I watched the grilling of the acting head of the secret service and the director of the FBI. The focus of these bipartisan, by chamber committees was find the breakdown on that fateful day in Butler, Pennsylvania and pin the colossal failure to specific person(s) and hold them accountable so this failure never happen again. One congressman openly stated that nobody is held accountable until heads roll and someone’s fired.
I agree and 21 days after the event still nobody has lost their job, although after multiple excuses and avoidance to direct questioning it took extreme pressure for the SS chief to finally resign and an acting chief to be appointed.
It has come down to a he said/she said scenario where local law enforcement said they have yet to be in discussion with the SS, while the SS continues to say local law enforcement were working on a person of interest but never communicated to SS there was a man with a gun. A video taken from the gallery by one of the casualties of the shooting clearly shows the shooter maneuvering for a better angle, while invisible to site security has me wondering?
Evidence has come out that at least 90 minutes earlier local law enforcement identified a suspicious man with a backpack, using a range finder and sending that info to the command center for SS to direct or take action. Nobody understands why President Trump was not kept off stage until the incident had been taken care of and the “all clear” sign had been given by SS.
It was clear during the hearing that the acting SS chief was reluctant (not going to do it) at naming the actual site team leader and/or others with responsibility/authority to make those critical decisions, but didn’t citing review of protocol and/or SS policies. He spoke of the guilt/shame being felt by personnel of the field office responsible, but the fact that nobody stood up and said, “I’m at fault”! That simply isn’t good enough when dealing with high profile protective details that include the sitting and former presidents, their families and other government officials.
It is time to revamp those SS policies and protocols as well as hiring practices, expectations, training and continued professional development. I surmise that low morale within the SS contributed to the compounding errors and lack of responsibility ownership within the hierarchy of the secret service. I don’t espouse reinventing the wheel, but moving select and experienced agents into the leadership/administrative positions to insure that change, real change occurs BEFORE this situation rears its ugly head one more time.
Since the hearing reporting shows that no SS site threat assessment was conducted before the Butler rally at the order of the now acting Chief. If true, problems from within continue unless a change in leadership as well as upper management are needed.
SS motto is “Worthy of Trust & Confidence” – but are they really? – RTM
We used to hear the saying “Monkey see, monkey do”. That saying is no longer in fashion, but if you’re paying attention to the latest buzzwords on the news, social media or in schools you might hear this latest one used by the democrat’s assumed presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris as she launched here public attack calling former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance = “Weird”.
That was the signal in democratichood that those who are not falling into line with the democratic platform are weird. How long before we start seeing “Weird voters for Trump/Vance” shirts, signs and banners? (It’ll happen – just wait).
Seriously if that is what you call weird, then what do you call VP Harris’s campaign ads, slogans or whatever they are pushing “White Men for Harris”? I’ve seen ads with a “Karen” telling white women to get their husbands voting for Harris.
I can just see that now…. Down at the polling place all these white men standing in line.
One turns to the other and says “You too huh?”
“Yup my wife told me to vote democrat, so when the economy turns to crap (it’s her fault). Wait isn’t the economy already crappy NOW?”
“Go Figure!”
Wasn’t there a song…..”Kamy, kamy, kamy kamelion” or something like that?
What ever happened to standing up and voting for what is right?
Politically Correctness has absolutely nothing to do with it.
If you’re happy with how things are now and you don’t mind if everything goes further down in the toilet (it will) then cast your vote as “momma said” and wait for the happy wife, happy life to reach up and smack you in the face because you deserve it.
Do you even remember what “weird” Trump calls us………….Americans. – RTM
It’s all the rage on social media about a “not meant to be offensive” depiction of Jesus Christ and the Last Supper where devote Christian’s are sluffing it off as no big deal. There has been no mass boycott, no imprisonment of “happy” people on the left and to them it’s just a big joke.
The bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun and this blatant depiction really is nothing new, it was how the Roman world was when Jesus walked on the earth as a man. We are told that he was despised by the very mankind he came to save from their sins, from our sins. So why in the world would we not expect this to be a repeat performance exposed for the entire world to see?
On a personal, human scale it’s disgusting and sickening to see just how far the left bends over themselves, but then again it is these sinners who like us all are the ones Jesus came to save.
