Don’t you just hate it when an armchair quarterback or backseat driver criticizes your decisions both personally and professionally? In a recent headline Representative Liz Chaney (R-WY) compared President Trump’s NC GOP speech to that of the Chinese Communist Party, so I must ask Liz – “What have you done beginning day one in your political career to change the ‘politics-as-usual’ and to make America better than it was?” In fact I put that question to every member of congress.
To his credit when President Trump came into office he began looking forward at what America could become and knew how to make things happen all because he was not looking through a political filter. Not only was Trump battled the political left of both parties in congress and had to take the path of most resistance in order to reach the goals he set to move the nation forward.
Within the GOP, both house and senate Republicans were more than hesitant to get behind or support Trump’s agenda because they did not want to rock the political boat or felt pressure from the left or didn’t want to distance themselves from voters at home. Out of those members of congress came Republicans in Name Only (RINOs) who wanted to be seen in the news and on record opposing Trump at every step. America was built not on politicians but hard working men and women with a vision for a better tomorrow and saw a clear path to get there without government interference.
Some have said that Trump’s grip on the GOP has divided the Republican Party. To them I say poppycock! The Republican Party all but died during the 8 years of Obama. When the GOP controlled both chambers of Congress (House and Senate) they did not effectively exercise their authority to fix many inconsistencies or clear errors in laws that would have made our nation safer or our borders more secure. They effectively turned out the light of freedom in America and were afraid that Trump would turn that light back on, which he did.
With the birth of the MAGA movement that light began to shine and projected hope of a better tomorrow, but only because of the optimistic vision of President Trump, who saw as Reagan did that America as that shinning city on a hill where with God anything is possible.
Moving forward the GOP must embrace the policies and ideas put forth by President Trump and abandon the scorched-earth mindset of the old Republican Party and blaze a new path forward to a brighter future for America or get out of the way. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
We have been told that a broad brush stroke of society is determined by skin color and holding down a job is bad but it is good to take all the government handouts you “deserve”. We have been led to believe that certain American cultures and traditions are bad. I just won’t buy into that mindset.
God created man in his image.
Whether rich or poor, slave or free, God created us all equal. This nation was birthed on biblical principles so that worshiping God would not be inhibited by man or government. Man created politics to bring forth division for the express purpose of controlling other men. Greed feeds division.
America was built on the backs and hard work of men and women of many cultures, tribes and nations with each contributing to the fabric of our nation. I call it investing in our future or bringing something to the community table.
Many people have come to this country by choice to raise their family in peace and safety. Others fled oppressive regimes where fear of death was very much a part of their daily existence. Still others came here to take advantage of and steal the American Dream.
Among those who came to this new world were the dreamers who saw possibilities beyond what others saw. Hard work and long hours paid dividends – land to raise produce, homes to shelter families, cattle and horses to work the land and provide food on the table and in due time financial savings and security for the future.
What culture is the most important? It’s a rhetorical question that is relative to each individual and family. Just what is culture anyway? Is it comprised of customs, traditions or found in story telling that is written or passing down from one generation to another?
The fabric of America is blended from many colors and textures. Our nation is better when those who contribute bring out the best in us. We are not all created to be cooks or janitors, salesmen or corporate executives, yet we can each bring to the table what is important to us, like commitment to one another – we call family; commitment to a job or organization – we call loyalty; and commitment to community and to our nation – we call patriotism. The highest form of commitment must come from our heart – to our God, seeking his will above our own selfishness. We must seek God first, love our family always and honor our nation – before ourselves.
When we do our best to make life better for others around us asking nothing in return, but the approval of the Almighty, then we will know that – Every Culture is the Most Important in America, and around the world. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
I don’t buy into Critical Race Theory which is bent on making white people feel guilty about being white. As the question presented in this you tube photo, “What do you like about being white?” suggests, let me answer it up front – I like being alive and free to make up my own mind about…….well – EVERYTHING!
I’ve noticed quite a number of programs on cable television which are made to attract black audiences, using an all-star cast of all black characters , black commercials and well the very blackest of black themes that only promote racism.
