Politics – Really Right

The CA Governor Race

It is the update you didn’t ask for, but due to the sheer number of folks running, and Eric Swalwell going up in flames, I feel compelled to comment.

There are about 200 folks running to replace Gavin Newsom as the next California governor, and to be honest, most Democrats that I speak with do not like the slate of choices they have.

What folks who live outside of California do not understand is, if you get elected governor, you are essentially a favorite to be the next nominee for President when you decide to run. During recent presidential years, the California Legislature has moved the traditional June primary way up to the beginning of March in an attempt to be relevant to the Presidential nominee selection process. The number of delegates available in California is about 1/5 of what you need to secure the nomination of either Party.

So, to my commentary.

I do not know if the candidates that make it to the November general election will be 1 from the GOP and 1 Democrat or 2 Democrats, it’s really that fluid. Here are the candidates at the top of the field and my thoughts on each.

Sheriff Chad Bianco

He is the MAGA sheriff from Riverside County. He is big into deportation and enforcing the law. (duh). He was/is my likely choice; I get a good vibes from him and feel we need a straight-talking sheriff. That being said, I think he finishes 4^th. His talking points are not going to play here except in the very red and sparsely populated areas of the state. Trump endorsed Hilton (for reasons I do not understand) and as a result, his poll numbers fell about 5%. One thing to consider, the CAGOP did not endorse for governor which tells me he has strong backing in the party.

Xavier Becerra

I don’t get this guy. His entire campaign is “Trump bad!” He has no ideas. Just so people understand, the housing affordability crisis is even bigger in California than the rest of the US. A burger, fries, and a coke at Burger King is $18. Becerra is your classic “get me in the top 2 vs a Republican and I will win” candidate. He will finish in the top 3. My prediction is vague because he does have support from unions but mostly because his competition is……

Billionaire Tom Steyer

He has spent likely a hundred million dollars on TV ads. He wants to break up Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), which I doubt could happen or actually lower costs, but go for it! PG&E is an evil empire out here in California so picking on them does move the needle. PG&E has said it will spend 10 million to defeat him, classic stupidity as the ads will likely raise Steyers vote total. Steyer is also all in on the billionaire tax that qualified for the ballot in November. (More on that in another blog). Steyer is all in on flaunting his wealth, and I think that’s a mistake in the Democrat Party. Prediction, I think he finishes 2^nd-3^rd. He has been constantly second in the polling. Credit where it’s due, he actually has ideas.

Steve Hilton

Former Fox News host who hails from LA. He is leading the polls and will finish 1^st-2^nd. As mentioned, Trump endorsed him, so he has gotten a boost in polling. Trump carries a lot of weight. However, I won’t be voting for him. Hilton gives me an odd vibe; similar to how I feel about Sean Hannity. Hannity claims to hate New York City, yet says I’ve called New York home most of my life. Hannity drives and openly brags about his hybrid car, again it’s an odd vibe for a conservative. Hilton has lived here for years, immigrated from Britain. He doesn’t really have any ideas, it’s mostly boiler plate GOP talking points. He seems like a Country Club RINO Republican that the Republican voters in this state love. On social issues, I’ve heard there is no difference between Hilton and the Democrats. I will say this, I will not cast a ballot for him in either election.

Katie Porker

The babe who berated her staff constantly has zero chance. She will likely be 5^th. She has now bizarrely stated it’s because she is a woman. Yup, that’s how I decide who to vote for, you got a vagina; stick to the kitchen and make babies, and while you’re at it, make me a sandwich toots. Maybe if she used the term “birthing person” and not a gender specific one, she would fare better?

Editor Comment: when did Democrats decide a woman has a vagina? Clearly the Chief has not been sufficiently indoctrinated during his employee training classes. I will have HR look into this lapse of judgment. Dear Democrat readers, please excuse his sexist presumptions about the rainbow of genders with which you can identify in the great ~~republic~~ democracy of California.

