Commuting back-and-forth between Wilmington and Raleigh tending to a variety of maintenance issues; in Raleigh, a broken fridge; in Wilmington, the pool filter has sprung a leak, wife's Jeep won't start, and a dead and very tall pine tree threatens the house. Right now sitting in Raleigh, waiting to go back to Wilmington. Trying to keep busy doing stupid daily things, and not think too much about David. Not working.
Fortunately, our political class provides an endless stream of stupid daily things for me to keep riled about. There is absolutely no excuse for the current inflationary and product shortage surge we are now experiencing. The illegitimate occupiers of the White House DELIBERATELY have created an energy shortage/crisis. This has lead us to lose our energy independence, make us vulnerable again to world oil markets and the despots who control those, raised the costs of doing business and living in the US, and put us in this deplorable economic situation. That combined with an idiotic, destructive policy towards Russia and Iran, and a needless kowtowing to the PRC and the brainless global GREEN ELITE leaves us weaker and more vulnerable than we have been since 1812. The totally irresponsible spending by the Feds compounds all these problems. I haven't even mentioned the WOKE ideology which demands unlimited immigration, defunding the local police, the use of Federal law enforcement to intimidate political opponents, an all-out war on children--to include sexually abusing, killing, and mutilating them--destroying the education system, mass censorship by government and BIG TECH, and absurd distortions of science, e.g., multiple genders, mandatory vaccines that work only when there is no virus present. And you can list more and more.
We have midterm elections coming up. Will they be free and fair? No, not really. We already see the FBI and Big Tech colluding to silence opponents.
Vote, anyhow. Donate. Volunteer. Make it as hard as possible for the bastards to cheat and win. Would a GOP victory reverse the current stream of affairs? My faith in much of the GOP is, shall we say, limited. Too many "go along, to get along" types. But that's what we have . . . other than . . ..
Don't worry so much about our oil/energy independence Dip!
ReplyDeleteWe've always got our "strategic" oil reserve as backup.
(Hold a sec, Mom's whispering at me as I type. What's that Mom?
No. You have got to be kidding me Mom!)
Okay I'm back. Belay what I just typed about "our" reserve. Appears "our oil" is now the EU's oil. So much for the old definition of "strategic" - They changed that definition too!
JK
Other than MAGA candidates endorsed by Trump. Around 200 running plus the MAGA Senators not up for re-election.
ReplyDeleteMore and more people are migrating to MAGA candidates because of tbe pain caused by the current misadministration.
If we get out there and vote in large numbers we can overwhelm their cheating tactics. We can and must do it to save and restore the Republic.
PWG
We are living in Interesting Times, aren't we?
ReplyDeleteSo, I have a leftist spouse. I don’t think it’s too uncommon, but it does make things difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe people on left have a completely different world view. For example, I filled the car with gas and showed her the $94 receipt. Her comment was, “Oh they’re just profiteering, it will come down”.
She completely and utterly believes that fuel prices have doubled because of greedy oil companies. That is the line they are fed in the media.
Your lucky if you have a MAGA candidate, support them all you can, if not at least try and keep the Marxists out by anyone but them.
ReplyDeleteI’ve concluded that there is no way in hell we’re voting our way out of this.
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"other than ..." what used to be called an "appeal to heaven".
ReplyDeleteThat court of last appeal may soon be in session.
Or to Smith & Wesson
DeleteNot to worry. The man (Ooops! "person, no gender or skin tone implied") behind the curtain has a plan -- Cross enough of Russia & China's Red Lines to trigger a global thermonuclear war. That way, they will never have to pay back all the money they borrowed, nor make good on all the social security benefits they promised, nor deal with all the IOUs (dollars) they printed.
ReplyDeleteEat, drink, and be merry. Moving to Brazil might be a smart move too!
There seems to be a universal madness infecting all the world's politicians.In every country, those in charge are following the same stupid policies.They would do well to remember what happens when the people have had enough.
ReplyDeleteI just hope people have not become too civilized to realize what enough looks like.
DeleteBTW SPR does not mean "Strategic Petroleum Reserve" but rather "Save Politicians' Rearends".
ReplyDeleteBe comforted... liberals do not reproduce. The numbers are shockingly wonderful. San Francisco leads the way *by far* for the least number of births per female. Other blue cities follow close behind.
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That’s what university is for.
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