Trump told them they needed 10,000 National guard on Jan. 5.

WE SEE HYPOCRITICAL DEMOCRATS NOW NEED COUNSELING FOR THE TRAUMA THEY SUFFERED

THEY NEVER CARED ABOUT THE SUFFERING AND TRAUMA OF THE RESIDENTS  IN OREGON, WISCONSIN AND OTHER CITIES

I must admit I did not watch much of yesterdays show trial. I expect it was an as expected anti-Trump diatribe as usual. 

I wonder if it was ever revealed that on January 5, Trump advised Christopher Miller and Kash Patel that they would need 10,000 national guard for the next days rally. This is verified by an eye witness for  Vanity fair, reporter Adam Ciralsky in his article of January 22. This request was shut down by Muriel Bowser, mayor of D.C. who authorized 340 unarmed National Guard.

While the events of January 6 were a very unfortunate, things would have been easily kept under control if adequate security would have been provided. They of course, want to blame Trump for a rally that got out of control, no one I am sure will look at who had the authority to provide adequate security, It was not the president.

Eye witness's on the steps of the capital recount how there were people there with bull horns urging the crowd to move forward. When things got out of hand these observers moved away, knowing it was not the right thing to do. Those also present recounted that if the crowd wanted overtake the capital it could not have been stopped by the security present. While there seemed to be some who wanted to destroy property, most were there only to express themselves vocally.

It has also been recounted by many, that earlier in the day, protesters were allowed in by the security and many walked around the rotunda within the roped areas. They then were asked to leave and they did. It was later that those who had evil intent broke windows and tore down barriers. It can be assumed that some were caught up in the mob mentality and went were they should have not gone. Those who damaged things and encouraged law breaking will likely be prosecuted.

We hear democratic lawmakers, some who were not even at the capital that day complain that they have suffered life altering trauma, and that they may be counselling for years because they have suffered so much. 

Where was their empathy for the hundreds killed, thousand injured, billions of dollars of damage inflicted on the cities of America, by the mobs with ties to the leadership of the democrat party. Many who were praised and bailed out of jail, even by the current Vice -President. Many never prosecuted at the insistence of democrat politicians. Much of this orchestrated for political advantage, just like the show trial going on now, just another opportunity to gain some political advantage.

Democrat show trial reminiscent of soviet era.

ESTABLISHMENT FEAR OF TRUMP JUST HAS NO END 

OBJECT IS TO DIMINISH NOT PUNISH

Today is the beginning of the second show trial of Donald Trump. The first was orchestrated to distract from the real corruption of the Biden family in its relations with Ukraine. This second is to distract from the allegations of election fraud. Both are an attempt to diminish, embarrass and disqualify Trump from public life. 

They still believe that if they can use their theatrics to show Trump in a negative way, it will both be a warning to other outsiders to not challenge the power of the bureaucratic state and make him an unacceptable voice in the future. This has been the strategy of the complicit media, democrats and establishment republicans since Trump announced his candidacy. While they have succeeded in removing him from office, they still fear he will be a power in the future and possibly a candidate for office.

This whole affair is an unconstitutional effort that even the chief justice of the supreme court has refused to participate. This whole process could likely be squashed by an appeal to the court that it is indeed unconstitutional, but maybe a trial should be engaged in, just to show the deranged mentally of the democrats and their allies. We can bet they will engage in all kinds of elaborate emotional appeals that will have nothing to do with the law. 

The first motion made to the court should be to remove the partisan appointed judge that the democrats just stuck in the position. The whole process is an joke. Hopefully they will live to regret going down this path as it again gives Trump a public forum to talk about things they will likely not want to talk about. Hopefully they call witnesses other than partisan hacks like Adam Schiff, who should be disqualified from public office for his open abuse of power. We may well see video of Schumer himself publicly threatening the court. 

We will see the democrats likely will be able to control the trial to do whatever they want. It is likely to be an exercise in partisan dishonesty.

I expect the usual never Trumper republicans to vote for impeachment, even though it is an impossibility to remove someone from office who is not in office. I suspect there are other republicans who would like to vote against Trump, but will have to weigh if they are willing to end their political career. Those who want to run for president or vice president in 2024 will find them selves in quandary. If Trump should run, they will not succeed. If they vote against Trump they will not be viable in the republican party.

I suspect the democrat's gamble on this whole unsavory affair,  is to diminish Trump and as many republican senators as possible. We will see if they can do it without diminishing  themselves.

Biden looks to interventionist past with foreign policy.

 ONLY CHAOS AND DESTABILIZATION CAN RESULT

STOPS ALL TROOP WITHDRAWALS AND SENDS MORE TROOPS TO SYRIA

As expected, the Biden administration is reverting back to the interventionist, destabilizing foreign policy of the past. He has now stopped all U.S. troop withdrawals from the middle east and Germany. He is stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia and hinting at sending troops into Yemen. This is the same foreign policy that has destabilized the middle east for the last 30 years. The same foreign policy that resulted in the death of 100's of thousands of middle east civilians, 1000's of U.S. youth and the wasting of Trillions of U.S. wealth. The same policy that has contributed to the destabilization of Europe.