Closing Thoughts

As you can see, things will be interesting down the stretch here. I only lament that if Trump didn’t endorse, we may have been able to sneak 2 Republicans through. Such is life though. What I do think is exciting is we could have a vast array of finishes when all the votes are counted. I do not typically trust polling, but I feel confident saying Hilton gets one of the two slots. Steyer and Becerra are intriguing. Either could take the other slot. Do Democrats vote for the billionaire? Is simply being anti-Trump enough to get elected? It’s the flip of a coin; Becerra has been the late riser in the polling with Swalwell being eliminated.

Grab your popcorn, buckle your seat belt, and enjoy the ride.

One thing that could be interesting, Billionaire Tom Steyer vs Steve Hilton. While Steyer is simultaneously campaigning for governor and the billionaire tax, Gavin Newsom said he will pour resources into defeating the ballot measure. Democrats do not typically like billionaires. Is it vote blue no matter who? Or could Hilton backdoor his way to the governorship as an Arnold Schwarzenegger? At least Hilton is not promising to blow-up boxes like Arnold did. After all, boxes are a legitimate type of housing in many cities in California. That folks is proof that Hilton is a compassionate conservative.

The Chief

Thought on 2026 Idaho Primary

It’s election season once again. Here in Idaho, we are going to the polls next Tuesday. Unlike, my colleagues in California, we actually have to go to a precinct, present a photo I.D. and then cast a ballot. Furthermore, in Idaho, Republicans, Libertarians, and most Democrats are all registered Republicans. Yep, in most parts of Idaho, you can win a central committee seat on the Democrat side of the aisle with less than fifty votes. In most parts of Idaho, the Republican that wins in the primary is anointed during the general election without any further campaigning after their primary victory.

On the one side you have conservative folks that are true believers. They advocate for educational vouchers, abolishing property taxes, liberal understanding of Second Amendment rights, and liberty. These guys are fun to watch as they try to see who can be the most conservative in the bunch.

On the other side are RINOs and incognito Democrats pushing for more government programs and spending. They will do whatever they can to get more candy from the Great White Fathers in Washington DC. On social issues, they oppose bills keeping men out of women’s bathrooms and women’s sports, want to weaken restrictions on abortion, support the right of local governments to fly the Pride flag, and boost spending on government schools. Of course, they always have an excuse for their undermining of their constituents. Often, they call bills curtailing government unnecessary or a waste of time and energy. They base this on the fact that Idaho has a 90-day legislative session each year. Thus, the budget is front and center.

One political gimmick that RINOs employ to kill proposed legislation is the Committee Chairman’s desk drawer. Think of this as the Legislative equivalent of the roach motel. The bill checks in but never checks out. The bill gets to Chairman PACmoney and he puts it in his desk drawer and somehow it is never seen again. It never gets to be heard by his committee and is stalled for the remainder of the time while the Legislature is in session.

There are other political games employed to euthanize ideas, so they never come to a vote.

I’m hoping that next week we can unseat a few worthless fellows from the RINO camp. You can never give me too much liberty.

Fraud is and should be a bi-partisan issue

Blogger Note: This is not about voter fraud it’s about the scary amount of fraud uncovered in the last few months.

It started with “learing” centers in Minneapolis, then hospice care facilities in Los Angeles, now I got a bombshell Fox News alert about Medicaid fraud in Ohio.

Folks, what we must quit doing is blaming one party or the other when it comes to fraud. Both sides do it; both sides may even be in on it together in certain parts of the country. You mean to tell me that a guy with a camera phone/video camera, some free time, and some video editing equipment can uncover a massive fraud in Minneapolis regarding learning centers (schools) but no one else could? Folks, the video and interviews are eye popping. Learning center being spelled wrong on the main entrance sign. Decrepit buildings and essentially vacant interiors. No records of student attendance but they were inspected by the state (allegedly) and were definitely being paid. There are tons of those centers, they exist in every state, and likely in each town, you may not realize it.

In Los Angeles, the story is the same but exchange learning centers for hospice clinics. While I forget the numbers, I thought I saw 248 or so clinics existed in Los Angeles (City of or county-wide I do not recall.) That is an ungodly number. These places must be registered and licensed, also inspected by inspectors. Many of these clinics existed in the literal same building. Again someone(s) were signing off on paperwork, obviously forging/approving licensing and inspections, and paying fraudulent billing invoices for services not rendered. Folks you need to be one sick human being to bill for the dead or dying, and likely for years; when you had zero customers.

