I am tired of hearing about the 2020 presidential election. There is no doubt in my mind that the combination of Democrat Party election trickery combined with the COVID election bullshit provisions resulted in some abnormalities and incorrect tallies. Were the erroneous vote totals sufficient to change the outcome of the race? Not likely…but possibly. In any case, that ship has sailed and history has been written. We should all (looking at you, Donald) get over it. It is pointless to rehash the outcome; but it is beneficial to analyze the mistakes that were made.
For
all of their differences, Democrats and Republicans alike (with a few glaring exceptions on each side) typically accept
election results and move on to their sausage making. This is how it should be. A Representative serves for two years, a
President for four, and Senator for six.
In the sands of time, that is not a long period and every moment
counts. Especially when you consider the
unique collateral coalitions and majorities that each individual contest
contributes to. The harsh reality is
that much like the Genie escaping from the bottle, it is nigh on impossible to
rerun an election. And that, my friends,
is the best argument available to do all within our power to make damn certain
that election integrity is as good as we can get it.
Every
invalid vote that ends up getting counted cancels out a valid vote. It might be
my vote, it might be your vote…it is undeniably somebody’s vote. This fact should anger Americans even more
than the common focus that is placed on the perverted outcomes. Our democracy is based on “for the people” election participation
and that participation must be robust, efficient, and recognized as honest by
all those involved. Without these assurances, we get the low voter turnout that
we have been experiencing and our nation ends up being governed by the opinions
of the minority, rather than the will of the majority. So the question is: How can we best insure
election integrity?
Common
sense is taking a beating these days.
There is a lot of bizarre thinking present in our culture and society and
rather than confront it openly and honestly, most folks simply frown at it in
disgust and refrain from thinking about it or dealing with it. They think it will not impact them or their
families. They think it will eventually go
away. WRONG! There is an old
saying about the three kinds of people in this world: Those who watch things happen; those who make things happen; and those who wonder what the hell is happening. In today’s America, most of our people fall
in the first and third categories and leave the important decisions to the
minority that falls in the second category.
The trouble with that philosophy is that a bunch of those folks in the
second category are scoundrels.
In
order for our Constitution to be honored and executed properly, election
turnout must increase. In order for
election turnout to increase, people must be convinced that their vote
matters. In order for people to be
convinced of that, changes need to be made in our election process. Pretty…damn…simple, ain’t it?
A
good start to this restoration of election integrity is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act,
otherwise known as the SAVE Act. This piece of legislation has been passed by
the House and is now waiting for action in the Senate. It is not a long and complex document. It is not written in a foreign language or
legalize. It is fairly brief, to the
point, and easily understandable by any regular American. It represents a reasonable and common sense
approach to this critical issue and should be passed by the Senate and then signed
by our President so this process can begin.
Read it for yourself and decide: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text
Can
there be any doubt that our election process is in need of reform? With fifty states across our great nation
running their own election games, you best believe that if there are problems
in one place…there are problems in lots of other places as well.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/who-let-the-non-citizens-onto-new-jerseys-voter-rolls/
The
international debate surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) is running wide
open…as it should be. No doubt, this
area of innovation and evolution will have a hugely significant impact on our
future, and the future of generations to come.
Like so many innovative breakthroughs in our past, this one comes with
such mind-blowing potential that the actual application of it is outrunning the
good judgment of how to apply it. We
must never lose sight of the fact that regardless of how wondrous and amazing
AI can be…it is nothing more than a tool in the hands of those who wield
it. Simplistically stated, AI is no more
or less a device to be utilized than is a crescent wrench, a gun, a computer,
or a pencil.
One
thing is for certain: America cannot stand by and allow AI technology to be
commandeered by other nations on this planet.
Just as the high ground is essential in combat, the importance of
dominating space exploration is critical to our future, and the ability to feed
ourselves must be preserved and maintained….we cannot simply stand by and let
other nations lead the charge into this new AI era.
