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 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.
Is there anyone else who is laughing at the leftist Democrat response to what Donald Trump and his team are doing? I certainly am.
Speaking of another point of laughter, concern, or perhaps just observing the light get shed upon a corrupt government I was amused to see that the Mexican President, Claudia Shinbaum, is moving to protect the drug cartels by changing her country’s constitution. I have long postulated that there is no way anyone can become the President of Mexico without support of at least one of the drug cartels. I believe her actions in light of the US Government designating several of the Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations is definitive proof now. It is obvious that the government of Mexico has no interest in seeing the end of these criminal cartels that run drugs and people that enrich so few Mexicans while keeping its middle class very small and the majority of its citizens living in near poverty conditions.
Congratulations too by the way to Kash Patel receiving the confirmation to be the head of the FBI.
I have to admit that there is a part of me that is waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop. I do not trust the CIA, FBI, other deep state actors and the globalists to remain quiet through all of the cuts and exposure by DOGE.
Seeing the news of Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, deflecting and placing the blame of the devastating fires on others just reaffirms my conclusion that California is a failed state. I, for one, am hoping that the Feds put strings on all aid to California and not just for the fire response. Personally, all federal payments to California and how the money is spent should be DOGE’d and or audited. There is no way the current group of incompetent, corrupt hacks could maintain their power in the golden state without the federal funds that are continually being used to prop up its finances.
Speaking of California I took a drive in the last couple of weeks and entered the state from one of its neighboring states on a smaller state highway. Transitioning on the highway from its neighboring state to California the general condition of the highway became much worse that in California’s neighboring state? Why is this I have to ask myself considering I have now entered the state from three different states and traveled several of its more remote state highways. All of these highways are in a general state of decline and the lack of maintenance is evident. While I am at it where did the $7 billion dollars approved in a 2014 proposition to expand water storage go? Perhaps it went to the same place funds to maintain California state highways went?
I am watching about the actions of DOGE and the loss of funding going to USAID and others and I have to wonder how many NGOs and non profits will remain after the cutting is finished? One thought that crossed my mind is I wonder how much this spending has contributed to inflation? All of these government dollars chasing the same goods and services that I have to buy and without this government backing I wonder what it will be like with fewer government dollars chasing these goods and services?
God bless America and all her citizens and residents, no matter whether they are enemies, not enemies or somewhere between. Additionally, forgive me my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me.