If the same emphasis was placed to attract all white audiences, using an all-star cast of all white characters, white commercials and well the whitest of white themes would that not promote racism too?
Apply that to Asians, Indians, Spanish, Polish, and German, Russian or any of the 54 African nations and still no matter how you slice it – racism is racism in any of its various forms.
So as the bible says, it’s not what goes into you but what comes out of you that defiles a man. I guess the best way to fight racism is not to feed into the frenzy. Don’t talk about it, think about it or tell others about it.
Instead of calling yourself a hyphenated-man or woman, why not simply call yourself a man or a woman and not that Trans-anything. Being politically correct is simply twisting incorrectness to the extreme and in the end wrong is still wrong. After all God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
Either you love em or hate em. As Veterans we go to the VA for healthcare, routine or emergency treatment, dental, hearing or vision as it involves service connected issues or services. When we file for disability our claims we see the VBA as the enemy because they often become a never ending source of frustration for Veterans and their family members. As we grow older and require long term or rehabilitative care those are generally taken up by local or state run Veterans Homes. We forget that the VA is also a source of employment for Veterans seeking meaningful ways to give back to the Veteran community, yet many Veterans often overlook or are unaware of the concept or composition of the current Veterans Administration.
I’ve been a patient of the VA over the past 50 years and have used VA educational and home loan service throughout my adult life, including during active military service. Like many I was unaware that the VA has a distinct “separation of powers” which they call a dynamic partnership in the shared mission of the VA, VHA, VBA and the NCA. So rather than harp on negative aspects of the VA, this blog is to highlight the positive aspects so that Veterans like me can see the VA not as the enemy, but as a worthy adversary by understanding the parameters with which the VA must operate. – The Real Truckmaster!
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.
VA carries out four specific missions to make good on that commitment.
Veterans Health Care:
VA’s Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health care network in the United States, with 1,255 health care facilities serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
Veterans Benefits:
Veterans can earn a range of benefits that help them transition back to civilian life in the country they fought to defend. Through the Veterans Benefits Administration, VA helps service members transition out of military service, and assists with education, home loans, life insurance and much more.
National Cemeteries:
The job of the National Cemetery Administration is to make sure those who served this nation are never forgotten. NCA provides dignified burial services for Veterans and eligible family members by maintaining 142 cemeteries as national shrines and providing lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifice to our nation.
The Fourth Mission:
VA’s “Fourth Mission” is to improve the Nation’s preparedness for response to war, terrorism, national emergencies, and natural disasters by developing plans and taking actions to ensure continued service to veterans, as well as to support national, state, and local emergency management, public health, safety and homeland security efforts
Vision
To provide veterans the world-class benefits and services they have earned — and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship.
Core Values
Integrity:
Act with high moral principle. Adhere to the highest professional standards. Maintain the trust and confidence of all with whom I engage.
Commitment:
Work diligently to serve Veterans and other beneficiaries. Be driven by an earnest belief in VA’s mission. Fulfill my individual responsibilities and organizational responsibilities.
Advocacy:
Be truly Veteran-centric by identifying, fully considering, and appropriately advancing the interests of Veterans and other beneficiaries.
Respect:
Treat all those I serve and with whom I work with dignity and respect. Show respect to earn it.
Excellence: Strive for the highest quality and continuous improvement. Be thoughtful and decisive in leadership, accountable for my actions, willing to admit mistakes, and rigorous in correcting them.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VHA) VHA physicians, nurses, and health care givers provide nearly 5 million veterans, and their families, per year with quality medical treatment. VHA personnel practice all medical specialties and provide medical and rehabilitative treatment of all kinds, from acute to long term care. We’re especially proud of the VHA’s preeminent role in educating physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. More than half of the physicians currently practicing in the United States received some part of their training in one of our care facilities.
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION (VBA) The VBA also provides home loan guaranty, education, and insurance programs. The VBA maintains 57 regional offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Today more than 13,000 VBA employees are translating the promises of the GI Bill into tangible advantages for veterans. These committed professionals include specialists in education, home loans, vocational rehabilitation, insurance, information technology, and finance and budget management. Here at VA, your skills can really make a difference!
