Month: August 2024

So, you’ve decided to vote for KK. The purpose of this blog is NOT to try to talk you out of it. It’s your right as an American to vote for whomever you wish. HOWEVER, you owe it to yourself, your family and your country to vote for KK for the right reasons. In other words, make sure you’ve done the requisite research into KK’s policies and politics so that you know where she stands on the issues that are important to you. Don’t vote out of ignorance or indifference. Ascertain the facts. Ferrit out information that has been hidden from voters, distorted, or misrepresented, for example, the veracity of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the 2020 election. Don’t be gaslighted by the Dems or the media. Remember, you get the government you deserve.

In the event that you require assistance in your research I have presented a brief summary of KK’s policies and positions on the key issues. I have discussed each of these in more detail in prior blogs. Feel free to fact-check my research or conduct your own.

1. The Economy/Inflation – According to the CPI the rate of inflation in 2021 when Biden-Harris (“BH”) took office was 1.2%. It rose to a peak of 8% in in 2022, and in June 2024 it had decreased to 5%. This all a direct result of BH’s excessive spending programs, such as the misleadingly entitled Inflation Reduction Act. As President of the Senate Harris cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the IRA, and she has often said she was “proud to do it.” All of us can see many ramifications of the IRA in our daily lives.
2. Food/Groceries – In March 2024 a basket of groceries that cost $100 in November 2020 cost a whopping $125.80. During the same period restaurant meals have increased 24%, and fast-food prices 24.6%. These price increases are probably understated since they likely don’t take into account smaller portions, to which we can all attest. KK has been blaming these increases on price gouging. My research has not disclosed any evidence of that. I view this as a ruse for the government to take control of the country’s food supply and distribution.
3. Gas at the Pump – According to Newsweek and AAA the average price was $2.40/gallon in January 2021 when BH took office. It rose to a peak of $5.06 in June 2022, and in August 2024 it was $3.83. Dems have been twisting these numbers to assert that gas prices are decreasing while ignoring the overall increase since January 2021.
4. Housing – According to AI Overview the median sales price of a house increased 28% from June 2020 to June 2024. According to bankrate.com the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate averaged 3.5% in 2021. In 2024 it was 6.5%. That would amount to a significant difference over a 30-year period. The obvious result is that many people cannot afford to buy a house.
5. Illegal Immigration/The Border – As “border czar” she has done nothing to curtail the onslaught of illegal migrants. She hasn’t even deigned to visit the various border hotspots to view the situation firsthand. In fact, she has proclaimed she favors unfettered, unlimited immigration and full rights for illegals, including free education and healthcare. In doing so, she has, in effect, supported human trafficking, sexual and other abuse of women and children and abetted the increased risk of terrorism, crime, and inflation. She wants to decriminalize illegal border crossings. Without effective borders we would no longer have a viable country.
6. Green New Deal – She was an early and staunch supporter of the Green New Deal, an ill-conceived, ill-advised program that will cost trillions of dollars, explode inflation, foster government control of our daily lives in a plethora of ways, and in my view, do little to clean up the planet and affect climate change.
7. Single Payer Healthcare – She supports this government-run system similar to that of Canada and Europe as a replacement for private insurance. Ask any resident of those areas how that system is working out for them.
8. She supports eliminating ICE or at least sharply curtailing its powers.
9. She supports defunding the police.
10. She would ban various quality of life choices such as gas cars, red meat and plastic straws. MIDWESTERNERS, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
11. She would ban offshore drilling and fracking. VOTERS IN PA, OH, AND TX, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
12. She would abolish the Senate filibuster. At times, this rule can be annoying, but it has encouraged thoughtful and thorough deliberation of proposed legislation.
13. She supported the rioters in 2020 (“They won’t stop and should not.”), no-bail laws and established a fund to bail out criminals.
14. She favors unrestricted abortions up to the moment of birth and perhaps beyond. This is only supported by a small sliver of voters and is tantamount to infanticide.
15. Income Redistribution/Wealth Tax – She supports raising the income tax rate to as high as 80% and taxing unearned income. The upshot of this is some government bureaucrat would arbitrarily determine the value of your home, farm, or business and determine the amount of income tax owed due to the increase in value even if you haven’t sold it. If you were unable to raise the requisite cash, you would likely be forced to sell the property.
16. Gun Confiscation – She has disguised this as a mandatory government sponsored buyback program for guns owned by private citizens, but it is tantamount to a gun confiscation program.
17. Inappropriate/Ignorant Comments – She has denigrated and demeaned 18–24-year-olds characterizing them “stupid.” “That’s why they live in dormitories with resident advisors.” Kamala, how about all the 18-24-year-olds who work and support their families or those who serve in the military? That was just one example of the inane things she has said periodically. Another one would be when she gave a speech saying the US and “North Korea” have enjoyed a “long and enduring alliance.” Really? She has made tasteless jokes about killing Donald Trump. It’s irresponsible talk like that that may have inspired the would-be assassin in Butler, PA and perhaps others prospectively.
18. Censorship – She supports the autocratic regulation of “hate speech.” The US government would define it, regulate it and enforce it.
19. Pro-Hamas/Anti-Israel/Antisemitic – Her past actions and words have made it clear that she is pro-Hamas, anti-Israel and antisemitic and cares more about the Muslim vote in Michigan and other states than American Jews or our most reliable ally in the ME.
20. Her penchant for kackling is most annoying, embarrassing and unprofessional. Can you imagine her being in a serious meeting with Putin and suddenly bursting out with one of her kackling episodes?
21. Crime – Again, one has to look past official statistics. Many crimes are not being reported because everyone knows that the police are severely hampered in dealing with criminals, and “woke” DAs are reluctant to prosecute them. Just turn on the tv news. Almost every day there are reports of people being murdered, assaulted, robbed and raped. The worst thing is that much of the crime is indiscriminate and random. No one and nowhere is safe. Property is being wantonly destroyed. Again, store employees are powerless to stop the perpetrators. Many businesses are abandoning crime-ridden cities. Many people are fleeing Dem-controlled states such as CA and NY for “safer” states like FL and TX.
22. Foreign Relations – When Trump left office we were not involved in any wars. Terrorism was under control. The ME was relatively quiet. Iran was subject to embargoes, feeling a severe economic pinch, and in no financial position to fund terrorism. The US was feared and respected. Now, there are serious wars ongoing in the ME and Ukraine; Iran is very close to possessing nuclear capabilities; our allies are distressed; and are enemies are emboldened.

