How many democrats does it take to put on a convention?
About thirty, more or less.
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Surprise!!
I just heard that some democrats are considering removing the phrase “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Now that surprises me. My guess is that they would want to remove the pledge altogether. After all, they do believe in globalism and they do believe in open borders. With those beliefs, why have any allegiance to anything but the UN.
What’s in a Name
The official name is Democrat Party, though mostly they call themselves the Democratic Party. Andrew Jackson was the first democrat president. many hold the man in high regards but I don’t. I have many reasons but certainly the worst reason is the way he treated the Indians. Ever hear of The Trail of Tears?
Now, there are some who suggest that the name of the party be changed. They give reasons but it is not my point to get into that right now. One thing I do know is that democracy and socialism cannot coexist. For instance, to call it the socialist democrat party would be an oxymoron. Any party that is socialists cannot be democratic. Also, any party that is democratic cannot be socialist. Even if it does exist, it won’t for long. The socialists will take it over.
Mixing socialism and democracy is like trying to mix oil and water. You can put it in a blender and mix it for a while, but after a while, the oil will always float to the surface. By the way, socialism, too will always come out on top. Soon it will be socialism and then a dictatorship.
At any rate, as for a new name, why not call it what it has already become, a socialist party. By definition, in a democracy, the people make the choices. In a society this large, holding a nation wide vote for all decisions would be impossible. As I look around, it would seem the people haven’t had any say in the party for a decade or two. All the decisions seem to be made by the leaders. Moreover, I’m not really sure who those leaders are.
I look at the mayors, the elected leaders of cities and I wonder just who is pulling their strings. Do they really want the rioting in their streets? I look at the US representatives and I think about the way they vote sometimes. Do they really vote their conscience or what their constituents want? I rather suspect they vote the way Pelosi wants them to vote. Every time they vote against her, they rightfully look over their shoulder thinking about who will challenge them during their next primary. I ask you. Is that a democracy? It sounds more like king of the hill, or, in this case, queen.
The methods are no different than the ones they used in Russia and China. Their ultimate goal is control. Their ultimate desire is tyranny. A central rule, first within the nation, and then throughout the world. You doubt me. Read the Communist Manifesto. It’s all plainly spelled out there for one and all to see. Why should you expect anything different. Is there a reason to doubt their goals?
The government of the US is a republic, not a democracy. As Benjamin Franklin told the woman that day, “…if we can keep it.” It would appear that the socialist party would like to make sure we won’t keep it, or for that mater even our nation.
John Kasich: a Disappointment
If I may paraphrase an old Far side comic, it would appear that John Kasich is out standing in his field or so he would have us think.
It is a shame that he has turned out the way he is. I used to have a great deal of respect for the man, until he ran for president. Then he became very angry because candidate Trump beat him badly.
The truth of the matter is that Donald Trump beat him fair and square. He said that he would build a fence on our southern border. Kasich said he would do the same thing everyone else did, nothing.
The fact is that there were but two candidates that said anything at all about stemming the flow of illegal aliens across the border. As it turned out, when all the rest fell by the wayside, there were but two left. Both wanted to stop the flow of illegal aliens. They were the only two who did.
The flat out truth is that the Republicans never presented a better candidate. They, all of them, have nothing to blame but themselves. Donald Trump saw what the people wanted. He knew what needed to be done to improve things. Then that was what he promised. Then, unlike the others, he actually carried through with the promises, this ever though there were some in his own party who fought him.
What Kasich must realize is that when you don’t want the things the voters want, you stand a good chance of losing, and he did. Not only did he lose but he lost badly. Apparently, he didn’t get the message.
Now, instead of learning, he has become a belligerent never-Trumper. As I said, he has become a disappointment. He did look like a good Republican. Now, he seems to be another one of those guys who tries to please everyone. So he stands out in the field, at a crossroad like the scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz” pretending that all roads lead to the great Oz.
Only the road is not made of gold bricks and none of them lead to the land of Oz. He prefers the likes of Biden over President Trump and that says a lot about him, all bad.
The Obvious Question
I don’t understand it. The question is obvious and, yet, no one asks it.
You ask a gun control fanatic what we should do if someone enters our home and threatens us and they reply, “Call the police.” This they do in spite of two facts. One, without a means to defend myself, I might not be able to call anyone. Also, of course, it will likely take 4 to 6 minutes for them to get to my house.