I have but one thing to say – what does the bible say?
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
It doesn’t matter who you are or what foolish nonsense you believe or how woke you think you are, sin is sin and a sinner is lost in search of a savior.
John 14:6 “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
God loves each of his creation and does not want any to perish, but it is up to you to accept his sacrifice on the cross at Calvary. Will you humble yourself before HIM now? – RTM
I find it hard to believe that there are still voters who are undecided on who to vote for. How hard is it to vote for the candidate who best articulates your core values?
So maybe a better question is what are your core values? What are your make or break beliefs?
What is your line in the sand?
It’s easy to make a case for the economy, abortion, immigration, national security or any number of other ideals where politicians promise to do things either for you or to you, but you have to know the difference.
What is Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party platform’s core promises?
What is Donald Trump and the Republican Party platform’s core promises?
Do either line up with what you strongly believe?
The United States of America is a Constitutional-Republic by design and fights to spread freedom and combat aggression of the oppressed wherever and whenever required. Democracy is an ideal that can be manipulated to cause the enslavement of an otherwise free people. Our nation is not a Democracy, nor is it a constitutional-democracy as some claim. It is the duty of government to ensure the safety and security of our citizens at home and abroad – nobody left behind. There should never be American death by foreign operatives or American hostages taken.
Does “right” to abortion make sense? Do the constitution, the bill of rights, Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness mean anything to you? Is it not the God given right of all creation to live.
A most important freedom is that of religion. “The right to worship God shall not be infringed upon” is a basic concept of the Constitution, as is the right to bear arms.
The parental right to raise our children shall never be waved to a village, city or government.
What constitutes a good economy? Is it higher taxes? Is it making quality and affordable products, goods and services for use in our country and/or for export to other countries? How is Medicare for all going to work? Who is going to pay for it? Don’t say the government, because it is ultimately tax payers who foot the bill. What about the safety and security of our states, cities and neighborhoods? Properly trained, equipped and supported law enforcement officers?
How does open border immigration make any sense? The United States is comprised of immigrants from all over the world, but bypassing current immigration laws, rules and admittance standards makes no common sense. Immigrants who come here for a better life must be willing to work hard and contribute toward making things better everywhere they go. Criminal elements, cartels, gang members, domestic terrorists or “sleeper” cells must never be allowed to gain a foothold in our society.
Does gun control restricting the ability of law abiding citizens to defense themselves, their families or others in the public square make any sense? How about enforcing laws that penalize using weapons in the commission of crimes?
When is national security NOT a primary concern? Peace through strength, competent military leadership, a trained and equipped military with the necessary tools of war to deter and/or to combat aggression?
If you are not sure of what political candidates stand for or what their core values are try reading about their political track record using multiple sources and then vote according to your conscience.
A politician who promises “free stuff” to obtain another person’s vote or threatens to take away another person’s basic civil rights because of that person’s political beliefs should also be avoided at all cost.
A politician is a politician and will always be a politician when there is power over people or money to be made. – RTM
From The Democratic Playbook of Allegations Insinuations and Lies
Aren’t you tired of reading or listening to the rantings of the far left that continue to repeat its character assassination of Donald Trump particularly by those failed politicians of the Democratic Party’s geriatric political squad lead by the likes of Hillary, Nancy, & Chucky)?
They think Americans are ostriches who bury their heads in the political sand. Voters either agree with their far left progressive democratic party or they are cannon fodder (collateral damage).
Their rhetoric about a “disgraced former president” while aimed directly at Donald Trump is nothing when compared to what they have done to one of their own (President Joe Biden) putting him out to pasture – while he is still in office. Oh they heap praise upon his leadership, statesmanship and his number of years in political office, yet he’s simply one more ancient dinosaur whose best days are behind him already. That is why the 14,000 democratic votes for Biden were simply tossed out and Vice President Kamala Harris is not considered the presumptive nominee (with no votes) as democrats are simply trying to beat Trump at all costs.
No worries mate, right? It is nothing more than political doublespeak and says more about them.
In the meantime I’ve seen little to nothing on the Chinese and Russian aircraft (fighters and bombers) very recently intercepted heading directly toward Alaska? As there was no credible coverage of a Chinese balloon that crossed the length of the US from Washington to at least Michigan, but it wasn’t eavesdropping or taking photographs, right?
