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No Kings? Oh Please!

As William blogged, the No Kings protests happened again last weekend. Sure, there was a decent turnout, but the protestors are paid. These events are financed by a billionaire in China. Oh, and billionaire George Soros threw in 72-million dollars as well.

A network of about 500 groups with an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues is behind the coordinated nationwide “No Kings” protest Saturday, including communist groups who are using the day to call for a “revolution,” according to a Fox Digital News investigation.

According to a copy of the permit for the “flagship” march in St. Paul, Minn., Indivisible, a national well-heeled Democratic political advocacy organization funded by billionaire George Soros, is the lead coordinator for the protest.

But Fox News Digital has also identified key participation by a network of radical socialist and communist organizations funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American tech tycoon and avowed communist living in China.

500 groups with $3B in revenues are behind the #NoKings protests and communist call for ‘revolution’

Let us be real for just one minute. No grown adult will wear a silly costume and make a silly sign to stand on a street corner for a whole day; unless they are being paid!

However, let me go a step further to try to explain to those whackos what a king really looks like.

Jack Dorsey (former Twitter owner) literally booted Trump off his platform. It made it next to impossible while he was running for re-election to get his message out to the under 45 crowd.

Who is the king again exactly?

Covid “pandemic” led to Gavin and Co. Didn’t get the shot? You were called a name and your life made miserable.

Owned a restaurant? Closed, or worse; simple take out only. Choose to be open for full service, you were shamed online, and fined or cited by the City/County.

Didn’t have an “essential job” then sit your butt at home and watch TV, we will get you $1000 per week, plus stimulus money. You wonder why after 3 years of lockouts no one wants to work.

Owned a rental? Oh, your tenant does not need to pay and you are forbidden from evicting them. Oh, the mortgage payment you owe is still due. Seems fair right?

Your kid’s school went from in person to virtual, but you had to report to work, so you had to assume junior was still taking his classes online. Interesting how many school districts “lost track” of numerous numbers of students.

The dental offices and some doctors’ offices were closed, and people wonder why we have a bunch of unhealthy, overweight folks on this earthly plane?

We kept open bars, liquor stores, and weed dispensaries. Read that sentence again. This is why countries like Russia make fun of us. It’s a health crisis but we prioritize, drinking, and smoking. Oh, go ahead and throw gambling in there as the Indian Casinos were exempted too. Good thing our priorities were straight!

We are still feeling the effects of this. State workers still get to work mostly from home. Our downtown in Sacramento looks abandoned except for the “unhoused masses”. It’s quite sad.

In the examples above you had an unelected bureaucrat who made the call to shut down businesses in the county over “data.” Dr Peter Beilenson was the King in chief to lock our home county down. He was later outed as a racist for called Chinese people “yellow people” on multiple occasions.

Dr Aimee Sisson was in charge of red Placer County. Once the county had enough of the lockdowns and re-opened, she tucked tail and went over to Yolo county (far more blue) and infested that county with lockdowns. The good news for her is those folks will listen to a king, as thinking for themselves is a lost art in Yolo County.

That is what a king looks like!

Black Lives Matter riots

One thing that really stood out was the sheer number of electeds and District Attorneys who pledged allegiance to this crew! NO charges were filed, and folks were allowed to; loot, riot, and destroy anything they saw fit! On some news channels it was actually encouraged! By not even attempting to stop the madness, businesses were closed, destroyed, or shut down.

Again, Kings.

In closing, I’ll say this. Trump is not perfect; it has been detailed on this blog. But how can he be considered a king? These folks detailed above literally destroyed people’s lives and livelihood. We are still feeling the damage and likely will for several more years.

If you want to know what a real king looks like; take a gander at Vladimir Putin. Elections are rigged in Russia. Political opponents jailed or “investigated” (sound familiar?). Starts a war in Ukraine and immediately conscripts folks from the parts of Russia not friendly to him. Look at the now dead Ayatollah in Iran. He gunned down thousands of protestors a couple months ago. Iran has reportedly killed over half a million of their own people just to keep control of the country. Look at Kim in North Korea, he kills opponents, purges his military every so often and starves his own people.

Yet these kooks want to call Trump a king??????

The Chief

Thank You Sheriff Jim Cooper!

Bloggers note: Yes, I am aware Sheriff Cooper is a Democrat. He was once in the State Assembly and held a leadership position. I also understand he has either 2 wives/girlfriends/baby mommas etc. I have also heard through the grapevine that he is a piece of work morally and personally. I am also aware I am going to be heaping some praise on a Democrat so go ahead take my Republican card again.

The point of this blog is to try to convince the MAGA wannabe Republicans that Democrats actually can do some good. Cooper, as mentioned above, has issues, but like I tell Democrats to do with Trump, separate the person from his politics. Cooper like Trump is a piece of work. Cooper is responsible for the “Cooper Cams” in Sacramento County. (Red light cameras) that I am of the belief are unconstitutional and illegal, but cities need $$$.

You see two things can be true at once. Yes, Cooper is a Democrat, but he is also very tough on criminals/crime. Cooper, to his credit, wants a ballot initiative (proposition) to reverse the early release of sexual predators.

