Reflections from the Road Ver 12.20

 A death in my wife's family caused me to spend most of the last couple of weeks traveling to and from assorted NC cities and then to Louisiana. Lots of open road driving, lots of random thoughts in those travels.

I am taking up a collection for a grave marker for White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. It will read simply, "I don't have..."

Last week, Joe Biden told us that in 2009, after being elected Vice-President, his father told him that he needed to help his uncle get a Purple Heart that he had never been awarded for being wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. Biden claims that he got the award for his uncle, but his uncle refused to take it. Probably because he was dead. Biden's uncle died in 1999 and his father died in 2002. Why isn't this the headline story on every television network news shows? Probably because liberals can't spell dementia.

The US House passed a resolution authorizing the Jan 6 committee. The resolution specified the number of Republicans and Democrats on the committee. Pelosi refused any Republicans who would defend Trump. So, a committee with only two alleged Republicans issued criminal referrals on Donald Trump. This from a committee that exists outside of the rules passed by the Congress. In 2022, only Republicans have to obey the laws.

Grant and Harding are widely regarded as Presidents with the most corrupt administrations. When this information was told to Joe Biden, he is said to have responded, "Hold my ice cream cone!!" Harding and Grant are finally off the hook. Biden is the King of Corruption.

I saw a great video from last year about Pete Butt-gig riding a bicycle to the White House for a Cabinet meeting. The video shows his security detail in a couple of Suburbans stopping a couple of blocks from the White House, getting a bicycle out, and Pete taking off for the final yards. Everything the Democrats do is not what it seems. They are competing for Academy Awards, not American success.

Joe Blow Biden, KJP, and the Department of Homeland Security continue to claim that the border is "secure". KJP claims that anyone that says the border is open is lying. Memo to Dims, anyone claiming that the border is secure is a blind, mindless moron. On second thought, that may actually define a Democrat.

Kevin McCarthy is having trouble getting all Republicans to support him for Speaker of the House. I think that those in the "Freedom Caucus" are the Republicans answer to the "Squad" the Democrats have. Memo to the Freedom Caucus, my mother used to tell us, "You aren't always going to get everything you want. Get over it!" Take Mom's advice and let's move forward.

We are all witnessing what is wrong with government spending as the Congress considers another "omnibus bill". That's the new name for "humongous pork barrel". Let's go back to passing budgets!

Finally, the New York Times continues to wow us with stupid things. If you haven't seen it, here is the New York Times crossword puzzle for the first day of Hannukah. Anything catch your eye? Remember proofreaders and editors? Not at the Times.