Monthly Archives: September 2023

If I Were President

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It is, of course. a ridiculous idea. After all, I have already admitted to being a bad leader. Still there is the little word, ‘if.’ That little word that separates reality from what might be. As I sit down her and contemplate, I wonder just how many men have considered the question before. I have heard that a person’s 40th birthday is the worst. It is when you awake to the reality that you will never be president.

Those who have read my posts already know many of the things I would do: clean out the leadership of many of the bureaucracies in DC; certainly, I would downsize many of the departments. (Education, combine intelligence agencies, etc.); I’d make other agencies more responsible as well. I would hire a ten man teem to search for waste in the systems.

I’d make sure we had a nice big wall on the border from the Pacific to the gulf. Those who are already here illegally would know to go into hiding, because I’d make sure those who are not here legally would have to leave. I’d make sure those who were not citizens or here legally would not be able to find employment. Those caught hiring people here illegally would be fined, thrown in jail or both. The deportation process would be far more effective at keeping people from crossing the border than the fence. When people know they can’t stay, they won’t go though such an effort to come here.

I simply have not one idea how I could incarcerate Fauci, but I’d have five lawyers researching it. Moreover, I’d do what I could to encourage congress to pass laws against some of the stuff he did. We have enough disease. We do not need to invent any. More importantly, we do not need to pay our enemies to develop such things.

I would encourage a few amendments. Right at the top would be term limits. While idealistically, the voters should determine term limits, history has shown us that does not work. Just look at the age of some of those senators. Therefore, I would encourage age limits as well.

I am not so idealistic as to think I could get any such thing passed immediately. Too many old codgers in there that would vote against it. It would have to be grandfathered in. In other words, it would not apply to those already in the House or Senate. Not my preference, but it would be the only way to get it to pass.

I would insist that all bills passed by congress be shortened. Long bills have a tendency to have a lot of pork and they are difficult to understand. If they send me a 10,000 page book, I’d would simply veto it. When they pass a law, the people are expected to live by these laws. Only lawyers have the time to read 10,000 page books.

Certainly, I would do what I could to help the production of oil. When Joe slowed the oil production, he did almost as much damage as everything else he did. Low prices for fuel would help to solve a long list of problems. The cost of energy affects everything.

I would appoint someone to look into those arrested on Jan 6. Most, I would pardon. Those that caused damage would be commuted to a lesser sentence. I would make sure that that Epps character would be investigated. If appropriate, he’d be tried, convicted and tossed in prison for as long as possible. He’s a good example of someone who needs to be made an example.

There are many other things I would do, but what’s the point of covering them. I’m not 40 and I’ll never be president. However, as bad a leader as I am, there is not a doubt in my mind that I would do far better than Old Joe. And I’m but five years younger than he is.

Now. As for that presidential limo. I just wonder. Would it be possible to convert it to elect power. No need angering those going green folks unnecessarily.

How’s This for a Scenario?

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Old Joe fights to maintain his leadership in his party and loses the election to Trump. First day Trump is in office, the price of oil is cut by 25%. In the next week it goes down to $40 a barrel. Russia and Putin go into a tailspin and inside a month they are broke and can’t fight any kind of war. They won’t be able to give their oil or natural gas to anyone.

All those folks in Afghanistan that Trump knows who they are and where they are, decide it is time to head for the hills and Afghanistan become a free country again.

China is afraid that the cost of trade with the US will go up so they start getting more reasonable about Taiwan. Who knows? They might even let go of their hold on Hong Kong.

The folks in Iran are afraid of being picked apart by drone strikes so they agree to give up their effort to build atomic weapons. After a few more months, the money going from Iran into terrorists groups starts drying up so they stop sending rockets into Israel.

All those folks heading the no-justice department are afraid so they start for parts unknown. Possibly, they might join that commie friend of theirs north of the border and find their refuge there. Some might go to Russia or China and find out what it really means to live in country where freedom is no more than a word.

I would hope that Trump would hold some serious housekeeping and fire anyone he can in the leadership of the FBI, CIA, IRS and Justice department. On day two, he can start arranging the return transportation for all illegal aliens. He can tell them that they would be far better off if they go back willingly.