Here is some background:

Jim Cooper’s initiative comes amid increased calls to change California’s elderly parole program, which allows some violent criminals—including child rapists and murderers serving life sentences— to be released early. This program was established after the U.S. Supreme Court put California on notice in 2011 for its overcrowded prisons.

Sacramento sheriff announces ballot initiative aiming to keep sexual predators in prison

In the interest of fairness, the prisons were packed, the basketball courts were filled with bunk beds, and California had a problem. A court appointed Receiver (judge), Clark Kelso, was put in charge of resolving this.

We also passed a ballot initiative decriminalizing a lot of crimes and allowing early release for “non-violent” felons. Prop 57 may have had ok intentions, allow me to explain. I do think some people’s sentences, for slight amounts of drugs, are excessive in nature even for career criminals. My thinking is locking that person up for a decade is “occupying a bed” for a much more hardened criminals or releasing one early to make room. Simply on man’s opinion.

Cooper, since getting elected sheriff, has been trying to undo the bad parts of that law.

Through Cooper’s measure, known as “Protect Our Kids: Reform Prop 57,” sexually violent predators would be excluded from being considered for early release. The sheriff has been vocal about his frustration over the elderly parole program.

The elderly parole program is Liberal Democrat poop. I care little about compassionate release for a murderer or sexual predator. I could care less if they are 90 and have a myriad of health issues. Do the crime, do all your time.

Here are two examples cited by Cooper at his press conference:

Recently, serial child rapist David Allen Funston was released under this program, but Placer County officials immediately took him back into custody to face child molestation charges from 1996.

Good on that DA!

Gregory Vogelsang, who was sentenced to 355 years in prison for sexually abusing young boys in Sacramento County, is also set to be released under the program. For the time being, he will stay in custody for at least another four to six months after being granted parole in November 2025.

Vogelsang had served 27 years of his overall sentence.

27 years out of 355. Please explain that one to me! Please!

The term non-violent is blarney. Yes, sexual predators are not violent, they are the opposite. They want to gain you or your child’s trust, lure them in, and have their way with them. Why would they be violent? Oh, they weren’t violent in jail either. Weird, it’s almost like they would be the first one’s killed by the other inmates. They are usually in a separate lock-up as putting sexual predators in with the general prison population is a death sentence. So yeah, it makes sense they would be model inmates in prison.

In closing, I will say this, Cooper is on to something and as a Democrat sheriff, he actually will have the ears of lots of Democrat electeds. This is not the case of a far-right Republican sheriff from a sparsely populated county screaming MAGA at the top of his lungs. I don’t know if this will ever qualify for the ballot but give him a lot of credit here. If nothing else, the ballot measure may get the folks thinking we messed up and need to correct the law on the books.

The one thing overlooked about sexual predators is they have far more victims than the ones who came forward. Many do not want the mental anguish of testifying in court or even looking at their perpetrator. We previously profiled someone accused of rape on this blog, he too likely has a long list of victims who never came forward. You see when you have a sexual attraction to those aged under 18, it’s actually uncurable or reversible. Yeah, it’s that pesky thing called “science” you “pro-covid shot” whackos kept citing during the pandemic. Simply put, you cannot help that person. The fact they are released back into society is wild, let alone after a fraction of their sentence. Oh, also this group has one of the highest recidivism (that means re-offender) rates of all criminals, because as stated previously it’s not something that can be treated. I blame pornography for the lion’s share of this, by the way. Rapists I associate to a dog who bites someone. If they do it once then the likelihood of doing it again is very high. These guys too need to be locked up and the key thrown away.

As far as the compassionate release part; screw that. These people victimized and traumatized folks for the rest of their lives! Justice gets served with 3 hot meals and a cot, complete with guards to make sure nothing happens to them while incarcerated. Why should they get a chance to get out early? What the heck! Oh, compassion you say? Was the perp compassionate when he was committing his crimes? Get that wad of garbage out of here.

I say all prisons in California should be required to have a cemetery on site. All who are admitted with life without parole or a massive number of years to be served should be walked past it on the way to their cell. They shall be told this is where you will lay after you pass, you will not be getting out early under any circumstances unless your conviction is thrown out. (This was once the case at Folsom State prison, but the cemetery hasn’t added to its Democrat voter rolls of deceased individuals in many years.) Do that and you will likely see crime plummet. The idea that a perpetrator can be let out early from their sentence is unfathomable to me, where is the justice?

The Chief

PS Oh, by the way, CRA where are all of your “tough on crime” DA and sheriff types on this? I hear a lot of crickets. If you separate Cooper’s personal life from his political one, he isn’t that bad.

Politicians Behaving Badly

Before you get your hopes up, this blog isn’t about Lauren Boebert “dumping them out” or Nancy Mace having sex with her husband prior to a prayer service. My apologies for the click bait title.

This is about one thing in politics that really drives me nuts.

“A politician’s number 1 job is to get re-elected.” – William circa 10 years ago or so.

This could not be more true. Actually, the arrogance of these types is a sight to behold. Here are examples of this behavior from both parties.

