5-8-2019

 

Trickle Down Corruption

 

In business and in politics it is well known that the trickle-down theory works. Those at the top become rich while those at the bottom get the crumbs. Hillary knows and that’s why her preposterous statement on Trump’s Tax Cuts was that middle and lower class tax cuts were just crumbs, while CEOs and corporations make huge profits and pay less in taxes.

 

The same is true in politics. It is well known that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Those with the most political power are the ones who have the most money to buy or pay off anyone who gets in the way as they manipulate they’re power over people. The more money, more people and more people equates to more power. (Saul Alinsky mentioned something like that in his books.)

 

Looking back at the 2008 election all eyes were on Hillary Clinton as the DNC’s presumptive nominee. Her campaign was strong against the GOP nominee John McCain. All lights were green and she was good to go, until eclipsed by her Senatorial colleague from Illinois – Barack Obama. He literally took the air out of Hillary’s parade and ended up the Democratic nominee but the election to become the 44^th President of the United States.

 

It’s interesting to note that Barack Obama came out of the political climate of Chicago, Illinois, the home town of Stephen A. Douglas who ran against Abraham Lincoln. Chicago became the political powerhouse in the Midwest and in the nation where unions and politics were at one time controlled by Mayor Dailey, a single most powerful man in politics at that time.

 

What I often refer to as Chicago Politics is a different way of thinking and interpreting a rule of law that often excludes the version outlined in the US Constitution. There is a right way, a wrong way and the Chicago way to do things.

 

Obama brought the Chicago way into the Presidency upon his inauguration in 2009. From the start he did things as Frank Sinatra would say, “My Way”, the Obama way. Don’t forget that Obama was appointed to fill a state Senate vacancy and stayed in office for 8 years learning the political ropes. The nation had not been exposed to him during those years. Before that Obama had been elected to the US Senate from Illinois where he spent 8 years fine tuning his run for the White House.

 

Obama brought into his inner circle, his White House staff and his administration Yes men and Yes women to do his bidding. Hillary Clinton became one of them as Obama’s Secretary of State. It was her participation trophy for losing the nomination to him. It placed her in a very peculiar and powerful position as the former First Lady and former Senator in a highly visible cabinet level position. Her accomplishments as SOS were simply doing as she was told and Benghazi 9/11/2012 was but one example where American lives were unnecessarily lost. Her decision to run private email servers out of her two private residences, bypassing Federal Cyber Security Protocol enabled early on foreign operatives to hack into her email account and accumulate real time copies of each email received and sent. Many of those emails were sensitive in nature, and often highly classified.

 

Obama used special “Czars” as bridges between him and his cabinet officials. Czars were often members of known terrorist organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood. This was highly unconstitutional if not outright illegal.

 

Among other things the Affordable Care Act was pushed through Congress without allowing sufficient time for members to read, discuss or input into it. It was a means of controlling the massive medical system and determine who could or would be seen, how and if they would be treated, and how much it would cost. Priority was given to provide free healthcare to the unemployed while employers and employees would pay a massive and substantially high cost or face unreasonable fines for non-compliance. Some might even call it extortion by the government.

 

There were other displays of power which went unchecked or ignored by the Congress and way over the heads of American citizens. Like the extensive and massive immigration of migrants from the Middle East into select areas of the upper Midwest. Many of the migrants had undergone virtually no background checks or investigations and determining or verifying their identity was impossible or not done at all.

 

Welfare programs were expanded and offers of free stuff given to those who were unable or unwilling to work. This was simply a means of insuring dependency upon the government and was a form of indentured servitude (slavery). After 8 years of the Obama presidency the Transformation of America was well underway and virtually unopposed by Congress or the American people. Chicago style politics had reached a plateau in national politics. Obama was heralded as the fixer of all time. After 16 years in political office and 8 years as president his showmanship was on full display and everyone loved Barack Obama.

 

Even Stevie Wonder can see that political corruption was evident in the Obama administration. The next phase would begin once Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election. Foreign powers had been apologized to extensively over an 8 year period. Hush money had been delivered, retainers received and sacred precious metals had been provided. The rich had become richer, the poor were still poor and the uninformed were very much still uninformed. Like an overripe tomato hanging on the vine, the stage had been set for the final curtain in the “Take down of America” with nobody the wiser. The corruption of the American political system was all but complete.

 

God had other plans. The unexpected, the unthinkable, the unfathomable happened. Hillary lost the 2016 election to political outsider Donald Trump with campaign promises to drain the swamp, build the wall and change the direction America’s government was going, he promised to make America great again.