Okay. I know. It is wishful thinking. First he has to get elected. In a country that holds elections like that last one he was in, that is going to be difficult. I mean, when the laws and rules of elections are ignored, it will be a uphill battle all the way. This is especially true when the media is on going to be all out for Joe.

I don’t hold out much hope. However, I think this just might be the last chance for the republic. If Old Joe wins; if the dems win, I’m afraid there will be little left of the constitutional government that so many gave their lives for over the years and over the decades.

Unfortunately, it might also be an end to peace in the Middle East as well. Israel just might have to start fighting for her survival. I don’t have any idea what that will lead to. I sort of hope I won’t be here to see it.

A Question With a Two Sided Reply

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Daily writing prompt
What would your life be like without music?
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I suppose it was about a year ago. Maybe it was a little longer. My wife and I were sitting in a restaurant eating. She looked up at the speaker in the ceiling and said, “I can’t believe that she was actually paid to do that.”

I laughed. I knew exactly what her reference was. It would be very difficult to classify what it was as music. First, it was more noise than music. Second, it was repetitive. I guess that whoever wrote the lyrics was a person of few words.

It was truly one time I wish I had my noise canceling head phones. Even more, it did make me wonder about my wife’s remark. It made me wonder just how much the woman was paid to make that irritating noise. What’s worse, it was in a restaurant where people were eating, hopefully enjoying the food.

I do suppose it had one advantage. No one would linger; certainly not to listen to the music. Our table was available pretty quickly.

I guess a little over a decade ago we went to a Captain D’s, no longer there. The manager liked Elvis. I don’t. We went to the place three times before we figured it out. After that, we went elsewhere, even though my wife does like Elvis. However, even she was getting tired of hearing the same recordings repeatedly.

I think, in general, music during meals is supposed to be soothing. Nowadays, some folks don’t seem to think so. I mentioned that the reply does have 2 sides and there is a lot of music that I enjoy. It can be soothing, thoughtful, inspiring, and it can be just be simply something nice for listening.

Consider, On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite. I have hardly met a person who doesn’t like it the first time they hear it. The Overture of 1812 has sold Quaker Oats for years and is still played a lot, especially at fireworks displays. I could go through hundreds of songs that have been very enjoyable to me and so many others.

I was just in a place yesterday that played truly pleasant music over the loudspeakers and it did help me enjoy my meal. But now and then….

The Destruction of NY, NY

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It would seem that the mayor of NY, NY has decided that all those illegal aliens are destroying NY, NY. I ask, why should they be immune to the disaster on the border precipitated by the geriatric you helped elect. Why shouldn’t your city and state receive a small portion of those destroying the cities and states along the border.

You act as as if you don’t know what to do with them. I have a suggestion. I think you have a little island you can put them on. It is where legal emigrants of the past stayed for a while. Now let me see??? I think that Island was called… Ellis Island. There are still structures out there, I think. You can do a little remodeling, a little fixing up and you can keep them out there for a while. Why not? It was sort-a what it was made for.

At least you New Yorkers do have some facilities. Some of those little cities on the border had nothing but maybe one or two motels and nowhere near the food stuffs required to feed such an on-slot. And by the way, once Old Joe opened up the border, it was not long before there were more illegal aliens than residence in many of those small towns.

If it is a bad idea for NY, NY, then it is a catastrophe for the border towns. Don’t you think it is now time to admit, Old Joe really ain’t that good at making decisions. Isn’t it now a good idea to seen him to the old folks home. Maybe there, they will be able to understand some of his gibberish. Maybe that border czar, now let me see. What was her name. Oh, yes. I think it was Harris. Maybe she should have actually gone to the border and looked the see the problems her boss created.

But then, that is the way of the dems, isn’t it. They do like to ignore the problems they cause and pretend they don’t exist.