Tom McClintock (R-All over CA)

He was a state senator in Ventura, then moved to Rocklin area to run for congress. For those of you not aware these cities are nowhere near each other and have nothing in common except that they are safe GOP seats. He then relocated again after the last redistricting to the Yosemite area, again, several hundred miles away. He only cares about himself.

Kevin Kiley (R-CA)

His seat was obliterated with the “Gavinmander” as I call it. So, he dropped his Republican affiliation and is running in a more even district. He would lose anyway, but running as Independent gets you obliterated, like badly. Like he will get 8% of the vote in the primary and finish poorly.

Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento)

Doris is in a tough primary against a young progressive Democrat. Matsui who was “gifted” her seat by her husband dying has been a do nothing stooge for her entire career. She is incensed she has competition. Like most, it is her seat until she decides it isn’t. Oh, she claims a home in Maryland as her primary residence for tax purposes. Word has it that she wants her son to succeed her as it is the family’s hereditary congressional seat.

Dan Lungren (Former R-Sacramento area)

I personally watched Lungren have a meltdown when he was in a tough re-election race. He could not believe anyone could vote for someone who wasn’t him. Keep in mind he did little for the district and voted for the very unpopular bank bailout. Lungren lost four years later, and I was told he had a meltdown that night claiming that it was his campaign manager’s fault. I am of the opinion that he voted for the bailout “because the polls said it was a good thing.”

Anne Marie Schubert (Former DA Sac County)

I remember the local CRA and Republican Central Committee fawning over her. They hung on her every word; she was so Republican that no criminal would ever get out of jail. To me she always seemed like an opportunist. Well, after her last re-election as DA, before the ink dried on the results, she dropped the GOP label and became Independent. She ran as Attorney General, as she was the smartest person in the room. She got demolished. Shame on you losers who endorsed her. She used you and when you were no longer needed, she bailed.

Nathan Fletcher (Former Assemblyman)

Fletcher was elected as a Republican, I believe he served two terms. At his hospitality room for the convention, he made a speech saying he was a former military guy, and he would never forget who he was and his word was his bond. Oh, after his second re-election and millions being spent on his behalf, he became a Democrat. Yep, I would love to have served with him and been in the same foxhole. Based on his character, I picture him as taking enemy fire and while everyone is focused on fighting back, Fletcher is looking to exit stage right or toss a grenade at a bag of rice so he can get a Purple Heart like John Kerry.

Lauren Boebert (R-opportunist)

Boebert is hot, don’t get me wrong. Additionally, giving an over the pants hand job and letting your date grope you during a movie tells me she would be a fun time on a date. But on a more serious note, she moved from one end of Colorado to the other into a “safer” district because polling showed she may not get re-elected where she was better known.

John Cornyn (R-Texas)

Cornyn may be the worst example. He is a dyed-in-the-wool Liberal Republican. A go along to get along type. He is in a tough primary with Ken Paxton the Texas Attorney General. Trump wants the SAVE act passed, Paxton said he would drop out if Cornyn would vote to kill the filibuster and pas it. Viola! Cornyn suddenly is for it. I doubt it will save him, but this goes to show just how far some will go to get re-elected.

Michelle and Chris Orrock (Who knows)

Michelle was elected to the local parks and rec board in Elk Grove. Her husband, Chris, saw this as the jumping board to higher office (the State Capital) and as such, no other Republican could run even when the top 3 vote getters all won seats on the Board. Read that again, literal loser Chris Orrock wanted his wife to be the only Republican to win out of the 3. Oh, the local CRA President had no issue with this either. Strange how these so-called Republicans work right? Well, she was a liberal Republican at best, actually she is more like a watered-down Democrat. Alas, she lost her seat a while ago and hasn’t been heard from since. I would assume they are scouting for the next place to move to get her to the capital, probably in another state.

The person who sometimes proofreads my blog asked a valid question, what about certain members who move just slightly to run in a seat after re-districting? Fair, and I have no real issue with it. In the blog’s satellite office in Sacramento County, the lines have shifted a few times, moving to stay in your current district I’m fine with. Moving a county or two over, I am not.

Politicians the “Evolve”

Another type of politicians behaving badly are the ones who claim they have “evolved” on an issue. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars being the best examples. For it, against it, for the surge, then against it, for it, then in favor of pulling out, then mad about the pull out. Sounds like another war going on, am I right?

Conclusion

These folks do not care about you or your lifestyle, they want power. With that power comes access to information, information they can use to become quite wealthy. The phrase, you can tell a politician is lying when his lips are moving, is a good one, and is true, but the real reason is the information they get. Check out how many poor, or middle class, come to Congress, and leave millionaires several times over on a salary of about $180,000 a year. Oh, and having to live in 2 states to boot. Hence, they get so angry when there is a chance they might lose. Sell outs, all of them. These examples are just the worst I could think of during my lunch hour. I’m sure there are more that deserve to be added to my list.

The Chief

CA Governor’s Race Commentary

So, we, out here in the People’s Republic of California, are picking a new Governor this November. Governor Newsom is running for President and can’t wait to vacate the Capital!

This is where things get whacky. There are like 9 serious Democrats running for the job! Contrast that to the Republican side where there are 2 serious candidates. You are probably wondering why that is a concern. Well, in California, it’s the top two finishers that move on regardless of Party. So yes, Republicans have a chance to do the funniest thing!

