Cut Wayne Off

 Get rid of his perks, like clothing, and travel allowances, cut his pay, cut his staff, cut his free jet travel, get rid of all the rest of his freebies…Treat Wayne La Pierre like a regular person and stop the looting of the organization.  Make him pay for his own clothing and travcl and housing. 

Lets get rid of his cronies who overcharge the organization: Outlandish fees for services their corporations charge for services. 

Let us start with a new board, and see that the organization is streamlined and leaner. 

Then, perhaps the NRA would not have to file for bankruptcy despite the incredible income stream from donations and NRA branded products and services. 

And then they could spend more on actually fighting the anti-Gun folks. 

HT: MC

Like anyone with a brain could not see that:

 “but we fail to find an additional benefit of stay-at-home orders and business closures“

Well,, duh. That’s what we have been saying… The “Lockdowns” and business closures have damaged the economy, but done nothing to prevent the spread of Covid (and remember, Covid , while a deadly disease, DOES have a 99.6% survival rate).So, in essence, we have damaged our economy, caused tens of thousands of businesses to close, caused millions of people to be unemployed…….for little gain. (except possibly to damage the Trump economy).  

Of course, now that Trump is gone, the mayors and governors of Blue areas are pushing to “reopen” their bars and restaurants and loosen those restrictions because “The cost is too high”. Now that Biden is the President, expect things to change so the economy will rebound under Biden’s “Leadership”.  

The Big Lie

 I’m coming to believe that the Media and the DNC (But I repeat myself) are using the tactic of the Big Lie.

Say something outrageous, say it loudly, and say it often. 

Such is the statement about Trump and the Capitol….and they keep adding in the fear of the “Right Wing Extremists”. (and the “Deadly Attack on Congress by Right Wing Extremists”!).

All the special code words, repeated often, and, oddly, exactly the same way by all the Media.

Funny how that works. 

Are ya surprised?

 DiBlasio in New York City.

Lightfoot in Chicago. 

Cuomo for the State of New York

Despite the fact that they tell us that “Covid Cases are at an all time High”, the above Blue Leaders are now suggesting that indoor dining in bars and restaurants be allowed to resume….To help the economy….

The timing is interesting, innit? Now that Trump is out on his ear, they are suddenly wanting to reopen those bars and restaurants….”Because the cost of keeping them closed is so terribly high”.

Funny, that. 

It occurs to me

Listening to Biden’s speech:

 That Biden’s “Rrescue Plan” would easily be paid for from the existing Covid Relief Bill if we’d just stop the Pork payments that are going to other countries….(assuming that a significant protion of that money isn’t returned to the legislators that pushed for them)…

I mean, 300 million dollars we don’t have to send to Paksian (Or Pahkeestahn)  or China  or other countries gender studies programs, etc…..

All of his dreams could easily be paid for if we’d just cut off foreign aid. 

And if they are gonna extend the moratorium on evictions, then they gotta find a way to bail out landlords. 

Open restaurants? Odd how suddenly that is a good idea. ain’t it? 

Helping Small Businiesses? What a great idea If only Nancy Pelosi hadn’t kept that from happening last year…..

Aaaand of course, increasing the Minimum Wage will somehow help the Small businesses

America First? American Jobs? Where were you the last 4 years? 

And yes, “Fair Share”. I knew it was coming. 

Decompressing

 So on those days when the press of the world becomes too much, I go for a walk. 

A combination of the loss of an old friendship due to stupid stubbornness (not mine)… frustration from watching that person fall apart, combined with my inability to let the partisan politics and the exploits of Nancy Pelosi and her ilk and the possible repucussion just roll off my back, and the failure of the Republicans to do anything to reign that in, the election shennanigans, the attempt to purge all dissent via deplatforming and other supression, frustration at the obvious collusion of Big Media and Big Tech, along with a MAJOR financial setback personally all had me in a state where I found myself making a fist in circumstances where an open hand was more appropriate.  

I don’t avail myself often, but when life become pressing, I go for a long walk on the beach. Yes, the south shore of Lake Michigan. It’s where I relax, talk to the gods,….More inportantly listen for them to talk to me, let the pressures of the world fall away. Often it changes my viewpoint, allowing me to find a way to deal with things in a calm and rational manner. 

