2023 has been a year of stumbling along through the wreckage.\u00a0 In every direction, as far as the eye can see is nothing but ruin.\u00a0 Everything is in a shambles.\u00a0 The borders, the cities, the Congress, Biden and our foreign policy.\u00a0 In fact, the Ukraine is a perfect metaphor for the state of our civilization.\u00a0 Across fertile fields laced with landmines and once industrious cities reduced to rubble formerly kindred peoples are locked in a life and death struggle to destroy each other.<\/p>\n
And to prove that things can always get worse, Hamas unleashed the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Sadism.\u00a0 Just when you think that nothing could be worse than the threat of all out nuclear war because of Ukraine, the Palestinians of that coastal hellhole; Gaza, send out squadrons of unhinged fighters to rape, maim, kill and dismember women, children and the elderly in an orgy of destruction and demonic madness.\u00a0 The Israelis will earn the undying hatred of their neighbors in the surrounding Arab countries but after what was done to these Israeli non-combatants I won\u2019t be surprised if they pursue the Hamas army to the last man even if it means killing tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in order to reach them. \u00a0Anything less than the total destruction of Hamas will merely postpone the next round of attacks on Israel.\u00a0 But the fallout from this war will be very ugly and Israel should reevaluate all of its strategic objectives and align them with the present war.\u00a0 Because after it, goodwill for Israel in the Middle East will be non-existent.\u00a0 Even the United States may shy away from pressing its Arab allies for support.<\/p>\n
So, it\u2019s really hard to find a silver lining to 2023.\u00a0 Mike Johnson taking over as Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy was ejected by Republican right-wingers is a promising development.\u00a0 Donald Trump\u2019s growing support in the polls for the Republican primaries is also a bit of good news.\u00a0 And his current lead in the polls versus Biden is likewise encouraging.\u00a0 But after those three tidbits have been savored, you\u2019re pretty much done with good news from Washington.<\/p>\n
So, let\u2019s turn the page on 2023 without too much introspection and analysis.\u00a0 For those of you who overindulge on New Year\u2019s Eve, you have the perfect excuse. Waking up on New Year\u2019s Day with a hell of a hangover may be the most fitting end to a year that felt like a hangover.\u00a0 Maybe we can use 2024 to start addressing problems on our own.\u00a0 Obviously, we can\u2019t undo the Biden agenda.\u00a0 All the worst policies of his regime will continue for as long as the Democrats are able to bamboozle stupid or greedy people into buying special treatment for their votes.\u00a0 But there is plenty you can do to minimize the impact of these dishonest policies on you and your family.\u00a0 And that should be your resolution for the New Year.\u00a0 Analyze what personal actions you are capable of accomplishing that have the highest impact on your life and make it your business to make them happen.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s resolution enough for anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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