Good morning, Surberites and a blessed Good Friday to all.
Way back in 2015, the one thing that Trump said which made me jump onto his train was this - when asked what he would do about ISIS, he replied, “Bomb the shit out of them.” I’ve always loved that he doesn’t pull his punches.
Great article but the poll needs an “All of the above” option.
My favorate thing he said was when, after he said he was going to builld a wall on the border, he said, "...and make Mexico pay for it." That's when I knew he was an actual problem-solver.
Love the poll. The non elected, career executives are the problem. I speak from present experience. Most of these clowns are sissies who never make hard decisions. They just live and love to spend our money. Especially the social programs. We need a Congress and President to repeal: Labor, HUD, Education, HHS and all the other small little agencies and commissions floating around DC. They are the true swamp creatures and a pay off to their socialist friends. They need to prune 90% of federal law enforcement - don’t need them. Every crime occurs in a state with its own system. Feds can refer cases to the state police and attorney general.
In my pre-retired life I had to work occasionally with congress and some federal agencies. The first thing you have to learn when doing so is no one has the authority to do anything or make a decision. The second is they will lie right to your face, promise things, and forget all before you leave. The problem is two fold. One, its a cutthroat place to work so their goal is to not screw up. Second, the federal government has far too many people in every agency to run efficiently. Trying to get anything done in the federal game is frustrating. Union representation should be revoked for all federal employees. Seventy five percent of the HR employees should be fired. If nothing is done to reduce the size of government, it will effectively collapse from stagnation.
That is my all-time favorite answer! Dearly Departed did that in WWII, but he was about 19 or 20 at the time. Young men would see his 13th Armored cap and ask what he did in the war. "Drove a half-track." They'd always ask, "What's a half-track?"
It never would occur to them to look it up on their smart phones yet if someone brought up the name of a singer they hadn't heard of they would have the name typed into the device before taking another breath. Your Dearly Departed was part of the greatest generation. The youth of today are part of the New Dark Age.
David McDavid, car dealer in Houston, had a Great Dane named Half-track he’d have on his TV ads….. He also collected military vehicles, remember seeing them driving by once on highway in Central Texas past Marble Falls…
Before you do this, stamp each munition with "This end up." Second thought: Don't. Buy shares in funeral homes and let them try to figure out which end gets loaded into the mortars.
President of one of the companies I worked, had about 5,000 restaurant workers in Texas, when hired he told the HR director, who had 1 assistant, if she ever asked for additional help, he would fire her. Store managers hired and managed their workers. Corporate helped where there were issues or underperformance.
Lie to my face? I think Ted Williams (or Honus Wagner) would have clubbed their chin with a right hook, spit tobacco juice in their face while they lie on the ground, and gone fishing for the rest of the day.
I don't think many of today's North American kids would sign up. Why would they give up their lives for something they likely would not believe it? My kids have no intention of fighting in a war for anyone or anything. Patriotic? No. But they see Ukraine, for example, for what it is.
Vivek said something the other day that had a very nice ring to it. He said something like, "Young people would sign up for the military if they knew they would be defending our borders." No kidding...
Most are not signing. Between the mandatory clot shot and then especially since the Silley Milley crowd came out full bore with the DEI, and any white is racist. They shut down the services for several days to 'clean up the racists'. Then held up the report forever. They found 72 in all the services, so there was a lot of egg on their faces.
Now they are calling up Retirees to fill the Air Force, and now the Army is doing it. Until they get rid of the idiots at the top, and Trump would, it is a fools game with Russian Roulette.
We all bled red when I was in, didnt care who was next to you except that he/she had your back and you could count on them.
Actually, if enough Retirees that are hardcore true American patriots return to the military, that could be our salvation. It would be good to know that a savvy and experienced layer of people were still holding on in the military.
I am not sure they would be able to. If the Air Force and Army were serious, they would be pulling up the Reservists. But the services screwed the Reservists hard in the wars that Biden started and during Covid.
I am really cynical, I think this is a gambit to clean out the VA rolls so that the VA can say with a straight face, we dont have enough work so we have room for the illegals. Right now they are kicking the veterans out of appts ect, so that they can treat the illegals. I know that is a evil thought but by the Lord, these people are the evil walking.
Well, we know that the Left is often unaware of the "unintended consequences" of their actions. If having more patriots back in the military led to the military being less mindless and harder to push around, it would still likely be a "net gain" for us.
To borrow LuAnns phrase this morning, its a feature not a bug. I am pretty sure that some of those 'unintended consequences' are planned. The Dems are evil, not stupid.
The VA in this respect will be steamrolled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, who must be absolutely delighted that the borders have been obliterated; Perfect Job Security when 1 million murderers, thieves and other scum are eventually convicted and jailed.
When our deficit creates the greatest economic depression in 90 years, they won't be able to cut a dime out of the Prisons' budget.
Finally, with all of the VA bureaucratic garbage being axed to try to reduce the federal budget deficit, they'll be forced to commit crimes so as to end up in jail with a roof over their heads.
Agreed. I was an enlistee in the Army during the last draft and I saw how military service changed peoples attitude about our country. Draftee and enlistee alike. Having been a part of both a conscription based and volunteer based military, I have been a staunch advocate of the latter. I still am. But there is no denying that every young person should be required to serve their country in some capacity, military or other. It makes people realize what there country is about and gives them skin in the game.
You're correct Dennis. There are. But we are living in an era of selfishness. You see it everywhere, especially in our youths, but they are that way because their parents were selfish. You see the selfishness in many things today. The student loan bailout corruption is part of it. Why would someone who entered into a contract for an education feel it is somehow okay that the government can wipe their debt clean using other peoples money? Only selfish people would think it okay. Perhaps this is just a passing problem for us, but I doubt it. When politicians can use taxpayer money to buy their way into office, we are on the short side in terms of our Republic's existence.