CONCLUSION

So, there you have it. A vote for KK is a vote for the above policies. If some of them seem Socialist or even Communist to you that’s because they are. During her tenure in the Senate Harris was rated as the most extreme leftist, even more to the left than avowed Socialist Bernie Sanders.

Many of them are identical to Biden’s. She has been trying to divorce herself from his unpopular policies, but she was his loyal VP for 3 1/2 years and, by her own admission, was the “last person in the room” when decisions were made. Moreover, she has frequently reiterated that her “values” have not changed. That’s probably the most forthright statement she made during the campaign.

If you were not cognizant of some or all of them, you are not alone. Various polls have disclosed that over 70% of voters are not. The Dems have done a great job of shielding KK, and the mainstream media have done a great job of suppressing/distorting what she has said.

As I said, I am not trying to influence your vote. I just want you to base your vote on full knowledge of all the facts.

Last night we were treated to the long-awaited first interview of Komrade Kamala (“KK”) by the media. KK’s “handlers” had selected CNN and Dana Bash for the honor. I said “handlers” because in my view KK has not been running her campaign on her own. She has been completely beholden and reliant on her “handlers.” CNN and Bash were chosen for the obvious reason that it was expected they would be “friendly” to KK. More on that later.

Supposedly, the primary purpose of the interview was to afford voters, particularly independent voters, the opportunity (1) to assess how KK would fare in an actual interview without the benefit of notes and spin doctors, and (2) to ascertain exactly where KK stands on the issues. Is she still the far-left radical we saw for the past several years in San Francisco, the Senate and as VP, or is she the newly minted moderate we have seen during the campaign? Voters are entitled to know so they can make informed choices for whom to vote. The voters are fully cognizant of Trump’s positions on the issues. He has articulated them very candidly and consistently. You may agree or disagree, but at least you are cognizant of them.

On the other hand, KK’s have been a mystery. So, how did she do? The answer to that would probably depend on one’s political point of view. KK’s supporters would likely point out that she responded to Bash calmly and avoided her trademark kackling and “word salads.”

On the other hand, Trump supporters would counter, disdainfully, that the foregoing is a very low bar, particularly since the interview was pre-recorded. That said, below please find my observations:

1. Due to the presence of “time fillers,” the actual interview was only 27 minutes long, much shorter than we were led to believe and insufficient to cover every issue of interest.
2. KK looked uncomfortable and nervous. Furthermore, rather than looking at Bash directly when speaking she often shifted her eyes and looked away, which is an indication of lying.
3. Bash’s interview style was often too conciliatory. At times, she accepted evasive answers without attempting follow up questions to clarify further. She wasn’t blatant about it, but nevertheless, it was apparent to me. One example of this was her failure to pin KK down as to when she became aware of Biden’s cognitive decline.
4. I’m still not clear as to the purpose of TT’s presence. He contributed nothing substantive, and when queried about a significant topic of interest (his abruptly “retiring” from the National Guard to avoid deployment) he failed to give a straight answer, and Bash failed to follow up to pin him down. Was he there merely as a “crutch” to “hold KK’s hand?” It made KK look weak and unsure of herself. One might wonder, if she needed his presence for a softball interview with a friendly CNN journalist, how would she hope to face Putin or Xi Jinping in a hostile interview one-on-one? Politico commented that “obviously, she will do solo interviews [prospectively].” Don’t hold your breath.
5. KK continued to speak in generalities, not specifics. For example, several times she referred to her “values” and how they have not changed. “I think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed.” Huh? Which values, the ones she has espoused all her life, or those of the last month? That statement is a direct contradiction to all of her flip-flops in which she is trying to convince voters that her positions have changed radically from far left to moderate. She wants to have it both ways, but the two statements are mutually exclusive. If you are going to lie, you’d best refrain from spouting two statements that are mutually exclusive.
6. Other favorite statements included “a new way forward” and a promise to strengthen the middle class.” Those opaque statements and others similar ones told us nothing.
7. In my view, her flip-flops on specific issues such as drilling, fracking, the border wall, Medicare for all, and mandatory gun “buy-backs,” tax hikes, wealth redistribution, and the Green New Deal, among many others, are more instructive. For instance, in 2019 during a CNN town hall Q &A with climate activist with Jessie Bluedorn she explicitly stated there was “no question” that she would ban fracking. Moreover, she has reiterated that position many times. In addition, she co-sponsored the Green New Deal bill a key tenant of which is to ban fracking. Yet now, she insists she will not ban fracking, which is another instance of gaslighting to win in PA and other states that rely deeply on fracking. Banning fracking would have a severely deleterious effect on the economies of several states. Moreover, it would exacerbate inflation significantly. The cost of oil affects every aspect of the US’s economy.
8. She failed to clarify her pivotal role in the Senate’s passing the Inflation Reduction Act. Remember, she “proudly” cast the tie-breaking vote, which has had a direct result on exacerbating inflation.
9. During the campaign she has often reiterated all the things she would “do on day 1” such as reduce inflation and fix the border crisis. If she really meant that she could act now. She is the sitting VP. For her, day one was January 20, 2021.
10. These are but a few examples. I could elaborate further, but I think you get the point.

CONCLUSION

In my view, we don’t have a significantly better comprehension of the real KK than we did before. If you’re still confused as to the identity of the “real” KK remember this old expression: “Actions speak louder than words.” In other words, don’t base your opinion of her on what she is saying now. Base it on what she has done or not done over her long political career. As I have denoted in previous blogs, she is gaslighting voters in order to get elected. This is what Dems do. Unfortunately, it worked in 2020 with Biden, and it appears that it may work now in 2024 with KK.

We all know that candidates normally attempt to shift their positions on issues toward the perceived center during election campaigns. But these are not minor modifications; these are substantial shifts away from an extreme far left to moderate.

I don’t believe that KK woke up one morning and had an epiphany. Obviously, her “handlers” ascertained where voters stand on the key issues and have determined she cannot win based on her real positions. Ergo, the flip-flopping. Don’t fall for the ruse.

Below please find a list of significant historical events that have occurred during the month of August.

August 1, 1838 – Slavery in Jamaica, which had been introduced by Spain in 1509, was abolished.

August 1, 1944 – Fifteen year-old Anne Frank, who was fated to be captured by the Nazis three days later and killed at Bergen-Belsen, wrote her final entry into her famous diary – “[I] keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would like to be, and what I could be if … there weren’t any other people living in the world.”

