Daily Blather

The constant blather of maybe, what ifs and looks like it could be, has vanished from the bobble heads of cable news. Silent since Mueller gave testimony. The daily blather has focused instead on President Trump being a racist. Racism charges are tossed about without proof or documentation. It appears that if you are charged as a racist you are guilty until proven innocent. Never any specific standards or definitions are required. You need not commit an act. Hear say is good enough in lieu of facts or evidence. Meanwhile noise coming out of D.O.J. Bill Barr regarding collusion at the F.BI, D.N.C. Fusion GPS is equally silent. Disturbing that charges so serious are not considered news worthy. I conclude that violence and enforcing the laws at the border are deemed racist even though not all are similar minorities detained. Collusion in the FBI and election meddling takes a distant second place to the perceived plights of citizens from other lands. Happy Trails

Connecting the Dots

It was active in Washington DC this week as the democrats rolled out Robert Mueller to testify on his part in the Special Investigation ordered by D.O.J. Rod Rosenstien. The hope was that Mueller would provide the smoking gun on charges of obstruction of justice clarifications by President Trump. Sadly, the Democrats were availed to No Collusion No Conspiracy, No Obstruction and No smoking gun. What was revealed was Robert Mueller was uniformed on many issues regarding the investigation and subsequent report. When questioned by democrats on obvious answers he refereed to pages in the report. When questioned by Republicans he answered with I cannot speak to that because of ongoing investigations at D.O.J. What I witnessed was a confused man wielding immense authority who did not seem familiar with his Investigation. All this rhetoric was not to discuss Russian Meddling in US Election. The real purpose was to open the doorway to impeachment of the President. Purely. political and supports nothing in Russian Influence or future election. I was disappointed the Special Counsel would not address information on the accuracy of the evidence that was the basis of the investigation. We will be forced to wait until Attorney General William Barr  concludes his report with John Durham. Then we may may find out what parts were played by Chrisopher Steele and Joesph Musfid.  The fact we need two costly investigations to validate what happened in 2016 elections is all the evidence you need to see the Dog and Pony Show Politics at work. The only aspect of the Special Counsel Investigation I learned is Bob Mueller is totally unaware his investigation omitted half of the evidence.  Moving on to Sunday I tuned into hear what the networks talking heads would reveal. Much to my surprise, The Mueller Testimony took second place to a rant from Elijah Cummings made to D.H.S. Secretary about deplorable conditions at the Border and Border Patrol in general. Specifically enraged by children who sat in their own feces. A position which is difficult to argue. Having sat in my own feces many times in my life I can attest to the odors and comfort issues at play. I suspect that if Mr Cumming were equally as honest he would be just as guilty of the embarrassment of the situation.. Again this is politics at work and Mr Cummings is just as responsible for his part in allowing these conditions to continue at the border. Enter President Trump who is equally enraged that Mr Cumming's refusal to take ownership of the legislation and funding as root causes at the border and children with dirty diapers. Trump in turn challenges Mr Cummings with similar and worse conditions in Cummings own district. Trump is immediately vilified as a racist and Cummings although guilty of the same logic gets a free pass, but just as guilty. The networks pile on ABC, NBC CBS all condemn the President as a racist. Chuck Todd should change the name of his show to Beat the President instead of Meet the Press, Chuck pounded Senator Rick Scott not on the accuracy of the Trump claim, Comparison of Baltimore Conditions to Conditions at the Border. Todd and all the other networks chose not focus on the accuracy of the claim but rather Trump's motive or why did he think such a thing, He must be racist. Remember, Mr Cummings did the exact same thing, yet he gets a pass. My questions are simple. Was Eligah Cummings assessment of conditions at the border accurate and what proof can be provided? Was President Trumps assessment of comparable or worse conditions in Cummings district accurate?  Are Poppy Diapers now more important than Russia Meddling in Elections?  If Russian Meddling were Racist would this issue become more important on Sunday Talk Shows?. How did poppy diapers become racial? This is the basis of investigative journalism. Find the truth! Jumping on the Band Wagon of unknown motives and jumping to unverifiable conclusion is just loose talk and unprofessional. Not good for rating, because nothing lights up the rating quite like Who's a Racist this week. Anyhow, this all very simple to figure out. Even Homer Simpson could get the correct answers. Oh yeah I forgot Homer is on FOX... Happy Trails Tom

