How to take the United States down in just ten months

 Where to start, hmmmmm, how about inauguration day plus six. According to the American Energy Alliance, the United States became energy independent in 2019, for the first time in 62 years. We were producing more oil and natural gas than Russia and Saudi Arabia. The later of which our meek, house plant of a president recently begged to increase production. In mid 2020 we were actually EXPORTING oil to Saudi Arabia. Imagine that. The national security brought on by not having to be reliant on another nation. Let alone one that wants your infidel head cut off. 

On January 26th, six days after taking a nap, I mean office, sleepy Joe fired off a round of executive orders. Among them, no new leases for oil or natural gas, closing off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to energy exploration, halting and reviewing current leases, and halting construction on the Keystone pipeline (while also giving his blessing to Vlad and his Nordstream II pipeline, you're welcome Russia).

Fast forward to yesterday when Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm cracked up at questions about whether or not we can do anything about surging gas prices. These are not serious people. Deciding the fate of a nation by rolling woke progressive dice for votes and power.

January 2020, the border is under control! A border wall/ fence/ deterrent is well under way and nearing completion. Contracted and paid for, how about that. Fast forward again, if you will, to January 2021. Creepy Joe issued seven executive orders on inauguration day. Pulling back remain in Mexico policy, and halting wall construction were the main derailers of immigration control. Most of the others were bureaucratic bullshit. He didn't stop there, in the next four months he added another seven orders, sure to weaken border protections.

Ass backward Joe, always first to be on the wrong side of every major foreign policy decision, does it again. He puts a date, September 11th of all dates, on our withdrawal from Afghanistan. Then, arbitrarily changes that to August 31st, hard and fast. Instead of using a well defended US air base to evacuate American civilians, allies, and other NGO's, he punted. Everyone knows, or hopes, his military people told him otherwise, but just like "don't take out Bin Laden", he went his own way with it. Thirteen brave Marines and a Sailor died for nothing but Joe Biden's vanity. So wrong, so pissed.

How about unconstitutional mandates and the left's ignoring of their own "my body, my choice" mantra.

Let's throw in inflation, crime, homelessness, and feces on the street

I already know I'm a white supremacist, racist, homophobe, transphobe, and non caring, non masked, non vaxed neighbor.

Thanks to "Let's Go Brandon", I also know how to destroy a country in ten quick months!

 

Guns are Fun!

Assault weapons, high capacity magazines, self protection, and the Second amendment. All have been in the news, and all have been used. "I need to be able to protect myself and my family". "I have a right to own these weapons". "I'm a recreational shooting sport enthusiast". Yes, yes, and yes. I agree with all of the above, however, I never hear anyone giving the "bottom line" explanation. Guns are fun! I know, they're also lethal weapons. All weapons should be handled with care and safety top of mind. That doesn't mean they aren't just plain fun to shoot! I really don't need to hear another pundit, or anti gun crowd type, tell me or anyone else what they think I do or do not need. I don't live on an island, so I really don't NEED a boat. Guess what, they're fun! I have two automobiles, so I really don't NEED a motorcycle, but (you guessed it) they're fun! The thrill of making a great shot. FUN. Going to the range with friends and shooting a variety of different weapons. FUN. Rattling off more rounds in five seconds than you can believe. FUN. Big guns, small guns, handguns, long guns (now I sound like Dr. Seuss). Variety is the spice of life and (you guessed it again) FUN! It's amazing to me how hypocritical the pro choice crowd is. I guess they are only pro choice if you're choosing what they are. I choose to arm myself. I choose to go to the range and increase my efficiency while at the same time (you must be getting tired of this) having FUN! Only an idiot would blame an inanimate object for the operators actions. Criminals by definition don't obey laws. What would make a rational person believe that passing more laws, aimed at law abiding citizens, would have any impact on gun violence. Make and pass all the gun laws you want. I've got 'em, I'm keeping 'em, and that's my choice. It may not be napalm, but I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning!