 

This would become a most challenging presidency as corruption had encompassed the Democratic Party completely and seeped into the Republican Party as well. Both Chambers of Congress had been infected with a virus known as the #TrumpDerangementSyndrome (DTS Virus). This caused offshoots of the DTS Virus known as #ResistanceVirus, #TrumpOffendsMe and more popularly as the #WokeVirus. It’s not hard to follow many of these viruses directly to their source in various democratically controlled Caucuses within the Congress. They are nothing more than violations of the RICO statute where one or more individuals have cohered, colluded or intimidated members of Congress away from doing their collective and individual duties and attempting to bring the US government to a complete and total halt.

 

They are prime examples of Trickle-Down Corruption in American Politics. Left unchecked everyone loses! I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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5-7-2019

 

Spy vs Surveillance

 

The recent back and forth between the House and the DOJ/FBI is akin to the pot calling the kettle black don’t you think? Does one go to RentaSpy.com or RentaSurveillancePerson.com to inquire about having someone watched for a specific purpose?

 

Back in the olden days wasn’t that the job of hiring a private investigator?

 

I can see Bond, James Bond tell the beautiful brunette or blonde babe that he is in the surveillance business for an organization he is not at liberty to divulge or he’d have to kill you. Wouldn’t it just be easier to follow the script and say he works for MI-6 as an international spy?

 

I have compiled bits of information available online with Merriam Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com) to help clarify this tit for tat discussion.

 

Definition of spy

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1: to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes

2: to catch sight of

3: to search or look for intensively

 

intransitive verb

1: to observe or search for something

2: to watch secretly as a spy

 

Definition of spy

(Entry 2 of 2)

1: one that spies:

• one who keeps secret watch on a person or thing to obtain information
• a person employed by one nation to secretly convey classified information of strategic importance to another nation
• a person who conveys the trade secrets of one company to another

2: an act of spying

 

Synonyms for spy: Verb

behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, view, witness

 

Synonyms: Noun

agent, asset, emissary, intelligencer, mole, operative, spook, undercover

 

Examples of spy in a Sentence

Verb

• They were accused of spying for a foreign government.
• I spy a motel off in the distance, so let’s spend the night there.

 

 

Definition of Surveillance

 

Definition of surveillance

Close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)

 

Synonyms for surveillance

care, charge, guidance, headship, oversight, regulation, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision

 

Examples of surveillance in a Sentence

• Government surveillance of suspected terrorists
• The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance video cameras.

 

Recent Example on the Web

 

It was revealed earlier this year that Horowitz’s office was investigating allegations of government surveillance abuse tied to the start of the Russia probe. — Brooke Singman, Fox News, “Peter Strzok grilled for hours on Capitol Hill over any involvement in start of Russia probe,” 2 Oct. 2018

 

Example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘surveillance.’ **Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors.

 

So to wiretap a phone, hide microphones in lamps, desks, tables or other furniture for the purpose of obtaining (and recording) information which might incriminate someone is it called spying on them or simply conducting surveillance? Does it depend upon “who” is doing it or to “whom” it was done?

 

Legally must there be probable cause to obtain a warrant?

What are the criteria for a FISA court warrant?

Who is responsible for gathering the probable cause info?

Who presents it to the FISA court judge?

Who authorizes the operation to proceed?

Who makes the determination to compile all the “incriminating evidence” (dotting the I’s and crossing all the t’s) and present it to higher authority?

Who is that higher authority?

At what point is authorization given to “leak” it to the media or to the public?

Who is held ultimately accountable?

 

I don’t think a reasonable person would have any problem connecting the dots and with a little investigative skill (and lots of luck) be able to place names in the appropriate places in the narrative above to see if wrong doing (illegal activity) occurred and attach the correct name(s).

 

The fact that operatives from the outgoing Obama administration would sabotage, falsify or alter documents, personnel and assets in order to prevent the new incoming Trump administration to begin functioning immediately places a lot of people suspect and culpable to criminal prosecution for treasonous action. Regardless of the number of participants it is ultimately the responsibility of the outgoing President (Barack Obama).

 

In my opinion (I’m no legal scholar) equally responsible and just as guilty of wrong doing are the members of Congress who bullied, colluded and conspired other members of Congress to the point that the “Mob Mentality” ruled the day and for more than 2 years. There are many moving parts yet to be seen, but like a roadmap all roads lead back to Barack Obama. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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5-7-2019 (as of)

 

Democratic Candidates for the 2020 Presidential Campaign

 

I thought it would be appropriate to contrast President Donald J. Trump’s Campaign Promises Made, Promises Kept with his tract record on Jobs, The Economy, National Security, Tariff’s, Sanctions and America First, then compare what the 22 current Democratic contenders pledged to bring to the table to entice American voters.