It is not unreasonable to expect every able bodied American to give some portion of their lives to the betterment of the country. Now, to make it happen ...............
"Trump and his supporters destroyed the Weekly Standard. Bill Kristol, Jonah Goldberg and George Will thought helping Hillary get elected would wipe out Republicans and put them in charge. Instead, Fox booted them off the air."
Among those supporters in the first rank is the splendidly independent Emerald Robinson, whose best days are still definitely in the future.
I am looking forward to seeing her forcing Fox-Pravda and NewsMax-Pravda to pay the ultimate price for having compelled their employees to take the poisonous non-vaccine (Newsmax fired her for having challenged their non-vaccine edict).
getting fired however only leaves them with pensions, they all need to be indicted for malfeasance and criminality in administrating our social contract.
Today, Zero Hedge reports that the Biden administration has been lying all along about job growth; there ain't no stinkin' jobs for Americans; illegals have taken them all. The numbers for this administration are FAKE; they just continue to lie smack dab in our faces, even though we all know they are lying. I think they are too damn stoopid to know that we know.
I continue to believe that we have at least 50 million illegals here, and every state is a border state, even in the woods by a lake.
ALL numbers from the Feds are fake. They cannot tell the truth. It would be disastrous if you knew the truth. That’s why they hate Trump and all of us.
Ted Williams was known as Teddy Ballgame. Donald Trump will come to be known as the "Republican Street Fighter." Fearless. Calculated. Determined. And America's Beacon of Hope.
In an honest election in 2024, Trump would get more electoral votes than Nixon in 72. In fact, other than “Doctor” Jill, I’m not sure who in this country would vote for this moron at this point. I suspect our commander in chief is so demented that he probably would vote for Trump. However, everything is so screwed up in this country that the polls are tightening up. That means only one thing, the fix is in.
I thought Ronna fixed that when she was in charge. Oooops, sorry. She was too busy jetting around on her shopping trips. Who in the hell put her in charge anyway? Those are the people that need to be flogged.
the problem is the disintegration of the family. next it's on to single mother households. then it's off to k-12 where the destruction of america ramps up. 90% of k-12 teachers are females who vote donk 99% of the time. they use ritalin, soy, estrogen, feminism, title 1X, revisionist history and that never ending war on boys to tear apart the country and they're very good at what they do. taking a hard look inside american colleges and universities....if k-12 is not fish gutted soon there will be no saving america and in all honesty it may already be too late.
k-12 is child abuse straight up. have a wonderful day.
I grew up a Tom Sawyer life in the piney woods of Minnesota. School there was pretty good. When my daughters told us they were going to homeschool I was concerned to say the least. Turns out they are a hell of a lot smarter than their old man. My eight grandchildren are all solid citizens and doing well in whatever they try. The two oldest are straight A students in college. Both want to own and run businesses so they're majoring in Business. There are alternatives to public schools that are much better for children and the country. Support them wherever you can because the teachers unions are trying to kill alternate education options.
It's sad how much the policies in St. Paul have ruined every square inch of Minnesota (I currently live in the southwestern part of the state; will soon retire to Iowa).
You're right - you're kids are smart; you did something right - pat yourself on the back!
I was recently debating a rabid lefty on social media. The usual ad hominem attacks against DJT... Nazi, Stormy Daniels, thief, liar, meany-head, ad nauseam. Then he went on to say something to the effect that the children he tutors have more sense than most grown-ups. Then I looked at his bio. A "Certified School Psychologist" with the local schools. This guy should not be anywhere near our children. I was thinking about filing a formal complaint. What do you all think?
"Teddy Ball Game"!!! When I was 8 years old my little league team went to a Red Sox game. It was a big deal driving from a teeny town in the mountains of Maine to BOSTON and Fenway Park. #9 was playing left field. In those days I thought players would last for ever. My love of baseball grew stronger everyday right up until the Red Sox hung a Black Lives Matter banner on the left field wall. My love for baseball came to a screeching halt that day. I still have my fond memories of peanuts, popcorn, and Cracker Jacks. Great players like The Slendes Splended Splinter, Carl Yastremski, Big Poppy, Curt Schilling, Joe Dimaggio, and Greg Maddox will always live on in my memories. But like all things deeply American baseball was corrupted by politics. I pray to God, everyday, that Donald Trump gets elected in 2024 however, even if he does, like Ted Williams, his days in the game will be numbered. It took the Red Sox 86 years to win another World Series. It's going to take that long ro right the "Ship of State" Donald Trump can only captain for 4 years. We need to look beyond that.
Thanks Don, for conjuring up some great memories. I have sat in the seats of Fenway more times than I can count. I miss baseball and I miss the USA.
I tried to edit but failed. Ted Williams was often referred to as the Splended Splinter due to his build. They say he could ser the seems on a baseball thus allowing to know if it was a curve ball or a fastball.
Great Post! Thank You. May be only 4 years, but I am PRAYING for President Trump to line up a 20-60 YEAR PLAN TO KEEP US'USA COUNTRY PROUD' ENOUGH TO ENFORCE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS.
What is so striking about our current political and cultural catastrophe is the seeming lack of recognition by all, mostly the left, that their policies are not working. Mass invasion of unvetted people on the border, catch and release policies toward criminals, spiraling upward prices, and complete indifference to Americas energy needs, the destruction of our education system, all at the same time. A somewhat rational person would look at the present mess and at least ask “why”? How can so many people be so wrong about so many policies? It is counter-intuitive to our very instincts. Yet here we are. One can only conclude this is no accident, and is being accomplished on purpose, with the endgame being government control of everything. The difference in political parties is not always obvious either. Many on the right are okay with this destruction and
interference in our lives. They believe our system is resilient enough to correct itself before failing. It is not. We may have already passed the rubicon. DJT is a flawed man but right now he is the only real choice to slow and reverse the damage. Voting for FJB is a vote for our own demise.
