Politics.
It has always been a nasty business and people who swim in those waters seem to have skins thicker than any known mammal. They also have an innate ability to lie with no equivocation. They change streams faster than salmon spawning and have memories that are empty or very full depending on the circumstance.
It has only gotten worse by the way. Sure there were the Huey Longs and the Richard Nixons of the political World but everyone knew Huey Long was a crook and Nixon insisted he wasn’t. Those were the good old days.
Before I start, I would like to thank George Santos for bringing back the good old days. He was a deceitful lier with zero scruples. Good for him! America has missed such an egregious corrupt politician. Now we have the politicians of the 21st Century.
Still, the biggest group of liars ever assembled in one place but it’s so much more than that.
The politicians in Washington have developed an infrastructure that only they can access. The laws of the land do not apply to them and they know it. Insider trading rules? Doesn’t mean us, does it? Receiving millions in donations and using that money as they see fit. Kissing the ring of the George Soros’s and the Charles Koch’s of the World and having Super PAC’s control legislation.
Washington D.C. is a sewer and it is inhabited with sewer rats that can survive pretty much anything.
There was a time when investigative journalist would risk life and limb to uncover malfeasance in Washington. They would sniff out a story and end up winning a Pulitzer Prize. Not anymore. It seems that the only good story is one relating to President Trump or something related to the GOP. Or maybe something that has to do with successful corporations and the dirty tricks they might be playing.
It seems that the only investigative pieces being written are ones with a decidedly liberal bent. I get it, most journalists are liberals and most of the colleges these people graduate from are liberal as well. It is what it is.
I think if you look up on the internet what professions are the least trustworthy, I am pretty sure you will see politicians and journalists right near the top. It is a horrible state of affairs when you have to peel away a journalists ideology to get at any real story they are writing about.
Fair and balanced does not exist anymore and while the media does a great job of reporting on how this country is getting more and more divided by political lines, they are probably responsible for a lot of the division themselves.
As we start this electoral process in 2024 I think it’s really interesting to see how the media has started to morph.
For three years we have been dealing with a crisis at the border and the administration has done little to nothing other than make it worse. In the Biden Administrations true hatred for Donald Trump, they rolled back the protections he had put in place along the border. Nice going morons. The mainstream media barely reported on it and when they did, they hailed Vice President Harris’s appointment as the border czar. Which, after a few weeks, they never mentioned her role again, ever. Why you ask? Simple. She did nothing. She is a do nothing person and the media figured that out early on. Report on her at your own risk because she has rendered a meaningless title useless, if thats even possible.
The media has protected President Joe Biden for the entire length of his Presidency. They make no mention of his feebleness or his 18 vacations at the shore a year. They barely bring up his son’s complicated legal situation and you never hear one word about Joe Biden’s complicity in any of Hunter’s dealings. He may or may not have had an active role but he is the President and his son has been dealing with some pretty shady characters. At least do some investigative work.
The media hailed his spending bills but rarely if ever brought up the direct link of massive spending to the acceleration of inflation. Every business network has but where is CBS,NBC or ABC?
And then there was this:
This morning from CNN
“House Republicans voted early today to advance their impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. GOP leaders are aiming to impeach the first cabinet member in 150 years, alleging he has committed high crimes and misdemeanors for his handling of the southern border. Senior House Republicans are confident they have the support to impeach Mayorkas, but once it heads to the Democratic-controlled Senate, it is highly unlikely that he will be charged. In response to Republicans blaming Mayorkas for the uptick in border crossings, the DHS issued a memo stating, "This Administration has removed, returned, or expelled more migrants in three years than the prior Administration did in four years."“
Did you read that last quote? I am not sure but I think the same idiot that came up with the “More jobs were created in the first half of the year than any other time in our history” line right after things started going back to normal. They obviously must think most Americans are stupid because saying you “removed and returned more migrants than the previous administration” is a bit a fact scramble isn’t it. If the Trump administration was responsible for returning 400,000 of the 800,000 illegal aliens how does that compare to returning 1.5 million out of 10 million? Sure, your administration sent more back than the previous administration but your administration with it’s open border policies has allowed 10 times as many to enter this country.
That kind of nonsense drives me nuts.
The media has hailed the president for his handling of….
What has he actually handled correctly?
The latest example of the media’s collusion with the White House is how they are after three and half years going to do something about the border. The President has finally woken up and realized he EF’d up. He did, big time and the media protected him and now that he has finally woken from his slumber after 8 million illegal aliens have entered the US, he is going to do something about it.
Funny, because in a lot of the rhetoric surrounding President Biden’s “Big Plans”, it keeps getting mentioned that Donald Trump is the one responsible for the mess we are in now. Huh? I am sorry but I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but how could a man who wanted to build a 2300 mile 36 foot high fence along the border responsible for open borders?
The man in the White House now is the only one responsible for the mess he created. That is it. Own up to it and fix it.
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT
One last note and this will surprise everyone. I have had a change of heart about Senator John Fetterman. He may not be the crude hulk of a man that I thought he was. Make no mistake, he is still a Democrat but if you dig down into some of the things he has said and what he stands for, he may just make a really good Senator. He may have been elected as this Progressive but in reality he is a moderate Democrat who has made sure the Progressive wing of his party knows he isn’t one of them. Just his stance alone on Israel has made me believe he actually is a decent, thoughtful young Senator with a bright future.
Keeping Senator Fetterman in mind, I have an example of how the US Senate believes it is separate from the laws of the United States. Senator Bob Menendez, truly one of the most despicable characters in Washington is still on several important committees in Congress. Senator Fetterman want’s to make sure that Menendez does not sit on any of those classified briefings. Ok. I get the fact that Senator Menendez has not been convicted of any of those recent charges but he isn’t being charged with taking union money to help them gain a Federal contract (not yet), he is being charged with peddling influence to foreign governments and sitting on intelligence briefings that are classified seems like opening the vault for a suspected bank robber. Maybe other Democrats have voiced concerns about this but I haven’t seen one yet.
One of your better pieces. Good that you have a good accountant.
OMG are you going to get audited this year. Also, keep your curtains closed when the black SUVs come to your house. But I have to applaud you on Fetterman. I also have seen him to be a democrat, not a leftist which is refreshing.