I’m reminded of when Jesus walked the earth as a man and was attacked by all the intelligentsia of humankind. They sought to kill him not realizing that his mission would be completed in God’s perfect timing and for their salvation and that of all mankind.
The recent assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania has brought out some major questions that have yet to be answered. Sources close to the inner workings of the secret service say that nothing security wise at the Trump rally site seemed routine, they say that something was just off from the advance team preparation, to the security detail around Trump to coordination with local law enforcement – did not fit established protocol.
Trump gave due credit to the secret service sniper who ended the sniper’s rain of fire and to the agents who shielded him with their bodies in the face of gunfire. They were good!
The chief of the secret service did take responsibility for what happened, but offered no explanation as to why it happened on her watch. It wasn’t until after scrutiny by members of congress that she reluctantly resigned. It just seems too convenient that nobody else has yet to be identified and/or punished for events leading up to the shooting, or after.
It would almost seem like it could have been planned since all other political tricks have failed?
FBI Director Wray tried to say it wasn’t really a bullet, but a piece of glass (what glass?) or shrapnel (from where?) that caused blood to flow down Trump’s head, at his ear. It is so farfetched that it’s clear something else is going on here.
Trump is on a mission to save America from itself and he will only succeed if God be behind it. I mean if it is really God’s plan and HIS purpose. Scoff if you want but mark my words God’s ways are higher than man’s ways and nothing in all creation can stop what God has planned. – RTM
According to what we see from Hollywood in movies and on television when American CIA operatives work behind the scenes to topple the leader of a foreign country it’s called a coup. In the movies the citizens of a fictitious country are rescued by the miraculous and valiant efforts of the brave men and women like modern day 007’s. How great is that? Isn’t that how legions are made? Believe me America has a lot of those legions in her clandestine closet.
In the 1960s the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was almost a bloodless coup, except for his blood and that of his alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
The ouster of President Richard Nixon was a coup of a different sort, one of intimidation by congressional democrats who threatened Nixon with impeachment.
In our immediate lifetime the attack on President Donald Trump was an attempted political coup that all manner of intimidating tactics were launched in order to get Trump to resign. It didn’t work. Even after leaving office those political attacks continue, to this day only now it’s to prevent him from running for office and to spoil his chances of winning a second term and even after an orchestrated assassination attempt where the secret service detail, wasn’t really secret service after all, because of attrition or mismanagement by extreme upper level managers to the level of the director that caused her rightful resignation more than a week after the July 13th event.
As fate would have it, the same democrats who attack Trump have attacked President Joe Biden and were successful in preventing him from continuing to run for re-election. They went so far as to force him to resign, not for the good of the nation, but for the good of the Democratic Party. As they have done in congress, DNC policy makers are changing the rules of engagement for selecting the democratic presidential nominee with the sole purpose of beating Trump as they cast aside 50,000 delegate votes which have already been cast for President Biden.
America is on a slippery slope politically speaking. Brow beating a senior citizen into submission used to be called “Elder Abuse”. I have long said that even putting Joe Biden in the position to run for President in 2020 was a form of elder abuse as well.
When he could have left the public spotlight gracefully having achieved the office of the vice presidency, he chose or was pushed from his bid to continue his run for the presidency only to face ridicule and disgrace while dealing with his own twilight light years, he may be broke, in debt and facing financial ruin after leaving office. That would be the ultimate elder abuse – a single use president – used and abused. – RTM
I recently watched part of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Milwaukee campaign speech and she reminded me of the snake oil salesmen of the old west pandering to her democratic audience with flowing words they wanted to hear. Some democratic loyalists said she went far beyond Barack Obama’s in 2006.
The trouble is that Kamala continues to drive a political wedge striving to divide Trump voters and her democrat base by claiming her record will stand against his record any time. Kamala will “give” – affordable, low cost or free healthcare to everyone; making the middle class financially stronger; allowing seniors the ability to retire with dignity……and I just couldn’t watch anymore as she spoke bla after bla after bla.
