Monday Morning Milieu of Madness

 Just for the record, the expression "coming up short" was in use before Zelensky was even born. Of course, no one has ever illustrated the expression as well as Zelensky did by arguing with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. 

I keep hearing politicians who are sending the Ukraine billions of our dollars and shiploads of equipment say things like, "We stand with our friends." Memo to morons: If you have to pay them, they aren't really your friends. That's like giving a hooker an engagement ring. They are just going to pawn it. Wake up folks!! This is a no-win situation. 

Is it true that Trump's last words to Zelensky were, "There's no free lunch for you, little man"? The White House staffers who were able to eat the lunch that was going to be served to Zelensky, and the others were grateful for the good meal that Zelensky accidentally furnished for them.

Democrats are screaming that we must protect the Ukraine. I don't want to be crude, but this is an old song that has lost its appeal. Where shall I start? How about the billions, if not trillions of dollars that we invested in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Syria? What about all of the money and lives that we poured into Vietnam, only to end up fifty years later buying cheap sneakers and tools from there?

How about Korea? Seventy years after the armistice that ended the fighting, we still have more than 28,500 US military members in Korea. Make no mistake about it. The 28,500 troops would not be able to stop a North Korean incursion. They are there to operate as a human speed bump until we can put the nuclear weapons into play.

It's the same old story that I have repeated many times. The United States has an unnatural weakness for supporting tyrannical dictators. South Korea, South Vietnam, Cuba, Panama, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Taiwan, most of Africa, the list just goes on. It just never ends well. What evidence is there that the Ukraine situation will end up any differently?

A Norwegian company announced yesterday that they are not going to supply the US Navy with fuels. If it wasn't for the United Staes entering WW2, the Norwegians would be speaking German today. If you live in Norway, Google "blitzkrieg". Maybe it will jolt a few memories.

Lisa Murkowski says she is "sick to my stomach" about how Zelensky was treated. Taxpayers are sick to our stomachs about the wasted money and supplies going to a corrupt little dictator like Zelensky. Why won't he allow elections? When will martial law end? Just for Lisa's information, I am sick to my stomach about her claims to be a Republican. She voted with Obama over 70% of the time. Wikipedia claims that she is a "moderate Republican". Lisa can't even spell Republican. She's a Democrat in drag.

Later in the day, former Governor and alleged Republican John Kasich told the six living people who were watching him on MSNBC, that he too, was "sick to my stomach". I am sending a link for this blog to the Democratic Party in case they decide that they want to change the writer who scrawls out all of their responses. Either they are all following the same script or there is some kind of stomach flu outbreak among Democrats. Maybe it is just a reaction to all of those COVID shots?

The Academy Awards were last night. That is where a bunch of loser liberals gather to tell each other how great they are and pass around a guy named Oscar. God only knows what they do with him. It's a lot like a Democratic convention; I don't care who won.

I saw Marxist Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen on the news yesterday. The Communist Van Hollen claims that Trump was trying to extort minerals from the Ukraine in exchange for the aid that we have sent to them. As we have sent the Ukraine more than $44 billion dollars and have received exactly nothing, not even a thank you note, "extortion" sounds a whole lot like typical Democratic exaggeration. 

Van Hollen claimed that nothing like this has ever happened where our government asked for something in return for aid. One would think that the son of a U.S. diplomat and ambassador would know more about history than a retired restaurant manager. You would be wrong!! Senator Chris the Commie is evidently not familiar with the history of World War 2. 

There were several agreements in World War 2 where the United States received raw materials and precious metals from Russia, Great Britain and other countries in exchange for military supplies. In fact, in 1940, we had a Destroyers for Bases deal where we sent the British 50 destroyers in exchange for rights for bases in the Carribean. So much for the value of Van Hollen's master's degree from Harvard. I couldn't afford Harvard, I just read a couple of history books instead.

Here's a solution. Let's send Elon Musk and a bunch of DOGE guys to audit Ukraine and see what they have done with all of the money and materials that we have sent them. Then we can talk about whether or not to flush more money down the Ukraine shitter. There are rumors that Zelensky is selling US weapons and munitions to other groups, such as Hamas. While the media denies this, they all support Zelensky, so credibility is not their strong point. Let's just have the Doge boys look at the records and let us know.

