Posse Incitatus

The Beaucoup Party

The United States has had its share of short-lived and/or obscure political parties and movements, including the Whigs, Federalists, Anti-Mason Party, Know Nothings and others. Some parties, such as the Libertarians and Constitution Party, have been around a while and may last decades, but will probably never achieve critical mass.

Based on what the Democrat presidential candidates have been advocating, I'd say it's time they break off and start a brand new party; one that reflects the "gimmie-ism" of millions of people who, above all, favor FREE STUFF! Let's call it the Beaucoup Party. But it's more than just free stuff. It's also the obliteration of anything and everything the conservatives hold dear. This is gonna be FUN!

And, to use the words of a revered progressive, "Let me be clear," this party will go WAY beyond free college tuition, forgiveness of student loans, reparations for slavery and full healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants. No, that's child's play.

Let's go all out. This ain't no one-night stand. This is a full-frontal, mega-orgy on steroids that lasts for weeks and weeks. Fuck the moralists, traditionalists and incrementalists!

Here are a few key Beaucoup Party platform stances:

1) A new home (minimum value, $200,000) and new car (min. $30K) for each and every illegal alien who makes it to the border;

2) A job paying at least $50,000 per year, plus full benefits for every adult illegal immigrant as well as every adult American citizen (even those with poor employment records, felony convictions, drug/alcohol problems, etc.) Free cappuccinos, artichoke salads, tofu and arugula for all who profess to be Ivy League graduates;

3) Free iPhones for every person in the United States, and full wireless services paid by Uncle Sam until death;

4) Free groceries for every American, regardless of income, for life. No limit on dollar amounts and no restrictions on purchases;

5) Free healthcare and dental services for every American, regardless of income, for life. Free nitrous oxide on demand. No questions asked;

6) Government subsidized sex robots for the asking. Free replacements available on request;

7) Free vending machines dispensing Viagra, condoms, birth control pills and pornographic videos -- located in every city with a population of at least 1,000 people. Free overnight delivery to all who live in smaller burgs or rural areas;

8) Free alcoholic beverages for the asking. They will be dispensed at schools, government offices, nonprofit agencies, in vending machines and at any private sector companies that wish to participate. Mandatory beer taps at high schools, colleges, universities and in government office buildings;

9) Built-in wet bars inside all electric vehicles;

10) Free heroin, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, opioids, marijuana, barbiturates, amphetamines and any other type of drug that anyone wants, anywhere and any time. Available in vending machines and at 24/7 kiosks. A 24/7 800 helpline in case a vending machine or kiosk has run dry;

11) The elimination and abolition of all state and local police and sheriff's departments, the DEA, FBI, CIA and NSA. Government subsidies for naked mud wrestling on the streets;

12) Government subsidized breast implants, tummy tucks, and bikini waxes;

13) Government subsidies for the Church of Satan;

14) Conversion of all churches into abortion clinics;

15) The immediate arrest and imprisonment of outspoken conservatives (as determined by the arbiters of MSNBC. And 24/7 Rachel Maddow piped into all conservatives' prison cells);

16) The U.S. military and special forces will wage a ruthless war on all owners of firearms. Those who refuse to surrender their firearms will be imprisoned or executed;

17) ICE and Customs and Border Patrol will be eliminated. All border walls will be torn down, and all border entry points closed down. There will be no borders from now on. The U.S. government will subsidize busses, taxi services and trains that transport Latin American illegals to Yanqui-Land;

18) All oil companies and gas stations will be shut down permanently;

19) All manufacturers of fossil fuel vehicles will be closed permanently;

20) Those caught driving fossil fuel vehicles will be jailed indefinitely;

21) Fox News will be shut down; conservative talk radio will be silenced. The budgets of NPR and PBS will be increased one hundred-fold;

22) Donald Trump will be drawn and quartered on national television;

23) The Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Monument will be obliterated with bunker-busting bombs;

24) The Iranian mullahs will be invited to occupy the White House and U.S. Capitol. Kim Jong Un will be granted the U.S. nuclear codes;

