping the lights on.  Trump and his Republican Party now have the opportunity to “walk the walk”. 

 

Until the Legislative Branch of our government can reestablish the principles of statesmanship, bipartisanship, principled debate, responsible fiscal policy, and dedication to the constitutional duties assigned to it…it will be a heavy lift for Trump or any other future president to significantly alter the off-line trajectory that our federal government is currently on.  We will get the government we deserve.  Power corrupts…and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  This will not change.

 

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