In 2008, Barack Obama claimed 69,498,516 votes out of a total of 131,313,820 cast. He was a popular candidate in an exciting election and turnout was high. In 2020, Donald Trump garnered 74,216,154 votes of the 158,383,403 total. He was a popular incumbent in a hotly contested election. Turnout was extreme. In 2020, Joseph Biden received 81,268,924 votes of the total cast. He was not popular, barely campaigned for most of the summer and didn’t have a strategically important running … Continue reading “Statistical Musings”
When?
The disaster that is the Biden administration continues staggering along. In the meantime, we still have Americans and those Afghanis who trusted us stranded in Afghanistan. Jenn Psaki, the White House Press Secretary, chooses to play semantic games about whether or not people who want out and cannot get out have been ‘stranded’ by the grossly incompetent handling of the ‘evacuation’ by the Biden administration. Nero isn’t fiddling while Rome burns – he seems to have opted to take a … Continue reading “When?”
Impeach Harris
This will take me a few minutes to unpack so bear with me. I’m taking it as granted that Biden is not fit for office. More importantly for this argument, I’m assuming this is apparent to every reasonable person. (Defining reasonable person as Reasonable Man.) Those two things being true, why hasn’t Harris taken action? I gave a number of reasons in previous posts – those were strategic and political. Those are real reasons – but they don’t deal directly … Continue reading “Impeach Harris”
Say, Has Anyone Seen Kamala Lately?
Seems like we had a vice president a few weeks ago. Didn’t she say something about being responsible for the decision to leave Afghanistan? I could have sworn I saw her on the wrong end of the Rio Grande talking about the border crisis not too long ago. Despite lying low, Harris’ approval ratings are falling. That’s great news for Joe Biden who’s continued time in office depends primarily now on the fact that Harris would succeed him. The American … Continue reading “Say, Has Anyone Seen Kamala Lately?”
Just Go, Joe
We get it – no one wants to lose. No one would want to have their job taken by the person they brought on board – probably to prevent losing their job. No one wants to fail. And no one wants to have to admit that they can’t do the job anymore. We understand – we really do. Your party has been telling us for decades that they could provide the jobs we desperately need. Then telling us it wasn’t … Continue reading “Just Go, Joe”
The Andrew Cuomo School of Surviving Political Scandal
Cuomo simply ignored the growing scandal and hoped it would blow over. For now, that appears to be what Biden is doing. That, or he’s taking another nap. CNN has been refreshingly strident – took nearly half the article before they started talking about the Republicans and the first four paragraphs are all about Biden and not a bit kind. Other left leaning outlets have also been critical. And least we forget the debacle of Brian Williams on MSNBC trying … Continue reading “The Andrew Cuomo School of Surviving Political Scandal”
Biden and the 25th Amendment
Well, that was fast. I thought I’d be apologizing because Biden had returned to Washington by the time of my last post. You’ll forgive me for not counting his showing up, doing a ten minute statement and running back to Camp David as ‘returning’. At least he took time out from his important nap schedule to address the nation about a foreign policy crisis of his own making. Please do note the dripping sarcasm. But what everyone really wants to … Continue reading “Biden and the 25th Amendment”
President Who?
Come home, Joe! Well, to be fair, according to Newsweek, Biden decided to cut short his Camp David vacation and return to Washington – hey, it’s only two days late! Well, technically, two days after ‘resuming’ his vacation – seriously, who can keep up with Joe’s nap schedule, anyway? It’s been an impressive eight months of screw ups – to that point that even the normally docile CNN is biting at Hiden’s heels. The only policy of Trump’s that Biden … Continue reading “President Who?”
The Hero’s Journey – Your Own
The song that annoys me most has a catchy tune that I usually can’t get out of my head – but the lyrics infuriate me. The chorus tells a young soldier not to be a hero. Some practical advice about keeping his head low and a plea for him to return – not objectionable on their own. What woman doesn’t want her husband-to-be to return safely? The annoying part is she is so STUPID. She understands him enough to know … Continue reading “The Hero’s Journey – Your Own”
The Hero’s Journey – Heigh Ho Silver!
Who was that masked man? He was a Texas Ranger that was shot and nearly killed in an ambush. When he awoke, he was the only one left alive. His friends and his brother were all dead and he was fully aware that the ambush wasn’t happenstance. They had been set up – and he was the only one left. He was saved in most versions of the story by the assistance of an old friend, an Indian by the … Continue reading “The Hero’s Journey – Heigh Ho Silver!”