Kamala said the Democratic Party is looking forward, while the other party keeps looking back. I find that the only truth coming out of her mouth. Her party is look forward to fleecing Americans, and the “other” party she mentioned is looking back at the 2020 election and how Kamala and her follow democrats stole the election and then began dismantling Trump policies and the gains Americans were getting as a result of those policies.
When it comes to making our nation safe, prosperous, strong and great once again all Kamala Harris and her party have to offer is empty promises. I have heard no actionable plan thus far.
After 3 ½ years ask yourself “Am I better off now”?
Her first bla was that she is proud to have served as vice president to our great, wonderful and extra-ordinary President Joe Biden, whose accomplishments are greater in 3 ½ years than what any other president has done in 2 terms [8 years].
Remember the cat fight between Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during the 2019 campaign “debates” where they each identified each other’s weaknesses and neither being fit to be president – but now the political “love fest”? Give me a break.
One of her other blas is her record (according to her) as a tough prosecutor and attorney general where she went after spousal abusers and big corporations and sexual offenders, but taking a closer look at her record it shows her on the wrong side of right almost every time, as an AG Kamala fought to keep wrongfully convicted felons from being released.
Another bla, she claims to know Donald Trump’s “type”, you know……a convicted felon. I think she was confused with her then boyfriend California democratic political “fixer”…..Willie Brown who helped her get all the way to the US Senate – (friends with benefits deal) in 2017.
And another bla (lie by omission) – her legacy as vice president was being appointed Biden’s “border czar” and having never gone down to the border in her 3 ½ years. When questioned about that specifically her flippant answer “well I’ve never been to Europe either” shows her not taking responsibility for her lack of action or that the question was even being asked.
And all of that free stuff she’s promising……I guarantee nothing is coming out of her pocket. In fact one expert said that for someone who has never cut a payroll or outside of politics held a real job – how did her net worth get to more than $12M in her short political “career” or did she marry for money?
That was just a taste of Biden’s “Build Back Better” scheme. – RTM
Recently AOC (of the squad fame) said something like “without Biden the democrats have no plan”.
After President Biden released a statement about exiting his bid for reelection he said he fully supported VP Harris and that she has a vision or plan for American that we can all believe in.
So what’s the plan?
It appears that the prospects for the future of our nation are fluid as the Democratic Party is torn between the option of supporting VP Harris or someone yet unnamed.
In the meantime the left leaning media are raising the stakes of division by broadcasting that the Trump team as poised with ads attacking Harris after Biden’s exit. What they fail to mention is how fast after Trump was shot that the Biden team continued their full on assault of Trump and even downplayed his being shot while saying nothing about the massive Secret Service security failure that could have prevented the incident altogether.
The democrats went so far as to say that Biden getting COVID (if he had it at all) is equal to Trump being shot. No it isn’t!
Obama did not come out right away to support Harris, but wants the DNC to have an “open” method of nominee selection, while congressional democrats are throwing themselves behind Harris – lock, stock and barrel.
Tomorrow (Wednesday – 24 July) the DNC committee will decide?
This is important to note VP Harris made a topic of debate the fact that the RNC VP candidate Senator JD Vance is married to a South Asian Indian-American woman (same as Harris).
Also important is what could be coming next in the political pressure campaign to remove Biden from office before the election since he folded on his bid for reelection? Will the democrats force Biden to resign, will they call for the 25th Amendment or will the republican-led House threaten Biden with impeachment over the economy, national security, immigration or ?? (That kind of pressure worked with Nixon)?
It looked like as Americans were waking up to the façade of democratic politics, but still there may be that tendency to vote along a straight party line “because that’s how we’ve always voted”.
America needs democratic support to make our nation great once again and the only way to do that is with a strong candidate with a vision for America and the backbone to stand up against all critics. That candidate almost certainly could come forward from the public sector.
I can’t wait to see what if Harris really has a plan, other than Biden’s “Beat Trump” plan. – RTM
Three years ago there was House Resolution 21, 1-11-2021, Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) calling for VP Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office with Democrats saying he was unfit to execute his duties as President.
I have long said the President Joe Biden had no business being president as Kamala Harris had no business being Vice President either. What we have seen over the past four years should have been a vindication for me and as the Democratic Party seems to be imploding from within it has only gotten worse.
With Biden’s obvious mental faculty decline and seemingly nobody steering the ship of state I wonder why there has been no push for VP Harris to pull the 25th Amendment handle which obviously needs to be pulled?