25) The gay pride rainbow will replace the stars & stripes as the official U.S. flag;

26) Uncle Sam will create a Department of solar and wind energy;

27) Quotas for LGBTQ hires will be implemented throughout the public and private sectors;

28) "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" will be banned as a racist song. Anyone who plays it will be convicted of hate speech and ostracized for life;

29) Barack Obama's picture will replace that of Benjamin Franklin on the 100 dollar bill;

30) The White House will be painted in rainbow colors. Its name will be changed to the Rainbow House;

31)The Statue of Liberty will undergo a makeover into a drag queen;

32) The Bible will be banned as hate speech;

33) Antifa will be feted at a Rainbow House dinner;

34) Al Sharpton will be named Secretary of State;

35) Free laptops/tablets/Blue Tooth/streaming video/satellite TV/radio for all people -- citizens and illegals alike.

Oh, and while we're at it, how 'bout an open bar for all who attend the Beaucoup debates? (With transgendered cocktail waitresses and free taxis home for the pickled, of course!)

The "Cold Civil War" gets warmer

I've noted before that societies do not descend into civil war all at once.  Rather it is a gradual, uneven process the moves by fits and starts, sometimes reversing, but never long enough to stop its downward spiral.

The past few weeks have given us a number of examples that future generations might call "milestones to war."

• The savage beating of journalist Andy Ngo in broad daylight in full view of the police.  Liberal apologists for the Antifa Stosstruppen are trying to claim that he's a conservative provocateur, but in fact his politics are firmly on the left - he just likes following a good story.
• Facebook's revised policy on death threats, which forbade them - except in cases where they were issued against people the management didn't like.  This illegal policy was almost immediately rescinded, but one has to wonder what kind of idiots signed off on it in the first place.
• The spectacle of CNN/Playboy "Journalist" Brian Karem taunting attendees at a White House event and then challenging Sebastian Gorka to a fight in full view of the press - and then lying about it afterwards.  It wasn't exactly an attack on the Senate floor, but it was close.  Also indicative - mainstream press lied about what happened, choosing an edited version of the tape with Karem's taunting and challenge omitted.
• The growing public knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's predations, which happened in plain sight of the Ruling Class for years - and the fact that despite his conviction, they continued to party and socialize with him.
• The Democrat Party's full embrace of erasing US borders and it's open preference for non-citizens. 
• The US "National" Women's Soccer Team openly insulting the National Anthem and trampling the flag during one of their tasteless celebrations.

I could go on, but the sum total of each of these events is to destroy the social contract that holds the nation together.  If citizenship is meaningless and the "national team" feels it can insult the nation's symbols with impunity, what's left?

It's clear that the Democrats have no grand design or carefully crafted plan once they gain control, just a series of anti-American impulses to destroy our institutions.  When 50 million Central Americans enter the country, they have no idea how they will govern it and this doesn't seem to bother them.

It's interesting to see how much this insanity is radicalizing the center.  I've watched with great interest as otherwise moderate or non-political entities and publications have changed their tone. 

Sohrab Amadi's famous essay has struck a nerve and I'm noticing a change in both attitude and behavior among Kurt Schlichter's "normals."  No longer is there an easy-going sense that this will all blow over, or that cooler heads on the left will rein in the crazies.  Instead there is a defiance, a stridency on the part of the center that wasn't there a year ago.

It comes from a simple realization:  They really do hate us.

I don't think the left is capable of understanding where this will go, but it won't be pleasant for anyone.

As You Sow, So Shall You Reap

Scripture contains many words of wisdom, including the advice in today's headline. For many years, the Democrats have endorsed identity politics and whiny victimhood.

The Democrat party, with assistance from academia and the corrupt news media, has created, sustained and nurtured legions of uber-liberal "Frankensteins." As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will attest, the consequences can be damnable.

In the past few days, the big-mouth loose cannons of the left, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayana Pressley (WOMEN OF COLOR, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW!), have been sniping at Pelosi and more moderate Democrats. They're still upset that dozens of House Democrats sided with Republicans in passing a funding bill to provide humanitarian relief to the crush of illegal immigrants flooding the southern border.

