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The 1912 election was the most interesting election in our history. Teddy Roosevelt served as our 26th president and then hand-picked his successor, William Howard Taft who won the presidency in 1908. In the 1912 election Roosevelt ran the most successful third party campaign in history, but split the republican vote giving Woodrow Wilson the presidency with only 40% of the popular vote. This can be the scenario for Trump and DeSantis. (https://uobilly.com/forget-todays-headlines-do-you-know-about-the-amazing-1912-presidential-election/)

Crude oil was over $100 a barrel when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, annexed Crimea in 2014, and invaded Ukraine last year. Oil is the #1 source of revenue for Russia to fight a war. If Biden and the government bureaucrats would allow oil and fossil fuel production to increase by 25%, oil prices could fall to $50 a barrel. This could leave Vladimir Putin in the cold and unable to fund his military vision. This is the path to victory in Ukraine / Russian war.

James Gillespie Birney was born during black history month (February) 1792. He was a white man who deserves to be honored with African-Americans this month. He was a lawyer who early in life owned a cotton plantation with slaves. He eventually became the most vocal abolitionist who also believed in equal rights under the law for blacks, unheard of at that time. He died before seeing slaves freed and becoming equal with whites under the law.

I believe we are going to war with Russia. China will decide if it is to be WWIII. I’m not sure about the optics from Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine. Our Pentagon is an embarrassment, especially after this latest fiasco with the Chinese spy balloon. Our unlimited support of Ukraine is going to drag our soldiers into this fight. Are we prepared for war? If diversity is truly what makes our military strong, then maybe.

John Dickerson wrote a book titled “The Hardest Job in the World”. No one is qualified to be president. Their stories are unique and amazing and should be taught to all American kids. None were corrupt or wanted the job to enrich themselves. They just wanted to make the country better. The only skill necessary is leadership in a crisis.

I help the homeless more than anyone not paid to do so. Churches, organizations dedicated to the homeless, and government programs help with needs but enable the problem. Cities are spending millions and the end result is more homeless. The mentally and physically disabled should be taken care of but the rest should follow rules and be assisted in making their lives better.

This is the 4th anniversary of the Green New Deal of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In honor we should think of the cow. According to science, this animal produces 40% of all methane in the atmosphere through farts and belches. Climate change freaks desire to reduce the use of beef and milk in response. Capitalists want more cows. What will you vote for?

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, George Santos, Eric Swalwell, and even Janet Yellen highlight the list of 10 ten dumb things politicians said recently. Misquotes, flubs, and misinformation can be found among the funny list. The issue is not how do these people get into these high paying “public service” jobs, but why we support them.

10 years to the day after Fredrick Douglas escaped slavery, he wrote a letter to his former master - Thomas Auld. He spelled out the terribleness of slavery but ended on a personal and friendly note. The lesson from black history is that you can have incredible political divides but still be personal and even friendly. No divide can be greater than a slave and their slave-owner. Douglas would not cancel Auld.

Joe Biden is the first 80 year old president to give a state of the union address. I think he did a great job for an 80 yr old. His mantra was “finish the job” on the economy. I’m not sure what that means regarding taxing the rich, establishing unions, banning guns, reducing debt and deficits, and unemployment. The most ignorant comment was that we will need oil only 10 more years.

China’s response to the spy balloon is “woops”. They gave the same response to covid. If China was investigated for giving millions of dollars to Hunter Biden, I feel their response would be the same. Our Pentagon elites, foreign policy experts, and State Department Ivy Leaguers say, “it’s okay”. None of this is okay. The balloon should be shot down or captured, and China should answer to the origin of covid what they got from Hunter Biden.

Social Security is socialism. It is taking money from one group of people and giving it to another group. When you pay the tax out of your income check that is no longer your money, it is the federal government. You don’t see that money when you retire. You get money being paid by working people.

When the slaves were free, they were not looking for Disneyland. Their first goal was to put their families back together. Next, was to establish a church. This became the center point for their fellowship and community. And third, they believed that one could never experience freedom without education. 90% could not read or write their name. Imagine if these three things were the focus for any group today?

The collateral damage in the Memphis police killing are all the other cops. Most police are law-abiding men and women, black and white doing incredible work to the best of their ability. The press made such a media spectacle out of this. Their narrative of course is systemic racism, make police look bad, make protests look good, and federal control of local police.

Have you noticed the great hair of Gavin Newsom and the annual weather news coming from California? There are droughts and then there are floods from storms. Too bad they can’t collect the excess water and make it available during times of drought. Actually they can, but environmental policies make it impossible. Government regulations are hurting California way more than climate change.

If you don’t pay your bills, you get backed up, it soon becomes uncomfortable and painful. In the end it gets done. It is the same way with government spending and the debt ceiling crisis. It is political theater and a big joke. If you want to make sure there is never another debt crisis then as you budget don’t spend more than you take in.

John Kerry was at Davos promoting the idea that economic growth is bad for the environment. Joe Biden was bragging about his reducing deficits while congress began the battle over raising the debt ceiling. And Janet Yellen travels over 4000 miles to Zurich (less than 100 miles from Davos) to have a meaningless meeting with her counterpart from China. These government bureaucrats set the rules for our world but don’t live by those same rules. You wanna know where Trump supporters came from?

At a Martin Luther King event in New York City in 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the world was going to end in 12 years. It is obvious why kids are having nightmares about climate change and good people are choosing not to have kids. In a time when disinformation and misinformation are hurting democracy, will AOC be challenged at all?

Americans did not respond to the covid pandemic like we did 9/11. There was no unity or even concern for other citizens. We shamed each other and refused to question what the government did. Dr. Fauci became our personal doctor. The failure of doctors, scientists, and even the church was despicable. We need to think about all of this to prepare for the next disaster that affects the entire country.

Barack Obama is the first african-american president. Had he been the leader of some African countries he would have been known as the first white president. The racial labeling we practice is horrible and needs to change. In a capitalist society labeling should be merit based. Science tells us that all humanity began in Africa. This means we are all African-American.

Trump and Biden both broke federal law by leaving the White House with classified documents. Is it a big deal, probably not. It is certainly not on the level of Edward Snowden. Trump knew he had the docs and did not care what anyone thought. Biden was surprised and knew nothing. Who is surprised about that? The “what aboutism” from the press is rich.

The Omnibus bill is filled with crap and waste. I am not a racist because I oppose the Michelle Obama Hiking trail in Atlanta. I oppose my federal tax dollars paying for a local project like this. There are hundreds of these types of expenditures in this bill. What will it take for Americans to wake up from their slumber regarding government spending?

Harry and Meghan have left the royals in England to live among the rednecks in America. For privacy they moved to LA, hmmm. They left England because of racism and colonialism. They left the wealth of the royal family to find new wealth through books, podcasts, interviews, and Netflix. Americans love Meghan and Harry because they love America.

Who would vote against FDR? Americans love the endless government spending of Joe Biden. Young people love Joe Biden! 70% of Generation Z voted for Biden. But the guarantee win for Biden will come from the republican party. They are in shambles. They made no changes after midterm elections and have no message.

Sanctuary cities and states could be the answer to the illegal immigration crisis. They are mad at governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas for busing immigrants from the border to cities like New York. Why don’t the sanctuary cities send chartered buses with bathrooms and hot meals? They see it as a humanitarian crisis instead of a criminal crisis. They could be the answer.