While it is highly unlikely, if the Republicans were to take the top two slots, big change for the better would come to California. Democrats would likely repeal that law, and elections would go back to the way they were when this State was actually competitive. This would actually be a very good thing. Traditionally, in certain parts of California, third parties like; Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom, can get a few percent of the total, meaning that they could play spoiler. Back to the Governor’s race!

In order to accomplish that feat, the Republicans would have to almost evenly split the roughly 34-37% of the vote. That is likely the size of the vote for a Republican candidate in the primary. If Sheriff Bianco and Steve Hilton can pull that feat off, they likely will be advancing to the General.

Here is why.

Democrats have a mess on their side, a big one.

They have 2 congressmen (1 former) from the Los Angeles area running; Katie Porter and Eric Swallwell. Both are known to the voters: as Porter ran for Senate 2 years ago. Xavier Becerra is a former Attorney General and he will get a few percent as well. Tom Steyer is a billionaire who is spending a lot of money and running a lot of ads. He will also get several percent of the vote. Matt Mahan is the Mayor of San Jose who is kind of a populist, he will also garner a few percent. Tony Thurmond, and Betty Yee were both elected statewide a few times, again they will register a couple percent. Antonio Villaragosa is the former LA mayor; he could get a couple percent as well. Problem for the Democrats is all of those 8 names are going to split up the vote, and it could lock them out of the top two.

Even more candidates wanting to replace Gavin Newsom

Polling has been scarce, but it appears Steve Hilton (former Fox News Host) is leading the entire field with some combination of Swalwell, Porter, and Steyer a few points behind, and Sheriff Bianco in that mix as well. One has to wonder, when will the knives come out on both sides. Let’s be real for a minute here. There is zero chance of a Republican being elected Governor, zero; unless both Republican candidates make the top 2. At what point, if you are advising Swalwell, Porter, or Steyer do you say, “rip the gloves off and go scorched earth on each other?” The goal being get yourself and a Republican into the top two and voila you win. One thing for sure, it’s a very fluid race, and will change a bunch over the next few months. Steyer’s ads will show his support rising; however, he is all in on the billionaire tax, quite a few Democrats are not in support of it. Swalwell is probably the moderate of the group, Porter being the far-left progressive pick. Porter has documented anger issues and Swalwell slept with a Chinese spy, so they are flawed.

Wild card. Who will Trump endorse? Don’t get it twisted, even in a state like California, his endorsement will move the numbers; however, I would prefer that he stay out. Neither GOP candidate is great. Actually, both are seriously flawed. Neither have raised much money. Hilton is doing better in the polls as he likely has higher name identification due to his years hosting a show on Fox during the weekends. Bianco is an elected Sheriff from Riverside County (near LA) so he has name I.D. too.

Needless to say, it could be a fun couple of months out here in CA. One thing is for certain; the Democrats do not want 2 Republicans getting through, but if the top three Democrats take the gloves off, it could happen. If Trump doesn’t weigh in, again the top 2 Republicans could split 38% of the vote or so. The other thing that is for certain, if 2 Democrats make the top two, there is a solid chance the GOP could decide the outcome.

Get your popcorn ready!

The Chief

Literal Piece of Trash Released from North Carolina Prison

I came across this piece of news in my feed the other day and had to blog it.

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape released from prison following murder conviction

The woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her two decades ago walked free from a North Carolina prison on Friday after serving time for the slaying of her boyfriend.

Crystal Mangum, a 47-year-old former exotic dancer, wore a gray sweatshirt and khaki pants as she left the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh at about 9:49 a.m. ET.

First thing that came to mind is what did she do now? But to refresh your memory Crystal Mangum is the woman who falsely accused the Duke lacrosse players of rape years ago as listed above. Well, she apparently killed her boyfriend and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. To help you understand just how much of a piece of trash this person is, look at the folks whose lives have been ruined around her.

First, while I do not condone her work as a stripper, my guess is when you have nowhere else to turn after your application to be a community organizer is turned down, you strip.

She performed for the Duke lacrosse team and accused 3 boys of raping her. The outcry was huge, as you could imagine. In a state like North Carolina with a large black population, 3 white boys raping a poor black girl was huge news. More so, Duke is a private and very wealthy prestigious university. The local County District Attorney, Mike Nifong, picked up the case and charges were filed. The boys were “convicted” long before the trial in the court of public opinion. Oh, and this case was spoken about almost nightly on national cable networks. These boys were dragged through filth, if memory serves correctly, they were kicked off the team and expelled.

The DA essentially used this case to try to grab a higher office, he now had a very public profile. With all the attention, pressure is ratcheted up, he knew he could not lose this case. Well, it backfired. Mangum admitted the rape never happened, but not until about a year later. The charges were dropped by the State Attorney General. The boys were declared “innocent.” Folks, one thing to remember is, in the case of OJ Simpson, he was declared “not guilty;” however, that is not the same as innocent. It means the state did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. These boys were declared innocent, as in falsely charged. Huge difference.

