Once again it is time for some Random Musings On Current Events from the mind of a quiet, unassuming (at least in my own opinion) person observing the ramblings, rumblings, rants, raves and revelations in the media from behind the front lines of a purple state. I present these ramblings, rumblings, rants and revelations in a sort of stream of conscious journal format and, yes, there may be some sarcasm thrown in.
The news cycle is such a strange beast and it appears, this week, that it is either on vacation or the purveyors of news are not quite sure which direction to take it. Quite honestly, I am observing this with a bit of mirth in my eye.
I am happy to see that President Trump is back tracking a bit on his treatment of the Jeffrey Epstein files and I am happy because he is doing a lot of good but this one item could overshadow all of the good things his administration is doing. Jeffrey Epstein, Sean Combs and others like them and those who support them are a scourge that needs to be cleaned up and dealt with appropriately. As I said last week a family, a community, an institution, and or a country will not survive that condones, turns a blind eye, or even implicitly sanctions the abuse of their children for whatever reason. It is wrong and those who would engage in this behavior need to be rooted out. If this means the family, community, institution or country will never be the same after this rooting out then so be it. Because, in all honesty, if the relations within a family, community, institution or country that are built on this evil is it really the type of family, community, institution or country we want to be a part of? I, for one say, know and I am more than willing to endure the hardships and consequences of rooting out this evil. Putting disinfectant on a wound usually hurts but it certainly helps the wound heal faster and better in the long run.
One last comment on the above paragraph is that I have little to no faith in a Special Council. How many of these wastes of time and money have come and gone in my lifetime that have done nothing but deflect and water down the rage of public opinion. They drag on for months if not years and ultimately no one is held accountable. By the time a report is published most of the public has forgotten about the reason for the special council and it all just fades away while business as usual continues on during the investigations and after the investigations. The only real winners are the media and of course the real perpetrators of the crimes the special councils have been convened to investigate. Just release everything on Epstein, Combs and others and ensure the releases are not redacted.
I read a fascinating article on Breitbart about Rep. Maria Salazar suggesting that President Trump “owes God a favor and should repay the debt by signing her amnesty and migration bill.” I will admit that I did a double take reading the article primarily because of the use of God but also that the bill is being supported by “her allies in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.” The article further goes on to say that her vision is being supported increasingly by a “growing number of GOP-affiliated elites.” OK, it seems that the wealthier members of the party are becoming uncomfortable because their sources of cheap labor are starting to dry up. The number of illegal migrants coming up from the South has dried up and, in fact, there are some who are returning to their homes south of the US border. Get ready because now we are going to see who really is willing to see this through.
Quite honestly, I think it is disgusting that Republican elites and Congressional Hispanic Caucus would even consider this sort of language and using it to support amnesty, the more I think of it. They seem to be more concerned about profits and comfort than ensuring we live by the rule of law. These are the same people who will ensure an uneducated labor pool perpetually exists so they do not have to do any manual labor or, heaven forbid, their profit margins decline. Is there anyone else smelling the stench of hypocrisy emanating from this group of “elites”?
I had an experience the other day in which I had to call my credit card company to change something. As usual the person I spoke to was from a foreign company and I will not go into detail because it is not relevant to this particular rant. What made me think was how are these call centers regulated to ensure my information is not exposed or sold for nefarious reasons? Do the laws of the United States govern these call centers or do the laws of the country in which these call centers reside govern? Food for thought.
The rescission bill has passed both chambers of commerce! This is quite the news and it appears that NPR and PBS will be experiencing a funding cut. I took a drive through some states recently and in several places the only broadcast radio that I could receive was not less than NPR. In fact, in some places I could get multiple NPR stations beaming of their translators. This is where there are no commercial radio stations. I have typed previously how I consider NPR to be national left wing radio and PBS to be national left wing television. I, for one, consider this good news because the government is determining winners and losers and the winner is leftist deep state radio. It is long overdue.
God bless America and all her citizens and residents, no matter whether they care enemies, not enemies or somewhere between. Additionally, forgive me for my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me.