My Last Report on My EV

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I don’t think it will accomplish anything if I continue to report on my Nissan beyond today. I am still pleased that I bought it but I do wish I could have afforded the model able to go 300 miles instead of 218. Even so, I don’t drive much. I generally recharge the car about every two weeks, now $45. I plan on getting a level two charger. With it, I doubt I will ever need to use a commercial charger again. The level two charger will completely charge the batteries in ten or twelve hours. More likely, I will only need to charge it a couple of hours a day with my driving habits. Even so, I will be limited to about 90 miles to, and 90 miles back should I want to go somewhere. That is where the extra mileage would have come in handy should I have been able to afford it.

By the way, you get more than just more battery with the more expensive model. You get a lot more bells and whistles too, including self-driving. Also, you get a price tag about ten grand more.

I have gotten quite an education about charging the batteries. To top it off, Nissan is going to the Tesla charger standards next year. That will make it far easier to find somewhere to charge the car. I can use a Tesla charger but only as a level two charger. That means, if I go into Berger King (Which has Tesla chargers) while I charge the car, in the hour it takes me to eat a Whopper, the batteries will take on about 2 days charge for me. This would, of course work out well for me if I go to Berger King every other day for lunch.

Actually, that is very unkind and is a false representation. When I put the car on a fast charger, it will take a full charge in less than an hour. Most times, I get the full charge after getting down to 30%, so the charge takes right around 40 minutes. That is faster than the Tesla, if I have my facts straight.

I have noticed that I have changed my attitude in driving. I do drive a little less, not much. I also keep a keen eye on the charge level. When driving my gas car, sometimes I let that meter just almost hit empty. I don’t like that charge status geting much below 30%. I’m getting too old to walk that much and it is difficult getting a charge to a car 8 or 9 miles away from a charging station.

A thought that occurred to me was that they might like the idea of an after market option of small sixty or seventy pound battery packs that could be carried in the trunk. The two small battery packs would be used when the main batteries run low.

I don’t know all the ins and outs. I am sure there would be problems to overcome. It just is that I would not be nearly so afeared of running out of electricity if I had some reserve, especially if I could recharge the smaller ones separately.

Another thing I learned about the batteries is that it is better not to fully charge them. They last longer if you only charge them to 80%. That kind of limits me. It means I must operate the car between 30% and 80%. That means I need to visit the charger more frequently.

Well, I have a 7 year maintenance contract as well as the warranty. I figure the car is going to outlast me. So I compromise. I turn the charger off at 90% or there about. I still get 2 weeks off a charge and that’s fine.

Of course, if I had plans on living another 15 years, I might pull the plug a little sooner. I have no idea what it will cost to replace 60+ KWs of batteries, but I am not anxious to find out.

One more word about chargers. Not all chargers are public. If you plan on doing some serious driving, you will need to sign up with someone. Then all you need do when running low is find one of their chargers. You then identify yourself and plug in. You’ll likely have about an hour or so wait so you might plan accordingly.

Finally, one more thing about mileage. It varies. In the summer, you’ll use the air conditioning. In the winter, the heat. My car uses a heat exchanger so I get instant heat in the winter. Regardless of how your car keeps you warm or cool, it will cost you a few miles. Obviously, in nice weather, you’ll enjoy your best mileage.

As far as I am concerned, I think the advantages make up for any problems. If you don’t know what I mean, just test drive an electric car for ten miles, especially the Nissan Ariya. You will never again be satisfied with that gas car again.

The Mysterious Ray Epps

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Well. He’s surfaced. Apparently he has been charged by information, whatever that means. As near as I can tell, he will never spend a day in prison, or jail.

Just try, just try to tell me this does not smell of rotten eggs.

The man was recorded instigating the whole thing. Now he’s going to walk?

My guess is that, if he was not officially on the government payroll, he was likely slipped a few dozen C-notes to wave those folks in. I really don’t know nor do I care if it was from the government or from the dems. I mean, it is right on the video, waving people into the Capitol. By the way, at the least, he ought to be required to tell us what he whispered into that policeman’s ear.

Let’s file this one under, “JUST NOT RIGHT,” ’cause it’s not.

Look in the Mirror

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Those of you in the auto unions want to know the source of all you problems and woes. You just might want to look in the mirror for a big part of them. Had you all not voted for Old Joe, he would not be in the Oval Office. The oil spigots would still be on and lots more folks would be buying cars.