 

Keep in mind that out of the 100 Senators and 435 Representatives in Congress there are 7 Senators and 5 Representatives who feel they can take on President Trump. That being said I feel that there may be only one serious contender and you might be surprised at who I feel that is, because name recognition has yet to be established.

 

It’s been said, “Winners focus on Winning, Losers focus on Winners”.  It takes commitment, dedication, tenacity and hard work toward an identifiable goal to cross the finish line first and hoping gets you nowhere fast. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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https://www.cbsnews.com/media/2020-presidential-candidates-who-is-running-for-president-here-are-the-democratic-candidates/

 

The 2020 presidential campaign has begun, and since the inception of the modern primary system, there have never been as many Democratic candidates in the field. Here’s the list of those hoping to win the chance to take on President Trump in the 2020 election.

 

 

1. Michael Bennet, Colorado senator

• Colorado senator elected in 2009
  • Spent seven years in the private sector where served as director of the Anschutz Investment Company
  • In 2003, Bennet became the chief of staff to then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
  • Left Hickenlooper’s office in 2005 to become superintendent of the Denver Public School system, where he helped pass a merit pay system for teachers
  • Appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Ken Salazar in 2009 and promptly re-elected the following year
• Issues: Public option for health care, climate change, immigration, education

 

2. Joe Biden, former vice president

• Former vice president and senator from Delaware
  • Although he is widely known for his tight-knit relationship with President Obama during his time in the White House, Biden served in Congress for 35 years and ran two unsuccessful campaigns for president.
  • Biden decided to launch an underdog campaign for one of Delaware’s Senate seats in 1972, eventually beating a 12-year incumbent. His surprising victory, however, was overshadowed by tragedy. Biden lost his first wife, Neilia Hunter, and 1-year-old daughter, Naomi, to a car crash days before Christmas.
  • During his long tenure in Congress, Biden solidified himself as one of the most influential members of the Senate, leading the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees during different terms.
  • Biden sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008, dropping out during the primary in both. After Biden left the 2008 race, Mr. Obama picked the Delaware senator to be his running mate.
  • After Mr. Obama’s historic election, Biden resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as vice president in 2009. Over the years, he was a loyal advocate for Mr. Obama’s policies and the two developed a strong friendship.
  • In May 2015, his eldest son, Beau, died at age 46 after a battle with brain cancer. Beau’s death was one of the reasons his father opted not to run for president in 2016, a decision he has repeatedly said he regrets.
  • He launched his 2020 bid on April 25 with a video criticizing Mr. Trump for his response to the Charlottesville riots.
• Issues: Non noted

 

 

 

3. Cory Booker, New Jersey senator

• New Jersey senator elected in 2013, and former Newark mayor
  • Booker says he is running to restore “civic grace in America.”
  • He first gained prominence as the young and charismatic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 2006 to 2013.
  • He has introduced a bill to study reparations for descendants of slaves.
  • Was a chief architect of the First Step Act, a criminal sentencing law signed by Mr. Trump in 2018.
• Issues: Has made criminal justice reform and the decriminalization of marijuana his central issues, and also says environmental policy will be high on his agenda.

 

 

4. Pete Buttigieg, South Bend Indiana mayor

• South Bend, Indiana, mayor, elected in 2011
  • Served in Afghanistan as member of Navy Reserve while he was mayor. At 37 years of age, is the youngest of the contenders, and is also openly gay and married;
  • Took on Vice President Mike Pence, an ardent foe of gay marriage. “[I]f you have a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,” he said in April.
  • Unsuccessfully attempted to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the 2016 election.
  • Speaks often about his Christian faith.
• Issues: Has focused on improving higher education and health care. Has also proposed a plan to add six seats to the Supreme Court in an effort to reduce judicial partisanship.

 

 

5. Julián Castro, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary

• Former Housing and Urban Development secretary and former mayor of San Antonio
  • Focused on stabilizing housing market and preserving affordable housing in the wake of the financial crisis.
  • Is the identical twin of Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro.
  • Served in the large ceremonial job of mayor of San Antonio before joining the Obama administration as HUD secretary.
  • If elected, would be first Hispanic president.
• Issues: Is the first Democrat to have released a comprehensive immigration plan. Says he is also focusing on affordable college and health care.

