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Archena February 20, 2025February 20, 2025Current, TuesdayAmerican politics, Congress accountability, conservative politics, government oversight, grassroots movement, holding Congress accountable, political activism, political engagement, public support, Republican strategy, Trump 2024, Trump administration, Trump policies, Trump presidency, voter influence

Will Trump Save the World?

No, of course not. Seriously, you have got to stop watching only action adventure movies. Well, sure, they’re the best but Man does not live by shoot ’em ups alone. Need some more fiber in that diet. No, you’re not going on a documentary diet. What kind of a fiend do you take me for? But we do need to round out your media diet so that you stop expecting that one hero will save the world. At least pay … Continue reading “Will Trump Save the World?”

Archena February 17, 2025February 17, 2025Current, MondayAmerican Dream, border security, brain drain, Economic impact, foreign aid, global politics, illegal immigration, immigration debate, immigration policy, legal immigration, national sovereignty, political reform, secure borders, skilled workers, US immigration

Immigration: The Two Edged Sword

The issues around immigration to the United States are mired in hype, hoopla and plain old snake oil. Ninety percent of the time legal and illegal immigration are conflated as if they were the same thing. They aren’t. Yes, America is a nation of immigrants. The American continents are entire continents of immigrants, if anthropologists are to be believed. There are no native Americans because there’s no moral difference between 250 years and 20,000. We’re all immigrants. Except it’s total … Continue reading “Immigration: The Two Edged Sword”

Archena February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Current, Tuesday2024 election, American politics, centrist politics, conservative vs liberal, Democratic Party crisis, election analysis, GOP collapse, party system shift, political history, Political Pendulum, political realignment, political trends, Trump 2024, two-party system, US government

America Doomed or Party System Shift?

The latter. You can quit panicking now. Have a nice day. What do you mean you don’t understand? You don’t know what a party system shift even is? What are they teaching in graduate level Poli Sci nowadays? Oh, right. Not everyone took those classes. Which is a condemnation of the edumacation system. Seriously, this happens fairly regularly in American politics. It’s a feature, not a bug. You’d think they’d mention this in History and American Government in middle school … Continue reading “America Doomed or Party System Shift?”

Archena January 27, 2025January 27, 2025Current, Tuesday2029 prediction, American democracy, Democratic Party collapse, electoral politics, Free Speech, oligarchs, political elites, political power, power shift, Republican reformation, sinking ship metaphor, Trump administration, Trump inauguration, votes over money, wealthy elite

Here Come the Rats: Proof that Neither Elites nor Oligarchs Rule America

Oh, settle down. I didn’t say that those rich boys weren’t powerful. They are, but they just found out that they aren’t as powerful as they thought they were. How do I know? Simple, look at how many of those guys were at Trump’s inauguration. They were all card carrying Democrats on November 5th but now they’re scrambling to get in Trump’s good graces. Brown nosing is not the sign of either an oligarch or an Illuminati. It’s a bunch … Continue reading “Here Come the Rats: Proof that Neither Elites nor Oligarchs Rule America”

Archena January 21, 2025January 21, 2025Current, Specialactive citizenship, American politics, citizen involvement, civic responsibility, Democracy, government and society, Government by the people, new administration, political engagement, political humor, presidential leadership, Trump administration, Trump supporter perspective, U.S. Politics, Voter accountability

Good Morning, America! How Are Ya?

Hi, I’m back. Old and cranky just needed a vacation – and some extra vitamins. Didja miss me? Figures. Oh well. So, how are you liking the new Trump administration so far? Are you convinced Trump will fix everything or that Trump will destroy the world? Neither? EXCELLENT! Don’t get me wrong, I voted for Trump all three times. Okay, I admit I held my nose the first time but the next two were because I am convinced Trump is … Continue reading “Good Morning, America! How Are Ya?”

Archena December 30, 2024December 30, 2024Current, MondayCanada authoritarianism, current events, France government collapse, geopolitical analysis, global politics, global stability, International Relations, Iran sanctions, political chaos, Russia influence, South Korea unrest, Syria power vacuum, Turkey and Kurds, UK politics, world affairs

Is the World Going Crazy?

Nope, it’s just straightening out a few messes. Unfortunately, political messes are seldom straightened out quietly. So while there is a lot of stuff exploding at the moment, it’s a relatively minor readjustment. Major readjustments involve world wars. I vote we skip that this go around. At present, no one is doing anything that involves the US showing up with our idea of overwhelming force. While quite a bit is going on, it’s not world war level. It’s mostly Keystone … Continue reading “Is the World Going Crazy?”

Archena December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Current, FridayAngola trip, Biden family, Biden legacy, Biden pardon, Democrat infighting, Democratic Party, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden controversy, Hunter Biden trial, Joe Biden scandal, political corruption, political fallout, presidential pardon, Trump FBI pick, Washington politics

Biden Pardons Hunter: No One is Surprised

There was never any real chance that Joe Biden wasn’t going to pardon his son, nor any indication that the Justice Department wasn’t fully complicit in the judicial fraud. Let’s spend a few hundred grand or a million or more for all the proceedings just to time the trial so that Hunter Biden would have ample opportunity to plead guilty long before his father would leave the White House. Anyone believing this wasn’t contrived needs to go to my nonexistent … Continue reading “Biden Pardons Hunter: No One is Surprised”

Archena November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Monday, Specialafghanistan veterans, Honoring Veterans, korea war veterans, Memorial DAy, military remembrance, military service, persian gulf war, Remembrance Day, sacrifice and freedom, Veterans, vietnam war, war history, World War I, World War II

Thank You, Veterans

There are no veterans remaining from the War to End All Wars. World War I didn’t end all wars but it did begin the tradition of remembering those who died on the field of battle defending their nations. In Europe, they call it Remembrance Day and display the red poppy, recalling the poet’s words In Flanders Fields. Those who died on the bloody fields of World War I have not been forgotten even though those who fought alongside them and … Continue reading “Thank You, Veterans”

Archena November 7, 2024November 7, 2024Wednesday2024 election, Biden administration, conservative blog, conservative values, election celebration, gracious in victory, Political analysis, political commentary, polling inaccuracies, public support, Trump landslide, Trump supporters, Trump victory, U.S. Politics

VICTORY!

Being gracious in victory is more important than being gracious in defeat. We’ll get back to that very important thought. In the meantime WOO HOO!!!! We won!!! Yippee! The cherry on top was how hysterically wrong the analyses based on the polls were! I am not sure which made me more nervous: that Trump might not win or that the stupid polls might actually be right. Broken clocks are right twice a day. They make you look stupid for a … Continue reading “VICTORY!”

Archena November 4, 2024November 4, 2024Current, Specialcivic duty, democracy in action, election 2024, election motivation, every vote counts, excuses not to vote, get out and vote, importance of voting, political change, political engagement, vote in elections, voter turnout, Voting, voting tips, Why vote

Vote! Vote! VOTE!!!

In case that title is too subtle for you, get off your duff and go VOTE! I don’t want to hear the usual stupid excuses. My vote doesn’t count! Really? How do they know to count all those other votes and not yours? The only way to win is to have the most votes. That the other guy got votes too doesn’t negate the votes cast for the winner. Sure, the extra votes received are what puts the candidate over … Continue reading “Vote! Vote! VOTE!!!”

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