DA Mike Nifong was investigated and tried for prosecutorial misconduct; he was subsequently disbarred (lost his law license). He was charged with contempt and served a day in jail as a result. Nifong was no saint in the matter, but I do feel a little bad for him. This case attracted so much attention that he was under pressure for a conviction. Local sergeant from the Durham police department, Mark Gottlieb, the head investigator of the case took heat too. Again, he was no saint as he had an axe to grind with students at Duke University. Again, there was immense pressure here. Does the white cop want to doubt a black girl’s story of rape by rich white kids? Gottlieb later killed himself, likely due to his role in this and his life altering involvement.

The university settled with all 3 players for, I believe, 20 million each. Compared to the hell they went through and likely continue to go through, that’s a pittance.

The coach of the team had to resign, another piece of collateral damage in this women’s bullshit life. Oh, Mangum was never charged for her role in this made-up story.

So, if you are keeping score at home:

3 lacrosse players live’s altered massively.
1 coach who had to resign and really never recovered.
1 DA disbarred and publicly shamed.
1 police sergeant who killed himself.
1 university that paid out likely over 100 million in damages.

She was never charged.

Oh, then she murdered her boyfriend:

Mangum was convicted in 2013 for second-degree murder in the stabbing of her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, to death in April 2011. She was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison.

Let us add him to the tally above.

She is out of prison on parole. Somehow that feels really wrong that she can breathe the same air as you and I. When you leave this many people in your wake, do you really deserve to be let out of prison? Mangum is going to pull another stunt soon. When she does, I hope her and her abettors pay the price. History has a weird way of repeating itself folks, just watch. This woman is not sorry, she is lucky. Not too many people get the same chance as her. I would have given her life, no parole and ordered the department of prisons to bury her under the jail when she passes.

Piece of trash!

By The Chief

PS, I am not excusing the behavior or DA Nifong or Sgt Gottlieb, I am just saying they were pawns in her game. They were literally collateral damage.

The Ayatollah is Dead … That’s a Great Thing!

In case you missed it, a horrible, terrible, no-good human being assumed room temperature this past weekend. Iran’s Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. Dead, like a door nail! The strikes were coordinated with Israel in a much broader sense, it’s a full-on war in Iran in my humble opinion.

I’ll touch more on the war below, but I want to put out some very disturbing info I saw in my newsfeed over the weekend.

I saw an article about how the merry band of losers, California Democrats, our so called leaders, were upset with the result. Yeah, I’m serious. They expressed anger with the Ayatollah being killed. Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, Gavin Newsom, Nancy Pelosi, and Ami Bera were all upset that the War Powers Act was not used. Again, I’ll touch on that later, but I want to point out, Ayatollah Khamenei is directly and indirectly responsible for thousands of US and Israeli deaths over the years. He literally bank rolled; Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi’s to name a few terror proxies. The groups are not militaries; they simply fire rockets at other countries and do not care in the slightest about casualties of innocent civilians. Check out the atrocities carried out by Hamas in Israel October 7^th. Yes, folks these Democrats are actually sad this guy is dead, more so they are furious Trump did it! Rush Limbaugh was correct back in the day when he stated that Democrats cry whenever an evil dictator dies. The Iranian regime is famous for suppressing free speech, using nasty propaganda, wantonly killing, using hospitals and schools as human shields to protect military installations, and worse yet quite literally saying they want to wipe Israel off the map, and encouraging folks to say, “Death to America.” The Ayatollah started a massive government crackdown about a month ago and authorized the killing of tens of thousands of his own people who were protesting! Again, Democrats are mourning his loss, not celebrating those that want freedom.

While I understand the Democrat position on this (attack without authorization), I need folks to understand this was the only way this was going to go. Iran never negotiated in good faith with the US or the nuclear coalition, and they were never going to. They wanted a bomb, they hate Israel. Donald Trump might be a real good negotiator but eventually anyone gets to a point where dialogue ends and action is needed. It was always going to end this way.

Israel and the US moved in and took out quite a few targets almost instantly. Khamenei met his fate shortly thereafter. Actually, I believe we took out over 100 top Iranian Republic Guards over the first 4 days of this operation. As to be expected, the Iranians were pissed and have essentially lobbed missiles in every direction around them! Very dumb move. Their strikes have hit; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar with rumors that Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have been targeted or hit as well. Way to get all your Muslim brothers ticked at you! At the time of me writing this, it actually sounds like these nations may even join the bombing in Iran.

What is happening in Iran right now is also to be expected. Folks, Iran does not have advanced military capabilities, but they thought they did. They purchased the same hi-tech weapons from China as Venezuela did to protect their airspace from US and Israeli stealth aircraft. Thus, state-of-the-art Chinese military assets have had their butts kicked twice in about as many months by President Trump. Iran simply cannot go toe-to-toe with the USA or Israel. It’s been proven time and again. We literally went through their air defenses like a hot knife through butter, heck Kuwait shot down 3 of our planes by mistake, Iran has shot down none. The IRG has been decimated, the only thing now is how long will this last?