 

 

6. John Delaney, former Maryland representative

• Former Maryland congressman
  • Was the first candidate in the field, declaring in July 2017.
  • Co-founded two profitable companies, both of which are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
• Issues: Has promised to support only bipartisan bills during his first 100 days in office if elected. Priorities include ethics reform in government. Has also promised to launch a $500 billion national affordable housing program, and also favors a carbon tax to combat climate change.

 

 

7. Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii representative

• Hawaii representative, elected in 2012
  • Is an officer in the Army National Guard who served in Iraq.
  • Has questioned whether Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ordered chemical attack on his own people, and in 2017 attracted controversy by meeting with him in Syria. Remains unwilling to say that Assad is an adversary of the U.S.
  • Endorsed Bernie Sanders for president in 2016, resigning her post as DNC vice chair to do so.
  • Was the first Hindu member of Congress.
• Issues: Says her main issue is “war and peace.” Would end what she says are “America’s interventionist wars of regime change.”

 

 

8. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York senator

• New York senator since 2009 and former New York representative
  • Elected to an upstate New York U.S. House seat in 2006, she was chosen to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacancy created when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009.
  • Considered a moderate in the House, she became more liberal after her promotion to the Senate.
  • Known as a stalwart critic of Mr. Trump.
• Issues: Highlights many women’s issues in her candidacy. Has fought to bring attention to sexual assault in the U.S. military. Favors “Medicare for All” and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

 

9. Mike Gravel, former Alaska senator

• Former Alaska senator between 1969 and 1981
  • Staunch opponent of the Vietnam War, Gravel was perhaps best known for reading the “Pentagon Papers” into the public record.
  • Ran for Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 on a left-wing, anti-war platform. Briefly achieved viral celebrity due to his pugnacious debate performances and eccentric campaign ads.
• Issues: At age 88, says he is not interested in winning the presidency, but is running anyway to highlight issues he feels are important. Favors a non-interventionist foreign policy, direct democracy, and universal health care.

 

 

10. Kamala Harris, California senator

• California senator, elected in 2016; former California attorney general
  • Has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and has subjected Trump nominees like Brett Kavanaugh to fierce questioning.
  • As California attorney general, created a reentry program for nonviolent, first-time drug offenders to help bring down recidivism rates.
  • Was elected to the Senate in 2016.
  • Is the daughter of a Jamaican father and and Indian mother.
• Issues: Advocates for criminal justice and immigration reform; wants to give U.S. teachers a $13,500 average pay raise; has introduced middle- and lower-class tax cut

 

 

11. John Hickenlooper, former Colorado governor

• Former Colorado governor and Denver mayor
  • Began his career as a geologist and later became a successful brewpub operator, with 15 locations in Colorado.
  • Was a pro-business governor who emphasized consensus building.
  • Has struggled to explain his beliefs, such as whether he is a capitalist or a socialist; has settled on emphasizing background as entrepreneur.
  • Hates negative ads so much he vowed not run any negative ads during his gubernatorial campaigns.
• Issues: Signed expansion of Medicaid in Colorado; oversaw legalization of marijuana, though he personally opposed it. Says he wants to bring consensus-style governing to Washington.

 

 

12. Jay Inslee, Washington governor

• Washington governor and former Washington congressman
  • Was an early proponent of reducing greenhouse gases and reducing fossil fuel usage.
  • As governor, has challenged Trump administration policies, including the travel ban, through lawsuits.
  • Was originally elected to the House in 1992, then lost his seat in the next election before mounting a political comeback.
  • Issued a moratorium on executions in Washington in 2014.
• Issues: Climate change is the center of his campaign. Also supports the legalization of recreational marijuana use and an increase in the minimum wage.

 

 

13. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota senator

• Minnesota senator, elected in 2006
  • Says she was inspired to become politically active after she was forced to return to work one day after giving birth.
  • Was resoundingly reelected in 2018, winning numerous rural districts that had supported President Trump in 2016.
  • Had viral moment during questioning of Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. At one point, when she asked if Kavanaugh had ever blacked out from drinking, he retorted: “Have you?” Kavanaugh later apologized for the outburst after Klobuchar noted her father struggled with alcohol addiction.
• Issues: Considered a relative moderate in the field. Has criticized progressive proposals such as “Medicare for All” and the “Green New Deal.” Says she favors affordable health care, election security and cutting prescription drug prices.