When a man broke into my house, I was fortunate. Firstly, the police only took three minutes…after the call. (They happened to be a few blocks away) That’s close to five minutes from when he broke in. Secondly, I had two dogs that scared the man off. Oddly, when he saw my 60 pound pets, he was more scared of them than I was of his gun.
Now, the liberals have decided to de-fund the police. Some idiots actually want to completely want to get rid of them completely.
So… and here’s the question we all ought to ask, if I have no gun, just who am I supposed to call when a couple of characters break in carrying 9 millimeter handguns? You get rid of my gun, I can’t defend myself. You get rid of the cops, the best I can do is to rely on my dogs.
The truth of the matter is, first they want to get rid of our guns. Second, they want to take our freedom from us. They do that the same way protection rackets do. The promise to protect us if we give up our freedom. The bad thing is… it just might work.
Blind, Sort of
My wife and I went to dinner with my son and his wife. I took out my glasses, which were the expensive type. The lenses were progressive. The more I tilted my head back, the greater was the magnification. Today, I’ve given up on them. My eyes have degraded to the point they don’t help much.
At any rate, I took one look at the menu and got quite a fright. I said aloud that there must be something wrong with my eyes. I couldn’t read the menu.
My son laughed and said, “You’re missing one of your lenses.”
Okay. That was a relief. Sure enough, when I removed my glasses and inspected them, it was easy to see that one of the lenses was missing. Fortunately, it had fallen out while the glasses were in my glasses case. When I shook it a few times, the lens fell out. With a little effort, I persuaded the lens to take its place and I was able to easily read the menu.
In the third chapter of John, Jesus said, “Unless a man be born again, he shall not see the Kingdom of God.”
Today, we don’t give the statement its proper respect. We hear a person is a born again Christian and we pay it little attention. However, we should realize the situation for Nicodemus, the man to whom Jesus was talking. He had never heard the expression before and he was genuinely confused.
With the one statement, Jesus had managed to accomplish three things, that is besides the confusion. First, he stated a fact, one that is just as true today as it was then. It is just as true for us as it was for Nicodemus. Unless a man is born of the Holy Spirit, he will not see the Kingdom of God.
Second, he got Nicodemus’s attention. Sometimes, a little confusion is good. It piques the curiosity and causes us to pay attention. To be sure; Jesus had Nicodemus’s undivided attention.
Third, it challenged Nicodemus’s pride. Pride is a bad thing. God hates it especially because it can and frequently does get in the way of our salvation. Because of pride, we don’t believe we need salvation. Because of pride we think we can provide for our own salvation. Because of pride, some people believe they have no need of God. Jesus was dealing with the pride that separated Nicodemus from salvation, both here and in the following verses.
If I may, I would like to return to Jesus’s first accomplishment, the statement of fact. With the one statement, Jesus excluded many from The Kingdom of God. To be sure, most are far too proud to be born again. Many don’t believe it is needed. Far too many think of it as optional. Some even think it is dumb.
Jesus said it is mandatory. Like it or not, that is the way it is. God makes the rules. Jesus, the Son of God made it clear for one and all. You have choice. Accept his word and be born of the Spirit or don’t believe, which will result in an eternity Hell. If you let your pride get in the way, it is not of God’s doings. It is your own choice.
Finally, as a side note, I would like to relate one more observation. I have had arguments with people who were not born again, that is people who did not accept Jesus as their Savior. I could never understand why they could not understand something I could see so clearly.
…and then it hit me. People who are not born again cannot see anything wrong with abortion because they cannot see the Kingdom of God. They do not see the unborn child as a life. As with my loss of a lens, they cannot see God’s Kingdom because God had not given them spiritual vision. All they see is the worldly view.
Now, you ask, do I see the Kingdom of God? Well, yes. However, my spiritual vision is far from 20/20. To me it is still blurry. There are still many things in this world I don’t understand. I can actually make you a list of them. However, one day I will see them all clearly. God will give me perfect spiritual vision and I will understand it all.
As for those who aren’t born again, they will understand it all too, but from a different perspective. At that point, they will have a different attitude of pride. Unfortunately, it will be too late. If you have heard this all before, then you are already getting a second chance, or maybe a third. You haven’t a reason to ask for another chance. You’ve already had a dozen or so.
One more thing. Unfortunately, we who are born again must live under laws that are made by people lacking spiritual vision. It is, of course why millions of children have been slaughtered in the womb. It is, of course, why none of us is able to get through to those making the laws. To this, there are two solutions. Vote Christians into office. Bring others to Jesus. Help them see the importance of being born again. It is not just for them, but for all of us. It is especially good for those who cannot speak for themselves.
