Happy Greek Indendence Day!!!

 

The East Wind blows into Alaska

 

Last week, the world watched China's foreign minister lecture the US Secretary of State about human rights violations on US soil and had the temerity to tell Anthony Bliken that the "United States does not have the qualification that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength."to his face.  From the head of the State Department was silence.  

It was a moment that let the world know another superpower was taking the stage.

China is not stuck in unending wars, has a functioning economy, and a government committed to advancing the nation's interests.    By contrast the United States is stuck in the Middle East, has destroyed its own economy and has a government that has opened the southern border, seemingly committed to eventually destroying itself.  

The worst part was where the Chinese made the observation that "many Americans had no faith in democracy."

After the Supreme Court's refusal to even hear one election challenge, this does not come as a surprise. Also, the ham handed and uncoordinated way several states handled the pandemic, now fading away, did not help build any confidence either.

And the widespread academic discrimination against Asians, usually of Chinese descent, has not gone unnoticed by Beijing.

I have not started learning Mandarin on Duolingo yet, so I still have some faith.

After all, the last four letters of American is "I CAN."

Go forth and conquer!

Tear down this wall!

 

So, the politicians in DC continue to hide behind a "temporary" wall that was supposed to come down in mid-March.  Now, it appears it will stay up until September.

Does this look like a free democratic government to you?

Imaginary threats are created as our (?) alleged government continues to hide.  

In 1987, Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" as the Berlin Wall was build to keep East Germans from escaping their country.  

In 2021, the US government puts up a fence, with razor wire, to keep out threats that are not there as the southern border is opened to illegal immigrants carrying disease in the middle of a pandemic.

What is the all-powerful US government afraid of?  With all of its power, it must rely on fences and National Guardmen who do not want to be there because the all powerful government is afraid.

I was not impressed with East Germany.

I am not impressed with today's DC.

Both look and act the same.  Both are headed for the same place.

No great loss. 

Hopefully tomorrow's DC has a bit of common sense.

Just a little would be nice.

Right is right

 

 

 

 

 When you find yourself on the same side with AOC, you know it must be a really screwy situation.

It does not matter...right is right.  Some things transcend ideological differences.

Andrew Cuomo's horrific, bloodstained handling of nursing homes during the COVID pandemic has led to universal outrage.It is also the result of years of build up anger over Cuomo's arrogance and abusive leadership style.  His tone deaf "Who cares?  They died" press conference pushed everything over the edge.  Even New York State Attorney General Leticia James, not the most ethical person, was outraged when it was revealed that nursing home deaths had been grossly, and deliberately, undercounted.  Clearly, she wants to be the next governor.   The mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, is piling on, trying to distract attention away from  his failings as well.  Nonetheless, some form of justice is coming.

Even AOC is calling for a probe and investigation.

If is going to reveal even worse things.

Time for Cuomo to be led out in handcuffs.

The other governors better pay close attention.

You know what they say about karma....

And the point was?

 

Why pursue impeachment charges against someone who is not in office?

Do the idiots in Congress not have anything else to do?  I have quite a few suggestions for them if they cannot think of anything.

After all the money and time that was wasted, nothing was accomplished and the country remains divided and Congress has a approval rating of 9%.

Meanwhile, notice how the COVID rates began dropping after January 20.  Now New York and Calfornia area opening everything up after their governors have found themselves in serious trouble.  California's Newsome is facing a recall vote and NY's Cuomo has been caught fudging deaths from COVID after he crammed the elderly into nursing homes,

I told you this would fall apart.

Meanwhile, go out and enjoy life....it really seems to annoy politicians....sounds like fun on general priciple!

Was this to forestall a Trump 2024 run for the White House?  When I see the Capitol building behind a fence with the National Guard patrolling around it, I cannot help but wonder the worse.  Maybe if they were not so corrupt, this conversation would not be taking place. 

Well, I enjoyed watching Pelosi scream at her press conference.  Too bad they don't look that close at Antifa violence.  

More trails to explore tomorrow as we channel the spirit of TR!

Climbing the mountain!

 

Michelle and I went climbing up Picacho Peak halfway between Phoenix and Tucson.  We did not go for the top since there were about a dozen people ahead of us and it takes a good two hours on a good day to climb the final couple hundred yards.It is still pretty challenging to go around the sides, especially wtih a near constant 45 degree angle.  

At least it was not 114 degrees!

There was some ice and snow in the shadows but as vets of many Canadian and Pennsylvania winters, it was too much of a challenge.  

Let the politicians kill each other.

We are going to ignore them and enjoy the show...

...from the top of the mountain with a great view in all directions!

So, what are they afraid of?

 

I find it odd that the allegedly most popular candidate in US Presidential History had an inauguration with next to no one in attendance and behind barbed wire and 25,000 National Guard soldiers.  As the line from "A Few Good Men" says, "he should have been in no danger at all."

I also notice the National Guardsmen turning their backs on Biden as he drove by.  Having the FBI vet you and getting shoved into garages to sleep will probably had something to do with that,

Now, plans are in place to keep 7.000 troops in DC and to keep the fence up for a while.  It is interesting that the Democratic Party doesn't like border fences and guns, but has no problem hiding behind a razor wire fence and soldiers. Somehow, the mighty federal government does not look so mighty.

It might have something to do with divisive polices and putting themselves ahead of the country they are supposed to serve...ie pursuing a pointless impeachment against someone not in office anymore.  Meanwhile, Americans are hoping for stimulus checks that are necessary to recover from self-inflicted COVID economic damage.

Idiotic restrictions, election corruption, tyranny under the guise of "public health"....no wonder they are hiding.

This looks like Venezuela, not America.

Countries like this don't hold together. 

We deserve a lot better.

Time to get to work.