George Rebane
The Ides of March. 2065 years ago, if I recall correctly, it was a very bad day for Julius Caesar – ‘Et tu Brute!’ and all that. Bummer.
Speaking of inhumane acts, Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT) contrasted treatment of illegal aliens under Trump and Biden, and stated unequivocally that “Building a wall is the most inhumane policy.” When you consider that statement in the context of the now invited hordes surging north, hordes that contain thousands of exploited unaccompanied children, then a statement like that is either evil or comes from the mouth of a blithering idiot. To confirm this assessment, Murphy went on to declare that taking guns away from law-abiding citizens “will save lives”, for which there is not a shred of evidence.
The Connecticut senator is not alone in dispersing such messages and working feverishly to ensconce them into public policies. To me that just adds to the evidence that we would not err much if we gingerly treated all Democrats as we would the clinically insane.
Along the same lines, the Dems now consider introducing a federal wealth tax to help pay for their disastrous $1.9T American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (breakdown here). The so-called stimulus has very little to do with the Covid relief it was supposed to provide. But paying for it with a wealth tax is beyond stupid. Wealth taxes have not worked where they have been tried. Europe had a fling with them and discovered that not only did such taxes not yield the desired revenues, it additionally drove away capital to more friendly shores, reduced jobs, and slowed economic growth. So again, what would you call people like Sen Warren (D-MA) who reject such decades long and widespread evidence, and continue with plans to install such a disaster in America? (more here)
The $1.9T stimulus is going to shove a one-time $1,400 check into the shorts of millions of our fellow countrymen. Talking to a local as I was waiting my turn at the Safeway deli counter, I was regaled by the wondrous things that his greatly anticipated check would make possible. He was clearly a Biden voter who approved of such rewards for his loyalty in the voting booth. This made me think about the difference between a politician offering money to a prospective voter to pay for his upcoming vote, to the same politician promising to pay cash money to the voter after voting him into office. Is there really a difference in how those two kinds of votes are bought? And what is the difference of such cash payments and a politician’s promise to pass legislation that will grow the economy, and thereby enrich all according to how they participate in the economy?
[17mar21 update] Is Biden performing on green screen or edited CGI? If so, have we entered a whole new era of bamboozling the public? The video clearly shows Biden’s hand in front of one of the reporters’ mics, which from the rest of the (apparently composed) image should still be at least a couple of feet in front of him as he approaches. (more here)
The world has passed peak oil usage according to the International Energy Agency forecast. (here) The post-pandemic usage of fossil fuels is projected to start going down as we convert to alternative ‘sustainable’ sources of energy. The main factor in this reduction is the switch to electrically powered vehicles (EVs). The IEA has not told us what the production pathway is to get the needed electricity to power the ever more higher count of EVs used for transportation. Wind, water, and solar sources are still a long way off from satisfying the world’s hunger for energy.
[18mar21 update] Today’s Union op-ed features a stellar local example of progressive thought in ‘What’s wrong with women’s rights?’ by Tom Durkin. Among other women related issues Mr Durkin addresses abortion with, “Let’s get one thing straight. Anti-abortionists are not pro-life. They are just pro-birth. Once an unwanted child is born, anti-choice advocates lose interest — and responsibility — for the lives they claim to have saved. Way too often, unwanted children grow up in abuse, poverty and neglect. Where are the pro-lifers for these children?” From this we are to understand that the anti-abortionists are responsible for the squalid conditions which led to women getting pregnant, and then have their un-aborted child grow up in the same squalor to a life of ignorance, crime, drugs, … . All of this coming to pass on decades-long Democrat-controlled urban plantations that are perpetuated purposely for political power. Now if this kind of argument does not represent evil or more evidence for leftwing idiocy (not ignorance), it’s hard to conceive what else would qualify. From a careful examination of his nearby visage we may conclude in Mr Durkin’s favor that the gentleman most likely is not evil.
[19mar21 update] Bumblebrain’s bungles jes’ keep on a’truckin’. Never mind his problems climbing the stairs to board AF-1. The only thing remarkable about that was the stone silence from his lamestream lackies who never noticed anything awry. But the biggie was Team Biden confronting the Chinese in Alaska. SecState Blinken confirmed that he is a naïf in the field of international diplomacy. He and his team actually believed that they could get China to act contrite, kick their instep, and mutter ‘Well, aw schucks’ after Blinken gave them a sophomoric lecture on all their baddies re the Uighurs, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South China Sea, … . China responded by outlining our lamestream’s own anti-Trump talking points to highlight our systemic racism, wanton killing of blacks, persecuting immigrants at our borders, … . In short, any casual RR contributor could have easily predicted the disastrous reaction to Team Biden and accurately scripted the Chinese response. But to the new flock of incompetents that Bumblebrain has assembled, it was all a surprise. The guys from Beijing are getting an early cut on ol’ Joe’s jib – exciting times ahead. (more here)
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