License to Kill
When the liberal leaders of New York, Oregon, Washington, California, etc refuse to prosecute those who demolish things, they give the rioters a license to destroy.
When they refuse to imprison those who loot, they give them a license to steal.
When they reuse to incarcerate those who murder, they give them a license to kill.
All the Requirements
It would appear that Kamala Harris has all the requirements that Biden was looking for to be his running mate. She is female, Black, and she is willing to toe the dummycrat line, even if she doesn’t believe in it.
It does bring up the question. Has she decided to toe the line because it was what she believes or because she wants the job? The again, maybe someone made her an offer… like the presidency after Biden’s first term.
On the other hand, why wait for him to complete the first term. It seems to me as if I remember an amendment that allows a president to be removed from office if he is unfit. Seems to me that they might have tried to use it on the current POTUS.
Considering Biden’s mind, it ought not be difficult to prove him unfit. Then she can just shuffle into the White House, just as she originally intended.
Either way, she just might be thinking ahead. Everyone knows it is easier for a current present to be reelected. It would certainly give her a leg up in 2024. Her primary would very likely go much smoother.
I don’t have any inside track on the matter. Just, so to speak, thinking aloud. Still, if Biden were to be elected, it might be nice to see how things unfold once he takes the oath of office. Meanwhile, during the time between when he takes office and when she takes over, it would give a new meaning to a driver-less car.
Old Folks and Old Eyes
I am now 72. To tell you the truth, I never figured I would make it this far. Among other things, I had 4 bypasses during 1 procedure — over 10 years ago. Those in the know realize that makes it about time for me have more problems.
However, what I am writing about here has nothing to do with my heart, but my eyes. Until I was 40, I had very good eyes. In fact, if I don’t need to focus my eyes on anything closer than three feet away, I still have good eyes. Anything closer than 2 feet and I have some real problems. Every time I need to read the instructions on how to microwave a dinner, I have to get a magnifying glass. With the print size they use for instructions, my reading glasses aren’t strong enough. I wonder if those people that make those things realize that.
At any rate, I sat down to my computer the other day, without my glasses. Mostly I could read it. Still there were parts of the screen where I needed to squint. It irritated me because I left my reading glasses in the other room. Worse, the one part of the screen I wanted to read, I couldn’t.
It forced me to leave the computer and walk to the other end of the house to get my reading glasses. The thought gave me an idea. I don’t know. Maybe someone already thought of it. It would be sort of nice if one portion of the screen could be displayed at 2 or 3 times normal size. I’m not sure how it could all be worked out, but I think us old folks might really appreciate it.
In the meantime, I guess I will need to rely on the old methods. I went out and bought a large magnifying and tied it to my screen. That way, I won’t have to deal with another problem I have after getting old, a bad memory. I already lost two magnifiers.
No Fence Needed?
For years, I’ve been writing about the need of a good tall fence on the southern border. It would seem I have been proved wrong. Biden has figured out a way of discouraging illegal immigrants far more effective than I could have ever dreamed.
I figure it this way. If Biden were to be elected to president, after 4 years of him in office, they would all be headed south… and not all of them would illegal aliens. I figure many American citizens would be right behind them. Also, some would head to Canada, those who don’t much care for the Mexican climate.
All those Cubans who risked life and limb to get here would be hiring boats to take them back to their former home. All those Hollywood stars who threatened to go to Canada if Trump were to become president…. They would move to Canada, or Europe, or maybe Australia, or maybe Timbuktu. (That’s in Mali, Africa, just in case you don’t know)
Everything will work out well, except there will not be anyone left in the US other than the government. All the tax payers, all the labor, all the teachers and all the engineers will have moved somewhere else. The government will be able to do anything they want as long as it doesn’t require money. They could, of course, just print it but no one will know how.
They can forget about going anywhere by plane. The pilots will have no reason to remain in the USA. Other than the government, there will not be anyone left who will have a reason to fly. As mentioned before, the government will lack the funds to pay.
There will be no concern about damage to the environment with oil drilling. There won’t be any drilling. Then again, there will be no oil. I hope those windmills don’t break. No one will be there to fix them.
Once that happens, maybe they will do as the governor of New York is doing now – begging for everyone to come back. Indeed, the governor’s actions just might be a little prophetic. When the government and the taxes get too high, everyone leaves.
