Saturday, November 2, 2019

Vindman doesn't come off well

Comment:

The POTUS makes foreign policy, he does not "subvert" it.  If anyone's subverting anything, it is guy's like Vindman.

Democrats think this is bad news for Trump???  Have those people lost their minds?  Uh, yes.

So I checked a lefty site.  They are big on this notion that words were left out of the transcript.  But everyone at the call agreed that the transcript was accurate.  They gotta find something, but nothing's there.

Is the Gold standard the answer?

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Is it still possible to govern ourselves by reason and rule of law?  It is ironic to me that so many people mouth the words, but so many also have no real respect for those words.

If there is a war, then all bets are off.  Anything can and probably will happen.  But if you aren't prepared for a war, then something else will surely happen instead.  It won't be pleasant.  Once that happens, the rule of law will be a thing of the past, and the rule of men can only end with bloodshed, if then.

Not a pretty little dish no matter how you look at it.



If it breaks, so what?

Comment:

A comparison to our modern troubles is made to a tug of war with a frayed rope.  The rope will break and the people will take a fall.  Some folks might get hurt.

This is to be avoided, we are told.  But there's another way to look at it.  Of all the wars in the past, did any of them result in a permanent calamity?  No.  Civilizations seem to die when at peace.  Take the Roman Empire, for example.  When the Republic fell, there were fewer civil wars.  But the Empire died anyway.

The same is true throughout history.  It is like a disease of the old-timers.  Civilizations are like organic creatures, they get old and die.  Even the barbaric ones, like when they conquered the Romans, eventually rose to prominence and are failing now.  Western Civilization is old and tired, and the great fear is of an internal war.

But why fear the war?  Perhaps the war will allow civilization to renew itself.  Talking doesn't solve anything.  Fighting might not either, but the rot seems to happen anyway.  Why not fight this rot?  It might actually do some good.



Conservatives like this stuff, but...

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This is a pretty good shot at the hypocrisy of the left, but does it change anything???  I've seen the conservatives doing this kind of thing for a long time now, but the leftist culture war marches on.


Friday, November 1, 2019

Who is Alexandra Chalupa?

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9:22 pm:

Although I found nothing on Wikipedia, Conservapedia has pages of stuff.

10:22 am:

That name keeps popping up.  According to Senator Grassley, Chalupa is at the center of a plan...  However, there are denials.  The denials don't square with inconvenient facts...  Chalupa's name was mentioned in the infamous Wikileaks release of 2016.

My impression of Chalupa is that she is a nut.  Getting myself a bit educated on who and what this person is.  Pelosi used Chalupa's words that "all roads lead to Putin".  Evidently, Chalupa really is at the center of the Democrat fairy tale.

Interesting tidbit:  There appears to be no Wikipedia entry for one Alexandra Chalupa.  That is odd.

What are they up to now?

Comment:

11.1.19:

The stuff I saw today makes me wonder how Peggy Noonan could believe anything the liberals are saying.  One example is that the Ukrainians had already started their investigation that Trump is supposed to have "strong-armed" them into starting.  Might have seen that on Beck or on Bongino, or on John Solomon.  Makes no difference.  You have to have the mentality that could believe in the tooth-fairy to believe Democrats these days.  This piece lavishes praise on Noonan, but she seems like a moron to me.

"How can you be so stupid?", indeed.  Or, were you born this stupid, or did it take a lot of practice?

10.19.19:

An answer to McRaven.  I hope there are a lot more like this.


10.18.19:

4:55 pm:

Evidently, these people believe that they have Trump on the ropes.  You've got Peggy Noonan writing opinions on it now.

So here I am, wondering how is it that these people have it so wrong, or do I have it wrong?

Her opinion seems so one-sided to me.  Trump is looking into corruption, and that somehow makes him corrupt?  I don't get it.  Either my brain is missing something, or those who push this idea are the ones missing something.  For the corruption is in DC, and that is why Trump is there---- "to drain the swamp".

