“Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals like hydrogen and oxygen, there would be no water, a vital ingredient for beer.”
–The Tao Of Frank.
GOOD MORNING Mary Hazen! Do not let Winter keep you down! Remember; you are always telling me that Spring is coming!
Monday was National Peanut Brittle Day. Sigh. And we missed it!
Yesterday I left the house in Northern Virginia for the 1st time since the snowstorm. I should have stayed home.
I took the farm truck into town. AFTER I managed to get it out of, and down, the driveway. The gravel lane to the main road was slick, but not as slick as the “plowed” main roads. My drive and parking lot at the office had been plowed, but the entrances were not shoveled. The ice and snow were firm, and only occasionally did I actually break the surface. The streets of Berryville have not been suitably plowed, so parking at the bank and the Post Office was difficult, if not impossible. I underestimated how cold it was, and so did not wear gloves. Big mistake. I was very happy to return home. Today I may not leave. I may not leave until May.
The federal government is going to partially shut down at midnight on Friday. Because Democrats are demanding it.
The Democrats are demanding the elimination of ICE funding. That is not going to happen. ICE operations are fully funded through 2029. What Democrats are demanding is not achievable. And it is dangerous. They want to stop all deportations of criminal illegal aliens–also known as the Democrat voter base.
“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way and there’s a chance of losing more, you know, innocent lives or whatever, then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide, ‘Do we want to continue to have all of these illegals? Are we going to allow our governor, attorney general and mayor to get away with this?’”
–Representative James Comer (R. Ky.), going weak in the knees over FAKE NEWS and Democrat whining. SURRENDER MONKEY!
The Stupid Party Lives! This is not a question for the folks in Minnesota to decide. This is a question for the President of the United States.
Good news for normal Virginians, bad news for Virginia Democrats. A Tazewell County, Virginia circuit court judge ruled that the Democrat effort to bypass the Constitution of Virginia’s non-partisan redistricting commission was unconstitutional. Take that, socialist tyrants!
Virginia General Assembly Democrats are barreling forward to make law abiding gun owners criminals. Legislation expected to pass and be signed into law would outlaw all semi-automatic guns as “assault weapons”. Also banned would be magazines that hold 10 or more rounds of ammunition. There are no grandfather clauses, and the possession of these banned instruments carry a penalty of 12 months in jail, and/or a $2,500.00 fine, upon conviction.
Never mind that the proposed Virginia gun legislation is clearly unconstitutional. Democrats do not care.
The bill’s author is Virginia State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim (D.), who was born in Bangladesh. Great. A foreigner is pushing legislation to negate a basic right held by this country’s inhabitants since 1607.
“Even if there is an investigation that ultimately proves that at the time of the shooting it was legally justified, I don’t even think that matters at this point because people are angry at ICE.”
–Minneapolis, Minnesota Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
It does not matter whether the shootings by ICE agents in Minneapolis are justified. Police Chief O’Hara admits this. No one in Minneapolis cares. All they care about is getting ICE out of their city, obstructing and defeating its enforcement of federal immigration law, and protecting criminal aliens. THAT is what everything is all about.
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis. That’s what they are. In a country of 350 million, we outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania District Attorney Larry Krasner, threatening to retaliate against federal agents for enforcing federal law.
Larry Krasner is just bent out of shape because the idiots in Minnesota are getting all the attention. He wants everyone to realize that he is incompetent too!
U.S. Senator and hipster doofus Jon Ossof (D. Ga.): Will one, even ONE, Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia join other GOP leaders who are calling for a full, transparent, independent investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing in Minnesota?
Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins (R. Ga.): Here’s my statement, Jon: we need to fully fund DHS so ICE can continue deporting violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets. I stand with President Trump and law enforcement.
When will you say one, even ONE, word about the illegal aliens arrested just this month for raping, kidnapping, and molesting your constituents?
Librarian Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia solicited hitmen snipers to “take out” President Trump. That was not smart. Miss Morrow is now staying at the Jackson County Jail, courtesy of the State of West Virginia.
“Hi. This is Elliot Forhan, candidate for Ohio Attorney General. I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump. I mean, I’m going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process, resulting in a sentence, duly executed, of capital punishment. That is what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump.”
This is a transcript from a real political advertisement, currently airing in Ohio. No kidding.
Blue Bell Ice Creams is introducing a line of ice cream for those who wish to put more protein in their diet. Blue Bell PRO pints will be available in five delicious flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Coffee, and Salted Caramel.
Jaguar is still reeling from its failed androgynous ad campaign, and its efforts to build an all-electric fleet of vehicles. Long known for placing powerful engines in its automobiles, Jaguar’s consumers were, and are, wholly uninterested in electric vehicles. The company is delving back into the gasoline powered market, but with a twist; the new vehicles will be hybrids, not pure gasoline powered automobiles. Sigh. Jaguar is assuring customers that the new hybrids will be quite powerful. But nothing says V-12 less, than a hybrid automobile. Another epic fail.
FAT Brands, which owns popular fast food chains such as FAT Burger, Johnny Rocket’s, and Twin Peaks, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company is dealing with $1.3 billion in debt.
“ . . . it is important to remember where this will lead. Neocons will use this story to push the president to start a regime change war, spreading the fiction Iran is somehow a threat to the United States. It is not. Yes, they scream “Death to America,” but they do so in response to our behavior in their region, not out of inherent hatred. America had no Islamist terrorism problem before 1948. That is no coincidence.”
–Tucker Carlson, insisting that Iran is no threat, and besides, it is all Israel’s fault.
When Tucker Carlson arrived in Washington, D.C., he was a promising young writer, who had problems with alcohol. The quote above suggests that his problem drinking has returned.
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who won a total of 8 Super Bowls, 6 with New England, will not be a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. Huh.
Professional golfer Patrick Reed is leaving the LIV tour, and returning to The PGA Tour. That’s a shame. Cheater.
GFK
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