What if we just let Europe make it on their own this time? At some point in life, we all have to stop bailing our kids out when they get into trouble. The Ukraine is that kid who keeps testing the limits. It's time to "Fly little birdie, Fly!!"

I'm So Old?

 I woke up this morning feeling older than usual, but the good news is that I did wake up!! It's those small things that make life worthwhile.

On some days the age thing bothers me more than other days. Those are the days that I really feel old. So, what's it like getting older? If you are currently alive, do your own analysis. If you want my take, read on.

I'm so old that I remember when all of the questionable shows would be on cable. Today, you can see the same crap on broadcast television. 

I am so old that I remember when there were real Republicans in California. I am not so sure now that there is real human life in that state.

I am so old that I remember when Democrats would work with a Republican President to accomplish things. Republicans actually worked with Bill Clinton to get stuff done. Of course, there was an ugly rumor that Newt Gingrich had Monica's dentist on the GOP payroll. 

I am so old that I liked the Ukraine better when they were part of the Soviet Union. Other than that occasional malfunction at a nuclear power plant like Chernobyl, things were pretty calm in that area.

Almost everyone in our country over the age of eight has a phone on during every waking moment. I am so old that I remember "party lines". You don't need a party line phone to listen in on the conversations of others. You only need to be in a public place while everyone shouts into their phones talking to others. By the time that you finish dinner in a crowded restaurant, you know more about some people than even their doctor knows. People don't need to "mute" their phones, they need to mute themselves. Trust me on the this, the rest of the world doesn't care who you are sleeping with or how many times you have sex. Most of us realize that you are making up those numbers anyway.

I am so old that I only need to receive one picture on my flip phone of your child performing some athletic accomplishment. I don't have the attention span for two or three pictures, much less a video. On my flip phone, pictures are about the size of a postage stamp. With that perspective, everybody's kids and new pets look strikingly similar. Trust me on this one!

I am so old that I have seen more than my share of pictures of pretty women. Even a closeup of your newfound babe's bosom is almost impossible to discern on my flip phone. I can wait until you take us to dinner to see those puppies. Unless we are meeting for dinner at a place that requires reservations, don't bother inviting us. I will work with the picture instead.

I am so old that I remember when people sent cards and letters. They would also call you on that thing that hung on the wall in the kitchen or sat on a table in the living room. Now, we all carry those phone things around, and no one actually "communicates".  Receiving a phone call used to be special. Now, your phone rings every five minutes and it's just a pain in your ass or wherever you keep yours.

I am so old that the word I use most frequently to describe interactions with others via the magic of cellular phones is "banality". Banality has gone from being the exception in describing phone conversations to being the rule in describing phone conversations.

I had to get my phone repaired the other day. Apparently, it has not been working right for more than a month. If my wife had not tried to call me, I would have never known.

I am so old, that when I was growing up, phone calls were a dime at payphones in Florida. If I could get phone service for a dime a call, my bill would be less than five bucks a month.

I am so old that I remember when the Democratic Party had members who could speak without shrieking and insulting their political opponents.  I will give them credit for one thing. They do excel in sticking to the script that someone is writing for them all.

I am so old that in high school a lot of the other students hated Richard Nixon, I didn't. In my thirties, a lot of people hated Ronald Reagan, I didn't. Now a lot of people hate Donald Trump, I don't. I am past giving a rat's ass about what people think. It's not like they are calling me. 

Finally, I am so old that when I was in school, we had more kids who could read than who couldn't read. We could write in cursive. We could do math without whipping out our phone to enter the numbers.

I am so old that I realize that we have taken our eyes off the ball.  I have to go; the phone isn't ringing!!

Biggest Balls, A New Standard?

 Only a few hours after writing that Jake Tapper surely has the biggest balls in the land, apparently the King is dead. I'm sorry Jake. Volodymyr Zelensky, AKA Little Fidel, from Ukraine showed up at the White House yesterday and announced his entry into the Biggest Balls competition. 