Here are the Ohio claims…

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for a sweeping crackdown on his state’s Medicaid program after a report alleged that companies billed millions of taxpayer dollars from vacant offices, including abandoned buildings with piled-up mail, “out to lunch” signs and no visible staff.

The remarks came after a report by The Daily Wire that allegedly found 288 home healthcare companies listed at the same addresses, including locations that appeared vacant or in disrepair, with no clear signs of active business operations.

Ramaswamy vows aggressive Medicaid crackdown after report alleges millions billed from vacant Ohio offices

While I don’t take his comments or even the article at anything for than face value, this is now state number 3, with more on the way. It’s a national problem. The bigger issue is the people who aid and abet this behavior by trying to play partisan politics.

Time Walz (Governor MN) and Ilhan Omar (Congressmember – Somalia) both came out swinging that there is/was nothing to see here. Blaming racism as most of these businesses were owned by Somalian people. In Los Angeles it was more of the same. We always, here in California, excuse this fraud by claiming it’s a witch hunt, nothing to see here. These baseless claims are obviously done by a far right political blogger wannabe. In Ohio, Mike Dewine, a Republican governor had this to say…

In a statement to Fox News, they insisted Ohio “has extensive oversight mechanisms in place,” noting that these include “Electronic Visit Verification for hourly care, requiring signed daily activity logs, conducting audits and surveys performing background checks on providers, and reassessing medical needs regularly…”

His office also pointed to “internal agency efforts to fight waste, fraud and abuse.”

That’s why these schemes are allowed to exist. They are excused by folks in power, and in some cases, I wonder if these folks are directly in on it. Can you say, Mrs. Newsom and diapers? Common sense will tell you that several clinics at the same literal building suite should raise a red flag. Decrepit, outdated, falling apart buildings as well, but sadly in this country we follow the old military rules of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” We ask no questions, nor do we “trust but verify”. We not only allow these schemes to perpetuate for years, but actually we encourage it. Get your bill in, we will pay it faster. Jump through some hoops, we won’t even review it. To be fair and honest, most of the corporate structure for these groups are layers of shell companies and LLC’s that are nearly impossible to track down. PO Boxes and corporate legalese make them impossible to track. We should/need to put an end to this, but we won’t. These stories will blow over; nothing will happen and back to business as usual. Heck, we have an election to run.

Speaking of fraud, check this out.

Vice President J.D. Vance just dropped a political grenade: the US government basically ignores fraud under $1.5 million, but he’s promising a crackdown on the big fish.

“We do not prosecute fraud in this country if it’s under $1.5 million dollars per year,” Vance said in an interview with YouTuber Benny Johnson.

Vice President Vance reveals US doesn’t prosecute fraud under $1.5 million

Blogger unsubstantiated commentary: I honestly think a lot of this fraud stems from Joe Biden/Kamala Harris open border for 4 years. Untold numbers of people poured across our southern border and through unchecked (to be clear I am not insinuating they are all criminals) and received aid from the government and assistance from government groups (think USAID and other NGOs). I think they got advice on how to get money from our government’s programs and spread out in every direction. Then when they found the hot bed areas for fraud, or government that will look the other way, all their fellow brethren moved in as well. Ever wonder why Dearborn, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota are heavily populated by Muslims? Again, not insinuating all Muslims are bad, but the countries they are coming from are the total opposite climate. There is a reason this fraud is being reported in large numbers only in 3 cities; Minneapolis, Columbus and Los Angeles, the word is out in those cities no one asks questions.

Just my thoughts. As mentioned, two states are pretty leftward leaning, one is rightward leaning. It’s a bipartisan issue.

The Chief

The Voting Rights Act and More Redistricting

So, the Supreme Court shot down parts of The Voting Rights Act as being unconstitutional. The act basically made it so majority minority congressional districts cannot really be altered very easily. Basically, I read it as “the other side of the tracks, the inner city or mostly black areas got a seat.” So those protections are gone now, and I think it’s a good thing actually, but likely not for the same reasons you might think.