As I said, I don’t go often, lest I dilute the effect, but it is worth the trip when I do so. 7 miles along the beach, for the most part out of sight of all houses, seeing few other people. Just the sound of the wind and the waves and the sand. Calming.

For me, this is the place to relax. For others, it is other locatons. My brother uses the woods as his space, others use the desert or go out on the water. 

I spent nearly 5 hours there. ‘Twas a bit bracing at times, but one can dress for that. I returned, knees hurting (but that’s nothing new) and a bit tired, and chilled, but with a less angry outlook on life and a somewhat calmer spirit. The world may not have changed in the interim, but I had. 

I sincerely hope you have a place, a spot, wher you can find calm, and be a bit closer to your gods. 

The first time I have been disappointed with Brownells:

 I ordered some scope rings (for o rifle that is lost due to a Canoe Accident) to mount a new scope…..

It took 6 days for the order to ship, dspite the items being in stock.  The folks in customer service were, for the first time ever, Not Helpful…in fact, they really didn’t seem to care. 

This is sad. I had always used Brownells because of their quick shipping and their outstanding customer service…I generally didn’t bother to shop around,, if Brownells had the item I wanted in stock, I gnereally just bought it. 

That might change next time. 

FBI raids across the country

 For those who entered and (allegedly) damaged the offices in the Capitol….And most raids are, of course, accompanied by the Media crews swo they can show them as a warning to any others who would dare frighten the Legislative Branch….

Now, If they are guilty, then they deserve punsihment for any damage they did. The raids (some using SWAT teams) are mostly for misdemeanor tresspassing though, so the raids and the “Perp Walk” would seem to be somewhat overblown. 

If only the FBI had bothered to look as hard and find all those folks last summer who invaded property, looted stores, burned buildings, destroyed Federal property, damaged police stations, and defaced statues and other monuments….But I guess that they don’t go after people who participate in Approved Protests….at least those approved by the people in charge of the State. 

They must really think you are stupid….

That anyone with two neuons to rub together would see this as anything more than a partisan excuse to punish Donald Trump.

“National Security”…really? That is one of your reasons? C’mon now, even all but your most rabid followers won’t buy that one. 

That he fomented Treason? Really? I’ve read the transcript and listened to his words while watching the Youtube of his speech and nowhere did he suggest or encourage the actions that later followed at the Capitol. There is no statement made, nor series of statments, that in any way could be construed as suggesting, ordering, or otherwise ordering the attacks. No amount of twisting, “interperteting” or anything but delusion can come up with anything else….and if you folks are that delusional, then you should not be holding the reigns of power that you currently do…you should be impeached for incompetency yourselves. I suppose those folks that never bother to investigate what the truth is, and instead just believe what they are told will beleive what you say, but lots of folks, on both sides are more intelligent than that. 

You can’t just point at someone and cry “unclean!” and have it be true. The fact that you got enough party members to follow your lead in this is frightening….that you have that mush sway over them. 

Do you really expect anyone to believe that you have valid reasons? I suppose some of your mor rabid supporters will repeat (and believe) the memes you have spouted..,But you are beyond believable at this point…Those of your supporters with the ability to think have to be wondering about your ability to lead with logic rather than hate….

One could ask if THEY did it…

 I mean, the folks who reported it, rather than some other third party.

It wouldn’t be the first time a Liberal has done something so they could then point to it and cry and emote and pontificate about it. Especially suspicious in this time of Group Hate by Liberals. 

Manatee found with “Trump” “carved” into it’s back. 

Now, lets look at some facts:

The word wasn’t “Carved” into the back of the mantee, but rather the alge was smeared. The animal, as pictured, is speeing and not in distress. It obviously held still for the action, so it wasn’t hurt during the process. 

Ever see a Manatee up close? They are very gentle creatures that don’t mind humans. I’ve swum alongside them, and they are VERY large. There is no way a group of divers could hold one still long enough to take such an action if the animal objected…so it obviously didn’t. 

And we have the big question….Who did it? (Hint, probably not the other manatees, for starters). Was it in fact, a Trump supporter? Or was it the folks who “found” said manatee and took pictures? It is suspicious that they found the one manatee in Florida who was a Trump supporter just at the right time where they had an underwater camera handy, innit? More likely that this was a set up. and a lie….But that is where a lot of Liberal outrage comes from, ain’t it? 

Having said that, I do have a suggestion: Don’t touch the Manatees at all no matter who you are. It is illegal and probably not good for them.