August 2, 1776 – Most of the 55 signatories to the Declaration of Independence signed the original document (not on July 4, as is commonly believed).

August 2, 1923 – President Warren Harding died suddenly and was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge.

August 3, 1492 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to Asia. Do you remember the names of the three ships in his convoy? See below.

August 5, 1583 – Explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert founded the first British colony in North America in present-day Newfoundland.

August 5, 1861 – President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an emergency war measure to levy a 3% income tax on income in excess of $800.

August 5, 1962 – Actress Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson), symbol of Hollywood glamor and sexuality, was found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills.

August 6, 1945 – The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians, destroying the city, and hastening the end of WWII.

August 6, 1962 – Jamaica achieved independence, ending some 450 years of colonial rule first by Spain and then by England.

August 6, 1965 – President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.

August 7, 1964 – Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which provided legal “cover” for the US’s entry into the Vietnam War.

August 9, 1945 – The US dropped a second atomic bomb (on Nagasaki).

August 9, 1974 – President Richard Nixon resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal.

August 11, 1965 – Six days of racial riots began in the Watts section of LA. The riots resulted in a reported 34 deaths, over 3,000 arrests and property damage estimated at $40 million

August 13, 1961 – East Germany put up the Berlin Wall separating West and East Berlin.

August 14, 1935 – FDR signed the Social Security Act.

August 14, 1945 – V-J Day commemorating Japan’s surrender, which marked the official end of WWII.

August 15, 1969 – The Woodstock festival began in Bethel, NY.

August 16, 1896 – Gold was discovered along the Klondike River in Alaska, precipitating what became known as the Great Klondike Gold Rush.

August 18, 1920 – Ratification of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

August 21, 1959 – Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the 50th state.

August 24, 79 A. D. – The volcano, Vesuvius, erupted destroying the cities of Pompeii, Stabiac and Herculaneum.

August 24-25, 1814 – During the War of 1812 the British attacked Washington D.C. and burned much of the city, including the White House and the Capitol.

August 26, 1883 – One of the most catastrophic volcano eruptions ever recorded occurred on the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia. It produced tidal waves of 120 feet and killed 36,000 persons.

August 28, 1963 – Over 250,000 persons participated in the March on Washington in support of civil rights. One of the many speakers was the Reverend MLK, who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

August 31, 1997 – Princess Diana died from injuries suffered in an auto accident while fleeing from pursuing paparazzi.

Birthdays – Francis Scott Key (wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”), 8/1/1779 in Maryland; Herman Melville (wrote “Moby Dick”), 8/1/1819 in New York City; Ernie Pyle (WWII war correspondent), 8/3/1900 in Dana, IN; Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong (Jazz trumpeter), 8/4/1901 in New Orleans; (Quiz question #2 – Do you know the derivation of his very unusual nickname?); Raoul Wallenberg (saved 33,000 Jews from the Holocaust), 8/4/1912 in Stockholm; Barack Obama (44th US President), 8/4/1961 in Honolulu; Alfred Lord Tennyson (poet, wrote “Charge of the Light Brigade”), 8/6/1809 in England; Alexander Fleming (discovered penicillin), 8/6/1881 in Scotland; Herbert Hoover (31st US President), 8/10/1874 in West Branch, IA; Alex Haley (wrote “Roots”), 8/11/1921 in Ithaca, NY; Cecil B. DeMille (directed “The Ten Commandments”), 8/12/1881 in Ashfield, MA; Annie Oakley (sharpshooter), 8/13,1860 in Ohio; Alfred Hitchcock (British film director, “The Birds,” “Psycho”), 8/13/1899 in London; Fidel Castro, 8/13/1927 in Cuba; Napoleon Bonaparte, 8/15/1769, on the island of Corsica; T. E. Lawrence, 8/16/1888 in North Wales, Quiz Question #3 – Who played Lawrence in the Oscar-winning movie, Lawrence of Arabia?); Menachem Begin, 8/16/1913 in Poland; Davy Crockett, 8/17/1786 in Tennessee; Meriwether Lewis, 8/18/1774 near Charlottesville, VA; Orville Wright, 8/19/1871 in Dayton, OH; William Jefferson Clinton (42nd US President), 8/19/1946 in Hope, Arkansas; Benjamin Harrison (23rd US President), 8/20/1833 in North Bend, OH, (Quiz question #4 – He was the grandson of another president. Who?); Leonard Bernstein (conductor and composer), 8/25/1918 in Lawrence, MA; Lyndon Baines Johnson (36th US President), 8/27/1908 near Stonewall, TX; Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (aka Mother Teresa), 8/27/1910 in Yugoslavia.

Quiz Answers

1. Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
2. The most likely story is as a youth Louis would dance for pennies in the streets of his home city of New Orleans. To prevent other boys from stealing the pennies he stored them in his mouth, which would then become so stuffed as to resemble a satchel. Someone dubbed him “satchel mouth,” which became shortened to “Satchmo.” Many of his friends called him “pops.”
3. Peter O’Toole
4. William Henry Harrison

On September 2 we will celebrate Labor Day (“LD”).  As we all know, the holiday has traditionally been celebrated on the first Monday of September.  It is celebrated in various forms and at various dates in approximately 80 countries.

To most Americans LD merely symbolizes the unofficial end of summer and the impending beginning of the school year.  They enjoy the three-day weekend off from work.  They spend the day with family and/or friends. They enjoy picnics, parades, vacations, shopping, baseball games and other sports activities, and barbecues. They lament, but grudgingly accept, holiday traffic and long lines at airports.

According to WHAS11 some 17 million people are expected to fly on this LD weekend. According to Trip IT Friday will be the busiest day at airports.  According to American Airlines Thursday, Friday and Monday will be the busiest days. However, whichever day you fly expect long lines and flight delays and cancellations. The latest weather reports do not predict any extreme weather, but you never know what could crop up to complicate matters.  

With respect to the highways just about whenever one travels one can expect delays. NBC predicts that the most congested periods will be Thursday between 1-7:30 pm, Friday between 2-6 pm, Saturday between 8-11 am and all day Monday. Again, adverse weather and/or accidents could easily cause further problems.

Why does the summer season appear to be so short? Every year it seems like summer has just begun and here comes Labor Day. I believe it is because in our minds, we transfer the approximately three post-Labor Day weeks of the season to Autumn.