Regarding the war itself, if you actually want something to be upset about, our intelligence is either way off, or we were lied to. You may recall the bombing operation of their nuclear sites, where Trump claimed they were completely obliterated. Well, now we were being told Iran was a week away from having a nuclear bomb. Which was true? I think the bombing earlier this year didn’t obliterate anything; it was a waste. I do think Iran was close to a bomb, but I’m going to be honest, I’m starting to not trust Israel. I think we just got dragged into another long, drawn-out war. Oh, Israel announced they are going “boots on the ground” in Lebanon.

If you want to be upset about something, be upset about that above. What is the end game? We took out their leader, now what?

As far as the fringe Left and fringe Right complaining about the War Powers Act, when is the last time we actually declared war? It was World War II. Yep, that’s right, almost 100 years ago. There was no declaration of war for Korea, Vietnam, the global war on terror, Granada, Gulf War I or II, the Balkin States, Libya, or anything else our country has done militarily. My point is, by the time the House has a hearing, then the Senate takes the matter up, many weeks will go bye. Rand Paul, Liz Warren, and others can get on a soap box and drag this thing out forever. Had Trump not acted, and without Congress being notified before military action began, then the nuclear sites could have had the materials moved, the Ayatollah could be on the move, and the actionable intelligence would have been worthless. We had the info, we moved in, we crippled the power structure in Iran for the time being.

What is the answer? I am not totally sure. Who rises to power in Iran? I do know one thing, if the Ayatollah remaining in power was the answer, I don’t want to know the question. If you think the Ayatollah should still be alive, or that we acted illegally, you have a big dump in your pants. If you really want to die on this hill, you can argue about the War Powers Act or if we had to take Khamenei out, but it’s over now so it just seems wrong to start playing what if.

The Chief

PS Yes, America will be more dangerous in the near term. Whether you engage in conspiracies or not, it is believed there are Iranian sleeper cells here in the US. Things could get violent soon. Remember we took out Ayatollah; they have been trying for the better part of a year to get Trump.

Zohran Mamdani, AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Jasmine Crockett the Gifts that Keep on Giving

Before you ask why I am praising this merry band of whackos, maybe ask yourself the same question. Folks, politics have taken a wild turn in the last 12 years. Actually, make it 20 years! The Tea Party started all of this with the rise of “Republican” political types who simply voted NO on everything… ala Ted Cruz. I use air quotes because I do not think these types are actually Republicans, they must regurgitate the talking points on the TV. Then came Donald Trump, and the rise of the politician who actually did what he said he would do! It was also the rise of the MAGA movement, which I struggle to define as MAGA folks are all over the place and are typically only single-issue voters. President Trump winning and the rise of his supporters also gave rise to whackos on the Left side of the aisle.

Socialism sounds great until you run out of other people’s money

I call their movement MEGA. As in MEGA sized government. They have their supporters.

I recall the day when Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, was a left-wing whacko; however, the names above make him look almost sane. I think that is the whole point of his candidacy for President.

I work with someone who openly declares the above group needs to be voted out and shut up. This could not be more stupid, but when you can only repeat what info Sean Hannity gives you, I’m not surprised. Crockett is a nut, AOC is usually spouting off garbage that is not remotely true, and outside her enclave of New York City, she is basically unelectable. Omar loves defending Somalians who are ripping off our government; it’s actually quite laughable. None of those mentioned so far would bit’sllowed in the Democrat party years ago, but like the GOP, they have changed and not for the better.

Mamdani on the other hand is a totally different brand of crazy. One who may well take down some Democrats in New York and possibly nationwide. Mamdani ,during a heavy snow fall, did not open the warming centers in New York City. As a result, 19 homeless people froze to death. Maybe this is their way of handling the homeless now that their plans have mostly been exposed as a grift. Mamdani has now gone after the governor of New York, in essence, with a threat of a large property tax increases if she doesn’t levy a tax on billionaires. Folks, a tax on property will be devastating to New York City.

Check it out…

In 2026, the average annual property tax in New York City is approximately $10,311, with an effective tax rate of about 1.90% for a typical home. While New York State’s average effective rate is 1.45%, NYC often has a higher tax burden, with median bills often exceeding $6,500-$12,000 depending on location and property type.

Increasing that will cause a large number of people to leave the City, not to mention the exodus already taking place.

Mamdani’s ideas, as stated above, make Gavin Newsom look like a moderate in comparison. Heck, all of the above electeds are starting to make Gavin look and sound reasonable. As a result, I would suggest to fellow Republicans, keep those electeds in power. Depending on the tea leaves you read, the election and control of Congress may hang in the balance…. Why not give us an edge based on the comments made by these crazies? Heck, I would toss a camera and a microphone in front of each of them daily to get their latest political takes.

No liberal wardrobe at the State of the Union Show is complete without the “Fuck ICE” button

Silence them at your own peril. The target of these political types are the broke, uneducated, criminal types, and illegal aliens. Not a group I would want to ally with. My prediction, Mamdani spends New York City into a fiscal cliff of epic proportions in a couple years! Tie the milestone around the necks of the far Left! Heck even the center Left. I want to make known just how whacky these types are.

Nothing like yelling “K.K.K.” to show respect for your adopted country

The Chief

PS my rational is because we have some whackos on our side as well. The fewer on our side the better. Oh, having the Broad Squad wearing “Fuck ICE” buttons and yelling “K.K.K.” at the State of the Union speech last night was really classy as well.