After the disastrous Biden-Trump “debate” the nation has gotten a good look at the competency of the President. The Democratic members of Congress, the former Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the Senate and even former President Obama have exerted so much pressure for Biden to make a decision (which had he already made).
It was after President Biden tested positive from COVID and under immense pressure that it was released to the press that Biden would not seek reelection and supports VP Harris for President. Except at this point the DNC doesn’t want her to be the nominee, but has no idea who will get the nomination.
At this moment it’s clear that President Biden won’t resign of his own volition, but it’s not so clear he can last until January 20th, let alone until November 5th. Should VP Harris use the 25th Amendment she would become the “Acting President” until Biden recovers or the election. I don’t think that has ever happened before?
It is important for us to first look at the 25th Amendment (1967) of the Constitution and what it actually says. (Keep in mind that Section 3 “Whenever the President transmits to the President pro temp of the Senate (VP Harris) and the Speaker of the House (Speaker Johnson) his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits a written declaration to the contrary”.)
Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
[This amendment clarifies the Constitution’s previously ambiguous language about presidential succession, explicitly confirming the long-standing custom that when a president dies in office the vice president becomes president, rather than acts as president.]
Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
[If the vice presidency becomes vacant, the president may nominate a new vice president, subject to the confirmation of both the House and Senate. The amendment also provides procedures for replacing a president who becomes incapacitated.]
Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
This resolution calls upon Vice President Michael R. Pence (1) to immediately use his powers under section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments to declare that the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and (2) to transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House notice that he will be immediately assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Even though Vice President Pence did not invoke the 25th Amendment it did not stop the House from presenting Articles of Impeachment to the Senate and attempting to take other unconstitutional actions against President Trump during his final days in office and in the weeks after leaving office.
I want to make a point that when Congress decided to go after President Trump who was clearly able to function as president; they did not hesitate to go after President Biden who clearly is not able to function as president? With a willing accomplice like Vice President Harris who would claim her rightful place as the first East Asian American of Indian descent and the first woman president – what would she have to lose?
When you open Pandora’s box and let the cat out of the bag there is no way to make it right again? – RTM
Although I didn’t get to watch the entire convention what I saw was a positive message from President Donald J. Trump after accepting the RNC nomination for President and those who spoke for all American’s to unite together as one people and become active in making our country better.
After more than 9 years of being bombarded by the slanderous political lies and accusations it’s time to rid corruption from the halls of congress and the weaponized government agencies that have become a plague to the people of the United States.
The events of July 13th in Butler Pennsylvania where a radicalized and highly impressionable 20 year old male was unsuccessful in his actions meant to end the life of President Trump at 6:11 pm, and we thank Almighty God.
Even though the recent events of July 13th were not the main focus of the convention, those actions have become a major focus of the unanswered questions of how they were allowed to happen and why was Secret Service security so lax and substandard?
In hindsight it seems imperative that this being yet another flaw in the corruption in a government agency that is charged with protecting America’s upper level of highly visible leaders and their families.
Even after initially pointing fingers at local law enforcement, the head of the Secret Service said that the buck stops with her. When pointedly questioned by members of congressional oversight committees to resign, she will not and President Biden is not in a position physically to fire her. So after this critical flaw has been exposed what will happen next?
The main thrust of the convention was aimed at a new focus on who Donald Trump really is and has been throughout his private, public and political life. It was a chance to hear from those who are closest to him – his family, sons, daughters, grandchildren and family friends, so that America can see the distinction from what has been falsely said about him, his family and his ardent supporters.
We heard and saw only a window into the character of President Trump. It is that character that brought him out of a very successful private life into a life of public service to save America from politically corrupt politicians and their destructive goals of bankrupting and the ultimate destruction of the United States as a nation.
With nothing viable to offer American citizens except accusations, lies, threats and violence the Democratic Party is imploding from within. They have assaulted the intelligence of EVERY American by accusing President Trump and his MAGA movement of every atrocity and dirty dealing that they (Democrats) are doing, which is nothing more than casting blame on the innocent.
President Trump have a personal invitation to people young and old of every race, creed, and political party to join this movement to save our country.
The ball is in your court – what will you do? – RTM
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