What is the meaning and purpose of LD?  Why do we celebrate it?  How did it come about?  Good questions.  Read on for the answers.

As the name implies, the purpose of LD is to celebrate the accomplishments of the American Labor movement.  Whatever one’s political views and affiliations, I think it is important and appropriate to understand Labor’s contributions to the growth and development of the US.  For one thing, cheap labor was an integral component of the Industrial Revolution.  When all was said and done, someone had to build all the roads, railroads, and cars, and operate all the factories and steel mills.  In addition, the labor activism of the late 1800s and early 1900s was largely responsible for the relatively high wages and extensive benefits that are enjoyed by today’s US labor force (compared to that of other countries).

It should be noted that union membership has been declining sharply and steadily.  For example, in 1950 approximately 40% of American workers were members of a union.  By contrast, in 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number was approximately 10%. Moreover, the flood of illegal immigrants in recent years has served to depress wages of both union and non-union workers.

The history of LD began in the 1870s in Canada.  Labor Unions were illegal in Canada, and 26 members of the Toronto Typographical Union had been imprisoned for striking for a nine-hour work day.  That action led to demonstrations and rallies and raising the profile of labor unrest in both Canada and the US.  Two of the most outspoken leaders were Peter McGuire, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and an official of the American Federation of Labor, and Matthew Maguire, Secretary of the Central Labor Union in NY.

Historical accounts differ, but one or both of these men are credited with being the first to propose a holiday to celebrate labor.  In any event, the CLU planned and organized the first LD celebration in NYC on September 5, 1885.  Approximately, 20,000 workers and their families participated.  The concept spread.  In 1887 Oregon became the first state to sanction the holiday.

The Pullman Labor Strike in 1893 provided the final impetus for a national labor holiday.  The Pullman Company had been founded and was run by George Pullman.  Pullman, IL, where the company operated, was a classic company town.  All the workers lived there and paid rent to the company, which was automatically deducted from their paychecks.  Workers’ housing was segregated according to their jobs; everyone shopped at the Company Store.

Many viewed such an arrangement as a form of slavery, because workers were, in actuality, trapped due to their omnipresent debt to the Company. (Think of the song “Sixteen Tons.”)  In 1893 the country was in the midst of a recession.  The company laid off hundreds of workers and reduced the wages of many others.  Of course, living expenses remained constant.  These actions led to a strike.  President Cleveland declared the strike to be illegal and “broke” it with Federal troops.  Some striking workers were killed in the ensuing violence.

This incensed many Americans, and 1894 was an election year.  So, Congress expeditiously passed a bill establishing LD as a national holiday, and the President promptly signed it into law.  This entire process took only six days, so you can imagine the extent of the public outcry.  Incidentally, this action failed to save President Cleveland’s political career; he was defeated anyway.

Eventually, the government settled on the first Monday in September as the official date.  Many countries celebrate it on May 1 in conjunction with International Workers’ Day, but the Federal government did not want the association with that date for obvious reasons.

One of the supreme ironies of LD is that because it is such a big shopping day, many workers, especially retailers, are required to work.  LD is considered to be one of the biggest retail sales days of the year.  Some people use the day as a benchmark to change over their summer clothes to fall clothes.  Fashion-minded people claim it the latest day when one should wear white clothes (although “winter white,” whatever that is, is still permissible.)

Like other holidays, LD should be a time for all of us to come together and reflect on what makes America, despite its flaws, the greatest country in the world.  Disaffected residents as well as some people in other countries may like to criticize us for our real and perceived flaws, yet foreigners still want to come here, in some cases, desperately.  In essence, many of them are “voting with their feet.”

Despite what you may see on tv or read in newspapers or on social media, most Americans are decent, hard-working, caring persons.  Whenever disaster or tragedy strikes we unite to help those in distress.  Many have donated their time and/or money without being asked and without expecting any payback or even recognition.  If you doubt me, just look at the outpouring of kindness and empathy shown by “average” Americans toward the victims of the catastrophic events in recent years, such as superstorm Sandy, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Those people, not the destructive thugs and professional agitators one sees on the tv news destroying property, attacking the police, and beating up those with whom they disagree, are the “real” Americans.  It is the proverbial “silver lining” in a very dark cloud.

CONCLUSION

I hope you all enjoy your LD holiday however you choose to spend it.  Feel free to tell me how you celebrated.

Who is your #1? Who is (are) the most important person(s) in your life? Be honest. These are not hard questions. You’re familiar with the expression “look out for # 1.” The answers are you and, by extension, your family.

So, in deciding for whom to vote in probably the most significant presidential election in your lifetime why would you not make your choice based on what’s best for #1? The obvious answer is of course you should. You should vote for the candidate who will make your life and the lives of your children better. You should vote for the person who will most benefit the country, because what’s best for the US will most likely also be best for you.

Let’s play a game of “what if.” If you’ve read my previous blogs, you have heard this before, but it is important, and it bears repeating for the benefit of the new readers. What if, God forbid, you were seriously ill, and you needed to find the best doctor to save your life. Let’s suppose you have a choice between two doctors. Doctor A seems to be a nice, kind, friendly person, but he is inexperienced. Many people you know like him on a personal level, but he has little or no track record. Furthermore, when you try to evaluate his experience, qualifications and expertise he gives vague, evasive answers. He asks you to “trust” him, trust him with your life.

On the other hand, Doctor B has a reputation for being arrogant, abrupt, sarcastic, and nasty, particularly in his younger days. He is controversial on a personal level. Some people you have queried hate him; others swear by him and his abilities. Moreover, he has a lengthy track record of excellence. When you query him regarding his experience, accomplishments and expertise he answers you fully and honestly. In short, he’s clearly the more accomplished doctor, but you have serious doubts regarding his personality and likeability.

Which doctor would you choose? If you said Doctor A, good luck. You would be allowing your personal feelings affect your judgment. Your decision would not be hurting the doctor. He would like you to be his patient, but he would be just fine either way. Your decision would only hurt you. In that instance you would not be looking out for #1. As they say, you would be “cutting off your nose to spite your face.” If you said Doctor B, go to the head of the class. You would have made the best choice for you, for #1.

