“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17.
President Trump asked other nations to assist with clearing the Straits of Hormuz, to permit passage of oil tankers, unmolested by Iran. Predictably, Germany, France, and Great Britain took a hard pass. What a great bunch of “allies”.
So President Trump replied fine, your help is not needed. But understand, the United States gets virtually no oil from the Persian Gulf, through the Straits of Hormuz. So if the Straits are closed, who loses . . . ?
European nations have no problem demanding that the United States support the Ukrainian/Russia war, where we have no interests. Yet they will not assist in the Straits of Hormuz, where they do have an interest. Is that not interesting?
The Observations believes in the free flow of oil around the globe. Lower energy prices everywhere benefits all countries. What a shame that the socialists and surrender monkeys in Europe do not understand basic economics.
Oh! And by the way; Iranian missiles are not yet capable of reaching the United States. But they are, or were, capable of reaching all of Europe. You are welcome.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte realizes how important that the Straits of Hormuz is to worldwide energy resources. After some cajoling, coupled with pressure from President Trump, Great Britain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands have agreed to assist with keeping the Straits of Hormuz open. Japan has also agreed to assist. WINNING!
The United States House of Representatives voted to make the fraudulent attainment of public services and monies a deportable offense for non-citizens. More than 185 Democrats voted against the legislation. Sigh.
Former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice offers a taste of what’s coming should the Left retake power — promises Democrats will punish corporations and other institutions who have “taken a knee to Trump.”
“It’s not going to end well for them. If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to play by the old rules . . . they’ve got another thing coming. There will be an accountability agenda. This is not going to be an instance of forgive and forget.”
Senator John Kennedy (R. La.), never one to shy away from a challenge, or to be without a quip, responded:
“Political payback like that happens in countries whose Powerball jackpot is 287 chickens and a goat. It’s not supposed to happen in America.”
During a Congressional committee hearing, Representative Jaimie Raskin (D. Md.) referred to Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson as “undocumented immigrants” (aka illegal aliens). What a moron! Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. Thomas Paine lived in England, but relocated to the American colonies, a part of England. His relocation was akin to moving from Maryland to South Carolina.
“There’s a reason we’re over in Iran right now, trying to free a country that has been taken hostage for the last 47 years. President Trump’s doing the world a favor. Not just doing our country a favor.
. . . the enemy is inside our gates. We got them here. Joe Biden and Barack Obama brought them here by the thousands. It’s a disgrace.
If you preach or teach Sharia law, you need to go home. You don’t fit in the United States of America.
The Muslims are the voters of the future for the Democratic Party. I’m gonna tell it like it is . . . and I’ve done that since I’ve been here and I’m not backing off now.”
–Senator Tommy Tuberville (R. Al.).
Federal Judge Brian Murphy is at it again. Having been rebuked now 3 times over blocking President Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens, Judge Murphy has now turned to micromanaging the Department of Health & Human Services. He does not care for the Department’s reworking of its vaccine recommendations, and is now blocking those recommendations. Apparently Judge Murphy thinks he is in charge of the Executive Branch. Judge Murphy wants to set policy. But that is not the function of the Judicial Branch. Hmmm.
March 31 marks what would have been farm workers labor organizer’s Cesar Chavez’s 99th birthday. Large celebrations were planned, but have now been cancelled. The National Farm Workers Association (a union) is renouncing its association with its founder. Why? Because a UFU official now claims that Cesar Chavez sexually molested her, 60 years ago. That would be in 1966 that this supposedly happened.
Cesar Chavez has long been a Leftist icon. President Bill Clinton gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President China Joe kept a bust of Cesar Chavez in the oval office. There are statues of him in many cities in several Western States. Avenues are name after him. His office and home are national landmarks.
Cesar Chavez was not my cup of tea. He was a rabble rouser. But still; why make this unsupported accusation now, when Mr. Chavez cannot respond? I mean, 60 years?
I am not willing to assume that the accusations are true. But I am not willing to state that the accusations are not true. How would I know? But I do find it amusing that another Leftist hero is falling apart, in public. Statues are being covered, celebrations are being cancelled, and city councils are discussing renaming streets.
By the way, the farm workers union has announced that instead of Cesar Chavez, it will celebrate the “contributions” of illegal aliens. Which is interesting, because Cesar Chavez was virulently anti-illegal alien. He hated them because the illegal aliens drove down the wages for farm work. A celebration of illegal aliens is a repudiation of everything Cesar Chavez stood for in his life.
Scranton, Pennsylvania Mayor Paige Cognetti (D.) cracked down hard on church attendance during the former Current Unpleasantness. Even though Pennsylvania exempted religious services from any lockdown requirements, Mayor Cognetti still discouraged church attendance, and invited citizens to “snitch” on churches who held services so that she could bring pressure to bear. Mayor Cognetti is a tyrant. She thinks she knows better than her constituents. And she is now running for Congress. If elected, she’ll fit in fine.
“We have, I think, heard more and more of issues of animal welfare. I think not just because it’s the right thing to do and the moral thing to do, but it’s also—as all of you know—necessary to fight climate change.
It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society. I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign . . . we are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses.”
–State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D. Tx.).
Vegan? Does he want to lose Texas? Hey, soy boy! From the Rio Grande to the Red River, BEEF! It’s what’s for dinner!
The Connecticut legislature is seeking to ban the use of styrofoam containers for take out food. The bill would also ban restaurants for offering or providing utensils and napkins to customers unless they affirmatively request them.
Los Angeles, California hiked the minimum wage to $30.00 per hour, and hotels eliminated 650 jobs immediately upon the ordinance’s passage. More job losses are expected. So naturally, New York City Comrade Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) is hell bent on raising the minimum wage to $30.00 per hour. Expect the unemployment line to grow longer.
How did Comrade Mayor Mamdani “celebrate” St. Patrick’s Day? By giving a speech deploring the Israel “genocide” of the “Palestinian” people. Good grief.
“I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. There are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. Okay. Cut me the checks. I f you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home, because our tax base has been eroded.”
–New York Governor Kathy Hochul, pleading for the “rich” to quit fleeing New York State’s high taxes.
It is unpatriotic to move from New York to Florida? Since when? Last I checked, Florida was a part of the United States.
The owner of The Croissanterie, a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, ordered Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R.) to leave because her presence made the staff feel “threatened and uncomfortable” due to her political beliefs. Sigh.
Can you imagine the reaction if a Republican had refused to serve, and threw out a Democrat? The screams of “intolerance”, “bigotry”, et al. would have been heard across the nation.
The Swedish government seized children from a family, and refuses to return them to the family. Are the parents physically or emotionally abusive? Do they neglect their children? No. But the parents do attend church 3 times per week, and the government claims that this makes them “religious extremists”, and thus unfit to be parents for young children.
GFK
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