6/17/2025
Political Posturing while Los Angeles Burns
I find it fitting that California’s political leaders have continually come out against President Trump while their citizens were literally fighting for their lives figuratively, politically and in actuality.
It wasn’t that long ago that while Los Angeles burned, Mayor Karen Bass was lollygagging in Africa and Governor Gavin Newsome appeared to be begging President Trump at the foot of the walkway from Air Force One. Four months later little has been done in the way of rebuilding the burned out areas.
Now in the face of prolonged attacks in the downtown area of Los Angeles where law enforcement overwhelmed begged their governmental leaders for help, Help received from a most unexpected and unlikely source – President Trump, activating the California National Guard, amid the protests of Governor Newsome and Mayor Bass. While at the same time I seem to remember Newsome calling for more federal resources to replenish those wasted on illegals across the state.
The fictional phrase ‘Fiddling while Rome burns’ referring to Nero being occupied by unimportant matters while neglecting priorities during a crisis since there was no such instrument as a fiddle back then and Nero would most likely have been playing the lyre, seems most appropriate here as quite literally speaking both Bass and Newsome play the liars very well.
America’s political climate today is such that while President Trump is pushing his America First agenda forces on the left are encouraging and funding their America Last agenda. Take the Army’s 250th Anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. while Americans celebrated those members in army green, across the nation Los Angeles, California was under siege by an organized domestic terrorist campaign right under the very eyes of Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsome.
My question for every California politician, “What have you done to stop the chaos?” Either you are on the side of American citizens (voters) or you are not. Protect the constitutional rights of your constituents and all of our countries citizens or get out of the political business altogether. California voters must reevaluate their political priorities and stop voting for “same o’ same o’” Not only listen to those political ads, but dig in to find the track record of every candidate. If they do you no good, they are doing you great harm.
California must lead the way and stop the madness. – RTM
The Real Truckmaster 