Also, you are now in a new labor competition. While those coming up through the border don’t effect you directly, they do compete with those who do compete with you. If some were not put out of jobs by the illegal aliens, they would not be seeking jobs making cars.

Mostly though, it is that EV idea. I’ve been checking around. Dealers expect to sell a lot of electric cars in 2024. For those unaware, electric motors are far less complex than a gasoline engine. Batteries are less complex that automatic transmissions. Besides, because of Old Joe, it looks like the batteries will be outsourced to China. Those jobs will be done by our number one enemy, the inventors of the China virus and the ones who publicly say they want to be the #1 economy in the world.

To be sure there are those with whom you share the guilt, but it is simple. Without a doubt, those in the unions really shot themselves in the foot this time. (Maybe I should say leg.)

Oh. And by the way. All those folks flowing into this country from all points south, about 8 or 9 million by last count, they will be looking for jobs in a neighborhood near you. You were warned. Not my fault. It’s yours. It is exactly what happens when you hand the reins to the power hungry controllers. I didn’t give them that power. Don’t look at me. Look in the mirror.

Across State Lines

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I normally do not like it when Memphis tries to run things down here. So I normally try to keep my nose out of their affairs. I mean, if they want to turn the criminals lose to run free on their streets, it’s really none of my business, other than when they start coming down over the state line.

Ages ago, when they were trying to put casinos here in Desoto County, there was a lot of money spent by those up in Memphis to tell us how great it would be to have the casinos. The only money we had to fight back was from a few churches and a few private citizens. Really. What business do those businesses up in Memphis have to tell us what is good for us.

I don’t like political moneys crossing state lines. I know. It’s legal. It just isn’t right for someone from NY, NY trying to tell us how to run our states. On the other hand we have no right trying to tell them how to run theirs. It just is that they have more money and they are more willing to release it to make sure they get the representatives here that they prefer. As I said, just not right

To be sure, I openly ridicule those of other states when they do or say things that affect me. For instance, when they cry out for help from us because of their poor planning. As I said, they are the ones with the money. Why should they come after the money from the other states, especially those who have much less than they do.

Now, Memphis stands on the precipice of another election. Guess what. It looks to me that they are about to make another mistake. It appears they are going to chose a mayor that is in favor of the status quo and pass on a man who will put the criminals behind bars. That means the crime will only get worse and it will overflow into our neighborhoods down south of the state line.

My guess, it’s not just me who is not minding my business. My guess is that there is a lot of money coming south from democrat states to insure that law and order remains nothing more than a TV show. Of course I can’t prove it, nor would I want to try. It’s something that looks pretty obvious to me once you look at the campaigns. I just can’t imagine a person who wants to continue to let criminals roam the streets, has the true good interest of Memphis at heart. My guess is that “across state line” finances are involved. A whole lot of it.

The Big Why for Presley

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Brandon Presley, Democrat candidate for Mississippi governor, keeps airing ads that he is not in favor of many Democrat ideas. Great! Then WHY, WHY isn’t he Republican?

My suggestion as long as he’s a dem, then he’s a dem and he has associated himself with dem idealism. If he wants to claim Republican ideas, maybe he should bail out of the dem party… as many others have.

My guess, he is a dem with dem ideas. He’s just too ashamed to admit it. I mean really, boys saying they are girls. Only the dems would come up with an idea like that. If he doesn’t agree with dems, why hasn’t he distanced himself from it long ago.

The Telegraphed Message

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Old Joe just made a horrible error. He telegraphed the message world wide that American hostages are now worth a billion dollars each. That was a terrible mistake that has put all Americans, world wide in danger. The bad guys will do a lot to get the billion dollars, I assure you. That puts even people within the country in danger.

The way that the problem should have been dealt with is simple. First, announce that it is assumed that all the hostages are dead. The only thing that will change that is if they are returned safely. Second, announce that if they are not returned safely within five days, there will be retaliation. If we find out that they were killed after the the retaliation, we will retaliate again.

I am not saying that it will get our hostages back, though it very well might. The main thing is that it would announce that the wages for kidnapping Americans is quick and deadly retaliation. I can pretty much guarantee the kidnapping will stop.