Storm Clouds and Silver Linings

I know I'm not alone in saying that I was pretty invested in the recent Presidential election. Many people, from both sides of the aisle, were all in on this one. Emotionally, spiritually, financially, you name it. It really felt as if this was "the big game" and my team came out flatter than a pancake. My disappointment spans a few thresholds. I was really hoping for Romney to take office and come in wielding a big deficit cutting sword. Not a surgical blade that would neatly slice off a few pieces of fat and put smiles on the deficit hawk's faces, but something that would have taken wide swaths of waste and duplication and lopped them off. We won't fully feel, or understand the effects of Obamacare for a few more years. Once everything that's known, and some of the unknown, begin to reshape our health care benefit landscape, it'll be too late. Employers dumping benefits onto the government, work weeks being cut to 29 hours, innocent (and healthy) people being fined for not having government mandated coverage. These are scary propositions people! Enough of the storm clouds, how 'bout some silver linings? Well, at least here in Wisconsin, we seem to be able to acknowledge what seems to be working for us (deficit-wise). Although we seem to be pretty schizophrenic voters (we elected Scott Walker TWICE in eighteen months and sent crazy Tammy Baldwin to the Senate?) we've still managed to capture Republican majorities in both the State Assembly and Senate. I know, Wisconsin also tipped for Obama, again. That's what I mean by schizophrenic. So our voting tendencies may not be an easy call from outside looking in, but we are managing to keep our own house in order and bring our state's budget back down to Earth. Barring any Senate Democrats fleeing to Illinois, we should be able to concentrate on a conservative agenda for the foreseeable future. That is, until our elected officials actually legislate something some person or group disagrees with and wind up having to go back into campaign mode to fend off another round of recalls. You have to squint and look very closely, but behind the storm clouds a silver lining is straining to be seen. Don't stop looking.

Time for a little R & R

This seemingly idyllic pairing has been in the works since 2007. That's right, not just another glamour pick. OK, P90X has made Ryan's Ab's a topic of conversation on google (and oogle) but wasn't the reason he was chosen as a running mate to Mitt Romney. It was early 2007 when Romney decided he needed to confer with Ryan, who had recently become the ranking Republican on the powerful House budget committee. This was the beginning of a long courtship in which these two would speak, or not, over the next five years. Romney, who endorsed an individual mandate, and Ryan, who proposed a semi voucher system, were fundamentally at odds. These two were knee deep in numbers, more so than most actuaries, but were aiming at the same target. It wasn't until late in the 2012 campaign that Ryan got a better feel for the kind of reformer Romney was. I can't believe Ryan, especially at his age, would piggy back with someone he was uncomfortable with. The discussion had to be more argumentative than "back and fourth". My hope is that Mitt did the picking with a clear vision that Ryan would be his economic policy equal, or better. A spearhead for cutting down the entitlement mentality and adding incentive to the job creators through various incentives (yes, tax breaks) that put people back to work. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said it best when he said "The nominee is saying: I share this philosophy. It's not enough to get elected - I want to fundamentally transform this government". Tom Rath, a political advisor to Romney, said it well when he reffered to them as "in essence, wonks". I think Ryan said it best when he told a recent crowd "We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcome". Here's to the wonks!

Chocolate Jesus Comes to Milwaukee

OK, I just watched the local news and totally missed it! Can someone please send me a link to the protesters that were out at Masterlock shouting "shame, shame, shame"? You know, the freak show that began in Madison when Governor Walker passed legislation (yeah, passed legislation cuz his party controls both houses) to have public workers start paying towards their health care and retirement. Why would they protest at an event the chosen one spoke at? Well, he did exactly the same thing, didn't he? The farcical budget he recently dropped in congress' proverbial lap contained nearly identical language to Wisconsin's budget repair bill. That's right, he doesn't have to ask Federal employees to contribute more, he can just tell them they're gonna! They don't have collective bargaining. Must feel good to have that tool to help stop the ever burgeoning debt that's crushing us from National down to local levels. Ask Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Mayor, how awesome it was to have the tools provided by Walker's leadership to help balance his budget. You'll really need to prod him though, he kinda shys away from that one. Yeah, I must've totally missed all those unionista protesters, 99% ers, and public employee blue fisters. I'll do some more surfin', it's got to be here somewhere.