Big Balls Zelensky decided to argue with President Trump and Vice-President Vance in Trump's office. It went downhill for BB Zelensky from there. It ended with his making an unscheduled early departure from the White House after being told to leave. No free lunch for little Big Balls!

Not to be outdone, later in the day the Democratic Party quickly entered the Big Balls fray with their own candidate. From the same state that gave us Ted Kennedy, the hero of Chappaquiddick, Rep. Seth Moulton entered the battle for the coveted Biggest Balls award. Moulton appeared on The Communist News Network (CNN) to praise Zelensky. In commenting on the Oval Office "Over the Top Rope" event yesterday in Washington, Moulton claimed "The only hero in the room was the Ukrainian." 

Apparently, "Zelensky" was just too hard for Moulton to pronounce, or he just didn't even know his name. Moulton's claim that Zelensky was "the only hero in the room" is at best dubious, if not absurd. Moulton's "only hero in the room" is the same guy who has declared martial law in the Ukraine. In addition to martial law, "the hero" has prohibited any elections in the Ukraine until the war with Russia ends. Seth, if this is a hero, what does a tyrant look like? Asking for a friend. Beyond all of that, how much of our tax money has "the hero" pocketed?

It's obvious that Moulton is suffering from a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Moulton is only one more Trump television appearance away from the "foaming at the mouth" stage of the TDS. Moulton has been busy funneling American tax money to the Zelensky kickback machine. How much has Moulton received from his cousin Volodymyr?

I am not sure if Big Balls Moulton is not old enough to know or has just chosen to ignore it, but his comments on Putin are ignorant of historical precedent. Moulton and almost everyone in the "mainstream" video blasted Trump for talking to Putin. All of the faux outrage bullshit that you hear about President Trump associating with a dictator ignores the track record of the United States. We have a history of supporting tyrants. It's not like Joan of Arc was the leader of South Korea or South Vietnam? Look up how long it took free elections to happen in Taiwan. Do you even want to discuss the relationship between the CIA and Manuel Noriega in Panama before that situation exploded in our faces? Look at Panama today, aren't they hanging out with China? Have the libs forgotten that FDR, the closest thing to God that Democrats worship, allied the United States with Joseph Stalin and Russia? I don't recall seeing any photos of Stalin playing Santa Claus at Christmas parties. Stalin makes Putin look like an Eagle Scout. Get a grip, folks!

If you want to accomplish something in another country, you have to work with whoever is in charge. Our ability to cause changes in government style is best illustrated by our history of dealing with Iran. In Iran long ago, the CIA and British intelligence funded a coup that overthrew an elected leader and brought back the Shah. How did that work out for us? Zelensky is just a dictator with less experience and a smaller nation than Putin. He's learning on the job. He is already bleeding American taxpayers dry. We are borrowing money to send to a corrupt government led by Zelensky. The good news is that he isn't wasting any of our money on clothes!

We have never been successful in telling other people how to run their countries. We can't even get California to act like they are part of the United States.

We are killing the chickens to prevent the spread of the avian flu. How many Dems have to go to slaughter to fight Trump Derangement Syndrome? I am not actually advocating killing Democrats, but we can distribute these handbooks on the joys of suicide. Calm down, it's only humor. Relax, they will find the handbooks on their own.

I have ranted about this before, but since JD Vance picked it up and ran with it yesterday, let's raise money to buy Zelensky a collared shirt. Leaders need to look like leaders, not the guy waiting to dig a latrine. You don't dress like you are going to the beach to go to the bank for a small business startup loan. 

What's the difference between Zelensky and myself? First, I have put on a coat and a tie since he last wore something like that. Doesn't Zelensky's military have a dress uniform that he could wear if he is obsessed with his military-like appearance? Maybe he could get the French to give him a couple of Napoleon's old uniforms? Napoleon and Zelensky probably take about the same size. I think they both wear about an 18 Dwarf. That's a European size. 

What's the other difference between Zelensky and myself. I have visited the White House three times, and I have never been asked to leave. Of course, I was wearing a collared shirt.