The times we live in

Quote:

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

----George Orwell

Thunderstruck – Flynn Attorney Sidney Powell Drops Atomic Sledgehammer of Truth on DC Court…. https://t.co/xHL43csULJ pic.twitter.com/NVeVHIaWL8

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) August 30, 2019

John Solomon:"WaPo tried to inaccurately impugn my reporting"

Comment:

"Democracy dies in darkness."

Satan is the Father of Lies.  Square those two things up, WaPo.

Two columnists at the Washington Post tried to inaccurately impugn my reporting on James Comey. I responded with something they don’t like: the facts. https://t.co/OYae9Jaw9M

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) August 31, 2019

Jim Jordan: IG report suggests FBI used the briefing of Trump “to trap the president in an attempt to help their investigation.”

Comment:

And a wild bear really does poop in the woods.

Jim Jordan responds to this specific revelation: “What was supposed to be a defensive briefing was anything but."

He says IG report suggests FBI used the briefing of Trump “to trap the president in an attempt to help their investigation.” https://t.co/lgXfqCiHCi

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 29, 2019

"Mr. Integrity" should wait a little longer before doing his endzone dance

Comment:

Things could get a lot worse for him.

They might take his rubber ducky away from him.

The worst is still to come for Jim Comey https://t.co/O6XdWcKIrG

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 30, 2019

Corrupt bargain

Comment:

Looks like the "small group" created their own personal "insurance policy" while making their "insurance policy" against a Trump Presidency.

The claim here is that the memos were classified, even though the IG report just released said they weren't.  If the IG report depended upon a corrupt source for its determination, then its determination is corrupt.

In other words, IG report clearing Comey could be a pile of bullshirt.

UNBELIEVABLE! Corrupt Deep State Operatives Strzok, Page, Baker and Priestap CLEARED COMEY -- Ruled His Stolen Memos Were "Not Classified" when They Were (VIDEO) https://t.co/OCS0Azcj9E via @gatewaypundit

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 30, 2019

No gene for homosexuality

However, there is an entire sex chromosome ( which holds many genes ), and that determines sex.

As if heredity actually mattered in this culture.

Same for truth.  They will look for the "secret" when the truth is right under their own noses.  Even when found, they will not believe it anyway.

Red flag laws

Seems like every time a shooting or terrorist event occurs, the public is called upon to give up its rights.

It happened with the 911 terrorist attack.  It happened with all the skyjackings in the past.  It happened with the assassinations in the sixties.  And now they want to do red flag laws because of some mass killings.

Let's look at the spirit of the Constitution to understand what should be done here.  The original intent of the Constitution was to FORBID the Federal government from acting upon INDIVIDUALS.  Law enforcement was left to the locals.  Over the years, the Feds have usurped more and more authority away from the states and placed it where the Constitution expressly forbids it.

If you care to look at it this way, the Constitution was intended to be a regulation upon politicians, not the people.  In order to fix the ills of this country, we need to go back to that spirit.

Politicians should have to jump a lot of hoops before they are allowed to run for office.  That would be like the red flag laws they want to impose upon the public.  What would be permissible?  How about psychological tests?  If they are going to assess the psychological fitness of citizens, why not apply that standard to themselves?

If you weed out all the undesirables, you might get some decent public servants.

Of course, nobody seem to wants that.  If they did, we would already have it.  Which suggests that the problem is a bit deeper.

But the principle is still valid.  The presumption is that government is above reproach, but they are worse than anyone else.  Even if that is not so, they should be presumed to be because of all the power that they can wield.  Hence, they should be regulated before ANYBODY ELSE IS.

Trump vindicated in firing Comey

Comment:

Keep your chin up, people.  Game is not over yet.

The left still wants to impeach Trump.  But they are running out of "reasons".  The reason that includes firing Comey looks like it went away.

More is coming.  Soldier on.

