More Demagoguery

The Biden Administration just announced a 50 miles per gallon fuel efficiency standard to take effect in 2031, 7 years from now, for those of you who are mathematically impaired. Yet another strong-armed incentive to move American drivers into an electric vehicle. The same vehicles that are languishing on dealer’s lots due to abysmal sales figures. They estimate that the new standard will save drivers an average of $600 in fuel costs over the vehicle's life. Seriously?  That’s it? What will it cost to purchase a vehicle with that kind of fuel efficiency, and is it possible that an SUV or a pickup truck of suitable size to satisfy the American public can meet the standard? Ultimately, the choice will be between a tiny, underpowered fuel, efficient fossil fuel burning vehicle or an exorbitantly expensive EV with, as of now, limited charging infrastructure and a grid that continues to deteriorate unless a miraculous breakthrough occurs in EV technology. Americans are facing a dim future of brownouts, limited mobility, government overreach, and punitive carbon taxes. And this sobering news in the shadow of an aging electric grid that is not poised to meet the increased demand.

The Democrat Way

The more I listen to the democrats, the more apparent it becomes:  they want to control what you drive, how you drive, what you eat, what you cook with, what you heat your home with, how much energy you consume, where you live, the racial makeup of your community, where you travel…..in essence everything you do. Their goal is the 15-minute city mindset, where we live in government-controlled housing, and everything we need is within a 15-minute commute, a requirement because our government-mandated EVs don’t have enough range. They want a digital currency where all transactions are tracked and subject to denial. And it will all be managed by AI. What could go wrong? The end game is socialism, and ultimately it’s dystopian. 

NPR Weighs In

NPR’s slant on the Trump conviction was beyond the pale. Their pundits praised the expert prosecution, claiming the defense was fatally flawed and furthering the spin that justice was served. They also spent time setting up the sure-to-be campaign talking points that will appeal to independents and suburban females, that Trump was having an affair with a porn star while Melania was at home with her newborn son, recovering from the birth and at her most vulnerable state,  and thus was the reason why she was not present in the courtroom. And further reinforcing the claim that Trump engaged in the NDA not to protect Melania but to further his political ambitions. Suddenly, after years of attacking her, the left is suddenly concerned with Melania’s feelings using her as yet another cudgel against her husband. The left has no shame and will do anything to retain power; there is nothing beyond them.

Railroading Of Donald Trump

Isn't it ironic the New York judicial system indicts the quintessential New Yorker and no less a former President and leading Republican candidate for the presidency of these United States come November? The principal judicial participators in this sham conviction are Judge Juan Merchan, of unimpressive JD credentials, a prominent democrat party donor, a Biden advocate whose daughter works as a DNC fundraiser, who has been repeatedly selected to preside over cases brought against Republicans, even though he is not in the regular judicial rotation, serving as an alternate. He who lent the final coup-de-grace at the trial. And we have the instigator of this farse of litigation, DA Alvin Bragg, manipulating a misdemeanor into a felony to remove the statute of limitations. But, in the 11th hour, it took the deft hand of Judge Marchan, in repeatedly violating constitutional law in his biased management of the trial’s proceedings, to seal The Donald’s fate.

Are You Kidding Me

The Wall Street Journal’s Bill McGurn reported that should Biden step aside, Kamala Harris is the “favored replacement,” according to a Bloomberg/Morning Consult Poll. He goes on to outline how Ms. Harris would fare in a head-to-head matchup against Donald Trump in seven swing states, where Harris trails the former president by 3 (Michigan) to 10 points (North Carolina). McGurn goes on to claim that Ms. Harris is a liability as a result of her dejection based solely on identity politics. Sure, I agree, but I think McGurn is missing a larger point: After nearly four years of cackling, nonsensical word salad with virtually no accomplishments, embarrassing this country repeatedly on the world stage, she is ONLY trailing Trump by 3 to 10 points. Hell, the margin of error in these polls usually hovers at plus or minus 3 to 5 percentage points, therefore making nearly half the swing states potentially a dead heat. So my question is: even in light of Mr. Trump’s foibles, who in their right mind would elect Kamala Harris, a train wreck unfolding before our eyes, to lead the nation?  Have we become so hopelessly partisan, or perhaps so vehemently anti-Trump, that half the voters in swing states would support Harris at the head of the Democratic ticket? This country is indeed at the edge of a precipice. 

Hochul’s Follies

And now we have Kathy Hochul, fresh off her “black children don’t even know what the word computer means” comment, calling Trump supporters “clowns” and recently opining on the Israel-Hamas conflict and getting sideways with both Palestinian supporters within her own party and the Jewish community as well. With the middle class exiting New York in unprecedented numbers, the totally out-of-touch Governor continues to engage in the Biden exercise of opening her mouth and producing gaffe after gaffe. Just this year alone, she has suggested banning gas stoves, internal combustion automobiles, fossil fuel-fired home heating appliances, and reducing speed limits presumably, as one FOX contributor observed, to slow down the exodus from her heavily taxed and regulated state. And anyone with her Botox distorted facial features and goofy speech delivery should seriously reconsider calling anyone else a clown, let alone the prominently black and Hispanic crowd that showed up at his rally in the Bronx. Oops. Yet she has been on a tear recently making headlines, no doubt feeling the heat as the grandstanding State AG Leticia James nips at her heels with an eye on the Governor’s mansion. What a legacy New York has left us. From Elliott Spitzer and his penchant for prostitutes to Andrew Cuomo’s allegations of sexual misconduct, we are left with the positively vacuous Kathy Hochul, a glaring example of the Peter Principle, potentially challenged by an activist attorney general who based her entire campaign strategy on persecuting Donald Trump. Only in New York. Let the exodus continue. 

Hollywood Thought Pundits

Have you seen the ancient actor Dick Van Dyke, he of the Disney Mary Poppins movie and a 60s television show famous for his opening staged tumble over an ottoman, emerge as a political pundit? Even he remarks that he falls down a lot…..on purpose. Well, he’s at it again. The formerly likable character has decided to take his anti-Trump rant to Instagram, railing against the Supreme Court for not decisively ruling against the former president in a timely enough fashion, suggesting that they are greasing the path for him to return to the Oval Office. With age should come wisdom, but Mr. Van Dyke has chosen to tarnish his likability with a deep dive into partisan politics, and he doesn’t wear it well. Stick to what you know, sir, and like the rest of Hollywood, stop using your platform to spew vitriol against your political opposition. Yeah, I’m talking to you, Bobby De Niro.