And
if, as many say, AI potential rests largely on AI Data Centers…then we had best
put our emotions to the side and exercise some clear, practical, and rational
thinking when we debate how these Data Centers will fit into our culture, society,
and local neighborhoods.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/07/22/washington-cant-afford-to-let-the-us-lose-the-open-source-ai-war/
https://www.grumpy-economist.com/p/ai-regulation
https://reason.com/2026/07/22/where-can-the-data-centers-go/
Education…Education…Education
https://amgreatness.com/2026/07/21/nea-same-ol-same-ol/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/colleges-and-universities-adrift-in-administrative-bloat/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-academic-world-is-like-medieval-feudalism/
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-not-combine-liberal-arts-and-occupational-education/
Can
“Critical Mass” be far off in the Iran conflict?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/07/senator-sheehy-has-a-few-thoughts.php
https://freebeacon.com/editorial/37-5-billion-well-spent-to-off-the-ayatollah/
https://freebeacon.com/columns/to-win-the-peace-we-must-fund-the-war/
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22728/trump-iran-confusion
Our
Justice System continues to evolve and is struggling to find its way back to
conformance with our Constitution. Just
as Election Integrity is essential to our government, so is Law and Order
essential to our personal and community safety and well-being.
https://lawliberty.org/the-umpires-limits/
https://amgreatness.com/2026/07/24/italy-names-the-problem-america-renames-it/
If
you are concerned about the destructive impact that Diversity/Equity/ and
Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have had on our nation, do not delude yourself by
recent anti-DEI victories and think that the tide has turned. DEI continues to exist and flourish throughout
our culture and society, in particular in our government and education
system. Be aware and ever-vigilant of
this radical thinking and call it out when it shows up in your life.
The
mid-term elections are rapidly approaching and the next presidential election
is not far behind it. The dynamics are
swirling about…
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/07/the-democrats-most-loyal-voters.php#google_vignette
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/07/countering-left-wing-terrorism/
Four
quick hits on the way out…
Has the United Nations entity outlived its usefulness in today’s world?
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22692/united-nations-alibis
For all of the torment and chaos
that we see across our planet, there is
always some good news out there. We
just have to look for it…
https://reason.com/2026/07/22/global-hunger-falls-from-35-percent-in-1970-to-7-8-percent/
Congress…must…address…National Immigration Reform…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/battle-over-the-demos/
We are so prone to manipulation by
the media that surrounds us that we sometimes lose sight of the truths that our
own realities might reveal to us. I had
such a moment a few weeks back. I live
on a farm and my driveway and farm roads are gravel. Periodically, I have to get fresh rock spread
in order to keep the surfaces in good shape.
After having four loads of rock spread the other day, I was discussing
the bill with the hauler, who happened to be a friend and old schoolmate. I looked over the sizeable bill and asked him
“does anyone ever complain about the price of rock?” He hesitated and looked down at his shoes,
realizing that the cost of rock had indeed gone up and it was a large expense
for folks. I quickly added “No…I’m not
complaining. I realize your costs have
gone up too and you have to pay the bills.”
I then made the point to him that it was not that many years ago that it
would have taken the sale proceeds of four calves to pay this bill. Today, the sale of one calf will more than
cover it.
That reality goes to illustrate the
difficult challenges faced by American agriculture, which is the only business
I know of where your inputs are purchased at retail prices, but your products
are sold at wholesale prices. Sure,
cattle farmers are doing well these days with high-priced calves. But not long ago, it was difficult to sell a
calf and get back the money you had in it.
Over time, any type of business enterprise hopes that the good times can
somehow offset the bad times and create some type of long-term profit and
stability. It also goes to show that the
price we pay in stores for products is not an arbitrary figure simply snatched
out the air; it is based on the hard costs of what it takes to put that product
before us.
We all get caught up in certain
items that increase in price dramatically and tend to forget those other items
that are remarkably affordable. The
price of beef in the store comes straight back to the price I get for my calves
when they go off to market. The price I
pay for gravel goes straight back to the cost of excavating and delivering that
gravel to my farm. Everything else we
consume adheres to the same rule of cost and benefit. Our economy is a complex and layered system,
but is…at its heart…not really that hard to understand. The costs to obtain a product, be it food or
fiber, raw or finished…is directly attributable to the cost involved in
creating that product.
Our government oftentimes fools
itself into thinking that it can control macro/micro economics (they simply are
not that smart and powerful). Additionally
we, as citizens, oftentimes forget that not only do businesses have to price
their products at a level that permits them to survive financially, but we also
have the individual options to choose what we buy and who we buy it from.
We
in America are truly blessed to have the choices that are available to us as
consumers, the depth and breadth of those choices, and the system of American
capitalism that creates those choices for us.
In this day when so many are looking affectionately at socialism…we
should carefully consider what we stand to lose if we ever go in that
direction.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/07/whats-affordable-what-isnt.php#google_vignette
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