Just spent some time with liberal family. They are not aware that the Left's policies are not working. Their news is not reporting the day-to-day events to them so they literally are unaware of what's coming over the border and the increasing crime. One comment: "There's always been crime in big cities." And "The Alt-News is misinformation and conspiracy theory." And these are intelligent people. If they SAW what was going on, they would realize things. So the Left works overtime convincing them to not even look.
If they looked, the Left's house of cards would collapse. The Left has cultivated a culture of extreme snobbery towards any news source on the Right. I think they actually feel virtuous and superior every time they encounter a form of Right news and automatically reject it.
You're right, Marlan, and I needed the reminder after that visit :). Red-pilling IS going on, as each individual finally hears or sees a point that just can't be ignored.
Interestingly, one of my close relatives did expound at length on his great frustration with the explosion in the number of administrators at the university where he works. It assures me that his instincts and judgment are still intact; he just hasn't connected all the dots yet. I do trust that he will.
Of course, there's that statement: "Hell is the Truth, realized too late."
Time is coming when the wallpaper paste will fail. It is starting, the blacks are seeing it in Chicago and elsewhere. The new favorite is the illegal alien. So all the traditional black services are all of sudden being given to people who have not lived here, not put into the system and are given so many freebies, they dont have to work.
They feel justified by their huge paychecks and gated neighborhoods, where they're immune to what's happening to the country. But the truth is, they're slaved to Big Pharma and Big Government.
A number of years ago when fracking burst on the scene, there was a lot of media talk about how the energy compaines were spoiling the land. So on a cross country trip I went to North Dakota to see for myself. The media was lying. Orderly, clean and highly organized is what I saw first hand. I talked to a county sherriff about what problems he was seeing. It was all traffic related. The media was lying to us. Same with the southern border invasion that, according to the media and the federal government, was not happening. So on another trip I ventured to the Texas border to see for myself. It was appalling. The state was being over run with invaders. The media and government were lying to us. I have family out west and a few of them refuse to believe the invasion is bad for the country. They cannot tell you the sheer scale of the invasion or why it is being allowed by our government ............. because they do not want to face the truth. They would rather believe what they want to believe with no vetting or assurance of facts whatsoever. This is what we are facing in America today. Apathy, indifference, blind ignorance, and political propaganda. People must be forced to see what is happening, like it or not.
It is hard to think of these people as intelligent. They are purposely ignoring reality. Many near me are the same. They do not notice the groups of 4 young military clean looking foreign men coming to each door asking for a "room" or "apartment to rent". For now, those are just 'poor young people needing help'. Until the illegal aliens start pushing their way into the homes in my neighborhood, these nice people around me will continue to BLAME ME and my INTOLERANCE OF ALIENS BECAUSE I am a TRUMPER. Having a fully functional brain keeps me being a FOREVER TRUMPER.
Exactly. Trump is Trump. Constantly reminding people who want DJT to tone it down, no nicknames (BTW, the three stooges is priceless), learn elite-speak and just go-along to get along. If he did that would he be Donald Trump? Or would he morph into a GWB, Mitt the mutt or John McCain? Pusses just wanting to be loved by everyone.
Thanks for the insights (as always Don).. my ancestors fought in the revolutionary war (the first one)… the civil war..(the first one).. out of respect for them…and my country, I will never sit in the basement for the next one…and I’m sure I won’t be alone
Vroom, vroom, the mentally decrepit Biden made car noises. Yes, let it bloody well rip with a chainsaw. I want Trump to make real chainsaw noises with a chainsaw to clear the path for change. It's going to be glorious and it will be our favorite sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbh2cRx-k-E For your listening pleasure. A Blessed Good Friday, everyone.
Easy. Just let Trump issue an ER on day one requiring all political appointees to tender their resignations, and then accept ALL of them. Its a starting point at least.
Trying to be realistic, the political appointees wouldn't like losing their fat jobs, yes, but I doubt he'd hear a lot of objections from the agency personnel lower on the totem pole. Removing the top simply means more opportunities for promotion and a better salary. And there are so many agencies, it's hard to imagine Trump'd be able to replace the top with all the right people.
I put my confidence in the Argentine approach -- simply abolish a ton of agencies, as many as you can make a reasonable argument for dissolving -- because that alone will put the fear of God into the leftovers.
And one reasonable argument for dissolution that should be made is that it's an EMERGENCY. We're headed down a cliff toward financial ruin, so it's time to act.
We agree. Having seen so much of the inner workings of the federal government, I believe I can say with confidence we could arbitrarily eliminate 40% of the federal workforce in most agencies and they would be forced to operate more efficiently. We can argue about the numbers but anyone who has dealt with federal agencies can tell you there are too many people just collecting a paycheck today with no real responsibilities. I believe there are something like 2M federal employees, not counting literally millions of contract and other workers. Time for a good pruning.
Quite so. And to add perspective, our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, already observed: "
The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt, are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning knife."
Tom was way ahead of his time as were many of his peers. If you are a gardener you know that occasional and deliberate pruning is good for the health of a tree or bush and not doing so creates out of control plants. Same can be said for government..............proof is in front of us. When was the last time any federal agency was pruned? That is congress's fault.
