Five Things Joe Screwed Up On

 1.  On the economy....he should have brought in five people and directed them....make this economy take-off and look great in three years.

2.  He should have gazed at the Afghanistan withdrawal, and brought in someone to manage this in a professional way.

3.  He should have said 'NO' to refugees having a open-door situation.

4.  He should have held limits for the Ukraine.

5.  He should never have hired Kamala as VP.  Even Hillary would have been a better choice. 

It's funny where we are today....Trump likely returning....beating a hundred obstacles, and one assassination attempt....then he selects some Kentucky 'hick' guy who grew up in a messed-up family with the grandma the ONLY thing keeping him on-track.  If you wrote this 1,500-page saga....no one would believe you.  

Oh, and don't forget the Fanni-chapter.  

My Problem With The Prove-You-Are-American Scheme

 Basically, at the end of this discussion....you'd have to talk over two issues.

First, can you read AND write....thus comprehend?  

I'd say near around 3-million Americans...on these three things....can't read, or write, or comprehend.  What exactly will you do with them?

Second, none of this identify-BS works....unless you issue out ID cards, which I know.....no one wants to do that.

I'm not against the prove-this or prove-that stuff....just that we need a complete conversation, and admit one-percent of society is pretty stupid, and we can't talk about that problem.

(This is where I tell  a US Army story from 1982.  Roger got recruited and signed up from eastern Kentucky. His momma drove him to the bus station.

The Army took Roger through boot-camp and told him....for his 2 years remaining....he was to be sent to Germany.

Roger arrived at the unit, and handed them his records....in particular the finance folder.

Roger spent the 2 years with no issues.  About 3 months before his discharge, the Army brought Roger in and was doing the checklist.  Then they discovered Roger had NOT been paid since the end of boot-camp (nearly 2 years ago).

Sarge brought Roger in....asked various questions.   The Captain asked more. Roger seemed not to have missed the monthly pay business. Momma sent Roger a crisp twenty-dollar bill each month, and he mostly ate out of the chow hall.  Occasionally, momma would send a box with socks and underwear.  

The Army then realized that Roger probably wasn't that bright, and just seem to take everything in stride. 

They added up the missing money...in the $25k to $30k range.    They called his momma and reported the situation (she was worried he'd gotten into trouble). No, said the Army.....just that when she picked Roger up at the airport...he'd have a check for his service and she needed to drive him to a bank.

I would imagine out of 300-million Americans....there's probably at least two million 'Rogers' out there, and surviving mostly because of fate or luck.)

I should add....if you had to go and ask Roger to prove his American status...he'd be totally lost. 

The Better Projection: Joe or Kamala?

 There's this odd lab-experiment going on.  

Most all voters have an image and belief in Joe Biden. It's pretty divided....for Democrats....Joe never had to re-invent himself. His talk, his jokes, his antics.....legendary stuff for 40 years.   

Presently, selling Kamala?  Well....there has to be a reinvention situation going on.  The bulk of Democrats don't know her....even after 8 years of the Senate or 3.5 years as VP.  California Democrats know her....mostly via her SF DA days, or the Attorney General period for the state.  To be honest, half of those folks aren't really out front and talking about her.

So the lab experiment is this....in 70-odd days...can you remake a person into something 'else'?

This is like taking a cheap piece of steak (a bit fatty)...putting on a plate with a small baked potato, and offering this with a fake Coke-like drink for $16. You would size up the steak, the small potato and the fake Coke, and either accept the price or  decline.  Some people would respond....sure, I'll take the steak deal for $10, and be peeved that they can't swing the deal.

Maybe if you had a whole year to work on this....the re-branding of Kamala would be more workable.  This swap-out for example....should have been done in the fall of 2023, with Kamala getting dozens of events to present herself.

So I'm mostly convinced.....this is a ill-conceived lab-experiment.  Who can I blame?  Well...the DNC and Joe.  

Will this be discussed for decades?  Yeah.  I would imagine at least six books will come out in 2025....laying out the failure of the lab-experiment and the 'tricks' which failed.

It Has Been On My Mind: The Desk Picture

 Yesterday, President Biden went to the White House studio....it's set up with lights cameras and props....so he can give a 'story' on a moment's notice.

For some reason, what they've given him for a desk prop...is some $200 college room desk. 

Yeah, it's about a quarter the size of his actual desk.

A number of folks have offered the opinion that it's 'insulting' and a joke.

If they'd gone out to buy an actual real executive desk?  Well....it would have been in the $25,000 range (I know, because we had a Air Force major in Panama who'd gone and ordered such a desk).

I'm not pro-desk or anti-desk....just that it's a prop....like the flags, or the fake window.  

It's a silly discussion but we get this almost daily now....for 3.5 years.....a goofy scene that is mostly amusing.  

When Politicians Speak In 'Tongues'

 Up through the 2000s.....it was just rare when you had some politician who suddenly came up and spoke in 'tongues' (meaning they suddenly spoke 'southern').  

I know...some of you would have a different meaning of 'tongues'.....saying it means something totally different in Pentecostal Christian situations.  

But the situation is mostly the same.....it's a fake accent game....meant to draw you to some 'other' conclusion.  

I usually give the person giving the talk about 15 seconds....just to gauge how bad the accent is....then I mute the TV.

The sad thing is that they usually draw upon a Georgia or South Carolina accent....not the Texan or West Virginia accent.  

Doing this in a non-southern state?  NO...that won't happen.

Should it be outlawed?  No.....we ought to encourage it.  Once they show that they can 'do' it....force them to stick with the accent.