Cats, Guns, and National Security

From " Crossing the Trump Rubicon ," by Victor Davis Hanson, 06 NOV 2017. Like it or not, Donald Trump in fits and starts has chosen not to accommodate the progressive vision. But in most unlikely fashion he leads the fight against it. ... And yet, warts and all, the Trump presidency on all fronts is all that now stands in the way of the completion of what was started in 2009 . Looking back, the improbable election of 2016 proved a Rubicon moment. Once Trump crossed over the Rubicon, carried by his base of “crazies,” “irredeemables,” and “deplorables,” the die had been cast, and those who were fearful where America had been headed had no choice but to follow him through the river. Either Trump will restore economic growth, national security, the melting pot, legality, and individual liberty or he will fail and we will go the way of Europe. https://amgreatness.com/2017/11/06/crossing-the-trump-rubicon/

Donald Trump, Jr back during the campaign (thank God it wasn't this year, or I'd want Don Jr locked away for gross stupidity), he had a brief exchange of messages with WikiLeaks, and now that's under scrutiny. Because of when it was, and because people didn't realize then that WikiLeaks IS basically Russia, he can survive this and it can be filed under "Even more political stupidity by Trump people during the campaign." Don Jr. will take hits because now we know WikiLeaks is Russia but didn't release this publicly, at least. It's easily conceivable he didn't put this together, and at least he didn't communicate with them about or release his emails regarding the meeting with the Russian lawyerette through them (as some suggested he ought to have done). It's probably not a crime to "talk" to an outfit like WikiLeaks, but it looks bad.  KEY POINTS: 1. Probably not illegal. 2. Political stupidity during campaign (still ...

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WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN ALL THIS: James Comey, an acknowledged jerk, acknowledged under oath--and out of fear of "tapes" allegedly held by President Donald Trump--that the President, as critical at times of the Russia "collusion" investigation as he has been, indeed wanted an investigation to learn what Trump termed "satellites" may have been doing during the campaign.  In a March 31 meeting of a foreign policy advisory committee for the campaign, a certain member raised the possibility of using contacts with Russian officials to arrange a public meeting of Trump with Vladimir Putin.  In a discussion of this idea, it was put down by a number of people there, who noted the "optics" of such a meeting, with Senator Jeff Sessions insisting that the idea of such dealings never be talked about again.  At some point, a campaign policy was even put into effect barring any campaign employee from traveling overseas as part of the campaign.  Hence, the...

From June 2017. This discussion of Comey lays out the core position of Trump's denunciation of the witchhunt. It's not a blanket denial of contacts occurring (the Russians try to get into everything), but rather of the running of an operation by the campaign or a reaching out on a par with Ted Kennedy's action in 1984.

MY BRILLIANT THOUGHTS: 1. The Constitution itself needs serious revision, as in its current configuration the Judiciary ends up with the claimed power, even if by accident. By not stating an alternative short of a Second Amendment solution for overreach by the political branches, the courts ended up with the responsibility. 2. Gutting the Judiciary by literally eliminating ALL--repeat, ALL--lower courts and replacing them with totally new courts with hack judges will A. go far to cancelling out district- and circuit-level precedent, and B. right now give the good guys full control of the Judiciary overnight. 3. Courts don't have guns. All authority really lies in the ability to kill people. So courts can't really do that. The Executive needs to remember that and learn to use a powerful verbal weapon against judges--the "F-bomb" (coupled with the word, "off"). https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/why-appointing-better-judge...

Austria’s Rightward Lurch Is Europe’s New Normal https://t.co/4DZYQY1gY6 — FightThe"Resistance" (@TgGRA) October 19, 2017 The writer pushes some standard White Guilt at points, but analysis of Euro situation is worth reading. https://t.co/mSIGeHE2Dw — FightThe"Resistance" (@TgGRA) October 19, 2017

Women want strong, assertive men. PC prohibits that. Non-White men are exempt from PC. Therefore, White Western women go for non-White men. CONCLUSION: White genocide. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3240295/Imam-tells-Muslim-migrants-breed-children-Europeans-conquer-countries-vows-trample-underfoot-Allah-willing.html

The following was posted by yours truly as a rushed comment on a friend's sharing on Facebook of the video at the end.  Hence it presumes certain contexts and is far from complete. It can be understood without watching the video, but the video is still worth watching on its own account--just with my explanations. Simply put, it's White Guilt. Or "White/Western Guilt," as I sometimes say. The protesters believe that America and Western civilization.is inherently tilted toward Whites--i.e., the founding demographic--and so is "racist." "Racism" is defined by them not as an attitude or an ideology, but as a system--THE system. They hold that the tilt toward Whites makes our system unfavorable by nature toward others. So, no matter who any given individual feels, if their words or actions support "the system"--e.g., they stand for the Anthem--they are being "racist." They are upholding the system. Hence, to be "anti-...

UPSHOT: Fake News tweets spreading fake news send Trump supporters into hysterics. The washout of it all is that nothing is different than 24 hours ago.  Trump is, I do believe, soft on the general DACA issue, but true to his promises.  Border security is the priority for him. He is simply erring on the "humane" side, as the following shows was an unfortunate possibility: For all the "Trump lied to me" people going nuts over DACA here's one of my favorites (good follow & a good fellow) https://t.co/xWSOCzxZ1c — PlayTheTrumpCard (@PlaysTrumpCard) September 7, 2017 Here's the reality today: While DACA and border security were both discussed, excluding the wall was certainly not agreed to. — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) September 14, 2017 Trump tweeted this morning. Here is my honest (even negative when accurate) assessment: Here are key videos from today: "We're not looking at citizenship, we're not looki...