 

14. Seth Moulton, Massachusetts representative
    • Massachusetts representative, elected in 2014
    • Decorated Marine Corp Veteran, Bronze Star in Iraq
    • Patriotism, Security, and Service. To build a strong and safe country, create the jobs of the future, and elect leaders we can be proud of.
    • Issues: Gun control, climate change and national security as a trio of issues he wants to address. Progressive on many issues, coming out for the Green New Deal and abolishing the Electoral College and Senate filibuster before some other candidates. But he’s temperamentally considered more moderate.

 

 

15. Wayne Messam, Miramar, Florida, mayor

• Miramar, Florida, mayor, elected in 2014
  • Unseated 16-year incumbent and became first African-American mayor of Miramar.
  • Was a starting wide receiver on 1993 NCAA championship Florida State University team.
  • Says he would eliminate gun violence nationwide by the end of his administration,
• Issues: Has passed living wage legislation in Miramar; proposes forgiving all student loan debt and repealing Trump tax cut.

 

 

16. Beto O’Rourke, former Texas representative

• Former Texas representative
  • Attempted longshot campaign to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 and failed, but managed to attract impressive crowds and donations and performed better than any Democrat running for statewide office Texas in decades.
  • Backed Tim Ryan’s bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader.
  • Advocates universal background checks, magazine size restrictions and other gun control measures.
• Issues: Central issue for the El Paso Democrat is immigration. Supports a path to citizenship for DREAMers and opposes building of border wall.

 

17. Tim Ryan, Ohio representative

• Ohio representative elected in 2002
  • Launched an unsuccessful bid to replace Nancy Pelosi, then House minority leader, in 2016;
  • Has broken with his party to support GOP-supported fracking measures;
  • Began his career in politics as an aide to Rep. Jim Traficant, whom he replaced when Traficant was convicted of corruption charges;
• Issues: Wants to revamp the health care industry; would try to revitalize economies of Rust Belt communities, change tax code, bring electric auto manufacturing to Midwest.

 

 

18. Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator

• Independent Vermont senator and former congressman and mayor of Burlington
  • Identifies as a democratic socialist.
  • Unsuccessfully ran for office numerous on a socialist third-party platform numerous times in the 1970s before being elected mayor of Burlington.
  • Ran for Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 against eventual nominee Hillary Clinton and won several major contests.
  • Is one of two independents in the U.S. Senate.
  • Opposed the U.S. war in Iraq, and remains a critic of American military interventionism.
• Issues: Defining issue is economic inequality. Introduced “Medicare for All” bill in 2017 and 2019.

 

 

19. Eric Swalwell, California representative

• California representative elected in 2012
  • Does not plan to run for Congress while running for president, although he’s suggested he may change his mind if his campaign falters early on.
  • Has been one of Mr. Trump’s most outspoken critics.
  • A frequent guest on cable news shows.
• Issues: Gun safety is his top agenda item.

 

 

20. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts senator

• Senator from Massachusetts, elected in 2012
  • Was a law professor at several colleges, including the University of Texas, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard.
  • Was the architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis.
  • Won her Senate seat in 2012 after Republicans blocked her bid to take control of the CFPB.
  • Considered one of the foremost progressives in Congress.
  • Was a registered Republican until the mid-1990s.
• Issues: Favors more financial regulation and an expansion of government services. Has embraced “Medicare for All,” new taxes on the wealthy, and the “idea” of the “Green New Deal.” Has what is widely considered the most detailed and specific policy platform.

 

 

21. Marianne Williamson, author based in California

• Author of self-help books and promoter of “New Age” spirituality
  • Seven of her twelve books have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.
  • An activist, founded the nonprofit group Project Angel Food, which brings food to the seriously ill, and worked closely with HIV and AIDS patients in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Has also advocated on behalf of various anti-war causes.
• Issues: Williamson believes the federal government should spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 20 years on reparations for African Americans. She is also a critic of the U.S. economic system, explaining that her views are similar to Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

 

 

22. Andrew Yang, entrepreneur based in Manhattan

• Entrepreneur
  • Founded “Venture for America,” a nonprofit that teaches young people to work at start-ups.
  • Launched his campaign in November 2017.
  • Is the fourth Asian American to run for president.
• Issues: Supports the implementation of a Universal Basic Income, which he calls the Freedom Dividend, which would give money to all Americans. Also favors Medicare for All and the hiring of a White House psychologist to work on mental health issues.

 

 

 

5-6-2019

 

Historically Speaking

 

I don’t know about you but throughout the history of our great nation the problems of division along racial, gender, religious and other lines have come from Democrats.

 

The Civil War saw a Republican President agonize over and going the extra mile to end slavery in America. Who was against him – Democrats!

 

After the Civil War ended and peace was being restored President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by – you guessed it – a Democrat!