By the way, it looks more and more like a fishing expedition with respect to "obstruction".  The Russian angle was empty and they knew it.  Therefore, the justification for the investigation was not Russia, but "obstruction".  Just like I said at the time.  It was "Scooter Libbey redux.

You're celebrating being called out as a complete incompetent hack? And you're only not being prosecuted because of a decision by the DOJ.

“Comey set a “dangerous example” for FBI employees in an attempt to “achieve a personally desired outcome.”

— Nickarama (@Nickarama1) August 29, 2019

"Fredo" lied, and the story died

ha, ha, ha.

Just call it the "Fredo Syndrome".

FBI sits on a search warrant app regarding Hillary's emails

Comment:

Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.  Ha, ha, ha.

They also held on to thousands of emails discovered during the latter stages of the 2016 election.  That's why Comey reopened the investigation.  He had to explain these emails.

Those emails may be connected to Epstein.  But we will probably never know now..

Despite learning that Paul Combetta transferred #HillaryClinton’s entire email archive through “carterheavyindustries@gmail.com,” the #FBI waited for a month to apply for a search warrant for Combetta’s account. https://t.co/bkVhF4rQdb

— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) August 29, 2019

Forget "history", what about the future?

Comment:

The story is okay, but the title sucks.  You don't change history that hasn't happened yet.  You change the FUTURE.

This is Marxist theory.  According to Marxist theory, communism is inevitable.  Therefore, to say that you are on the "right side" of history confirms the theory.  But history is in the past, and the future isn't decided yet.

Therefore, we can change the FUTURE.  The past has already been decided.

It is one of my pet peeves that so many "conservatives" use Marxist terminology.  I wish that they would wise up and stop doing this.

Trump can change history by declassifying three Obama-era documents https://t.co/BKTPZLqMOL

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 29, 2019

If this is true...

Comment:

Then CNN is guilty of obstructing justice, in my opinion.  Shut them down.

Lawfare Expects McCabe Arrest - That Explains Why CNN Hired Him.... https://t.co/1qfscJFc47 via @thelastrefuge2

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 28, 2019

The news bores me

There's gotta to be something out there that's interesting....

Well, what about that recession talk?  Let's take a look at something.  Let's compare what the bond market did in 2016 and compare it with what it is doing now.

Here's 2016:

By the way, I chose 2016 because I noticed before that there was a big move in the 30 year during that time.  This snapshot doesn't encompass it all, but there is a big part of it in just the july 2016 timeframe.

Note how the 30 year yield fell from 2.55 to 2.11.   That is .44 percent in just a month.

and here's this past month.

This move is comparable to the move three years ago.  The moves are comparable, but there was no recession starting in 2016, or one since for that matter. 

So, what is the big talk about?  It's that the yield curve is now inverted, and that is a recession signal.  But recessions happen differently than this.  Normally, as I pointed out before, the short term catches up with the long term because of Fed Policy.  This movement here was not the result of Fed Policy.  It is a variation that may be entirely within the normal fluctuations in the market.  As in 2016.

Unless there is something else going on that isn't obvious in these numbers, then I'd say that this isn't significant.  Not yet, at least.

I thought the monkey was the GND

Comment:

But that would be unkind to monkeys.

Monkey With Typewriter Produces Reasonable Alternative To Green New Deal https://t.co/MvagNzemen via @TheBabylonBee

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 27, 2019

Nixon: "I'm not a crook", Biden: "I'm not going nuts".

Comment:

If he's not going nuts, then he won't fit in with the rest of the Party.

Don't want to be out of step, Joe.

Biden Claims He's 'Not Going Nuts' After Another Blunder on the Campaign Trail https://t.co/rh7fkYJcZN via @gatewaypundit

— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) August 26, 2019

Sunday punch

After reading the news this morning, a bit of Shakespeare came to mind.

MACBETH

She should have died hereafter;
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Hell, I haven't ever read it before.  Yet, it sure does appear to be the case anymore with the news.