Donald Trump is not an ideologue. He is a pragmatist (and some would say, an attitudinalist). No one will agree with him all the time. He is also, despite MSM and Fake News characterizations, a man who is genuinely compassionate toward the plight of individual persons. Some of us disagree with Trump's desire to see a DACA-type solution to the issue of people in that situation. We would prefer a more "tough-stance" approach. But, this is a place where Trump is opting to err on the side of "humane approach." You and I might disagree with him on that, and he made it clear often during the campaign that he respects honest disagreement, even--perhaps especially--among his supporters. What we need to keep in mind is that while we might believe this is a mistake, Trump remains committed to the MAGA agenda, and we need to support him for that. That said, NOW is the opportunity to all of us to be a more substantive part of MAGA than ever. We can directly influ...

My new @Townhallcom is up! || The Military Coup Against Donald Trump of 2018, Part 1  https://t.co/b23RFKYuJ6 — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 31, 2017 The cliffhanger resolves in my special @Townhallcom follow-up! The Coup Against Trump of 2018, Part 2  https://t.co/dWrQSslqF7 — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 1, 2017 MY BRILLIANT COMMENTARY: This paragraph saves story and itself. I was about to yell about not enough executions, but at least the other side is silenced for awhile. pic.twitter.com/Bfj1vT36R7 — FightThe"Resistance" (@TgGRA) August 2, 2017 Missing, though, is Trump family/Org resisting coup. Maybe: Trump Force One leading the C-17s, having been secretly armed & armored. pic.twitter.com/lN5WcBlSBX — FightThe"Resistance" (@TgGRA) August 2, 2017 People ask what my position would be if Trump launched coup. I say it would depend, but "Chief Local Executioner" would be my preference.😂 — Fig...

A few tidbits have come out about the Trump Jr. "Russia" meeting: 1. Trump Sr. may have been told that information was forthcoming about Hillary. 2. Trump Sr. MIGHT vaguely recall a meeting about the orphan issue, but is not sure. 3. There were apparently more "Russians" at the meeting than previously believed--a translator and a member of a Russian family concerned about the orphan issue--i.e., people not actively involved in the discussion itself. 4. Jay Sekulow raised a question about the matter based on an incomplete and incorrect understanding of basic facts. CONCLUSION: You are seeing how rumors and conspiracy theories get started. People like to think everything is ideallic in how it happens. Even I myself like to try to figure out logical reasons for seemingly illogical actions. But this whole story has forced me to officially cease that effort, because (my words): Otherwise decent, rational, intelligent people can do indecent, irrational, and/or utterl...

It keeps coming back to three failings: 1. Lack of broad analytical skills or effort. 2. Political naiveté. 3. Business approach to information communication. Click on to enlarge and read.

"LIBERALS ARE LIARS; CONSERVATIVES ARE CONFUSED"* PEOPLE TEND TO PROJECT THEIR OWN MOTIVATIONS AND TRAITS INTO OTHERS. THAT'S WHY LIBERALS SAY CONSERVATIVES LIE, AND CONSERVATIVES SAY LIBERALS ARE DUMB. Liberals tend to think that wrong statements or actions by opponents are willful efforts to be wrong, when quite often they are honest expressions from ignorance. Todd Akin was not pushing a falsehood to promote an anti-woman agenda. He honestly thought women couldn't (or that it was very difficult to) get pregnant from a rape. Sarah Palin was once caught calling for "profiling" to combat terrorism, then quickly followed use of that term up by saying we need to keep "profiles" on specific suspects. She wasn't trying to cover for a slip in support of something the Left considers "racist." She genuinely thought that's what the term meant. And Donald Trump Jr. didn't try to engage in or hide the smoking gun evid...

I tweeted regarding the event: "Not evidence of collusion, as none occurred, but politically naive 'satellites' (w/ a dirty trickster) being suckered into such a move." The point to remember--and many may not realize this--but the emails were completely wrong regarding the Russian government connection. It was a ruse, demonstrated by the fact that there is no "Crown prosecutor" in Russia. Don Jr.'s acquaintance was fed a ruse, which he passed on. So this is by its nature n o more evidence of collusion than a Bullwinkle cartoon of Boris and Natasha walking into Trump Tower. A legitimate issue exists regarding the thinking of Don Jr, et al, on this, but as the full substance regarding the emails and event spreads over the next couple of days, anyone saying otherwise will be either ignorant or lying. One question some have raised is why this is stretching out so much. Trey Gowdy, for instance, has suggested that the campaign staff...

A strong Poland is a blessing to the nations of Europe, and a strong Europe is a blessing to the West, and to the world. pic.twitter.com/vHzPwMtJSm — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2017

This speech will go down in history with Churchill's "Iron Curtain," JKF's "Ich bin ein Berliner," and Reagan's "Tear down this wall" speeches. "Our adversaries are doomed because we will never forget who we are." pic.twitter.com/sXCQrEQDZ7 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 6, 2017 "The West will never ever be broken. Our values will prevail, our people will thrive, our civilisation will triumph" https://t.co/KDzFBfqbyx — FightThe"Resistance" (@TgGRA) July 6, 2017 "Just as Poland could not be broken, I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken." pic.twitter.com/ostrkqBtO8 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 6, 2017 SNIPPITS: And so I am here today not just to visit an old ally, but to hold it up as an example for others who seek freedom and who wish to summon the courage and the will to defend our civilization .    ... Americans, Po...