The Supreme Court got it Really Right

I have been told by many so called conservatives that the courts only strike down Republican laws, never Liberal ones. This is patently untrue, but I cannot control the way you think as you have been programmed by tv media to think the way you do.

The Constitution says that taxes must originate in the House of Representatives, not the Senate, nor by Executive Order from the Executive branch. The reason for this is our Founders set up a process where checks and balances are a thing. Large states like California, Texas, and Florida get a large says about matters in the House, while small states like Rhode Island, the Dakota’s, and Montana can hold a larger say in the Senate on matters. The Executive branch is not allowed to issue Executive Orders on certain things; they must originate in the House.

“Sorry rules are rules.”

The Constitution states that Congress has the power: “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;”

Oh, isn’t that the rallying cry of the Tea Party, far right types whenever the Liberals are in control of things? It’s all about the Constitution.

As William wrote in his blog, if Congress did its job, we would not be here. This has gone back to at least the W. Bush presidency, we no longer have a budget, we do Executive Orders and Continuing Resolutions; neither of which is authorized by the Constitution. We fund the government for around 60-90 days at a time.

This Executive Order gambit has taken on a life of its own; due to Congress not doing its job.

The problem is actually a bi-partisan one. Both parties do it. When one party controls the White House, the other party, if they control Congress, digs in and refuses to pass any legislation that helps the party in power. As a direct result, the White House does executive Orders to go around Congress. Then it is essentially up to the courts to litigate it.

Typically, the process works this way. The party out of power (not the White House), finds a friendly judge, said judge rules it unconstitutional and blocks it. Then the President, via the Department of Justice, appeals the ruling to Appeals Court. When that occurs, the Executive Order, could be allowed to continue pending appeal outcome, which is what typically occurs. In the case of tariffs, it was allowed to continue. The appeals court will rule (it’s typically a random 3 judge panel, not one judge). If the outcome is not to the liking of one party or the other, it can be sent to the Supreme Court. If the Court agrees to hear it, they usually issue a stay and allow the law/regulation to remain in place until they rule on its legality. The Supreme Court ruled today, 6-3 saying tariffs done by Executive Order are illegal.

In closing, I will say this, regardless of your belief on tariffs, I have made mine known previously, this is a big win for the rule of law. Just imagine for a minute if the Supreme Court ruled the other way, it opens Pandora’s Box for the other party to do the same on their legislative priorities. If that were to occur, what is the point of Congress? Trump is aiming his anger at the Court; he should be aiming his anger at Congress.

By The Chief

Paranoia on Steroids

I was witness to a customer and a colleague talking about things they saw on the television. As documented in this space, I do not have cable, nor do I partake in watching much more than, call it an hour a week. I think 90% of what is on said virtual babysitter is propaganda one way or the other. That includes Fox News.

They got to talking today, saying there are reports of people impersonating ICE agents and how it is impossible to know what is real and not. Since all ICE agents are masked, anyone could impersonate them, right? Right? The said the agents can bust down your door or shoot you while driving by… because they can! They can detain you and ask questions later. They were roused about how the shootings were not necessary and were entirely avoidable. I had to get up and take a long trip to the bathroom as this was unreal. But this is a reminder we live amongst the sheep; you view the tv for hours on end and think it is gospel truth.

This is why I am glad to be a libertarian; I will break down how the above is not true at all.

First of all, a warrant is required to enter your house by force (aka kicking the door down.) ICE agents, while masked, must still present valid ID documentation if asked. They also cannot enter your property via a locked gate, again, unless they have a warrant or are chasing you (the illegal criminal) on foot or by car.

If you are stupid enough to open your door for someone you don’t recognize, or feel has dubious credentials, you deserve your fate! There is nothing wrong with asking for someone’s credentials or flat out not answering the door. I don’t. If I’m not expecting you, you either better be dropping something off, or beat it. I will not allow entry!

Again, they need a warrant to operate. They cannot and do not operate in a vacuum like the folks on cable TV will have you believe. When ICE shows up to do a raid, they are usually looking for one or more people, who are here illegally, who have criminal records, and missed their court date. Read the sentence again. They do not simply raid the local Home Depot parking lot, that’s a lie. Also, this may be news to our California readers, but some cities and counties DO cooperate with ICE. When a person is arrested and it turns out they are here illegally, they can be turned over to ICE that night! Other times the person is picked up for a crime like; DUI, domestic violence, battery, or theft and when discovered is also turned over to ICE.

Regarding the statements about people in the home/car also being arrested and deported that is a thing also. It’s also legal. Choose your friends wisely! Folks, if I am in the car with a criminal illegal alien, I too can expect to be detained for questioning, just like if I was hiding someone in my house; in which case you can kick my door down! See how that works? I’m shielded from the law if I am doing nothing wrong, such protections do not exist when I am harboring a fugitive from the law! Folks, no judge will issue a bench warrant for failure to appear if you missed a hearing about a speeding ticket, these people are the worst of the worst.

