Three big stories are roiling the media today. None of them are simple and straightforward and all lend themselves to snap judgmental errors. Guilty as I am to jump in the deep end without trolling the waters first, I will attempt to link some good reference articles and give a short personal take on each story as a lead-in.
It
is about 2,800 miles from the coast of Venezuela to the coast of America. The distance between New York City and San
Francisco is about 2,600 miles. So
yes…America certainly has some interest in how affairs are going in
Venezuela.
Nation
building has historically been a failed exercise for our country. No matter how corrupt a leader or government
might be, when that element is removed without an immediate replacement, the
resulting vacuum of authority will be
filled…for better or for worse. If
fortune smiles and it turns out for the better, it does not happen
overnight. The transition from
dictatorship to some form of democracy can be bloody, tumultuous, and
lengthy. Is the juice worth the squeeze? Only the people of Venezuela can answer that
question.
No
reasonable person should challenge the fact that America cannot allow our sworn
global adversaries…looking at you China,
Russia, Iran…to use a nation as nearby as Venezuela for a staging,
observational, and operational platform.
This is what Venezuela has become. That type of threat cannot be tolerated. Cuba and its communist history can attest to
that fact.
For
that reason…even though we should applaud America’s ouster and capture of
Maduro, we must hope and pray that the Trump Administration had a plan in place
prior to taking this action that will
address the power vacuum they have now created.
And we also pray for the people of Venezuela to have a better future
ahead after getting rid of this tyrant.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/u-s-captures-venezuelan-leader-nicolas-maduro/
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/01/a-word-from-general-caine.php
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/04/nine-reasons-why-trumps-venezuela-operation-is-great-for-america/
https://www.thefp.com/p/mr-president-let-the-venezuelan-people
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-donroe-doctrine-in-action/
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/04/trump-ended-venezuelas-dictatorship-in-a-single-night/
While
we are addressing geography, we should note that the distance from Greenland to
America is about 3,000 miles. There
is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the strategic importance of Greenland
towards global security in general and America’s security specifically is a
paramount consideration for any US president. That strategic importance is increasing on a
daily basis and the global dynamic of that element is totally in play among the
planet’s nations. Who wins that game
will help determine the future of our world. The advantage of maintaining the high ground in conflicts is historically
established, and the northern hemisphere is certainly the high ground.
It
is clearly in America’s interest to have significant control over the
geographical attributes of Greenland. How that control and influence is achieved
is the question in play here. I
would like to believe that Trump’s bluster about military action to seize that
control is simply more of his over-the-top tendency towards deal-making
rhetoric. No matter how the Greenland issue is settled, the primary and sacred
principle should be that Greenland’s future is a matter to be decided by
Greenland’s citizenry.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/09/u-s-has-many-options-on-greenland-now-is-the-time-to-act/
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-european-union-greenland/2026/01/06/id/1241060/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/how-to-lose-greenland/
https://reason.com/2026/01/06/trump-wants-to-seize-greenland-because-he-doesnt-understand-trade/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-unnecessary-greenland-crisis/
Actions
have consequences. Lord knows that given
the chance, I would eliminate many of the stupid actions and words that have
emanated from me over the years and rid myself of the bad effects that flowed
thereof. It is a hard truth that we are all accountable for our behavior. Having said that, there is also little doubt
that human compassion and sympathy are appropriate when mistakes…either intended or unintended…have
tragic results. I believe at the end of the day,
this is the story that will unfold surrounding the death of the ICE protestor
in Minneapolis.
This
young lady willingly…and perhaps illegally…placed herself in a position of
danger. The ultimate conclusion of that
choice cost her life. All the actions that occurred subsequent to
her initial decision to show up at this site and enter uninvited into the fray
could have been prevented by the simple action of not going where she should not
be. To me, this is the crux of the
matter. There certainly appears to be
sufficient recording…in witnessing/video/audio…of this event to reach a factual
conclusion about why it happened, how it
happened, and who may or may not be at fault. But all of that examination and investigation
lies at the feet of the young lady who lost her life. Whether you agree or not with the mission of
ICE, these federal agents were doing their job and she had no business inserting
herself into their actions.
Governor
Walz, Mayor Frey, AG Ellison, and their progressive Democrat compatriots are
way too enthusiastic about their rush to change the subject in Minnesota from
fraud to ICE protests. Minnesota nice has become Minnesota rotten.
Chickens do find their way home
eventually.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/01/ice-shooting-roils-minnesota.php#google_vignette
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/01/the-ice-agents-video.php
https://reason.com/2026/01/08/the-minnesota-fraud-scandal-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
Quick
hits on the way out…..
Is
Iran on the brink? https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-unrest-in-iran/
The
arrogance and conceit of progressive liberals is breathtaking. https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/02/report-nprs-maher-refused-internal-demands-to-resign-for-the-good-of-public-media-before-loss-of-federal-funding/
Education…Education…Education.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/06/homeschool-is-in-the-new-education-movement/
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/07/six-ways-to-improve-schools/
I
have often written about how many people in positions of power and influence
used the Covid epidemic to expand their own wealth, career, and control. As bad as their behavior was, I don’t regard
them as the worst abuse exhibited during that time. That dubious award goes to the U.S. Congress
generally and to the Biden Administration specifically. Consider the facts presented in the following
article. Any reasonable person should
recognize that the federal aid relief passed in the last days of the Trump
Administration was quite adequate to address government’s role in the
pandemic. But then, look what happened when Biden took over the White House and
the Democrats took over Congress.
The
Republicans wilted and could not find the gumption to oppose the spendthrift shoveling
of cash out the doors of our nation’s capitol into the pockets and accounts of
Democrats everywhere. This absurd
extravagance of spending with literally no accountability set the stage for the
ruinous economic damage our nation realized throughout the Biden
Administration. It now falls to the
second Trump Administration to try and get our national economy back on track. I cautiously believe that is being accomplished.
Following
this gluttony of spending…as if the Democrats had not wasted a sufficient
amount of tax dollars…they followed up with the ridiculously mislabeled Inflation Reduction Act. This, my friends, was the classic case of
continuing to dig the hole deeper rather than laying down the shovel and
beginning the climb up and out. Nobody…and I do mean NOBODY…can spend and
tax like Democrats.
This
is precisely the type of irresponsible and excessive federal spending that
leads to the fraud we are now seeing exposed in Minnesota. Even though both national parties are plenty guilty of this fiscal malfeasance,
the Democrats have taken wasteful federal spending to stratospheric levels…and
their thirst for more is unquenchable.
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