Pass the Guacamole Please

President Trump announced he will impose new sanction tariff against Mexico this week. The response from Mexico was immediate. Mexico sent their envoy to the White House to negotiate, sadly nobody was home. The Trump was busy rubbing elbows overseas in Europe with the Queen and her kids. The celebrations was of our Allied Victory in 1945 and D- Day where Hitler was put on notice to start packing. I suppose D-Day and WW 2 has different meaning to different Americans. For me I was not there, but I know lots of people who were there. I was working as a carpenter in 1972 and at lunch we would all gather in a large empty room to brown bag. Everyday there was this guy who would always dominate conversations with war stories of Vietnam. Day after day until another fellow spoke and asked the guy" I was in Nam what unit were you in? Turns out the guy with all the war stories was in Saigon printing checks at a typewriter. The silence was deafening. The usual follow up was ,where were you. The second guy said "infantry." There was another guy, older, seasoned and he began to smirk. Not Laugh. The man was in extremely good shape in his forties, chewed a cigar, played a lot of Golf. I personally had known this man for 8 years. He was very quite but not introverted.  Civil to all and friendly to some. As our conversations turned to him he was asked"were you in the war". He said "YES"  Turns out this guy who I had been friends with was in the first wave on Omaha Beach June 6th 1944. Without emotion he briefly recounted the days events in a stunned room of younger men. Just a few words followed by several questions, then silent. I never knew!! From that afternoon on there were no further mentions of the Vietnam Conflict. I am very proud to say that I never served in Vietnam. I extremely proud of those who did serve. And I am proud of those who went to Canada. And those who died are just as dead as those crosses at Normandy. All these years later I have not changed my thoughts on Vietnam. Those boys who went to Vietnam were my friends. not headlines on the news. A different war and a different generation. When I think back as a young boy I remember the Veterans of W.W.2. were common. Walk into a neighbors garage and you would see German souvenirs, Japanese Flags, German Lugars remnants reminders of the days of sacrifice. Like my friend from Omaha Beach there was never much talk. When they spoke it was in monotone solemn whisper and ended with a shake of the head and a pat on the back. Just to hard to talk about very long. This display was not for the benefit of myself or others. These exchanges were not all that common but very similar to witness. In that strangest of ways World War Two was very real and equally as close to me. There is  a saying among all veterans " That if you weren't there you will never understand, If you were there you needn't ask". The school of adversity requires no tuition and will always produce the best America has to offer. Their responsibilities never ended as civilians. They were custodians of the culture and administered what was acceptable conduct of the Boomer Generation. They did so out of respect of those who died and the enormous debt they left as their legacy. You misbehaved and you would very quickly find yourself on your ass looking up. As time goes on we get farther and farther away from that world. New generations follow without the adversity of Nazi Germany. Japan and Germany are our allies now and very difficult to imagine trying to kill them. As a result of our environmental cultures the new generations have very different solutions to today's challenges. President John F Kennedy said " Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what can you do for your country. The difference to me is the difference between a Great Country who put Men on the Moon while they led the world in virtually every category or a polarized nation of organizations with their hands out claiming entitlements along with rights. It really once bothered me to watch the senseless greed of other generations take unfair shares of our economy in the name of politics, banking, healthcare and medicine. This is their turn by virtue of the US Constitution. They may run this country as they wish. They may run it in the ground but it's still their turn. They will reap the rewards of those actions regardless. The Great American Experiment continues. I do ask myself. These people today, would they stand in line to join the Army to defeat Hitler? Would these people storm the beaches of Omaha and raise a Flag on a barren Iwo Jima? If the answer is yes. then we have nothing to fear. Answer No and all things are possible. Back to President Trump and his Tariffs. I voted for Trump because I thought he would be best for our economy. I was right. Trump is using the Bully Pulpit to rattle our adversaries with a combination of accelerated  military spending and the strength of the new Trump Economy around the World. The Sanctions and Tariffs imposed and executed makes the world a safer place. Imposed but not executed are just the same empty threats ignored for decades. The same with Trump's Economy. We have tried all these tax tricks in the past without much success. The Trump Tariffs will either way cause the American worker to benefit. Countries can either forfeit their market shares or build new factories and new jobs in the US. Either way we win. America is becoming Great Again We can see it and feel it. We are getting stronger. Now is the time to give Trump the ball and end run. Stop all the pointless investigation of the Mueller Report and give the ball to Attorney John Durham and Lawyer Warrior Bill Barr Attorney General. Expose who is responsible for the phony information at the FBI. If people within the FBI are breaking the law go after them. Pursue, Pursue, Pursue until we have the whole truth, not the Mueller Truth.......... Happy Trails Tom