I am not ok with removing a majority black district’s representative when the district will be sawed up like an example I give below. I do think it’s actually good long term, because as things are currently, you essentially created a fiefdom. Once that member got elected, they serve 40 years and essentially do nothing for the district. Then, as a result, falls into a state of disrepair. The other members won’t care about it, and the guy representing the seat may not even live there! In one such example, there is a blighted area near Watt and I-80 near the light rail stations. It’s a drug, gang, crime, and human trafficking haven. It’s been that way for probably 50 years. Think the representative cares? I don’t.

However, here is the part I do not agree with and do not like.

States have now decided to re-district their lines again. The mostly black districts are being whacked 3 or 4 ways. The intent here is just to wipe them out. Louisiana paused their primary election. Tennessee has taken 60% black Memphis and carved it up 3 ways. All seats are now Republican in Tennessee, net +1. South Carolina and Alabama appear to be on the similar path, could they wipe out both Democrats in Alabama? Seems to be tough. Plus 1 in South Carolina probably happens. Louisiana is likely another plus 1. I don’t think they can carve up New Orleans. Texas, California, and New York could do the same as well, now that the voting rights act is gone, likely not this year though. Note: CA & TX redid their maps and made each party likely to gain 5 seats a piece.

I do not believe that our system of government intended for the lines to be redrawn more often than once a decade, since districts are drawn after the census. You should not be dividing up big cities or stretching districts to include swaths of rural areas. This dilutes the vote for both parties. Think about it, where I live, no Republican will get close to winning statewide. My congress seat is overwhelmingly Democrat, ditto with my state rep and state senator. No reason for me to pull the lever. It’s the same in red states. They essentially took the word “election” out and replaced with controllable seat. It also needlessly dilutes the vote. California, like Texas and New York has lots of registered voters from the other party. Check out what Virgina was trying to do; redraw every seat to be safe for the blue team. Tennessee is now safe for the red team.

In closing, I actually think it’s odd that this practice has taken over. It used to be you basically kept the district lines the same, maybe you added or lost a seat and re-jiggering happened. Then there was a push for independent committees to do it. Now it’s rig this thing so no one will lose, and the other party will be locked out.

The Chief

Editor’s Note: I have found here in Idaho that the vast majority of Democrats have registered as Republicans. They run for office as Republicans but vote with the few Democrats in the Legislature. The really odd part is that average Republicans are often ok voting for Democrats (or RINOs if you prefer) as long as the blessed “R” is next to their party designation on the ballot. My current “Republican” State Senator voted to allow boys to use girl’s bathrooms, opposes Idaho’s profile laws, votes for every spending increase, and opposed educational vouchers and other conservative bills. He has a good chance at re-election because he is getting lots of support from Political Action Committees run by large national and international companies. Oh, last election, my “Republican” Senator’s yard signs were often seen with signs supporting Kamala Harris and a ballot measure for Ranked Choice Voting. This what being a “Big Tent” Republican looks like in the real world.

Voter Fraud Schmaud

I’m going to educate folks about voter fraud. Yes, I do believe fraud exists, no I do not believe it’s hundreds of thousands or millions of ballots.

I know of one whack job who has said voter fraud is the reason California is not a red state. Folks, if you believe that, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote. That is what I refer to as a hair on fire conspiracy theory. It also makes people think there is no fraud.

I do think fraud exists by both parties; I was told more people are registered to vote than there are people eligible to in just about every county in California. I do believe this to be true.

The problem I have with the Republican approach is they try too hard to prove something that could be proven far easier. The DOJ subpoenaed ballots from Fulton County (Georgia) for the 2020 election where Trump keeps swearing was ripe with fraud. Never has there been an indictment or a report verifying the fraud existed. Again, the lack of any reports tells me that fraud likely did not occur. Chad Bianco (sheriff running for governor) seized a bunch of ballots in his home county of Riverside. Nothing appears to be coming out of that either. In both of these examples, a reasonable conclusion would be “much ado about nothing” conspiracy myth busted.