It's also very educational (and fun) to read the books on bureaucracy by the late C. Northcote Parkinson, especially 'Parkinson's Law' and 'The Law of Delay'. Some quotes: "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion -- nor does the fact that people are busy prove that there is anything useful for them to do" -- Expenses rise to meet income" -- "Delay is the deadliest form of denial" -- "That people should live by reading each other's memoranda is regarded, in official circles, as perfectly natural ..."
Great post and history about Ted Williams. I didn’t know about his fighter pilot adventures in Korea.
Trump is Trump. He’s an original. There is no way that you would get a perfectly polite, media sanitized, socially unthreatening, smooth talking politician to do what Trump has done and to put up with the aggravation that’s been his staple diet for 9 years. It’s not the nature of the beast. Politicians abhor the thought of being unpopular with the power class. Trump, the honey badger, don’t care.
You never get a fat and happy insider to disrupt the power structure. Radical change has to come from outside. The establishment’s incentives are in place. They have no reason to change. Change threatens their power and their income.
For normal Americans who haven’t lost their minds and whose intelligence is somewhere north of Kamala’s, you’re fed up with business as usual. Our country is a dumpster fire and the garbage politicians of the Uniparty and their well heeled donors are responsible.
The power class is attempting to ostracize anybody who disagrees with them. They seek absolute control. Only Trump, who is let’s face it is a bit of a wild man, was willing to take the heat, to be cast out by his peers, in order to speak the truth. That’s a sacrifice most of us wouldn’t make.
It sucks to us but it's just right for the elites in the MSM, Hollywood and the Hamptons. They're making money as usual and don't have the annoying problems of the deplorable classes in middle America. MSM media used to be one sided. It ain't 50/50 yet but the needle has moved because people like Mr Surber. Problem is, not everyone reads Don Surber. We gotta work on that.
The problem is that middle America is law-abiding. It hasn't gotten bad enough yet for us to get serious and force them to give back to us what's ours (and in the process throw them all in jail or over a cliff!).
We're not there yet, but we're getting close... "re-electing" (re "selecting") FJB just might tip the scales...
I meant D.C. is a volcano of hot air blowers and yet they truly suck.PDJT needs some help but we can make MAGA2024 really happen by ignoring the noisy msm polls and working like a team 3 runs down in the ninth inning.
There is a good article on Zero Hedge today by Tyler Durden telling how the Philadelphia Fed has exposed that the diaper jockey’s BLS has intentionally inflated jobs over the last year to the tune of 800,000. Even the things they claim are good are Potemkin BS. If Trump doesn’t win this country is toast, and I don’t know if the destruction is even reversible at this point. Obama and Obama II have done grave damage to the republic.
Good morning, Surberites and a blessed Good Friday to all.
Way back in 2015, the one thing that Trump said which made me jump onto his train was this - when asked what he would do about ISIS, he replied, “Bomb the shit out of them.” I’ve always loved that he doesn’t pull his punches.
Great article but the poll needs an “All of the above” option.
My favorate thing he said was when, after he said he was going to builld a wall on the border, he said, "...and make Mexico pay for it." That's when I knew he was an actual problem-solver.
And a bless Good Friday to you!
all of the above was my first thought, too.
You’re stealing my line
03/30/24: Impossible! He isn't the president of Harvard.
Love the poll. The non elected, career executives are the problem. I speak from present experience. Most of these clowns are sissies who never make hard decisions. They just live and love to spend our money. Especially the social programs. We need a Congress and President to repeal: Labor, HUD, Education, HHS and all the other small little agencies and commissions floating around DC. They are the true swamp creatures and a pay off to their socialist friends. They need to prune 90% of federal law enforcement - don’t need them. Every crime occurs in a state with its own system. Feds can refer cases to the state police and attorney general.
In my pre-retired life I had to work occasionally with congress and some federal agencies. The first thing you have to learn when doing so is no one has the authority to do anything or make a decision. The second is they will lie right to your face, promise things, and forget all before you leave. The problem is two fold. One, its a cutthroat place to work so their goal is to not screw up. Second, the federal government has far too many people in every agency to run efficiently. Trying to get anything done in the federal game is frustrating. Union representation should be revoked for all federal employees. Seventy five percent of the HR employees should be fired. If nothing is done to reduce the size of government, it will effectively collapse from stagnation.
Don’t fire them. Transfer every one to armed forces. Combat arms.
And make them hump tank ammo on a desert range somewhere.
That is my all-time favorite answer! Dearly Departed did that in WWII, but he was about 19 or 20 at the time. Young men would see his 13th Armored cap and ask what he did in the war. "Drove a half-track." They'd always ask, "What's a half-track?"
It never would occur to them to look it up on their smart phones yet if someone brought up the name of a singer they hadn't heard of they would have the name typed into the device before taking another breath. Your Dearly Departed was part of the greatest generation. The youth of today are part of the New Dark Age.
David McDavid, car dealer in Houston, had a Great Dane named Half-track he’d have on his TV ads….. He also collected military vehicles, remember seeing them driving by once on highway in Central Texas past Marble Falls…
Useless in a nation that's lost its marbles.
"What's a half-track? Something to do with cassette tapes?"
Don't make me come over there! https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/13333/1942-white-motor-company-half-track-troop-carrier
Before you do this, stamp each munition with "This end up." Second thought: Don't. Buy shares in funeral homes and let them try to figure out which end gets loaded into the mortars.
😂
And guarantee that the enemy wins?
Dad always said if a meeting lasted more than 10 mins, everyone was there to waste time (my experience is adding coffee slurping to that).
My dad liked to hold meetings at his job where everyone was standing, not sitting down around a table. They were always brief and to the point.
My dad would have liked yours....
Unbelievably raycist behavior (sarcasm!)
