Musings on the Week
Musings on the Week
October 29, 2016
Freedom – “Freedom is never more than one
generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the
bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the
same.” Ronald Reagan.
Politics
– America is an aspirational society,
built on the notions of merit, ambition, hard work and reward, enshrining
the promise of achievement regardless of class or status.
Scandals
– Obama
denied any “major scandals” which means they were
delayed, covered up, and none were prosecuted (2008 Black
Panther voter intimidation, 2009 Solyndra loan/bankruptcy, 2010 Fast and
Furious gunrunning, 2012 Benghazi attack, 2013 IRS political targeting, 2014 VA
waiting lists, 2015 Clinton emails), which is DOJ dereliction of duty!
Politics
– This Presidential campaign is so slimy that by comparison to Hillary
Clinton and Donald Trump, even Barack Obama looks relatively better in
voters’ eyes – VERY SAD!
Politics
– This
Presidential election will depend on how many angry
Americans will actually vote for an outsider to wrest back control of Washington
and throw out the “ruling elite.”
Politics
- This week’s
distractions from the economy, ObamaCare, and terrorism: NFL television viewership declines and Russians conduct nuclear attack survival drills.
Politics
– American voters must understand that
sitting home and not voting IS a voting decision because not voting
allows dangerous people to be elected and damage done .
Politics
– DOJ and Wikileaks partial releases and dribbling
out emails reinforces the universal belief that Hillary Clinton is a habitual liar, covers-up every scandal, and is a
criminal felon.
Scandals
– The latest WikiLeaks release may
necessitate expansion of the Clinton wing of the federal prison so Doug Band can join Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Sid Blumenthal, Huma Abedin, and Cheryl Mills based on corruption, perjury, and obstruction of justice.
Politics
– Trump’s
misbehavior is trivial compared to Clintons’
record of criminality,
and no amount of extortion, assault, manipulation or deception is beyond the
pale for those with the entitled ambition and self anointed superiority of the
ruling class.
Media
– Election polls are another example of Ben Rhodes “echo
chamber” approach to Democrat mind control, using Democrat over-sampling to give
the impression of consensus.
Media
– Goebbels/Pravda
(CBS, NBC, ABC, NY Times, Washington Post) polls report
Clinton leading by 4-11%, while Non-Propaganda Machine-affiliated
(Investor’s Business Daily/TIPP, LA Times/USC, Rasmussen) polls report Trump leading by 2% and both can’t be right!
Media
- Despite
the continuing preponderance of MSM polls that show 12 out of every 10 voters
choose Clinton
over Trump,
the globalist elites are rapidly losing their
stranglehold on America’s attention, following hard on the heels of
losing America’s trust.
Accountability
-
“We
must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather
than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each
individual is accountable for his actions.” Ronald
Reagan.
Taxes – the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) found that the United
States has the second-most progressive tax system among OECD countries.
Social Security – Social Security is
the largest federal program
with costs running at $1 trillion annually, one quarter of total budget, and with an annual cash flow deficit of $70 billion.
Environment – The federal
government continues to spend $22.5 billion a year on a public trough of
cash for never-ending climate change studies.
Environment – Americans do not
view the environment as something to fear,
since they fear clowns, terrorist attacks, gun
rights infringement, family member dying, economic collapse, ObamaCare, and
biological warfare as things they fear more than
climate change.
Elections – Early voting has already
uncovered many cases of election fraud, with voting
machines changing votes cast to Democrat and was only found after persistent
checking.
Healthcare – The transition to ObamaCare was painful and expensive, so it will be no
surprise that the transition from ObamaCare
to a patient-centered healthcare will be just as painful.
Drugs – Failed drug tests
and absenteeism are a growing problem in states with legalized marijuana, especially since there is
no legal standard for what level constitutes impairment.
Disease – For the second year in a row,
sexually transmitted disease cases have risen in the
U.S. according to the CDC, with Chlamydia up 5.9% to 1.5 million and
syphilis up 19% to 24K.
Education – In 2015, high school
graduation rates rose to 83%, but only 27% of 12
graders were proficient in reading, only 25% proficient in math, and only 12%
proficient in history.
Education – Health & Human Services
found that 80% of students in comprehensive sex
education classes are even more likely to begin having sex, more likely to
engage in oral sex, and more likely to get pregnant than their peers who
weren’t in the classes.
Crime – In Chicago, the Ferguson Effect caused shootings involving police to fall by
half while the murder rate shot up dramatically and more murdered than
number shot by police.
Peace
–
“Peace
is not absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful
means.” Ronald
Reagan.
Foreign
Policy – Obama’s
backwards foreign policy rewarding our enemies, while
punishing our allies has caused allies such as Philippines and Turkey
to seek alliances with the east.
Germany
– As Muslim migrants and refugees flood
into the German heartland, ethnic Germans are flooding out
rejecting the open borders, open culture policies.
Russia
– Putin considers Obama to
be a “lightweight,” and that has been and is
pretty much free to whatever he has to do to reclaim Russia’s stature,
power, and position in the world.
David Coughlin
Hawthorne, NY
http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com/