 

With the Civil War over the fight to end slavery turned into harassment, intimidation and murder (lynching) by…………the Klu Klux Klan an organization made up of – Democrats!

 

• The 13^th Amendment – Abolish Slavery had 100% Republican support and only 23% Democratic support

 

• The 14^th Amendment – Gave Citizenship to Freed Slaves, with 94% of Republican Support and 0% Democratic Support

 

• The 15^th Amendment – Right to Vote for All, with 100% of Republican Support and 0% Democratic Support

 

Democrats have systematically gone after higher taxes, higher wages, more restrictions – No plastic straws, No cow farts, No pollution, No statues, No offensive anything while their policies enslave voters, kill jobs, kill babies (Planned Parenthood Of America), Gun control, Free food, Free medical, Free education, & Free stuff.

 

Republicans have systematically gone after more jobs, less federal regulations, less government, lower taxes and protect, life, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

 

I won’t say that either is perfect, but if it cost your dignity, your self-worth and your peace of mind – Thank a Democrat. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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5-4-2019

 

Trust me I’m a Democrat!

 

You’ve heard it before, “Trust Me”! Taxes will be the new left.

 

What if I told you that I could provide a better life for you?

• You’ll have 3 hot’s and a cot, no worries and everything will be just fine.
• You won’t have bills to pay, food to buy, not even rent or a lease to worry about.
• Want to go to school and get a degree? No problem and it’ll be free.
• But you say you’ll need a phone? Not a problem, and yes – It’ll be free!

 

I’ll even throw in some extra benefits.

• I’m going to do away with ALL petroleum-based products. Everything made out of plastics, rubber and silicone. It’ll be gone.
• Think of saving planet earth one plastic bag at a time.
• No plastic straws, cups, plates, forks, spoons or knifes.
• No rubber-made products either.
• We don’t need any stinking tires.
• We won’t even need cars, trucks or buses. Think of all the pollution we’ll eliminate.
• We’ll need to stop the use of fossil fuels like coal.
• We need to save trees so we won’t have any more construction of new houses. We’ll have to stop burning wood in fireplaces because it causes pollution.
• We’ll do away with air travel and trains.
• There will be no automobiles, trucks or other means of conveyance because they all cause pollution.

 

There will be a slight need to increase or create new taxes to pay for this free stuff. Don’t worry about the job losses because they will be necessary. Corporations pay too little and keep too much for upper management salaries, so we’ll definitely have to increase taxes.

• We’ll tax water coming out of the facet.
• We’ll tax sidewalks because walking or running causes unnecessary wear and tear.
• We’ll tax the air we breathe because everyone knows that air is a precious yet necessary commodity.
• We’ll have to create a tax on humanity. This will cover the cost of having people milling around.

 

Under this new utopia the government will fix everything. Remember not to worry. Just trust me and everything will be alright. There will be no wars or rumors of wars because this is a single global government.

 

Yes life will be great and the best part is everything is free.

• I’ll even give you free money for life, ok?
• Sex is free.
• Food is free.
• Clothes are free.
• Learning is free.
• Love is free.
• Free means Free.

 

This is complete, unequivally socialism at its finest and it’s all free. Choose and vote for me and it’s all free. You don’t have to worry about conservatism or republicans or anything because it’ll be so free that it will even be trump free. That’s right no Donald J. Trump in this utopian free world. Trust me I’m a Democrat! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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5-3-2019

 

Lefties Have Rights Too Unless You’re a Democrat

 

Many years ago my mom sent me a special coffee mug with a soldier polishing his boots and over the picture was “Lefties Have Rights Too”. Being the eldest of 4 boys I was the only one who was left-handed and she wanted me to feel the love…… I did until someone on the night cleaning detail knocked my cup off my desk. I sure miss that cup and I miss mom as she has been gone for almost 3 ½ years now.

 

What really ticks me off in today’s political climate is that the Progressive-Socialistic-Left Leaning Democrats have totally screwed up what it truly means to be left. It was once acceptable for one to be left while still being right, but not anymore.

 

Today’s Democratic Leftists are anti-EVERYTHING that makes sense. There is now an active movement to kill babies in the womb and even after birth; murder has become simply a post-term abortion; parents are forbidden to discipline their child; parents are not refer to the child by their gender but let the child decide if he/she/it wants a gender identity; parents are not supposed to even change a baby’s diaper without permission (maybe it will soon require written permission).