These rabble-rousers believe the Speaker has singled them out because they are WOMEN OF COLOR, a supposedly sacrosanct attribute in the Democrat kaleidoscope. They would rather go down in flames hating and raging against President Trump than do anything that would help their party retain control of the House or pass worthwhile legislation.

A few days ago, AOC's chief of staff tweeted that moderate Democrats are like the racist Democrats of the past:

“Instead of ‘fiscally conservative but socially liberal,’ let’s call the New Democrats and Blue Dog Caucus the ‘New Southern Democrats.’ They certainly seem hell bent to do to black and brown people today what the old Southern Democrats did the 40s,” Saikat Chakrabarti tweeted.

Democrat Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri called AOC's tweet "ignorant" and "juvenile." Added Clay, who is African-American: "Because you can’t get your way, and because you are you getting pushed back, you resort to using the race card. Unbelievable.”

A few weeks ago, Pelosi enraged AOC by disparaging the valley girl's Twitter following as insignificant compared to actual votes on the House floor.  AOC, like so many ignorant youngsters, actually thinks Twitter represents the real world, and that having lots of Twitter followers lends legitimacy and -- to use a favorite liberal term -- "gravitas" to a politician. Oh my. Where to begin...

It's delicious watching this whole cat-fight blow up. The Democrats have stoked divisiveness, factionalism and identity politics for the longest time, and now this roaring fire has left the fireplace, jumped into the living room, and threatens to engulf them. 

Love it! Pass the popcorn.

Perot and Epstein

I've been taking a sabbatical from blogging over the holiday, and what strange news is waiting for me when I return!

The sudden resurrection of the Curious Case of Jeffrey Epstein has the Ruling Class shaking with fear.  Reporters who diligently looked the other way for years are suddenly shouting "Oh yeah, we knew all that and more!"

As if that's something to be proud of.

In the midst of this fluid situation, H. Ross Perot, billionaire, failed presidential contender and sage had passed away.  I'll leave others to do him the full honors, but it's now clear that Perot was correct in many ways about NAFTA and the problems facing the country, he simply lacked the charisma and political savvy to outwit The Swamp.

Perot was doing reasonably well, but then torpedoed his campaign by dropping out and getting back in - citing evil doings of the Bush family as his reason.  At the time he was widely mocked, and rightfully so.

Perot's flip-flop was not a sign that he would be a stable leader in a crisis.  His subsequent campaign seemed more of an exercise in vanity than anything else.

But with the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the Bush family was - in its own way - just as corrupt as the Clintons.  The Bush campaign used espionage against its opponents and George H.W. Bush carried on a sordid affair under the very nose of his wife, who was driven to the bring of suicide by his callousness towards her.

In a different time and place, I'd marvel that George W. Bush's administration would go easy on a Clinton crony, but it's clear that the Great Families of Bush and Clinton were able to reach a concordat on this and several other issues.

If Perot was the meteor preceding Trump, Epstein could well be the cleansing fire that follows his arrival.

The Contamination of Sports

For many years, I have complained about the business side of pro sports, and cited it as the reason I oppose paying college athletes. Okay, maybe I'm a naive and hopeless dreamer, but I remember feeling excitement about the Detroit teams (Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Pistons), having grown up in Michigan. These days, I'm pretty lukewarm (in part because all of these teams are lousy, but even when they were competitive I just didn't feel the passion anymore).

Contracts, agents, lawyers, free agency, arbitration, lockouts, salary caps, "franchise" designation, comparisons of team payrolls... I'm sick of it all. And I'll really be sick at heart if this crap engulfs college sports, too.

But in the past few years, something even worse has happened: Politics is tainting sports with its sickening smugness, loudness, stupidity and ignorance. There are way too many people who wear their politics on their sleeve, and unfortunately, this undesirable trait applies more and more to pro athletes.

It used to be many people turned to sports as a diversion -- from a boring job, nagging boss or wife, personal difficulties such as health or financial issues, and yes, from the poison of politics. Or maybe just because of an appreciation for great athletes and compelling competition.