My friends, the foregoing is a metaphor for the upcoming election. Obviously, Kamala Harris/Komrade Kamala (KK) is “Doctor A,” and Donald Trump is “Doctor B.” I maintain that if you don’t vote for Trump for personal reasons, you are mostly hurting yourself, not him. Sure, Trump wants to win. But if he loses, he will be disappointed, but not devastated. He will be just fine. He will return to his previous life as an entrepreneur and a celebrity. It is you who will suffer with the Dem communist-leaning policies of KK and her cohorts.

If you insist on voting for KK for whatever reason, at least be cognizant that you are voting for a candidate who refuses to discuss her policies in any detail. She has flip-flopped her positions on many key issues, such as fracking, the border, benefits for illegal migrants and single-payer healthcare. In each case she has abandoned policies she has held her entire political life, which if one cares to do a minimal amount of research are well-documented in her own words, for ones that she perceives will be more palatable to the majority of voters. This should make one suspicious of her sincerity and honesty.

She has not held a press conference in over 30 days. She will not answer questions from the media, except for a few chosen “friendlies.” On the few occasions she has spoken it has always been with prepared, vague, scripted remarks on a teleprompter. Ask yourself, why? What is she hiding? Why won’t she express her views on issues clearly and specifically?

The answer is we know why. She is gaslighting the voters. Her campaign is all “smoke and mirrors.” She is trying to demonize Trump in the hope that you will not look at her own record too closely. Like I said, it’s all there if one cares to look.

The Dems don’t care about you or the country. Their sole objective is to retain their power and control. They are willing to do anything to do that, even pander to hate groups such as Hamas just to garner votes. Hamas and other terror groups don’t just hate Israel and Jews. They also hate America and all it stands for. Is that really with whom you want to be aligned just because you have a personal dislike for Trump? That is inane.

The Dems claim inflation is under control whereas every time one goes to buy groceries or gas up the car it is obvious it is not. Prices are higher, and quantities are lower. Rather than admit that is caused by the inflation they created and exacerbated with their runaway spending, they blame it on price gouging by the food retailers. My research has not disclosed a shred of evidence to support that claim.

They distribute inaccurate employment numbers and try to convince you they are real. They claim the border is secure whereas one only has to watch the tv to see illegals pouring in every day. They preach to us to be tolerant about granting sanctuary to the “disadvantaged, asylum seeking” illegal immigrants many of whom are unvetted and likely criminals or terrorists while they live in gated communities or apartments with a doorman to keep out those same people. They preach to us about the Green New Deal and carbon “footprints” while they maintain multiple houses and fly in private jets. They deny the rampant crime that we can see every day, while they have private security. They outright lie about their opponent claiming he advocates bans on abortion, curtailing or eliminating social security and Medicare. Their hypocrisy is despicable and knows no bounds.

CONCLUSION

To paraphrase the late Harpo Marx, “What are you going to believe, me or what you see with your own eyes? Like I said, don’t be gaslighted. Don’t believe the Dem and mainstream media rhetoric and spin. Believe what you see every day in the grocery store, at the border, at the gas pump and in the cities. Don’t be deceived into voting for the pandering, disingenuous candidate. Vote for the forthright, blunt candidate whom you may dislike or even hate but whose policies will benefit you.

You’ve worked hard and sacrificed your whole life to get where you are. Don’t squander it now. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. It’s time you voted for #1.

Strap on your “Bigboy pants,” hold your nose, and vote for Trump. Your kids and grandkids will thank you.

As we all know, at least those of us who have been diligently following the 2024 presidential election and have declined to drink the Kool-Aid the Dems have been offering, Komrade Kamala, aka KK, has unveiled her proposed tax plan. My initial reaction is that as expected, it is very vague and short on details. My second reaction is that it is a good example of why her campaign has been mostly silent with respect to her platform. More on this later.

The salient elements of her tax plan are as follows:

1. She wants to roll back the “Trump tax cuts” of 2017, which had slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. As KK’s campaign spokesperson, James Singer, related to NBC News she is advocating a rise to 28%. She is touting this as a “fiscally responsible way to put money back in the pockets of working people and ensure billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share.” In my opinion, pure pandering and gaslighting. It is another example of spouting vague generalities and code words and phrases without specifics as to how they might affect the economy. If she truly believes that claptrap, she doesn’t have the foggiest idea of economics in general and the history of tax rates in particular.
2. Don’t they teach economics and history at Stanford? The history of tax increases is that they stifle the economy. There are various reasons for this, which time and space do not afford me the opportunity to elaborate, in detail, in this blog. The most obvious ones are that (1) corporations, which always pass on any increase in expenses to the consumer, will simply raise their prices; (2) some corporations would relocate some or all of their operations to more tax-friendly countries (taking jobs with them); and (3) it would lead to shortages and supply chain issues. If you doubt me, you can, as Casey Stengel was fond of saying, “look it up.”
3. On the other hand, tax cuts spur the economy by injecting capital into the system. The Kennedy, Reagan and Trump tax cuts of recent vintage are examples of this. You could also “look that up.” So, it’s fair to say that raising the corporate tax rate would have an injurious effect on the economy. More gaslighting and pandering.
4. KK also advocates a $25,000 payment to new home buyers. Again, this a pandering and gaslighting policy with unintended negative consequences. (1) It is inflationary. (2) It wouldn’t really help home buyers. The price of houses would simply increase by $25,000. (3) It doesn’t address the problem of high mortgage rates.
5. KK’s plan to curtail “price gouging” is another example of a gaslighting, pandering policy that is ill-conceived, ill-advised and is fraught with negative unintended consequences. (1) There is no reliable evidence of price gouging at the present time. She is trying to conjure up a bogeyman to blame for the Biden-Harris inflationary policies of the last 3 1/2 years. (2) Artificial price controls won’t work. They never have. They lead to supply chain disruptions and shortages as manufacturers will be disincentivized to produce and distribute products if it is not economical. Venezuela is a good example. President Nixon tried them in 1971 to combat the rampant inflation at the time. They didn’t work, and he had to abandon them.
6. Far more damaging, however, is KK’s plan to tax individuals’ unrealized income. Essentially, this is another term for a “wealth tax,” “wealth redistribution,” or “wealth confiscation.” This idea has received widespread criticism, even by normally supportive media outlets such as The NY Times, The Washington Post and CNN, among others. My research has not uncovered even one creditable, objective economist who supports this. KK claims that the tax rate would only be 25% and would only apply to households with a net worth in excess of $100 million.
7. Don’t believe it. It’s more gaslighting courtesy of the same people who brought you lies such as the Russia hoax, FISA warrants, Hunter’s laptop, and, more recently, that the GOP wants to ban abortion, and terminate social security.
8. There aren’t enough of these people to even put a dent in the current budget deficits we face courtesy of the Biden-Harris trillions of dollars of inflationary spending of the last 3 1/2 years. Over time the policy could and likely would be easily adjusted to apply to non-wealthy households such as yours and mine.
9. This is another ill-conceived, ill-advised policy designed to gaslight and pander to the middle class and working people that will have severe unintended consequences. Furthermore, according to Wikipedia “there is no legal consensus about its constitutionality.”
10. A wealth tax is a tax on unearned income, aka asset appreciation. For the uninitiated, this is simply a tax on value that you have not yet received and may never receive. For example, say you bought your house 20 years ago for $100,000. Today, it is worth $500,000. The government would say you owe taxes on the $400,000 unrealized profit that you have not and may never receive. You don’t have that much cash laying around. Few people do. Therefore, you would have to sell your house to raise the money. The same logic would apply to your 401k and IRAs, or a business you built from the ground up. This is like Barack Obama’s famous (or infamous) statement regarding a business (and I paraphrase) that “you didn’t build it, the government provided you the means to do so.” (If this sounds familiar it is because it is the basis for the name of my blog.)
11. Wealth/wealth redistribution has been tried in various countries. The concept is not new. It dates back to ancient Athens. Most have abandoned it for various reasons such as poor design and implementation. For example, it was found that many wealthy people were able to avoid the tax simply by transferring their wealth to more tax-friendly jurisdictions. This wealth transference was severely damaging to the economy of those countries, and it would be to the US’s as well.
12. In 2006 a study published in the Washington Post denoted various negative unintended consequences of France’s wealth tax. They included “brain drain, capital flight, loss of jobs” and ultimately a decrease in tax revenue.
13. According to a 2022 study published in the Wall Street Journal the most significant “fatal flaw” was valuation. The study concluded that generally, wealthy people maintained as much as 40% of their assets in non-liquid assets such as real estate and private businesses. These types of assets are difficult to value. Often, valuations are subjective. A good example is the pinhead NYC judge’s valuing Trump’s Mira Lago estate at $16 million, which most real estate persons derided as merely a fraction of its real worth. I can picture some pinheaded government bureaucrat with limited business and economic expertise arbitrarily placing a value on a small business or other non-liquid asset for wealth tax purposes. The study also concluded that “even the rich don’t know exactly what they’re worth at any given moment.” As of 2021 a wealth tax was only extant in five countries.