President of one of the companies I worked, had about 5,000 restaurant workers in Texas, when hired he told the HR director, who had 1 assistant, if she ever asked for additional help, he would fire her. Store managers hired and managed their workers. Corporate helped where there were issues or underperformance.
Lie to my face? I think Ted Williams (or Honus Wagner) would have clubbed their chin with a right hook, spit tobacco juice in their face while they lie on the ground, and gone fishing for the rest of the day.
"Most of these clowns are sissies who never make hard decisions. "
You know, kinda' like the Supreme Court.
John Roberts is the biggest one.
Let’s make sure we get him there, for our countries, our continent and our kids.
No more North American kids fighting in wars that do not serve our purpose!
I don't think many of today's North American kids would sign up. Why would they give up their lives for something they likely would not believe it? My kids have no intention of fighting in a war for anyone or anything. Patriotic? No. But they see Ukraine, for example, for what it is.
Vivek said something the other day that had a very nice ring to it. He said something like, "Young people would sign up for the military if they knew they would be defending our borders." No kidding...
Hey, I'd sign up to defend our borders! And I'm 66!
Most are not signing. Between the mandatory clot shot and then especially since the Silley Milley crowd came out full bore with the DEI, and any white is racist. They shut down the services for several days to 'clean up the racists'. Then held up the report forever. They found 72 in all the services, so there was a lot of egg on their faces.
Now they are calling up Retirees to fill the Air Force, and now the Army is doing it. Until they get rid of the idiots at the top, and Trump would, it is a fools game with Russian Roulette.
We all bled red when I was in, didnt care who was next to you except that he/she had your back and you could count on them.
Actually, if enough Retirees that are hardcore true American patriots return to the military, that could be our salvation. It would be good to know that a savvy and experienced layer of people were still holding on in the military.
I am not sure they would be able to. If the Air Force and Army were serious, they would be pulling up the Reservists. But the services screwed the Reservists hard in the wars that Biden started and during Covid.
I am really cynical, I think this is a gambit to clean out the VA rolls so that the VA can say with a straight face, we dont have enough work so we have room for the illegals. Right now they are kicking the veterans out of appts ect, so that they can treat the illegals. I know that is a evil thought but by the Lord, these people are the evil walking.
Eeeww...Ouch.
Well, we know that the Left is often unaware of the "unintended consequences" of their actions. If having more patriots back in the military led to the military being less mindless and harder to push around, it would still likely be a "net gain" for us.
To borrow LuAnns phrase this morning, its a feature not a bug. I am pretty sure that some of those 'unintended consequences' are planned. The Dems are evil, not stupid.
The VA in this respect will be steamrolled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, who must be absolutely delighted that the borders have been obliterated; Perfect Job Security when 1 million murderers, thieves and other scum are eventually convicted and jailed.
When our deficit creates the greatest economic depression in 90 years, they won't be able to cut a dime out of the Prisons' budget.
Finally, with all of the VA bureaucratic garbage being axed to try to reduce the federal budget deficit, they'll be forced to commit crimes so as to end up in jail with a roof over their heads.
Thankfully for the country, kids don’t always get a choice in serving or not. Sometimes its necessary.
only half the kids reddog.
I get it.
Yes, the half named "Dick".
True, Reddog, but it is not necessary at this time.
Agreed. I was an enlistee in the Army during the last draft and I saw how military service changed peoples attitude about our country. Draftee and enlistee alike. Having been a part of both a conscription based and volunteer based military, I have been a staunch advocate of the latter. I still am. But there is no denying that every young person should be required to serve their country in some capacity, military or other. It makes people realize what there country is about and gives them skin in the game.
Nowadays there's a place for everyone to serve. A person with no legs but skills is able to fly combat drones in the Ukraine from Fargo, North Dakota.
You're correct Dennis. There are. But we are living in an era of selfishness. You see it everywhere, especially in our youths, but they are that way because their parents were selfish. You see the selfishness in many things today. The student loan bailout corruption is part of it. Why would someone who entered into a contract for an education feel it is somehow okay that the government can wipe their debt clean using other peoples money? Only selfish people would think it okay. Perhaps this is just a passing problem for us, but I doubt it. When politicians can use taxpayer money to buy their way into office, we are on the short side in terms of our Republic's existence.
i doubt the girls would agree with you.
Then the "girls" on this issue are wrong.
Israel requires it, makes no apologies, even for young women into the IDF.
It is not unreasonable to expect every able bodied American to give some portion of their lives to the betterment of the country. Now, to make it happen ...............
For sure, not like that's ever going to happen in Canada. We haven't had what was called "conscription" since the Second World War.
Reality and events can change that very, very quickly. Hope it never happens, but it will.
Spot on Reddog.
Young folks have even stopped joining up even if only to get the college education tuition benefit.
Unfortunately, North American kids will be fighting each other in a civil war before this ends.
one more gop house member leaves and the parties over chuck.
It’s worrisome, but the current party doesn’t seem to be doing much. RINOs are outing themselves.
Gddamn thats scary
My dad about kicked my ass when I enlisted in 1972. And he was a veteran.
I get that - Viet Nam was still a mess; you're dad was scared to death for you.
Yeah, probably so, but I think more so he was pissed off at our gov’t for thinking we had any business being there. Tweren’t our fight.
I had to get a lot older before I saw it his way.
Mine joined the Navy so he didnt get drafted. I miss him.
Will they even see the day when they can vote?
"Trump and his supporters destroyed the Weekly Standard. Bill Kristol, Jonah Goldberg and George Will thought helping Hillary get elected would wipe out Republicans and put them in charge. Instead, Fox booted them off the air."
Among those supporters in the first rank is the splendidly independent Emerald Robinson, whose best days are still definitely in the future.
