In addition to the other benefits we get from a Trump presidency he is working to defang all of the regulatory tools that Obama inflicted on us during his regime. Among those disparate impact is one of the most noxious.
Good read.
Category: Current Events
13FEB2019 – American Greatness Post of the Day – Conrad Black’s The Democrats’ French Dilemma
Conrad Black is a good friend of President Trump. And he is a very upbeat prognosticator of of our troubled times. But this little historical expedition to the French Revolution and de Gaulle’s 1968 power play are amusing and give an interesting comparison to the madness of the lunatic fringe of the Democrat party. Of course that fringe now encompasses the whole party so it’s an unusual situation. Fun to read.
11FEB2019 – American Greatness Post of the Day – Michael Anton – What We Still Have to Lose
Here’s a follow-up to the Flight 93 essay. Anton is always worth reading.
10FEB2019 – OCF Update
Looking ahead to next week, I assume the big news will be the Senate vote on Barr. I read that the vote should be done this week. The media will probably throw a fit about it and I wouldn’t be surprised if Mueller unleashes some new nonsense or even his final report.
The last volume of the Galaxy’s Edge “Retribution” will arrive this week. Actually I got a copy last Friday but the first eight pages were missing so I sent it back. It’s the final volume but now they’re calling it the end of Season One. Good Lord, how many seasons will there be? Well, I’ve been enjoying the series immensely and I’m sure that will continue for a long way still.
I was threatening to put out my recommendations on Sony E-mount lens choices. I’m still working on that. I’ll be putting out some winter landscape and macro photos of the day starting this week. And in the distant future I’m planning on some astrophotography. I’m looking into what kind of star tracking drive I should get. I saw an amateur photographer’s site who had a multiple exposure overlay of the Andromeda Galaxy that was a thing of beauty. I’m very jealous.
Of course I have the Twilight Zone episodes to review. And I have some old country (or folk) music reviews and other dribs and drabs coming up.
And finally, soon I assume there will be some more substantive stuff coming out of Washington. The Wall and the Swamp.
Stay tuned.
08FEB2019 – Screen Actor Albert Finney Died
I always considered Finney an enjoyable actor to watch, always fun. Miller’s Crossing and The Dresser are the two roles I liked him in best. He was also good in Scrooge and Annie (both musical comedies which I rarely can enjoy). Rest in Peace.
08FEB2019 – Z-Man’s Podcast Chronicles the Paleocon History
Z-Man provides a good primer on the Paleocons. Very interesting. And I heard him use one of my favorite of his expressions “Never Trump Clown Car.”
Senate Committee Approves Barr Along Party Lines.
Barr goes to the full senate. He could be approved next week. To be continued.
Vox Day Has a Comment on the SOTU
Now Vox is a big Trump supporter but in his opinion the civic nationalism from someone like Trump won’t be enough to save the United States. But he acknowledges the effectiveness of what Trump did last night to consolidate the Republican base and kick the stool out from under the NeverTrumpers. I get bored by rhetoric so I shut it off after about fifteen minutes. But I acknowledge the necessity of talking to the whole country. I just hope he takes concrete action soon to get his agenda going in the face of total opposition from the the Dems.
http://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/02/76-percent-approval.html
My Daily Dose of Schadenfreude
Reading about Andrew Cuomo whining about billionaires leaving New York is music to my ears.
https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/state-budget-revenue-decline-1.26892647
Apparently, the combination of the federal tax limit of $10,000 deduction of state income tax and the confiscatory upper tax level brackets have the rich and well off heading for the New York borders. And now the tax revenues are off by several billion dollars. What a surprise!
Hey does that mean free college might be impacted?
Covington and McInnes
After all of the media made imbeciles of themselves and slander and libel were expended with reckless disregard it was very encouraging to hear that the kid’s family has found legal representation to fight back against these jackals.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/04/attorneys-sandmann-covington-lawsuit-media-reports/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/legal-team-of-covington-high-school-student-in-viral-video-prepare-for-possible-libel-fight-release-15-minute-video-of-the-truth
And today Vox Day had a link to an article about Gavin McInnes suing the SPLC over their targeting of him and the The Proud Boys as White Supremacists.
https://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/02/suing-splc.html
It’s too early to say whether this is the beginning of a trend but I’m glad to see our side is finally fighting back on their turf.