NATIONALCEMETERYADMINISTRATION (NCA) Veterans, their spouses, and dependent children are eligible for burial in VA’s national cemeteries. The National Cemetery Administration will provide a headstone or marker for veterans buried in any cemetery in the world.
NCA also presents Presidential Memorial Certificates bearing the President’s signature to acknowledge and commemorate the memory of honorably-discharged, deceased veterans.
NCA is in the midst of the largest expansion in its history. By the year 2009, eleven new national cemeteries will join the current 120. Many existing cemeteries are being expanded. State veterans’ cemeteries are being built and expanded with funding assistance from VA.
Terrorists fly their battle flags in foreign countries to strike fear into the hearts and minds of the people.
Gangs in the US like to mark their territory with gang signs.
The political leftists in Congress like to ban Confederate battle flags and “offensive” statues because of their “racist” origins.
Why in the world would the US State Department even entertain hoisting the BLM “battle” flag under the US Flag is beyond me? Black Lives Matter is an organization that is in no way affiliated with the US government.
At best BLM is an organized con or pyramid scheme on Americans where donations are not accounted for, nor documented as going to help black lives (except top level executive staff). We have seen politicians cater or waffle to BLM demands and exceed the power of their elected offices to paint or rename streets and even directly threaten legitimate businesses by marking the area directly in front of certain businesses with BLM in huge letters.
Corporations and businesses have bought into the lie (hook, line and sinker) that failing to endorse BLM makes them and their company racist.
It’s been a few days since I have written my blogs but when I saw the accompanying internet photo immediately I thought of the black ISIS flag which alerts enemy forces as to the exact location of the enemy.
Is there a correlation? Maybe, I don’t really know, but maybe I should find out. Or better yet, maybe YOU should see what you come up with? – I am the Real Truckmaster!
The chameleon is a species of lizard. There are over 160 species of chameleon spread across Madagascar, Spain, Africa, Asia, and Portugal.
However there is one very distinct type of chameleon that was not included, that of the American politician with whom political party affiliation is irrelevant and politics is based largely on greed with the accumulation of money and power.
On the local level the politician appeals to voters promising solutions to local issues and in many cases on the surface delivering on those promises. Almost always there are hidden agendas and subsequently all roads lead to Washington D.C. and into the White House.
We see it time and time again during presidential election campaigning where hopefuls vie for their party’s nomination. Look at the 2016 election, how many GOP candidates were hoping to challenge the lone DNC candidate? In the end it was a non-politician who bested the GOP candidates, got the nomination and ultimately entered the White House.
The election of 2020 was the complete opposite with a cast of political who’s who, seemingly scraping the bottom of the political barrel seeking the DNC nomination to challenge the GOP incumbent. The infighting between candidates sent a clear message to American voters that not one had the welfare of America in mind. They aired all the dirt on each other and promised free stuff amounting to “cash for votes”. In the end it was a no holds barred, all out dirty tricks free for all with the worst of the worst coming out on top and entering the White House.
What I saw during the campaign cycle was a lifetime politician promising to fix the issues America has faced during his almost 40 years in political office. His running mate ran as a black woman, a Jamaican-American and now as Vice President admits she is an Indian-American Woman of color. She is a true political Chameleon with PSAs highlighting her political record as a law and order prosecutor and attorney general, but neglecting to say how she actually got there – politically. I have written a number of blogs on her political rise to power and have been heavily criticized and called a racist for even bringing up her political past. In my opinion her historical achievements as a woman and a politician have been accentuating the wrong “skillset”.
As I said party affiliation has no bearing as politicians on each side of the isle seemingly cast they vote and weight in the direction the political wind is blowing. We’ve seen it with RINOs and DINOs (cross isle politicians) who have taken advantage of a vast number of American voters. It’s time to wake up to the large scale destruction of American values, traditions and the American way of life by self-serving politicians. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
I can’t believe the nonsense that’s going on in Washington with President Biden shutting down the Keystone XL Pipeline amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while paving the way to remove sanctions and thereby allowing Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to continue and calling it in the national interest of the United States, while taking absolutely no official response to the Russian hackers who shut down the Colonial Pipeline affecting the petroleum distribution in 17 eastern states – all in the first 100 days of his Biden-Harris Administration. Also unbelievable is the fact that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is attempting to shut down the pipeline going through her state.