I am looking forward to seeing her forcing Fox-Pravda and NewsMax-Pravda to pay the ultimate price for having compelled their employees to take the poisonous non-vaccine (Newsmax fired her for having challenged their non-vaccine edict).
https://www.emerald.tv/p/could-the-clot-shots-unleash-prion?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=263063&post_id=142638528&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=10j5hz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The price to pay for challenging the needle-wavers has been uncompromisingly harsh. Doubt it? Ask the dead.
getting fired however only leaves them with pensions, they all need to be indicted for malfeasance and criminality in administrating our social contract.
Hear, hear!!!
Starting with Feecis.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/philadelphia-fed-admits-us-payrolls-overstated-least-800000
Today, Zero Hedge reports that the Biden administration has been lying all along about job growth; there ain't no stinkin' jobs for Americans; illegals have taken them all. The numbers for this administration are FAKE; they just continue to lie smack dab in our faces, even though we all know they are lying. I think they are too damn stoopid to know that we know.
I continue to believe that we have at least 50 million illegals here, and every state is a border state, even in the woods by a lake.
Despicable!
ALL numbers from the Feds are fake. They cannot tell the truth. It would be disastrous if you knew the truth. That’s why they hate Trump and all of us.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out - of course they've been lying about every statistic since FJB came into office
Better back that up to when Obama came into office.
had a conversation last week with a fellow who used the exact same figure....50 million. ann coulter also believes that number is accurate.
fubar and excellent post by the way.
More’s the question: What don’t they lie about?
We have been in a recession for at least a year. The Xiden Admin keeps playing with the Ukraine numbers to prop up the GDP.
Ted Williams was known as Teddy Ballgame. Donald Trump will come to be known as the "Republican Street Fighter." Fearless. Calculated. Determined. And America's Beacon of Hope.
AKA, the Milei of America - I love the chainsaw - it needs to be put to good use!
Unlike our current batch of so-called Republicans. You know, the ones you should never, ever trust. (Had to get that in there.)
U R consistent G.B. and that speaks for itself.
"Beacon of Hope" is excellent. I am stealing that line. Thanks.
In an honest election in 2024, Trump would get more electoral votes than Nixon in 72. In fact, other than “Doctor” Jill, I’m not sure who in this country would vote for this moron at this point. I suspect our commander in chief is so demented that he probably would vote for Trump. However, everything is so screwed up in this country that the polls are tightening up. That means only one thing, the fix is in.
I thought Ronna fixed that when she was in charge. Oooops, sorry. She was too busy jetting around on her shopping trips. Who in the hell put her in charge anyway? Those are the people that need to be flogged.
She did exactly what she was supposed to do, shut down the election(s) of MAGA Republicans.
Reverend, at least you know the Democrats are the devil with the Republicans they are often wolves in sheep clothing.
Agree. I'm so sick of Republicans who tweet on X/Twitter, and then DO NOTHING (I'm talking to you, Jim Jordan!).
Trump tweeted AND got stuff done!
Ep, The city state of Troy had less traitors and incompetent people than our country today.
Well put.
its terrifying that anyone would vote for this guy and the mess he has made and would give money to him.
the fix indeed.
or at least the recognition that IF he wins, you definitely want to be on the winning side to avoid prosecution or night time raids by FBI
the problem is the disintegration of the family. next it's on to single mother households. then it's off to k-12 where the destruction of america ramps up. 90% of k-12 teachers are females who vote donk 99% of the time. they use ritalin, soy, estrogen, feminism, title 1X, revisionist history and that never ending war on boys to tear apart the country and they're very good at what they do. taking a hard look inside american colleges and universities....if k-12 is not fish gutted soon there will be no saving america and in all honesty it may already be too late.
k-12 is child abuse straight up. have a wonderful day.
I grew up a Tom Sawyer life in the piney woods of Minnesota. School there was pretty good. When my daughters told us they were going to homeschool I was concerned to say the least. Turns out they are a hell of a lot smarter than their old man. My eight grandchildren are all solid citizens and doing well in whatever they try. The two oldest are straight A students in college. Both want to own and run businesses so they're majoring in Business. There are alternatives to public schools that are much better for children and the country. Support them wherever you can because the teachers unions are trying to kill alternate education options.
It's sad how much the policies in St. Paul have ruined every square inch of Minnesota (I currently live in the southwestern part of the state; will soon retire to Iowa).
You're right - you're kids are smart; you did something right - pat yourself on the back!
Thank You for this astute message; I hope it is well received. Congratulations on your successful family!
I was recently debating a rabid lefty on social media. The usual ad hominem attacks against DJT... Nazi, Stormy Daniels, thief, liar, meany-head, ad nauseam. Then he went on to say something to the effect that the children he tutors have more sense than most grown-ups. Then I looked at his bio. A "Certified School Psychologist" with the local schools. This guy should not be anywhere near our children. I was thinking about filing a formal complaint. What do you all think?
i think k-12 is child abuse and fathers who allow or put their sons in k-12 are committing child abuse. that's what i think.
"fathers" have left the building eons ago. Sad Situation.
mostly kicked out by mothers. 80% of divorces are initiated by women, who then get custody 90% of the time.
Adorable - I think you should go for it - file the formal complaint - play the double header!
Thanks. I think I will. Don't really want to let this pass...
If he is that much into children, there is a fire somewhere.
PLEASE GO FORWARD WITH YOUR COMPLAINT! Thank you for your wisdom and courage. love, grandma
Filing a formal complaint -- with whom? The entire Educrat establishment is steeped in the same broth. They wouldn't even understand your problem.
Was thinking the same thing. They are all of the same mindset.