Everything about Russian collusion was bravo-sierra.  There's Mueller who looked into it, but he doesn't bother to look at things that he should have been looking into.  It looked like the fix was in.  It still does.

Here's what I think.  Trump has his finger on what is wrong in this country, but these people think they know better.  However, they still hold the power in DC, and they still might oust him anyway.  This despite the fact that the people don't want impeachment, and see this as a political move.  The country will break free of this corrupt political class or they won't.   There is no turning back from this confrontation.  Somebody will have to win, and somebody will have to lose.

One thing that Peggy Noonan says that I agree with:  "anything can happen".


11:45 am:

Here's another thing to consider:  McConnell warns GOP to gear up for Impeachment Trial.  No serious GOP effort is being made to support the President.  Phony polls are being used to create the impression of public support.  Supposed GOP support is 90%, but 24% GOP'ers favor impeachment inquiry???

Something is fishy going on.  I'm very suspicious of all this.

11:35 am:

Recall that incident yesterday, with Pelosi, Schumer, and Hoyer storming out of the bipartisan meeting? It came after an overwhelming vote to condemn Trump for leaving Syria.

Can't help but notice that Admiral McRaven is claiming that senior officers are losing confidence in Trump, and there's this phony Star Chamber thing in the House to go along with that.

Looks a bit fishy to me.  By the way, McRaven's editorial in the New York Times does not seem persuasive at all.  How does pulling out of an endless war endanger the Republic?  Because we are no longer considered the "good guys"?  There is no argument there, just an appeal to some emotional heartstring as usual.  Perhaps they are getting some ideas there in DC.

Look, if a soft coup isn't successful, you might see a hard one.



Media has no soul, says Bongino

Comment:

Glenn Beck went over this as well in a very long video that I watched earlier today.

Beck had plenty on Chalupa too.  The media is LYING.  The quote in the title is from Bongino today.  No soul.  Another quote maybe from Beck--- "How do you people sleep at night?"  The media has done this kind of thing before, but perhaps not on this scale of mendacity.

This is common knowledge now amongst the conservatives.  How are the squishes going to get conservatives to go along with them in the future if the Pierre Delectos won't call this out now.

Taco Bell will never seem the same for me

Comment:

The reason I got into Chalupa today was that there was something out there that said that there was no evidence that she was involved with Ukraine and the 2016 election.  But she was...

The more I dig into this, the more that I am convinced that the media is flat out lying.  But I suspected that anyway...





Thursday, October 31, 2019

Sure looks that way to me.

Comment:

The only way for the Democrats to get a winning hand is to go on a fishing expedition and try to leverage that into an impeachable offense.  In other words, they don't have the "nuts".

"The race doesn't always go to the swift, but that is the way to bet."


Where's the controversy?

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If there are only four present at the Zelensky call, and they all say it is accurate, then where's the controversy?

In other words, where's the evidence of wrongdoing?  That's even the case if you say that the call shows evidence of a quid pro quo.  Even if there was a quid pro quo, that is not a crime.

They can't even get to first base. 


Democracies die by suicide

It has been written that democracies commit suicide.  With that in mind, the Framers of the CONUS created a Republic.  The CONUS combines elements of monarchy (President) , aristocracy ( Senate ), and democracy ( House ).  Each checks off the excesses of each with the object of stability in mind.

It has worked for over 200 years.  There was a Civil War, but generally speaking, it has worked pretty well.

You hear a lot about saving "our democracy" these days.  But this form of government isn't a democracy.  The "saviors" merely the use of words in order to influence others that the powers-that-be want to influence.  If they succeed, will democracy be saved?  Why would anyone believe that?  The one thing that is democratic in a sense is the election of the President, which isn't provided for in the CONUS anyway.  It has come about because of custom, not the law.  The law gives the elective power to the States' legislatures.  Each legislature has designated how its electoral votes are to be apportioned, and that is generally by a popular vote in each state according to custom.  The results of that process has always worked the same way.  But from what the agitators are trying to convince people is that something drastically changed in 2016.  No such thing happened.  In fact, by attempting to remove a somewhat democratically elected President, they are dishonoring democracy and the rule of law.  How then can they claim to be "saving" it?