In the last 4 years the stabilization of the middle east was making fantastic progress. The Arab nations in the region saw a new U.S. policy of help rather than domination. It created an atmosphere of trust not seen for decades. It seems Biden and his foreign policy architects are ready to resume their policy of intervention and destabilization. 

It appears they are willing to restart their regime change agenda in Syria. Normalization of Syria has been underway with many Syrians returning home. ISIS has been eliminated as an organized threat to stability. Iran has been economically pressured to cut back on their meddling in Yemen, Syria and North Africa. Introducing regime change and domination measures will reignite many anti-american feelings in the area. It is obvious these masterminds of our foreign policy do not want peace and stability.

The local nations have been working for a long range plan for the democratization of Syria. They have made peace with Israel. This has advanced an agenda of mutual self interest and cooperation by the countries in the region. As this cooperation is strengthened and trust is gained these countries will be able to bring about peace and prosperity for the whole region. They should tell Biden with a unified voice to back down.

We can expect to see more intervention in the internal affairs of eastern Europe and Russia. It appears they will be engaging in efforts for regime change in Russia. This will result in push back with likely cyber attacks and other clandistime efforts to retaliate against the U.S. It will lead to a new cold war escalation that may be good for profits for arms producers, but will make the world a more dangerous place.

All this while we will see our energy independence and freedom from foreign energy leverage  evaporate.  Eliminating thousands of American workers jobs that again will cause a large amount of wealth to leave this countries shores. I see no positive developments emanating from the policies of this administration. Just a poorer, more dependent, more entangled and unsustainable American future.

Renewable energy advocates can have it now.

BUILD A RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM NOW, JUST PUT UP THE MONEY. 

PRESENT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WAS BUILT BY PRIVATE SECTOR

We keep hearing about the joys of renewable energy from wind mills and solar panels. Why doesn't anyone do it? With present laws and regulations in place, consumers can buy their electric from anyone they please and have it transmitted over the existing infrastructure, it is a possible enterprise.

All that is required is the money to purchase or lease the land to install solar panels and windmills, buy the equipment and hook it up to the grid. It can be done right now. Why do we have to enact laws, regulations and executive orders to put the existing producers out of business first.

Actually why not make it an electric cooperative.  Willing customers can buy stock in these new companies and then they can have electric power at cost from their very own jointly owned cooperative. It is the dream they have been advocating for decades, what is holding them back?

If they really believe in this new future, they can be the new example for the world, all with the possibility of making a return in the future. Why is this not happening now?

The advocates of renewable electric have been pouring billions of dollars of contributions into political campaigns for years. Hoping the politicians will fulfill their dream. What are they thinking? Use those billions and show the world what is possible. Do it now.  

I am sure they have enough friendly advocates in local government to give the required permits, they may even be able to get some government grants to help them along. I just don't understand why this is not happening.

Just think, every community could have their own renewable energy source now. 

I am sure those billionaires in Silicon valley could be persuaded into putting up a few billion.

It would be great to show America and the world that their dreams can become reality now. 

Are we now entering a period of political economic warfare?

IS BIDEN ENGAGED IN ECONOMIC RETRIBUTION TO RED STATES?

ONLY A COORDINATED RESPONSE WILL STOP THIS ABUSE

We see many of Biden's executive orders devastating the economies of Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Louisiana and any state that has a large fossil fuel industry. We see no effort to moderate his damage, just a promise of green jobs in the future. Jobs that likely will not exist without government subsidies and will most likely be in China. We see China actually buying up closed coal mines in this country and shipping the coal back to China and creating more pollution than in this country. 

At the same time his stimulus is designed to shift massive amounts of  money to blue states to bail out their declining economies. Mostly declining because of their failed policies.  Most of the money will be transferred to the government sector of the economy, not to workers or business.

Private business will prosper if only given the chance without interference from the government.

So, if this is a planned effort to shift prosperity from red states to blue states, it will only worsen the political divide. It will necessitate a legal coordinated effort from the red states to show the rest of the country that they are an integral and necessary part of the economy. Diminishing them will diminish the whole country. 

Some possibilities are, don't purchase anything originating in blue states. Don't use communication networks that are nationwide and political, choose local providers.  Increase the outreach to other red states to do business with each other and avoid doing business with blue state. Most of the country is dependent on red states for food and a lot of other basic necessities. It does not take a big imagination to consider making sure that products shipped to red states end up costing more, after all they all have more regulation, taxes and increased cost to do business with, consider it an equality tax.

Where do all the utility workers come from when there is a hurricane or ice storm? They come from the south and other red states, because they are more efficient and cost less than having in house repairmen. Maybe blue states will either have to have their own or wait till they get to them.

Blue states are notorious for penalizing truckers with fines, harassment, taxes and all kinds of rules and regulations. Maybe products should be dropped off at state line warehouses and distributed from there.