Stop Short and made a Grab

Most of America tuned in yesterday to catch Robert Mueller's Press Release (off the record by the way). Contrary to the Democratic Representatives, Mueller made no new clarifications. The Dems are focused on the obstruction issues  associated with the President. The underlying crimes were not an issue, only that the President may have obstructed the investigation that proved himself and countless others INNOCENT.  Incidentally the underlying crimes committed all occurred under Democrat Barrack Obama not Trump. The purpose of the investigation order from Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General was to  see what evidence there was concerning Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Mueller made clear the success his team had made to uncover all those who were guilty of this crime. This is at very center of his work and paramount to the investigation. The media, politicians and contributors don't give a flip about dirty deals in the Kremlin that threaten our democracy. Ditto to the House of Representatives and Nancy who offer no legislation to protect the 2020 election. The essence of Mueller's work is burred in how best to attack President Trump. Clearly Robert Mueller's only interest was to protect his own legacy that must have been impugned by critics who claim Muller had the venue to offer his assessments on the public record but remained silent for the record.  Nor did Mueller ever investigate the underlying evidence of the underlying crime. Never a thought to the accuracy of James Comey FBI Director, and the phony F.I.S.A Warrants and those underlying documents. How could you whistle past the Graveyard and not take a look at the Infamous Steele Dossier. The Steele Dossier also has the fingerprints of Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama! Mueller instead hangs his hat on Constitutional requirements that a sitting President may not be charged. This claim is nothing but irresponsibility and dodging Rosenstien's Order. Mueller made clear he would not be questioned by those present and essentially pleaded the 5th Amendment. Mueller the consummate wordsmith mindful of the possibility of lying when trick questions are imposed.  Mueller further advised he had closed his office of Special Counsel and his retirement eminent. Basically Mueller pulled a Stop Short and made a Grab, made famous by Jerry Stiller. That's my move and I own it!!! The Russians are having a field day celebration of this obvious success handed to them on a sliver gilded Democratic Plate. You would think Americans would be concerned about the RED THREAT at our Polls.  Many Democrats want Non citizens be allowed to vote. What's next voting at the Kremlin!!  Happy Trails Tom

The Warrior Lawyer

Bill Barr Attorney General was led to sacrifice this week to appear before the US Senate to explain why he was not responsible for Bob Mueller's now released report. Mueller who had 2 years to forward his opinions to the ever anxious Democratic House ,but chose to remain silent. Mr Mueller in classic op-ed style waits like a political sniper for his superiors Bill Barr  and Rod Rosenstien to step into the trap. Mueller blindsided Bill Barr with a follow up letter to criticize Barr's interpretation of Mueller's 2 year 400 page extravaganza. Stating Barr did not meet with similar conclusions in the Report. Mueller has laid the ground work by making sure the letter was leaked to the Washington Post. When Barr received the now famous letter regarding the bupkis report, he phones Mueller for the wasssup. Now, not in writing, Barr claims Mueller advised that his complaint and subsequent letter to Barr was to document his disapproval of the Press coverage  concerning the 4 page letter drafted at the D.O.J. What a bunch of hooey!! Mueller could have sent his letter directly to the Washington Post and avoided the D.O.J completely.  Had Mueller done so then Barr would never had been snared in the trap of lying. Obvious Barr is stunned by the revelation in the Senate Chambers. GOTTCHA... If Mueller would have waited 2 weeks the entire 400 page report was made public and he said,she said would not matter. The same method of operation used to trap others not guilty but failed to account the past correctly, thus your lying!!!  Each Democratic Member of the Senate continues where others left off beating the Attorney General with the same Stupid Stick for hours. Never mind that no collusion was discovered and no indictments of Trump was advised in the Mueller Report. This leaves a crack in claims of obstruction of justice. Barr did a excellent job of explaining to Congress that all of these charges of obstruction are within the duties of the President granted in the US Constitution. The explanation excellent, the retention was zip. The imaginary claims of obstruction are the only hope for the Democrats in 2020. Now it will be Barr's turn to examine what crimes were committed to make such false accusation against a Presidential Candidate and the President Of the United States. When Richard Nixon's Campaign broke into the Democratic National HQ at Watergate it was because Nixon did not have access to the F.I.S.A Courts created in 1978. What cost Nixon his presidency becomes legal For 2008 President Obama. Both men spied on the opposing party and both were caught. One was legal,the other not so much. No foul No Crime we ask? Not quite. What Barr will now focus on was the entire process at the F.I.S.A Courts to see if they followed the laws concerning spying on US Citizen. OK so just as I was sure Trump was not guilty I am just as sure when the truth comes out The Democrats in Congress will be as nervous as a dog passing impeachment seeds. There will be an overhaul at the FBI and F.I.S.A. Application in the future will be scrutinized for authenticity.

Today's Thought

Independent Bernie Sanders has announced : he supports convicted felons serving sentence should be allowed to VOTE. Does this mean they can also run for President and carry a gun in prison?

Place Your Hand On The Holy Bible

I swear to "The Whole Truth and Nothing but The Truth" (unless redacted) Redacted is a loophole in honesty and character for elite politicians illusions of the facts.