But regardless of the reason, millions of people turned to sports -- just as they do movies, music and other diversions -- to get away from things they dislike.  But these days, it's hard to read about or watch sports without idiots spouting off and shoving their political garbage down our throats.

ESPN, which I have long criticized for being full of hype and self-congratulatory behavior (does anyone pat themselves on the back more often?) has in recent years become a left-wing dumpster fire. It is chock-full of loudmouth blowhards, and most of the time, you'd have to hold a gun to my head to get me to watch it. (And I'd beg you to pull the trigger!)

But aside from ESPN, which thankfully is hemorrhaging viewers and being forced to lay people off, we also have to deal with sanctimonious leftists like Colin Kaepernick (I swear, I will NEVER buy another pair of Nikes!) and the star of the U.S. women's soccer team, Megan Rapinoe, a 24/7 Trump hater who is absolutely obsessed with Orange Julius. 

With Kaepernick, it goes way beyond just kneeling for the national anthem and uttering stupid things. He actually was filmed wearing a pair of socks showing police officers as pigs. This guy is pure scum. Some of the soccer team's fans are losers, too, as they were shouting F*** Trump! after the American team's championship victory. Your team wins it all, and you're obsessing with politics? How warped is that? Get a life.

Former Detroit Tigers star Magglio Ordoñez, a native of Venezuela, is now in local politics in Caracus and supports vicious thug Nicolás Maduro. Hey Maggie, why don't you try reading the just-issued U.N. report about the Bolivarian regime's sadistic torture practices?

There are many athletes and coaches who bash Donald Trump, including NBA stars Kevin Durant and LeBron James, Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and many others. There are some conservative athletes and coaches, too, including New England quarterback Tom Brady and his coach, Bill Belichick, and retired receiver Terrell Owens. But the conservatives don't tend to broadcast it as much.

Boycotts are usually a left-wing tactic in response to people, policies and products they dislike. But two can play this game. It is my sincere hope that millions of conservatives will quit paying attention to and giving their hard-earned dollars to pro sports franchises. Hit 'em in the pocketbook. Because, like it or not, for many people, money is the only thing that talks.

Happy Birthday, America!

Happy Independence Day! Let's take a few moments to be grateful for the United States, the opportunity it provides, the freedom it offers and the bulwark it represents against those who would oppress our freedom.

The Declaration of Independence was actually declared on July 2, and Congress approved the final text on July 4. However, it wasn't until Aug. 2 that it was signed. This sacred document discusses God-given rights being denied by the British oppressors, and these rights were later enshrined in the U.S. Constitution (adopted in 1787) and Bill of Rights (1791).

What millions of people throughout the world do not seem to understand or appreciate to this day is that freedom is a scarce commodity in the context of world history. The blessing of liberty is like the blessing of good health: Too easy to take for granted, but a state of being that would be sorely missed were it to be removed.

The brilliance of the British Enlightenment thinkers (John Locke, Adam Smith, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Francis Bacon, et al), along with the spirit of the Magna Carta, adopted in 1215, inspired the Founding Fathers. Thank God the Founders were students of history and humble enough to accept the wisdom of their ancestors and wise elders.

The framework of American government speaks to the Founders' wariness of the dangers of too much power being consolidated in the hands of just one or a select few people. The antidote: a republican (small "r") arrangement in which representatives are elected to carry out the will of the people; the separation of powers; and equal representation in the U.S. Senate vs. proportional representation in the U.S. House. It is a framework that enabled our nation to gradually transition away from early moral failures and continue on a course of self-improvement, however frustratingly slow and tortuous it may be.

I firmly believe that knowledge of human nature, humans' shortcomings, moral turpitude and atrocities throughout history, is all that's needed for someone to appreciate the genius and wisdom of the Founders, and to have deep gratitude for the incredible nation they birthed.

Happy 243rd Birthday, America! It is my deepest wish that all of those blessed enough to call you home will get to know you better. Your nature, your soul and your essence.