By changing the Electoral College and thus removing the states power in deciding the outcome of presidential elections, they are eliminating the Federal character of the elections.  This will prove to be destabilizing.  Especially since a more democratically chosen means of selecting a president would invoke the instabilities of mass democracy.  The opposite result will obtain, as all democracies commit suicide.

Given the stability that this nation has enjoyed, everyone should be satisfied with a system that has worked so well for us.  It may not be 100% democratic, but it does ensure stability.  The track record of this country proves that.

Most of the opposition to the current POTUS is wrong-headed and foolish.  Perhaps worse, if certain crimes in 2016 can be proven.  One should hope that a calmer atmosphere will eventually win out, and stability will return.  An impeachment based upon such wrongful agitation should fail for the good of the country.  It is suicidal to listen to malicious people who have no intention of honoring the law of the land nor the customs of the country nor the lawful outcomes of elections.



Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Two plus two equals five in liberal land

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The Democrats' attempt to keep his identity secret isn't working, except with the general public.  The public won't hear that he is a Democrat operative.  He won't be cross examined which will allow his credibility to be fully established or not.

The idea that his testimony isn't needed anymore is false and absurd.  If the written transcript of the call is what the Democrats are depending upon now, then why do they claim that it doesn't say the whole story?  The so-called "whistleblower" could fill in the gaps, or not fill in the gaps.  

If you want to use the whistleblower's story, then you have to show your cards.  That is, unless you have nothing in your hand to play.


Democrats need to be locked up for their own protection



They may be harmful to themselves and others.  Put them in straight jackets immediately before something bad happens.



Just when you think it couldn't get worse...

Comment:

Nunes says some pretty devastating things in this video.  Yet, there is even more than what he says here.

How open warfare has been averted thus far would almost be considered a miracle.



Not living up to billing

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It was billed as open, but little has changed.  Fake.

Turnabout

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Nice turn of phrase.

Does the GOP want to win?


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Otherwise, what is the reason for their existence?  There won't be much of one if they lose this one.


Rep. Collins: "Democrats covering their backsides"

Seen on CTH this am. 




Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Vindman and Flynn

Comment:

6:00 pm:

Took me awhile to find out the cause of the controversy because of all the excitement, I suppose.  People are excited about stuff that is mostly irrelevant.  It is only relevant because of the optics and  because the optics drives the politics.  The article linked to below actually describes the alleged offense against Lt. Col. Vindman.  But the offense against Gen. Flynn was far more egregious.  Nobody seems concerned about Flynn, though.

This is how the GOP loses these fights.  Some pubbies don't have message control, while the Dems exploit this failure of message control to the hilt.  Flynn could go to jail for doing nothing, but Vindman could get his Commander in Chief impeached and removed from office.  The "offense" against Vindman is very mild. The offense against Flynn is much worse. 

Some folks need to smarten up.  


5:10 pm:

It is bad enough that Democrats engage in double standards.  Even worse when certain GOP'ers do that too.  ( Liz Cheney )  It goes a long way in explaining how the Pierre Delecto types do their best to undermine the POTUS of their own party.  Makes you wonder what party they belong to.




Don't know if the "pearl clutching" is related to this, but the point is valid.  Why the uniform?




Look how foolish they seem when they give the rabid partisans on the left their talking points.








More about impeachment circus

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It's all about the politics.  Pelosi is shielding vulnerable members of her caucus while running a circus that pleases her fanatical base.  The Dems hope that this will make it harder for Trump to be re-elected.  Impeachment won't likely succeed in the Senate.

Impeachment circus begins a new act

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Updated:

12:52 pm:

CTH is saying that they are still denying full rights to the minority and to the POTUS.  Also that they are trying to leverage the recent Court ruling so as to make an enforceable subpoena.  This is for show.  Ultimately the thing can be shot down, but not before they make a few scenes, imo.