BEST HONEST POST OF THE DAY. THANK YOU, donald b welch.
"Teddy Ball Game"!!! When I was 8 years old my little league team went to a Red Sox game. It was a big deal driving from a teeny town in the mountains of Maine to BOSTON and Fenway Park. #9 was playing left field. In those days I thought players would last for ever. My love of baseball grew stronger everyday right up until the Red Sox hung a Black Lives Matter banner on the left field wall. My love for baseball came to a screeching halt that day. I still have my fond memories of peanuts, popcorn, and Cracker Jacks. Great players like The Slendes Splended Splinter, Carl Yastremski, Big Poppy, Curt Schilling, Joe Dimaggio, and Greg Maddox will always live on in my memories. But like all things deeply American baseball was corrupted by politics. I pray to God, everyday, that Donald Trump gets elected in 2024 however, even if he does, like Ted Williams, his days in the game will be numbered. It took the Red Sox 86 years to win another World Series. It's going to take that long ro right the "Ship of State" Donald Trump can only captain for 4 years. We need to look beyond that.
Thanks Don, for conjuring up some great memories. I have sat in the seats of Fenway more times than I can count. I miss baseball and I miss the USA.
I tried to edit but failed. Ted Williams was often referred to as the Splended Splinter due to his build. They say he could ser the seems on a baseball thus allowing to know if it was a curve ball or a fastball.
Great Post! Thank You. May be only 4 years, but I am PRAYING for President Trump to line up a 20-60 YEAR PLAN TO KEEP US'USA COUNTRY PROUD' ENOUGH TO ENFORCE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS.
What is so striking about our current political and cultural catastrophe is the seeming lack of recognition by all, mostly the left, that their policies are not working. Mass invasion of unvetted people on the border, catch and release policies toward criminals, spiraling upward prices, and complete indifference to Americas energy needs, the destruction of our education system, all at the same time. A somewhat rational person would look at the present mess and at least ask “why”? How can so many people be so wrong about so many policies? It is counter-intuitive to our very instincts. Yet here we are. One can only conclude this is no accident, and is being accomplished on purpose, with the endgame being government control of everything. The difference in political parties is not always obvious either. Many on the right are okay with this destruction and
interference in our lives. They believe our system is resilient enough to correct itself before failing. It is not. We may have already passed the rubicon. DJT is a flawed man but right now he is the only real choice to slow and reverse the damage. Voting for FJB is a vote for our own demise.
Just spent some time with liberal family. They are not aware that the Left's policies are not working. Their news is not reporting the day-to-day events to them so they literally are unaware of what's coming over the border and the increasing crime. One comment: "There's always been crime in big cities." And "The Alt-News is misinformation and conspiracy theory." And these are intelligent people. If they SAW what was going on, they would realize things. So the Left works overtime convincing them to not even look.
If they looked, the Left's house of cards would collapse. The Left has cultivated a culture of extreme snobbery towards any news source on the Right. I think they actually feel virtuous and superior every time they encounter a form of Right news and automatically reject it.
Be thankful for having Don,Elon,Tucker Elder V.D.H. and such available to deliver the truth daily as we red pill more citizens one at a time.
You're right, Marlan, and I needed the reminder after that visit :). Red-pilling IS going on, as each individual finally hears or sees a point that just can't be ignored.
Interestingly, one of my close relatives did expound at length on his great frustration with the explosion in the number of administrators at the university where he works. It assures me that his instincts and judgment are still intact; he just hasn't connected all the dots yet. I do trust that he will.
Of course, there's that statement: "Hell is the Truth, realized too late."
GREAT COMMENT! THANK YOU!
Time is coming when the wallpaper paste will fail. It is starting, the blacks are seeing it in Chicago and elsewhere. The new favorite is the illegal alien. So all the traditional black services are all of sudden being given to people who have not lived here, not put into the system and are given so many freebies, they dont have to work.
Could this be that many blacks are getting a taste of their own ignorance?
They feel justified by their huge paychecks and gated neighborhoods, where they're immune to what's happening to the country. But the truth is, they're slaved to Big Pharma and Big Government.
Wait - did I say slaves? I means whores.
You are right--they have cushy jobs with big salaries and live in lovely liberal enclaves and none of the problems has yet directly affected them.
A number of years ago when fracking burst on the scene, there was a lot of media talk about how the energy compaines were spoiling the land. So on a cross country trip I went to North Dakota to see for myself. The media was lying. Orderly, clean and highly organized is what I saw first hand. I talked to a county sherriff about what problems he was seeing. It was all traffic related. The media was lying to us. Same with the southern border invasion that, according to the media and the federal government, was not happening. So on another trip I ventured to the Texas border to see for myself. It was appalling. The state was being over run with invaders. The media and government were lying to us. I have family out west and a few of them refuse to believe the invasion is bad for the country. They cannot tell you the sheer scale of the invasion or why it is being allowed by our government ............. because they do not want to face the truth. They would rather believe what they want to believe with no vetting or assurance of facts whatsoever. This is what we are facing in America today. Apathy, indifference, blind ignorance, and political propaganda. People must be forced to see what is happening, like it or not.
It is hard to think of these people as intelligent. They are purposely ignoring reality. Many near me are the same. They do not notice the groups of 4 young military clean looking foreign men coming to each door asking for a "room" or "apartment to rent". For now, those are just 'poor young people needing help'. Until the illegal aliens start pushing their way into the homes in my neighborhood, these nice people around me will continue to BLAME ME and my INTOLERANCE OF ALIENS BECAUSE I am a TRUMPER. Having a fully functional brain keeps me being a FOREVER TRUMPER.
That's a feature, not a bug.
