The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 44)
July 5, 2022
The Good
LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN . . . : Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, Last Living World War II Medal of Honor Winner, Dead At 98
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE SPRINGS ETERNAL: Heroes: Boy Scouts Spring To Action In Deadly Amtrak Accident
AND THE MORAL ARGUMENT THAT “A” SHOULD PAY FOR “B’s” SEX CHANGE IS . . . ? Florida Medicaid moves against transgender therapies coverage, calls it 'experimental'
OH, WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN! This is an outstanding article that I highly recommend. Regardless of what you think of Donald Trump the man or his policies, this was a great good now lost: The Astonishing Implications of Schedule F
Two weeks before the 2020 general election, on October 21, 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O. 13957) on “Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service.”
It sounds boring. Actually, it would have fundamentally changed, in the best possible way, the entire functioning of the administrative bureaucracy that rules this country in a way that bypasses both the legislative and judicial process, and has ruined the checks and balances inherent in the US Constitution.
The administrative state for the better part of a century, and really dating back to the Pendleton Act of 1883, has designed policy, made policy, structured policy, implemented policy, and interpreted policy while operating outside the control of Congress, the president, and the judiciary.
The gradual rise of this 4th branch of government – which is very much the most powerful branch – has reduced the American political process to mere theater as compared with the real activity of government, which rests with the permanent bureaucracy.
A SMALL STEP BUT A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: EPA Slapped By SCOTUS, Bureaucratic State Loses
HERE’S AN EVEN BETTER SOLUTION: ABOLISH TENURE. Even better solution: privatize all “public” universities: Citing need for intellectual diversity, Louisiana lawmakers to scrutinize universities’ tenure policies
The Bad
I WAS ACTUALLY IN SAN DIEGO THAT NIGHT AND WITNESSED THE FIASCO: It’s the 10th anniversary of the firework show where San Diego accidentally set off all 7,000 fireworks at once
SERIOUSLY STUPID: Nationalize ‘Big Oil’? Are You Crazy?
MORE GLOOM AND DOOM, BUT DON’T STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND. Things will only change for the better if you become a happy warrior and confront reality: Fed Chair Powell: “No Guarantee” We Can Stop Inflation Now Without Crashing Job Market. Stephen Moore: We’re Already In a “Soft Recession.”
THE 3RD-WORLD-IZATION OF AMERICA: Doctors urge caution over tampon shortage: Avoid DIY products.
WHEN ATLAS SHRUGGED BECAME JOURNALISM:
Oil industry agrees. Refineries likely not coming back online under current conditions.
Chemical Shortages Affecting U.S. Farms Described as ‘Off the Charts”
Biden Climate Advisor Brags ‘Fossil Fuel’s Losing Jobs’ Amid Record Inflation, Economic Recession
Staffing crisis leads to shortage of nursing home beds in U.S.
Bidenomics: GDP Decline In 46 States Driven By Energy Production Cuts
Thousands of flights canceled in U.S. as air travel breaks ...
BABY FORMULA & TAMPON SHORTAGES + GAS & FOOD PRICES GOING THROUGH THE ROOF + LABOR SHORTAGES + WATER SHORTAGES + CLOSED SHOPS + SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS + HIGH CRIME + LABELING MOTHERS AS “DOMESTIC TERRORISTS” + INCREASED TEEN SUICIDES + MONKEY POX = Democrats unveiling ‘Transgender Bill of Rights.’
WHEN STUPID BECOMES DANGEROUS: 14,000 Army Guard Troops Could Be Axed Thursday for Refusing COVID Vax.
JOHN CORNYN MUST GO: The Bad and the Ugly of the Cornyn-Murphy ‘Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’
The “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” is a wholesale sellout by Sente RINOs and the a give-away to anti-gun liberals. The result is several more gun control laws while spending huge amounts of money on government programs and grants that will have no impact on violent crime or school shootings.
The Cornyn-Murphy legislation expands the prohibitions and scope of current criminal statutes, creates several new crimes, complicates the process for firearm transfers to young adults (that will ultimately expand to all transfers), bribes states to create their own unconstitutional gun-confiscation programs, gives millions of dollars to the FBI to further restrict firearms, and throws billions of dollars into grants and other programs that have already failed and will inevitably be used to fund further anti-gun “research” and legislation.
‘CAUSE WE HAVE THE WORLD’S SMARTEST RULING CLASS: Now we're going to meet with the Taliban about unfreezing their money?
‘CAUSE WE HAVE THE WORLD’S MOST IMPRESSIVE RULING CLASS: ‘Genderfluid’ Nuke Waste Chief Has 2 MIT Degrees And Role-Plays Dogs
WELL THE FOURTH TRUTH OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DOES SAY: “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” A quarter of Americans open to taking up arms against government, poll says: Survey of 1,000 registered US voters also reveals that most Americans agree government is ‘corrupt and rigged.’
The Ugly
CONSEQUENCE: Fox News Poll: Pride in US down significantly This is not sustainable. It is a direct result of teaching America’s children that America is systemically racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. The overall numbers are down by 30% in eleven years:
THIS IS A GOOD STORY ABOUT A GOOD THING THAT IS ABOUT ONE OF THE UGLIEST THINGS IN WORLD HISTORY: New Museum Bears Witness to Communism’s Horrors, Honors Its Victims
. . . and the Beautiful
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL!
I hope all you had a wonderful July 4th Celebration. Have a great week!