9:10 am:

Still looks fishy.  It is a vote to "affirm" what has been done so far.  White House is saying that it only affirms the illegitimacy permanently.

Last vote was only 218, which is the minimum number for a majority of Congress-critters.  If they keep all those votes, they will only get deeper into the poop, and will be giving up some ground in the process ( if you can believe the reports about opening up the process ).

Alan Dershowitz was reported to have said that what Trump is alleged to have done is not impeachable.  Nevertheless, the House can impeach Trump for whatever they please.  The Senate can remove Trump for whatever they please once the House impeaches.  The big question is what happens when the other shoe drops.  Democrats must believe it helps them politically.  Republicans must know that to vote with the Democrats will only destroy the Republican party.  What would the people think?  The polls may not be helpful in ascertaining that.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Are polls really useful?

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Polling accuracy depends on an accurate representation of the population at large.  It has to be so, because the number of people responding to the poll is so small in relation to the entire population.  If the numbers are off even a little, the poll will be skewed.

If 17% of the Democrats identify more with Trump, then how does it relate to his approval ratings?  The approval ratings tend to be based upon the percentage of Republicans and Democrats within the larger population.

Those who criticize Rasmussen say that there are too many Republicans in their samples.  Those who criticize the other polls say the Democrats are over-represented.

With this many Democrats agreeing more with Trump, it would appear that his supporters are under-represented in even the Rasmussen poll.  Trump's true numbers could be much higher than the ones being reported.

Trump's election was a big surprise to many in 2016.  Not to me.  This number of Democrats favoring him may be an indication of a phenomenon that I thought was possible back then.  Trump could be causing a realignment of the voting patterns.  If I am right, then Trump could win again even if the polls say he should lose.



OBL photos staged, but al-Baghdadi's weren't, but that's not how it's reported

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How does the media get things wrong so often?  

The media gets things wrong because they are perverse.  Something's not right upstairs, know what I mean, Vern?


Badge of Honor

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To have the right kind of enemies is a good sign that you're doing something right.  The vote goes more than 90% Democrat in DC.  For any GOP guy to get booed there is a badge of honor.  The louder the better.

One thing though.  For Trump to show up there takes some guts.  If for nothing else, he should have everybody's respect.  But that may be asking too much from fanatics.



Update shortly later...

Well, whaddaya know.  Looks like the Trumps have the same idea.  Too bad the Pierre Delecto types in the GOP don't think the same way.


Sunday, October 27, 2019

Crenshaw Busts Schiff's Star Chamber tactics

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Update:

10.27.19:

There may be an out for the Dems on this one.  They could claim National Security or Law Enforcement exception.  But that seems a bit shaky given that the transcript of the actual call has already been declassified.


10.26.19:

Schiff's party supported him in his unjustified claim of secrecy.   Let's not forget about that one, either.









James Baker "flips" in Barr's criminal probe

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10.27.19:

Could be the James Baker that has "flipped", and why he "flipped".  More "James Bakers" out there than you can shake a stick at.  This one is different Baker than the one I thought they were talking about.  This one is a Colonel, but the other was an FBI lawyer.



10.25.19:


One quibble I have with this video is the former Treasury official during the Reagan years was pictured.  That's a different James Baker from the one mentioned in this tweet.  No clarification was given.  That's an error.

Lots of news today.  Enough to make your head swim a bit.

Resistance ( At all costs )

Comment/ Opinion:

It seems that the Resistance has accomplished at least one thing.  It has shaved about 10 points off of Trump's approval rating in the Rasmussen poll.  The trend seems to be downward.

The media's blackout of any honest critique of the Resistance must be considered effective at this point.

There are some who fear a civil war.  But the public at large is not preparing for one, nor is there any indication of a violent turn as of yet.  That is, no violence from Trump supporters.

Without some change in the messaging war, the outcome does not appear good to Trump at this point.  Even with a damning IG report and some indictments ( with no guarantee of this happening), the media can hold their own in this war.

Something to think about.