CONCLUSION

The concept of a wealth tax/income redistribution/wealth and income confiscation is an anathema to our system of hard work, individualism and free enterprise, which has served us very well for some 250 years. It is a further attempt to create tribalism and class division. It is an additional example of the Dems strategy of gaslighting and pandering.

It is a basic tenant of communism, pure and simple. Therefore, it is no surprise that KK is advocating it. It makes one wonder what other surprises she is harboring. Somewhere, Karl Marx is smiling.

No doubt, KK and her campaign are creating more gaslighting and pandering to hide the real issues and win the election. Then, it will be a return to the same old, same old of the Biden-Harris Administration. As I have written before, don’t fall for it.

This message was sent to me by my good friend and loyal reader, CS. I think it is a brilliant piece that encapsulates the significance of the 2024 election. Not to be hyperbolic, but I think it is the most critical election in my lifetime. The country is at a crossroads. We must focus on choosing the right direction.

The policy choices are very clear. On one hand, we have socialism/communism and government control. On the other hand, we have the traditional American values of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, free enterprise, and equal opportunity. More on this below.

In my opinion, most people, in deciding for whom to vote, are making this about the individual candidates. They are planning to vote for against Trump or Harris rather than their policies. I think that is wrong. I think that is misguided. It does both the individual voter and the country a huge disservice. I think what is more important is what each candidate will do or not do for America and Americans. I think each voter should analyze each respective candidate’s policies, decide which one’s policies are in accord with his or her own beliefs, and then vote for that candidate regardless of personal feelings.

I have discussed the below topic in previous blogs, but it bears repeating. And now, please read and enjoy, “WHO[M] AM I VOTING FOR – AND WHY”

“I AM NOT VOTING FOR ONE PERSON. I AM VOTING FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY AND MY CHILDREN: That moment when someone says, “I can’t believe you would vote for Trump.” I simply reply, “I’m not voting for Trump.” I’m voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech. I’m voting for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family. I’m voting for the next Supreme Court Justice(s) to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I’m voting for the continued growth of my retirement and reducing inflation. I’m voting for a return of our troops from foreign countries and the end to America’s involvement in foreign conflicts. I’m voting for the Electoral College and for the Republic in which we live. I’m voting for the Police to be respected once again and to ensure Law & Order. I am tired of all the criminals having a revolving door and being put back in the street. I’m voting for the continued appointment of Federal Judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I’m voting for keeping our jobs to remain in America and not be outsourced all over the world – to China, Mexico and other foreign countries. I want USA made. I’m voting for secure borders and legal immigration. I am voting for doing away with all of the freebies given to all the illegals and not looking after the needs of the American citizens. I’m voting for the Military & the Veterans who fought for this Country to give the American people their freedoms. I’m voting for the unborn babies that have a right to live. I’m voting for peace progress in the Middle East. I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking. I’m voting for Freedom of Religion. I’m voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored. I am voting for the return of teaching math, history, and science instead of indoctrination of our children and pronouns. I’m not just voting for one person. I’m voting for the future of my Country. I’m voting for my children and my grandchildren to ensure their freedoms and their future. WHO[M] are you voting for? [I’m voting for Trump/Vance!]”

Well said, and from the heart.

CONCLUSION

As the foregoing piece articulates so passionately, don’t focus on the individual candidates. Look past your personal feelings for them. After all, individual persons come and go. They are transitory (if you will excuse the term). Vote for America. America will remain, hopefully for a long, long time after we are all gone. We all have a responsibility to preserve the legacy that our forefathers have created, fought for, died for and entrusted to us and to pass it on to future generations. VOTE FOR THE POLICIES, NOT THE PERSON.