Is all this happening so that American’s will jump on the electric vehicle bandwagon?
I don’t claim to be the smartest crayon in the box but saying a vast majority of Americans and all federal government agencies convert their motor fleet to eVehicles what signal does that send to fossil fuel and coal industry workers? Then when coal fired plants begin shutting down, even more workers are out of jobs and the shareholders of the major automobile industries and those contributing to the manufacturing and operation of these eVehicles begin raking in the big bucks, what happens when the bottom falls out from under them?
I doubt that Congressional Democrats and Republicans who tout AOC’s New Green Deal – sorry “The Biden Deal” are prepared for the fallout or the consequences of making America dependent upon a non-sustainable energy source.
And in the event of an all-out war with our sworn enemies and our tanks begin rolling into combat, who do they call when those massive Abrams Tank batteries fail? What about the F35’s rolling down the runway and the signal to abort flashes briefly before crashing?
But not to worry because the US Postal Service will be delivering the mail through snow, sleet, hail and rain until their batteries fail…..again. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
I’ve studied pictures and written article after article and listened to firsthand accounts of the events of January 6th, 2021 and I find it hard to believe that anyone would not clearly see how the MAGA Rally was hijacked by Antifa, just like they did for the BLM’s George Floyd Protest Rally in Minneapolis.
Antifa continues today running free in Portland and Seattle with full support of politicians and the complete backing of Congressional Democratic Leadership, and BLM has been raking in the big bucks through what amounts to graft or “hush money” from corporate and business stimulus payments.
What is worse is that many American’s have bought into “The Big Lie” that President Trump organized and encouraged the attack on the Capital in an attempt to disrupt the final phase of the 2020 election process and their manufactured hatred of anything Trump has impaired their cognitive reasoning ability, like we see every day with President Biden.
There has been so much misinformation and outright lies being told as truth by politicians and the media that protecting it on social media has been done using a technique called gaslighting.
What has not been discussed or properly investigated is who planted backpacks with explosives outside the Capital Building and the DNC Headquarters the night of January 5th or early morning of January 6th? Video clearly shows suspicious activity, yet we hear nothing of any arrests being made.
Another item overlooked is how, who and where were these Antifa domestic terrorists were able to conceal their presence in Washington DC, were escorted inside the Capital prior to the MAGA folks arriving from the rally? Video has surfaced showing Capital Police instructing Antifa (wearing Trump caps and holding a Trump flag) to remain peaceful inside the Capital. Once inside it was these same Antifa folks (posing in MAGA gear) that caused the disruption and violence inside the Capital.
After Trump gave his speech and told the MAGA crowd to go peacefully to the Capital so their voices would be heard, it was reported by the initial MAGA folks to arrive near the Capital they witnessed Antifa being escorted inside by Capital Police. As the MAGA crowd began arriving they were directed by Capital Police to enter the Capital through designate entrances.
To their credit Capital Police and Secret Service agents evacuated legislators from the Capital Building into a safe haven location away from the Capital.
What did not take long was to cast the blame on Trump for ramping the MAGA crowd into frenzy, but anyone watching the live footage would see men, women and children (families) and hot, tired Americans having walked for 45 minutes in the midday sun standing and watching as Antifa caused mayhem in front of the main entrance to the Capital building. It is clear who were and were not MAGA folks, even though some of the grubbiest and roughest misfits donning red Trump hats were obviously staging photo ops for effect.
The FBI has been posting hundreds of photos of people who were inside the Capital on January 6th, but many of the criminal elements have yet to be arrested, unless they were verifiable MAGA folks. Don’t take my word alone, do your own due diligence and you can plainly find that the real culprits are freely walking around as they continue to incite violence in cities across America. – I am the Real Truckmaster!