If these abuses are to be the policy of the Biden administration for the next 4 years, then it should be demonstrated that this is a two way street. I would bet that the red states can survive better on their own than vice versa.

Unintended consequenses of a $15.00 minimum wage.

ECONOMIC REALITY SAYS, LABOR IS JUST ANOTHER COMMODITY

Why not a $25.00 minimum wage?

 

  

New York and California have recently enacted a $15.00 minimum wage. It will be phased in over several years.  The reason, they claim, is to insure a living wage. I doubt that $15.00 is a living wage in California and New York, it may in some areas of the country, but not there. So, if they really want to provide a living wage, they should do a study and calculate a number. They say they are giving workers a pay raise, but they are actually forcing someone else to give a pay raise, without considering if it is economically possible.  Of course we all know this is no more than political grandstanding. This interfering in the price of labor's worth will not end in the desired results. Understand, that I acknowledge that bottom end wages are too low, but the question is how are they raised in a sustainable way.

 

First off, welfare pays more than $15.00 hour in 13 states, Pennsylvania is 19th on the list and  pays $28,830, and this is tax free. That comes out to $13.95 for a 40 hr week. Allowing for taxes likely $17.00 an hour. The Cato Institute released a study in 2014 showing welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 states. It is not unusual for workers to take off and refuse overtime, as it will restrict or threaten their benefits. The average middle income is now $50,000 down from $54,000 at the beginning of the recession.  Welfare benefits range from a high of $60,590 in Hawaii to $21,910 in South Carolina  which is 34th on the list. Many employers are now finding it hard to find competent workers. While the low wages are part of the problem, it is not the whole picture, as many companies have room for rapid advancement, but there are few employees who are willing to do what is required to advance. Many believe that just being there is enough to be paid. 

 

The question is who decides what the minimum wage should be? Are all workers valued the same? Are some worth more than others?  I do know that one large retailer in particular has made an effort to hire some challenged workers, will they still be able to do that ? Will these worker then forever loose the pride of working? Will they now just be destined to welfare forever? The affordable care act has already limited full time employment, will this add to this problem? How many small business's will now have to cut workers, keeping only the very best or cut back to just the employer him or herself?

 

The fast food industry is already looking at machines that will produce 300 hamburgers and hour and ordering will be done by a touch screen or voice recognition technology. It will be improvise or be uncompetitive.  I would be willing to bet the number of the employed will decline, not increase.

 

The only way to raise incomes in a sustainable way is to increase economic activity in business's that produces wealth, sorry but this is manufacturing.  All government workers, all retailers, all service industries are jobs on the expense side of the national balance sheet.  Borrowing money to rebuild infrastructure will not work, it will provide jobs temporarily, but is not the answer to long term prosperity. Long term prosperity can only come about by producing wealth and when wealth producing activity produces a competition for labor then real wages will grow. This is real economic reality. 

Originally published 4/16/2016.  Just as relevant today

You should know what vaccine is best for you.

4 MAJOR TYPES OF VACCINE ARE SOON TO BE AVAILABLE.

MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN HOW THESE VACCINES WORK

Over 100 different companies are researching, developing and testing covid-19 vaccines. Some are completely new and have never before been approved for human use. Some use the traditional method of creating a immune response and some are a combination of the two.

MRNA or messenger RNA vaccines trigger our body to make a protein or a piece of a protein that triggers an immune response inside our bodies. It triggers our cells to create antibodies to the virus. These vaccines have never been approved for human use and are now approved on a emergency use basis. Examples are Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, the most well known so far. The long term effects of these vaccines are yet to be determined.

Viral vector vaccines, These vaccines use a harmless virus, often the common cold virus to transmit the instructions to trigger the production of antibodies. They do not interact with our DNA. Examples are Oxford Astra Zeneca, Sputnik V and Johnson and Johnson. While these vaccines have not had the stongest response in their testing, they are expected to protect against severe outcomes from Covid-19. They have been around for some time and considered quite safe.

Whole Virus or weakened virus is the long established traditional vaccine we have had for decades. It uses a whole weakened or inactive Covid-19 virus that triggers the bodies immune system to create antibodies, much the same as actually contracting the illness without the severe results. The weakened virus may cause some slight illness, the inactived form will not. Valneva is working on this type of vaccine. It is not yet tested or approved. These types of vaccines have been used safely and effectivly for decades.

Protein subunit vaccine is made from pieces of the targeted virus, It may be the outer spike protein of the Covid virus. It is not a live virus and is very safe, has been used successfully for some time. These are being tested by Novavax and Chinese Science Academy.

So, depending on your age and health, you might want to use this information to explore all the possible vaccines that will be available and make a choice as to what you feel is a vaccine that you will feel comfortable taking. Of course, this little article is just a brief view of the differnt approaches and who is peursuing what kind of vaccine. I would reccomend further analysis and conversations with your doctor, who I am sure, is looking at all these approaches.