Now regarding the part about shooting illegal criminal aliens. Again, what you are seeing on tv are clips from the incidents are formatted and condensed to fit a narrative. In the case of the women who tried to make a getaway in her car and was shot 3 times, it is hard to argue that she was a saint. She was agitating officers all day and was told to exit the car! She made a choice, that choice was suicide by cop! The other person who was killed, again, was agitating and out of control. He even brandished what appeared to be a weapon. I never am happy or will defend the shotting of someone, but come on, in both cases it was extremely avoidable.

The only commentary I will provide to defend the ICE agents is this. They have a very thankless job. They are vilified by the news/print/radio media constantly. They have been doxed (identity given to the public) and had their/spouses/family’s lives threatened by deranged whackos. They are doing their jobs. Oh, and the current President ran on this exact agenda. It should not be a surprise. Folks speaking again as a libertarian, the law gives wide latitude to peace (police type) officers when they are involved in a shooting. If said officer claims they feared for their life, or thought they saw a gun, they typically have the right to use deadly force, even in a state like California. It is not smart at all to agitate someone who is wearing a badge and carrying a gun, especially when they can use and apply deadly force as they see fit. I would not want to be hoping that officer is having a good day while I taunt him mercilessly.

Last point, I overheard the 90-day guy saying, “how come they can’t just shoot them in the leg?” This is a typical, highly uneducated response that I have come to expect from a “California Conservative.” First, you are not trained to shoot someone in the leg. Tell me you haven’t shot a gun before without telling me you haven’t shot a gun before. No gun range has the ability to get you to shoot someone in the leg, it’s a small target! Hence you aim for the center mass (the torso). Law enforcement is trained to only discharge their weapon to protect lives and property; think self-defense. This is the difference between cops and soldiers. The other aspect of a police shooting that he doesn’t have the ability to comprehend is, until the threat is considered neutralized, the medics cannot give the victim medical attention. So, to lay it out, shooting the person in the leg will likely just cause them to bleed out anyway. Trust me most of the time when there is an officer involved shooting, the criminal is very well known, and the police planned for this likely happening.

The Chief

Trump’s (Team) Steps in it Again

Some days I really wonder if the Republicans would rather be in the permanent minority like they are in Sacramento, California. An irrelevant bunch, who can go on the local friendly paper/news channel and preach about how “we need Republican’s ideas to fix this state!” They can carve out their individual fiefdom and never lose, and that’s ok.

I made the above statement because this came out this AM.

Tim Scott calls Obamas video shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’

The video was posted on Trump’s Truth Social account which I did see. It is based on the Lion King movie, with Donald Trump depicted as the Lion King, other political types were depicted as well, including, the Obama’s as monkeys. Yeah, you read that right. Two black people, the former President and his wife, were depicted as monkeys, in the year of our Lord 2026. Folks I might be alone on this, but this is pretty dang racist.

Oh, the Senate’s lone Black Republican agrees…

“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” Scott said about the video in a post on the social platform X.

“The President should remove it,” the Senator added.

Folks I want to say this, I do not think Donald Trump is a racist; however, he is, in my opinion, too flippant with his words and says/does stupid things. I will also add, I do not believe this video was created or even posted by him. Nevertheless, it was on his account, and as of 4 PM left coast time, no one has been fired. This tells me it wasn’t just “some intern” either. I want to see heads rolling, this is no better than people cheering Charlie Kirk’s death or wishing death on Rep. Omar. Whoever decided to portray the Obama’s as monkeys may be one of the dumbest people on earth.

Why do Republicans do this? They shouldn’t, but they never seem to learn.

Granted, the following is a list of things I have witnessed in my life, not so much on a nationwide level, but they were disturbing, nonetheless.

Tony Andrade’s (RIP) email to Sac Central Committee members depicting watermelons growing in the White House Garden when Obama got sworn in. Blatantly racist, a few members called him out, some maybe even supported it. Why? Stupid!
Dominic Foppoli putting up “Republicans freed the slaves signs” at my university late at night the day before MLK Jr’s birthday. Time and place, it was neither one, and while, yes, a Republican president freed the slaves, posting those flyers was felony stupid.

Folks, Republicans don’t do that, or should I say real Republicans. However, there is a new breed of Republican that came out of the closet when Trump got elected. It’s a new breed of character who I honestly detest. I have no need for the Jorge Riley’s of the world. They spout racist, drunken BS that no one agrees with, yet they are allowed to speak freely. I long for a simpler time. We are supposed to be above this; the Democrats are the ones who protest in trees, burn their clothing, riot, loot, set things and buildings on fire, not us. But that has changed. Believe it or not, January 6^th changed that narrative, and now the GOP must try to change it back. Things like this do not help, they hurt the cause, and badly. Hopefully some adults will take over, and soon. With today’s proceedings, we are no better than the folks who cheered Charlie Kirk’s death as mentioned above. Was it Trump or someone else? Who cares, damage inflicted cannot be undone.

Folks I have a feeling, as much as I hate to say it, and do not wish to believe it, these types of mistakes may well cost Trump Congress in November. I hope I am wrong.

The Chief

Editor’s Note: I saw a claim on Facebook that the offensive video was made over a year ago and has been circulating on social media since then. After the proverbial stuff hit the fan, it was removed from Trump’s official page.