After having reviewed Komrade Kamala’s just-revealed economic plan to combat inflation I understand why she has been loath to speak out in public about specific policies. As long as she remained quiet most of the electorate was not aware of her far-left predilections. Now, she has delineated a suggested economic plan that is fatuous, pandering, and demonstrates a complete lack of comprehension of economics. More specifically, parts of her plan, such as a centralized system of price controls, are reminiscent of Josef Stalin’s and Chairman Mao’s five-year plans for the Soviet Union and China, respectively.

Those plans were self-destructive for reasons that I will outline below. Similarly, some of you may recall President Nixon’s temporary wage and price controls in 1971. They were a desperate attempt to control the runaway inflation that had plagued the economy for several years. They didn’t work either. They resulted in shortages and supply chain disruptions and failed to rein in inflation. A more recent example would be the Venezuelan experience under Maduro, which has wreaked havoc on that country. These plans to artificially control inflation and the economy have never worked. They’ve always ended up in disaster. As anyone who understands economics knows once inflation becomes embedded in the economy it is very difficult and painful to dislodge.

The central and most controversial feature of KK’s plan is to institute price controls to curtail what she terms as “price gouging.” Her primary target is the retail food industry. In her mind demonizing it will win her votes.

However, few, if any, legitimate economists of any political stripe support her opinion. (I was unable to find any.) For example, Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute opined that KK’s plan makes “little sense.” He added that “there is not really any indication out there of price gouging.” Jason Furman, a Harvard University economist who was chairman of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, diplomatically told the NY Times price controls were “not a sensible policy.” He added, “there is no upside here, and there is some downside.” Critics even included the Washington Post, which diplomatically opined “when your opponent calls you a communist maybe [you] don’t propose price controls.” I could cite many more examples, but you get the point.

In point of fact, as KK should know but apparently does not, in a free-market economy such as the US, prices are determined by supply and demand. The root causes of higher prices currently can be traced to the Biden-Harris runaway spending of the last 3 1/2 years. This, in turn, has led to supply chain disruptions, and higher costs for things like raw materials, fuel, transportation and employees’ wages. If she really wants to reduce prices for food or anything else she has to figure out a way to control inflation. Her proposed plan, which is rife with pandering giveaways, would do the opposite.

Typically, KK’s plan is filled with vague generalities and short on specifics. For example, who will decide a “fair “price for a quart of milk or a dozen eggs? Will it be some bureaucrat in some federal government agency who knows little about the food service industry or markets, in general? Will there be a standard price list for all locales, or will it vary according to cost of living or other local factors? How will it be policed? By which agency(ies)? What will be the role of federal, state and local law enforcement. One can easily foresee a massive and wasteful bloating of government bureaucracy. The government does not exactly have an exemplary record for running things. How have things worked out for the Postal Service?

Former President Trump has derisively labeled KK’s plan the “Madura Plan” after Venezuela President Nicolas Madura. Madura is an avowed socialist whose economic policies have ruined the country’s economy. This label has resonated with many Hispanics who fled Venezuela and Cuba to escape such policies and fear a reappearance in the US.

In a separate matter, Tampon Tim is continuing to cause problems for the ticket. In selecting a running mate one of the primary goals is to choose someone who will not cause controversy, problems or distractions. TT continues to do just that. First, it was the weird decision to place tampons in boys’ restrooms. Then it was the “stolen valor” matter, which has continued to resonate. Then, it was the matter of his “longstanding and cozy” relationship with China, which is being investigated by a congressional committee. Now, the latest is the COVID issue. It seems that Governor TT mandated placing COVID patients in nursing homes, despite warnings by the CDC and other medical personnel. The inevitable consequence was that Minnesota had the highest rate of COVID-related deaths in long-term care facilities in the country. I don’t know if TT’s issues will cause the Dems to lose the election, but KK’s choosing him as her running mate certainly appears to indicate a serious lack of judgment.

CONCLUSION

It appears that maybe the Dems’ carefully constructed election plan is falling apart. KK’s and TT’s socialist predilections are beginning to leak out into the consciousness of the mainstream of the electorate. When CNN, the NY Times, the Washington Post, and former Obama officials levy criticisms it is a clear danger sign.

Trump and Vance have been omnipresent and relentless with denoting their socialist policies and their flip-flopping. This is absolutely the correct strategy. Perhaps, it is beginning to infiltrate the minds of the electorate. The debates will be critical. Much of the world will be watching.

So far, the Dem election strategy that I outlined in my previous blog appears to be working. KK has continued to enjoy the protection of the media. She has managed to avoid answering any tough questions and giving any general press conferences other than an occasional one-on-one with a sympathetic journalist. Her faux transformation from a socialist to a moderate Dem is continuing unabated. A goodly portion of the electorate has not yet caught on to the scam. A majority of the public probably doesn’t even know the first thing about Tim Walz much less his stolen valor and far-left record.

The foregoing is supported by the latest polls just released by The Hill and NY Times/Sienna as well as others. They are somewhat contradictory, but most of them have KK slightly ahead in five of the seven swing states. This is a noticeable improvement for her from the previous polls, which is why I said she has the momentum.

The puzzling inconsistency is that according to the latest Fox News polls Trump is trusted to do a better job in the areas that the electorate views as most important – the economy (the clear #1 issue), immigration, border security/immigration, foreign policy and crime. On the other hand, 59% opined that he is “too focused on personal retribution,” and 57% thought that he is “too erratic and out of control to govern the country effectively.” KK is trusted to do a better job with respect to uniting the country, healthcare, abortion and climate change. In contrast, 53% opined that KK is “too liberal” and 52% say she is “too inexperienced.” Those results appear to be inconsistent, if not contradictory. More on that later.

The increase in the CPI for July was released yesterday and showed an increase of 2.7%, which is lower than previous months. That would appear to be good for the Dems, except that increase is on top of 3 1/2 years of increases. Also, another poll has reported the following price increases from January 2021 when Biden took office to June 2024.

Gas up 46%,

groceries up 21%,

energy up 33%,

day care up 16%,

rent up 22%,

car insurance up 53% and

transportation up 36%.

As I disclosed in my previous blog since Biden took office the overall increase in goods and services is in excess of 20%. In my opinion, these numbers, which cover a 3 1/2-year period are more indicative of the inflationary trend and economic situation than a one-month change in CPI. In addition, as I have alluded to in previous blogs, they are more consistent with the day-to-day experience of most Americans. Moreover, it explains the Dems’ attempts to avoid even mentioning the word “Bidenomics” and KK’s attempts to distance herself from it. She can’t. She owns it. She was there every step of the way as Biden implemented his disastrous policies. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has confirmed this many times during press conferences. For example, “What I will tell you [the reporters] is Bidenomics has been something that both the president and the vice president [have] worked on…. The [economic] record was ‘both’ of theirs.”