 

Today children go to school not to learn but to be indoctrinated with social-political nonsense. They are taught sexual education classes which provide visual aids and slides on differing sexual preferences and parental permission is forbidden. They are told to be tolerant of all religions, yet forbidden to present anything citing the Christian religion or to mention God or Jesus Christ at school. Textbooks cite that socialism is the way of the future in America, while touting that capitalism is completely wrong.

 

Students who make it through the public education system are sent off to colleges and universities where their indoctrination process continues and a wide range of hate groups and domestic terroristic factions have unlimited access to campuses where religions of the world are cultivated.

 

It has become the way of the left to be far-politically left to the point of calling for the destruction and removal of various religious and historical signs, banners and figures (statues) from public and private squares. There is a movement for the overthrow of the government by any means necessary. Political figures are encouraged to conduct seminars and rallies on campus, yet conservative views are not allowed.

 

The new socialist left has become one of everything’s free.  No tuition for liberal students; food, housing, medical, phones and injection sites where druggies can obtain free needles are all on the table. It’s no wonder that political parties today have nothing to offer in the real world. I see no plan of action for how to make anything better. It’s all about tearing down all that is deemed offensive to the left, while ignoring dissenting opinions. Political candidates on the left offer nothing of hope only a future if regression into something resembling South American dictatorial regimes where threats and intimidation rule.

 

Nothing is left but the right to leave the left to become morally right. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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5-2-2019

My Take Away on the AG Barr Hearing in the Senate

 

On 1 May 2019 I decided to watch the Senate Oversight Committee hearings where Attorney General William P. Barr was being questioned. What I saw and heard was both encouraging and disparaging at the same time on a purely partisan basis. Republican Senators were both sympathetic yet respectful while attempting to gain a better understanding AG Barr’s summation letter prior to the release of the Mueller Report on Russian Collusion with the Trump Campaign and President Trump and members of his Administration. I wish I could say the same for the Democratic Senators who were disrespectful and treated AG Barr with total contempt.

 

I heard from more than one Senator who told AG Barr that his credibility had been lost in the eyes of the American people because he was only protecting President Trump in what they felt were clear violations by the Trump Campaign who were contacted by Russian agents. Almost every time AG Barr was asked a question or series of questions he was interrupted or cut off completely while answering. The contempt was so heavy one could cut it with a knife. On the other hand it was almost laughable as noted on the face of AG Barr when these Democratic Senators knew not what they were saying, although they told him several times of their constitutional authority for oversight of the DOJ and the FBI.

 

Briefly I caught a glimpse of MSNBC’s coverage of the hearing and was literally shocked when Brian Williams and other news anchors cut the audio of Chairman Lindsey Graham because they disagreed with what he was saying in his opening of the hearings, or during a portion of AG Barr’s answers. They couldn’t resist the opportunity to insert their narrative into the story instead of reporting the news as it was happening. I have not seen or will I allow main stream media elites (President Trump calls them “Fake News” and so do I) to tell me what is being said because they feel that ordinary citizens are unable to hear and understand first hand.

 

Now all that being said what is important to note is that AG Barr in preparation for releasing a completed report to the American public summarized that there was no legally binding violation of the law by the Trump Administration when it comes to Collusion or Obstruction – None! As the top legal officer in the DOJ his word is final in that matter and challenging that word would take it to the SCOTUS. That may still happen, but we will have to wait and see how this story develops.

 

Another important note is that although the Senate has congressional has oversight on the DOJ and FBI, and the AG is the authority for and in the DOJ, it is the American People who have oversight on the Congress of the United States.

 

Let me say that one more time for emphasis “We the People” are the constitutional authority OVER the Congress of the United States of America. Senators and Republicans answer to “We the People” and ultimately at the polling booth. We are not to be intimidated when letting our congressional Representatives and Senators know that they are messing up EVERYTIME they are unresponsive to OUR will and expectations.

 

We must not forget that first and foremost and even before they became members of Congress, each and every one of them was just an ordinary citizen (as we are). They chose politics. They decided to run for political office for any number of reasons, HOWEVER if they chose for any reason other than to serve the citizens of the United States without expectation of financial gain or power to be had, they probably did it for the wrong reason.

 

Public Service is never a career path to be taken for special favors or for retirement or for other benefits. It is to be done in the same way as jury duty. Go into office with specific goals or tasks that will enhance the lives of the peoples of the United States. Those goals or tasks are defined as campaign promises and should never be “pie in the sky” ideas which one is not prepared to complete. It is foolish to attempt to build a skyscraper unless you are a professional contractor or sub-contractor who has only built mud huts.