Exactly. Trump is Trump. Constantly reminding people who want DJT to tone it down, no nicknames (BTW, the three stooges is priceless), learn elite-speak and just go-along to get along. If he did that would he be Donald Trump? Or would he morph into a GWB, Mitt the mutt or John McCain? Pusses just wanting to be loved by everyone.
"You're fired". Has a nice ring to it!!
FJB.
Thanks for the insights (as always Don).. my ancestors fought in the revolutionary war (the first one)… the civil war..(the first one).. out of respect for them…and my country, I will never sit in the basement for the next one…and I’m sure I won’t be alone
You will not be alone.
Vroom, vroom, the mentally decrepit Biden made car noises. Yes, let it bloody well rip with a chainsaw. I want Trump to make real chainsaw noises with a chainsaw to clear the path for change. It's going to be glorious and it will be our favorite sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbh2cRx-k-E For your listening pleasure. A Blessed Good Friday, everyone.
Easy. Just let Trump issue an ER on day one requiring all political appointees to tender their resignations, and then accept ALL of them. Its a starting point at least.
that or just a mandatory relocation to fly over country and they would quit
Trying to be realistic, the political appointees wouldn't like losing their fat jobs, yes, but I doubt he'd hear a lot of objections from the agency personnel lower on the totem pole. Removing the top simply means more opportunities for promotion and a better salary. And there are so many agencies, it's hard to imagine Trump'd be able to replace the top with all the right people.
I put my confidence in the Argentine approach -- simply abolish a ton of agencies, as many as you can make a reasonable argument for dissolving -- because that alone will put the fear of God into the leftovers.
And one reasonable argument for dissolution that should be made is that it's an EMERGENCY. We're headed down a cliff toward financial ruin, so it's time to act.
We agree. Having seen so much of the inner workings of the federal government, I believe I can say with confidence we could arbitrarily eliminate 40% of the federal workforce in most agencies and they would be forced to operate more efficiently. We can argue about the numbers but anyone who has dealt with federal agencies can tell you there are too many people just collecting a paycheck today with no real responsibilities. I believe there are something like 2M federal employees, not counting literally millions of contract and other workers. Time for a good pruning.
Quite so. And to add perspective, our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, already observed: "
The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt, are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning knife."
And that was back around 1800.
Tom was way ahead of his time as were many of his peers. If you are a gardener you know that occasional and deliberate pruning is good for the health of a tree or bush and not doing so creates out of control plants. Same can be said for government..............proof is in front of us. When was the last time any federal agency was pruned? That is congress's fault.
It's also very educational (and fun) to read the books on bureaucracy by the late C. Northcote Parkinson, especially 'Parkinson's Law' and 'The Law of Delay'. Some quotes: "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion -- nor does the fact that people are busy prove that there is anything useful for them to do" -- Expenses rise to meet income" -- "Delay is the deadliest form of denial" -- "That people should live by reading each other's memoranda is regarded, in official circles, as perfectly natural ..."
Haha, enjoyed that--the sweet sound of a chainsaw!
It's got a nice ring to it!
Thank you, LuAnn. Same to you.
Cheers, Gary.
Great post and history about Ted Williams. I didn’t know about his fighter pilot adventures in Korea.
Trump is Trump. He’s an original. There is no way that you would get a perfectly polite, media sanitized, socially unthreatening, smooth talking politician to do what Trump has done and to put up with the aggravation that’s been his staple diet for 9 years. It’s not the nature of the beast. Politicians abhor the thought of being unpopular with the power class. Trump, the honey badger, don’t care.
You never get a fat and happy insider to disrupt the power structure. Radical change has to come from outside. The establishment’s incentives are in place. They have no reason to change. Change threatens their power and their income.
For normal Americans who haven’t lost their minds and whose intelligence is somewhere north of Kamala’s, you’re fed up with business as usual. Our country is a dumpster fire and the garbage politicians of the Uniparty and their well heeled donors are responsible.
The power class is attempting to ostracize anybody who disagrees with them. They seek absolute control. Only Trump, who is let’s face it is a bit of a wild man, was willing to take the heat, to be cast out by his peers, in order to speak the truth. That’s a sacrifice most of us wouldn’t make.
Trump 2024
Because Washington sucks.
It sucks to us but it's just right for the elites in the MSM, Hollywood and the Hamptons. They're making money as usual and don't have the annoying problems of the deplorable classes in middle America. MSM media used to be one sided. It ain't 50/50 yet but the needle has moved because people like Mr Surber. Problem is, not everyone reads Don Surber. We gotta work on that.
The problem is that middle America is law-abiding. It hasn't gotten bad enough yet for us to get serious and force them to give back to us what's ours (and in the process throw them all in jail or over a cliff!).
We're not there yet, but we're getting close... "re-electing" (re "selecting") FJB just might tip the scales...
Are you hoping for a discount from Don for that?
Amen Dennis and we are.
A volcanoe of hot air
I meant D.C. is a volcano of hot air blowers and yet they truly suck.PDJT needs some help but we can make MAGA2024 really happen by ignoring the noisy msm polls and working like a team 3 runs down in the ninth inning.
Yes, those msm polls are flat out bizarre, how they all of a sudden are showing Biden doing better. BS; in reality, he must be tanking.
There is a good article on Zero Hedge today by Tyler Durden telling how the Philadelphia Fed has exposed that the diaper jockey’s BLS has intentionally inflated jobs over the last year to the tune of 800,000. Even the things they claim are good are Potemkin BS. If Trump doesn’t win this country is toast, and I don’t know if the destruction is even reversible at this point. Obama and Obama II have done grave damage to the republic.
Mentioned by someone else here with a link - but thanks for the heads up; needs to be read by everyone!
Sorry for the repeat.