Hiding in Plain Sight

When is bribery, bribery? Does monetary remuneration need be involved? I ask because I sense bribery going on right under our collective noses. Recently here in Milwaukee we had a County Supervisor charged with (alleged) bribery. This was the classic manila envelope stuffed with bills (marked) kind of bribery. Yeah, it sure looks like bribery to me. A back door deal to get a financial firm's bid put on the County Board's agenda and approved. It sure smells like bribery, even to the point of saying "I was gonna return it!" By the way, just for you unindoctrinated to bribery, you need to accept it to be able to return it. This "pay for play" scheme wasn't unveiled until the sting had gone down. You would never have known about it if not for the authorities setting up the sting and exposing it to the light of day. Not so quick, Wisconsin Democrats don't play that way! So full of themselves are these party faithful, they don't even feel the need for any cloak and dagger style back room politics. They're accepting bribes and spewing it forth for all to hear on the radio and TV. Of course I'm talking about the vote whore from Madison, Kathleen Falk. Would you not look slightly sideways at a potential candidate if they said their first order of business once in office was to change the State's automobile fleet to Fords? How about if Ford Motor Company came out publicly that they were prepared to bankroll this candidate's campaign? Oh, and Ford would also promise to have all their employees vote for this candidate. Huh?, that doesn't really pass the smell test, does it? Let's get rid of Ford and insert WEAC (Wisconsin Education Association Council), soon to be followed by AFSCME. Falk was not only hand picked by these unionistas, they went so far as to personally visit Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barret and ask him to stand down! Well, it's fully expected that every bit of legislation that doesn't favor unions will be slapped down if she were elected. Mandatory union membership for state employees, no choice. The State actually collecting and forwarding dues for the unions. Union bosses making all members pay into political funds for their specified candidates (those who bow to the unions, of course). Well, it's not money, but like I said earlier, does it have to be? I mean, propping up a candidate who'll do your bidding like a puppet to get you back on the taxpayers gravy train. Sounds like, looks like, smells like, it must be. I'm just glad I didn't step in it!

Total Recall of Hypocrisy.

A new sci - fi movie? Nah, just the day to day politics of Wisconsin's Dem's. It really amounts to little more than political "do overs". Lost an election? Don't like who won? Well if the many public and private labor unions are behind you, you've got your frivolity funded! Recalls aren't even pretty when they're warranted. We've got to amend the minimums for allowing a recall. Criminal maleficence, theft, disgrace of office, whatever. I think I can let Mike Tate, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, make both my case against frivolous recalls and public sector unions. Of course, I'll also be here to decipher for you what he's saying. "There are myriad suitable reasons the public {public sector union members} may wish to pursue a recall that are beyond the scope of law {cuz we don't like him, cuz we said so, etc}. Just reasons for recall include if an elected official baldly deceives the public during his or her campaign about what he or she will do in office, {we will now be holding candidates responsible for doing things they didn't talk about? I guess I was wrong in thinking it was for not doing the things they did talk about}, violates the public's trust by ramming through legislation {winning majority votes in both the Senate and Assembly} that degrades the states standards and traditions {gives the power to negotiate with taxpayer money back to the taxpayer}, shows increasingly bad management skills {translation: not bending over for the unions} and panders {really? A union flack, Democratic Party Chairman just used "pandering"?} to special interests at the expense of the people {tax breaks for buisness owners, union or not, who expand into Wisconsin}.Ok, here's the kicker, none of the twisted words he stated above as reason for a recall would ever be near enough to get someone fired from a union job. We had an election, jeesh! Can't wait for 2012? Me either, we can all vote to repalce what we feel were mistakes.