 

I saw and heard Democratic Party politicians who think they are all that and a bag of chips because they have aspirations for the highest office in the land, while actually disrespecting that office and the sitting President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. What makes me think that should one of them achieve that office they have my back? Why would I have a warm and fuzzy over their disparaging words against another citizen who is an expert in the field of law, which many of them have simply attained their law degree and smooched their way into their current political office? They must be replaced by patriotic Americans who are serving America for the right reasons, not selfish ambition.

 

The 116^th Congress of the United States has become overtly corrupted by politicians who have compartmentalized the Legislative Branch within the House and the Senate. There are more than 242 Congressional Caucuses with a select few directing (racketeering, if you will) the entire body of Congress away from the Rule of Law as defined in the Constitution of the United States.

 

Within the Democratic Party there are Liberal-Democrats, Progressive-Democrats and Socialistic-Democrats all vying for control of the Democratic National Committee (presidential nominations), the Congressional Democrats (House and Senate) and wooing Democratic voters with a never ending supply of free handouts (Education, Housing, Medication, Money and more) while and in the same breaths touting the removal of many of the Rights guaranteed in the Constitution, and even advocating dropping the Constitution because it’s outdated. It is not!

 

The United States of America is a Constitutional-Republic, not a democracy or a simple republic. The Constitution was written based upon biblical principles and IS THE RULE OF LAW in America. Without the Constitutional guarantees we as a nation are nothing more than another third world country.

 

Many migrate to our shores and to our borders with the hope of a better life BECAUSE of our Constitutional freedoms and liberties guaranteed to our citizens. It is important that we ensure the safeguards are in place for our continued existence as a nation. We must protect the national integrity and security of the United States. We must be selective in who is allowed into our nation. They must come here to assimilate into our society and learn our language, laws and customs while retaining the traditions of their own heritage and tribe. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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Notes on the Constitution of the United States of America

 

There is much discussion on the outdatedness of the US Constitution by legal scholars turned politicians who have gone on to become elected officials at various federal and state level positions. You should go to https://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm and read for yourself the entire text of the Constitution of the United States.

 

The Constitution was written in 1787, ratified in 1788 and has been in operation since 1789.

 

The first three words – “We the People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.

 

Preamble

 

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

 

This should be foremost in your mind. The government of the United States does not exist for any other purpose, nor does it serve the interests of any other people. The government is not self-serving, nor serving the interests of its elected or appointed officials.

 

The Constitution was established as the Rule of Law whereby setting the tone and national standards for a more perfect Union to establish Justice while insuring domestic Tranquility while providing for the common defense and promoting the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty for the Founding Families and their offspring to come.

 

Article I created a Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives while insuring the supremacy of the people through their elected officials.

 

The Constitution assigned to Congress the responsibility for organizing the Executive and Judicial Branches of government, raising revenue (taxes), declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers.

 

That has not changed in over 240 years. Today the Congress has become inflated with complex rules, committees and caucuses that have become so politically charged that the making of laws have ground to a virtual halt. The holders of political power in Congress have become more interested in flexing their political muscles that they interfere with or obstruct the Executive branch and are unable to legislate effectively or efficiently.

 

The Constitution provides for a Presidential veto on certain legislative acts, but Congress has the authority to override presidential vetoes by two-thirds majorities in both houses (House and Senate). The Senate provides for advise and consent on key executive and judicial appointments and on approval for ratification of treaties.

 

This separation and balance of governmental powers is designed to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the federal and state governments. The Constitution is more a concise statement of national principles than a detailed plan of governmental operation. The Constitution has evolved over time to meet the changing needs of a modern society and has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992. The first ten amendments constitute the Bill of Rights.

 

Annotated Constitutions

 

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (popularly known as the Constitution Annotated) contains legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based primarily on Supreme Court case law.

 

The Constitution of the United States of America, S.PUB.103-21 (1994) (pdf), prepared by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate with the assistance of Johnny H. Killian of the Library of Congress in 1994, provided the original text of each clause of the Constitution with an accompanying explanation of its meaning and how that meaning changed over time.

 

One last note on the Constitution, during the initial session of the 1^st Congress Representatives were to be chosen every 2 years with terms of 4 years and the Senate for terms of 6 years. Senators were divided into three classes. Class 1 = terms expired in 2 years, Class 2 = terms expired in 4 years, and Class 3 = terms expired in 6 years. This was by design to insure that it would take three legislative elections to fully change all Representatives and Senators.

 

Today’s pressing issues of national safety and security is all important in today’s society so isn’t it time for Congress to get back into the business of legislating for the American people?  – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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