In the spirit of fairness I feel that one theory in the political landscape of America has been virtually ignored and that is the Critical Democratic Demonization Theory. This theory was initiated in late 2016 before being put into practice in 2017 during the Trump Administration.
In short those who identify as MAGA / Trump supporters are demonized and labeled as un-American; fair game to verbal and physical attack as American’s are gaslighted with misinformation, smears and character assassination on social media, news outlets and on television.
Using the Saul Alinsky playbook “Rules for Radicals” it’s like all is fair in love and war, this is anything but love. In fact the Liberal Progressive Democratic Party guidelines as expressed by Michelle Obama while her husband was president, “when they go high, we go low”. At her urging democrats set the bar so low that congressional democrats and elected democratic officials literally had to raise themselves up to fall over it.
The CDD Theory is so biased that ordinary democrats who stray from the party line or espouse non-traditional rhetoric are simply not black or black enough or beneath the dignity of card carrying democrats.
While witnessing the breakdown of American society and the economic collapse of what had been a booming economy one need only look as far as the Critical Democratic Demonization Theory will allow and give credit where credit is due – to the Democratic Party? – I am the Real Truckmaster!
After yesterday’s dethroning in the House of Wyoming’s Liz Chaney and Arizona’s McCain and other anti-Trumpers bent on stopping another Trump presidency it’s not surprising that they are threatening a third political party. Call it what they will the ATRP or as it is actually RINOs)
In this Insider article by Brent D. Griffiths begins with:
Key quote: “The current GOP leadership has bought into this hook, line, and sinker, and only fealty to Trump matters at this point among those leaders,” said former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey. She was among the Republicans who endorsed Biden in 2020.
Their effort is also meant as a show of solidarity to Rep. Liz Cheney, who was ousted from her House leadership post on Wednesday after calling out Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election.
The letter is expected to be signed by roughly 100 Republicans, including former members of Congress and top party officials:They plan on hosting a town-hall-style meeting next month to further map out their agenda and to recruit prospective primary challengers.
Do I think it’s going to be a good thing for Anti-Trump republicans to form a third political party? My answer is a resounding YES! I’ve been disillusioned with the Grand Old Party (GOP) for quite some time. I have watched as republicans that I have voted for have done little to oppose disastrous democratic policies that fail to strengthen America. When the chips were down their true colors were on vibrant display showing they were republicans in name only (RINOs).
Don’t get me wrong I’ve wholeheartedly supported republican presidents as a registered republican who has voted in every election. I supported Reagan because as an outsider to the Washington political establishment his presidency was a much needed breath of fresh air. I supported the Bushes, not for getting involved in endless wars, but for standing up to aggressive dictatorial regimes who brought the fight to American soil.
I supported the failed run for the presidency by both McCain and Romney because there were no alternatives.
I supported Trump because first and foremost he was the only true outsider in the race with a track record of working hard to produce results and he wasn’t a politician. One thing I learned during the Trump presidency was to read the Constitution and demand politicians on both sides of the political isle abide by it. What I saw was the complete opposite. I also learned that under certain conditions the election process can be manipulated. I watched as career politicians became vitriol in their hatred of Trump. While they treated him with contempt expecting him to react as politicians before him, he did no such thing.
I watched as many coveted his endorsement for political office or reelection while stabbing him in the back repeatedly, as they had done to others before him. The Trump agenda of bringing forth an America First mindset was met not only with resistance but sparked a virtual insurrection within the congress, the administration and among the White House staff as we have never seen before.
After leaving office the division within the Republican Party has grown to the point that having the RINOs leave the GOP is one of the best things that could happen. A cancer within the party is hard to excise, unless it chooses to leave of its own accord. Anti-Trump republicans are that cancer. Will it hinder the effectiveness of republicans in congress, most definitely, but rest assured that there is and will be an entirely new crop of republicans stepping forth to fill the void. One might be led to believe that Trump has a massive grip on the GOP, but let me say that quite possibly it is the complete opposite.
To paraphrase President Biden, “We will build back, better, stronger!” – I am the Real Truckmaster!