Also, let’s not forget that KK cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate in order to pass the deceptively named “Inflation Reduction Act” in August 2022. Furthermore, she bragged about it “As vp I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote…” Yep. She can’t hide from it now. She owns it. She owns the issue of #1 concern to the electorate. It’s up to the GOP to make sure the electorate is cognizant of it.

KK has talked about all her vague plans to fix the economy and the border. Furthermore, she has mimicked Trump’s plan not to tax tips. Excuse me, but she is in office right now. She has the power to fix these things right now. If she were serious, which I maintain she is not, she would do so.

Multiple media outlets have disclosed more bad economic news with respect to July. Real average earnings (earnings adjusted for inflation) and household income declined. Unemployment increased. Most ominously, credit card debt reached an all-time high as more and more people have taken on additional debt to pay for necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. To summarize, people are hurting and hurting bad!

KK also “owns” the border/immigration issue, which according to the polls, is the electorate’s #2 concern. Again, she is trying to distance herself from Biden on that issue, but in her press conferences Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has insisted multiple times that they agreed on border and immigration policy.

CONCLUSION

At the present time, the Dem tried and true election year game plan is working. As I said, KK has surged ahead and has the momentum. Furthermore, she can be expected to get an additional boost from the convention. In order to win Trump has to make the electorate cognizant of her duplicity. Denote her lifelong far left record and policies. Keep pounding away at them at campaign speeches, press conferences, campaign ads and the debates, if they, in fact, come to pass. The same goes for Welz.

Their words and actions are public record. They just need to be exposed and disseminated. They are gaslighting now to get elected. If they were to win the election they would govern in accordance with their real beliefs to the country’s extreme detriment. These beliefs are way left of the mainstream. If people were to become aware of them there is no way they can win. It is up to Trump to make it happen.

I feel as though I am being forced to watch a rerun of the same “movie” I saw some four years ago. I didn’t like it then, and I don’t like it now. I remember the plot was very predictable, and I particularly didn’t like the ending.

What movie am I referring to? It’s the Dem Party election strategy. You have to hand it to the Dems in one respect. Their strategy is consistent, well-executed, and it usually works. I have explained it before, but for those of you who don’t remember, here’s a brief three-step synopsis.

Step one – Between elections pursue your progressive (some would characterize it as extremely progressive) political, economic and social agendas.

Step two- As the quadrennial presidential election date approaches modify your policies into those of a moderate. This is the tricky part. It requires (1) a biased media that will decline to denote the various considerable inconsistencies and (2) an electorate that will accept these changes without questioning your motives and inconsistencies. It may require outright lying, but so what, most people won’t notice, and if anyone does, see #1.

Step three – After winning the election resume your progressive policies.

The foregoing, in a nutshell, is the tried-and-true Dem election strategy. It worked in 2020, and there is a good chance it will work in 2024. Some of you may recall that in 2020 Biden essentially campaigned from his basement. He hardly appeared in public. He rarely addressed the media, much less answered their questions. The few members of the media who questioned this campaign strategy were drowned out. The handy excuse was the COVID pandemic, but in time we learned that this was all a ploy to hide his cognitive deterioration. This was discovered well after the election of course.

Now fast forward to 2024. KK is following the same strategy. Avoid interviews, except “softball” interviews with friendly journalists and commentators who will not press her on inconsistences, flip-flops, or outright lies nor ask “embarrassing” questions. Do not talk extemporaneously in public; use teleprompters at all times, and any questions from reporters must be scripted. Normally, candidates will speak to the media and answer questions quite often to get their message out to the electorate as Trump and Vance are doing. I can’t remember the last time KK held a press conference or engaged in a question-and-answer session with the media (except for softball interviews with friendly journalists). “Tampon Tim” is following the same script.

Time magazine even put KK on this week’s cover without having interviewed her. I don’t ever recall the magazine doing that. Incidentally, I can think of many more deserving “covers” for this week. How about one of our many Olympic heroes, such as Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky or the men’s and women’s basketball teams, to name a few. They actually achieved something positive, if not heroic, whereas KK hasn’t.

The media would have you believe that in just a few short months KK has morphed from one of the worst vice presidents in our history who was so historically bad that many Dems and Dem supporters were pushing to have her removed from the 2024 ticket to the second coming of FDR. In case you have forgotten this, below please find some sample headlines. These are not from Fox News or some other right-leaning source but from hardcore left-wing publications. NY Times 2/6/23 – “Kamala Harris is [still] trying to define her vice presidency. Even her allies are tired of waiting.” Washington Post 3/15/24 – “For this country’s sake VP Harris should step aside.” New York Magazine 9/13/23 – “The case for Biden to drop Kamala Harris.”

What changed? We know what changed. Biden had a disastrous presidential debate that exposed his severe cognitive decline before the entire world. All of a sudden everyone saw that “the emperor [truly] had no clothes.” The Dem Party ruling cadre decided he was killing their re-election chances and had to go. Despite having swept the Dem primaries with some 18 million votes the cadre forced him out in what amounted to a coup. Eighteen million votes were summarily swept aside. So much for our democratic election process.

Given the short timeframe before early voting, KK was their only viable replacement. However, her far-left political policies rendered her unelectable. She required a radical makeover, and as described above, she got it. One would think that the electorate is too smart to be gaslighted like this, but so far it appears to be working. KK is gaining in the polls.

Running mate Tampon Tim has been largely silent too. He already has been caught in one lie with respect to his military service, which he must deal with. That will require a real press conference before a querying, if not hostile, press. It will be interesting to see how that works out.

CONCLUSION

According to the latest polls, the race has tightened considerably. One poll, NY Times/Sienna Poll, actually has KK narrowly ahead in three of the swing states – MI, PA and WI. On the other hand, the latest Trafalgar Poll has Trump with narrow leads in AZ, NC, Nev and PA. The two polls are inconsistent, but clearly, the momentum is favoring KK. Like I said, the Dem gaslighting appears to be working. The Trump campaign has to figure out a way to expose the KK-Tampon Tim flip-flops and inform the electorate of the true nature of their policies. There’s still time until ED, but with early voting starting in some states in 30 days or so, as Yogi Berra liked to say,” It gets late early.”