Why not try a more reasonable approach.

The Republican Party should look to what the CRA did over a decade ago. (The following relates to the CRA statewide convention held around 2011.) The rumor was that there were a bunch of local units that existed only on paper. Said paper units existed solely to endorse preferred candidates of the political class/consultants every 2 years. The membership secretary, Peggy Mew, would not turn over the membership rolls. As a result, some of the officers went to investigate for themselves. When the units were confronted by Aaron and George Park at the convention, my goodness what a show that was. One unit president could not name what date they held their meetings. Another couldn’t name the meeting location. A check was shown from a political consultant paying the fees for several members of different units. Obviously, fraud was occurring. My understanding is the units were shuttered.

What is my point?

Fight the fraud the same way. Folks, I can tell you it exists. Want solid proof? Here in the town 20 or so minutes from me, a city councilman pleaded guilty to voter fraud. He had quite a few ballots, and registered voters living at his house.

Shakir Khan, in January 2024, took a no-contest deal for stashing 41 ballots at his home for the 2020 election. Investigators also found that he had registered 23 people at his home and that his email and phone number had been used to register 47 others.

Former Lodi City Council Member Shakir Khan sentenced for 2020 election fraud scheme

Folks Lodi is the town this occurred in. It is not very large. Let’s call it 47 ballots of fraud in Lodi, so how many does that equate to in say; Sacramento? San Francisco? Los Angeles? San Diego? I have been told stories of apartments that have numerous active voters registered at them. Maybe start there?

The Marin GOP claims 73 dead people voted in the special election we had a few months ago….

“I, along with others on our committee, have been dissecting Marin County voter rolls for over three years,” Turnacliff said during the public comment portion of the meeting. “ … And based on our analysis of the ballots that were returned for the Prop. 50 special election on Nov. 4, we found 73 people, 73 dead people had voted in that election.”

Marin Republicans say ‘dead’ people are voting.

While some will say 47 and 73 amount to rounding errors, those were recently discovered. As I mentioned earlier, how many more exist? The apartment with 9 people registered to vote who are regular voters may be a place to start. It is not about accusing folks of fraud, it’s just asking a question. I bought my house 10 years ago; the couple I bought it from, I believe, have both passed away. If still listed as active and voting at my address, someone has some explaining to do.

My point is has been and always will be, try to crack the door open. Once it gets cracked open, use a pry bar and force it to be completely open. In my opinion, the Lodi city councilman had some smoke, which turned into a lot of smoke, then a lot of fire. It got to a point that it needed to be investigated and prosecuted.

I am sure there are a ton of these cases that could be made. Quit screaming hair on fire voter fraud conspiracies or waiting for Trump’s DOJ to prosecute or release a report on voter fraud. Sheriff Bianco seizing ballots? It’s a rough look, intentions may have started out being good, but it’s a bad look.

But, but, but our county has a Democrat DA, get the local paper involved. San Joaquin is a blue county; they prosecuted that Lodi councilman. It can and will happen. Crying about the 2020 election makes you sound like a bitter ex-lover. Move on. Yes, there were likely shenanigans, but Trump got elected again and moving on is good.

The Chief

Editor’s Note: I respectfully disagree with the Chief on this issue. I think vote fraud is a huge issue, especially in California. Here is an article from one week ago. Oregon was ordered by a federal court to remove 800,000 names from their voter rolls following a lawsuit from Judicial Watch. “Oregon and nearly all its counties had registration rates exceeding 100% of the eligible population, the highest inactive registration rate in the nation.” Ditto for voter rolls in many parts of the once golden state.

Eric Swalwell: What a Fall from Grace

Eric Swalwell is a Congressman from Alameda County near the Bay Area. At the age of 45, he was regarded as a rising star in the Democrat Party. He had recently picked-up big-time endorsements in the race to be the next governor of California. While folks on the far right will not admit it, when the California Teachers Union endorses you, it’s your race to lose. In recent polling, he was comfortably in the top two to advance to the runoff. Even the mentally challenged will tell you no Republican is winning against a Democrat in the general election.

Swalwell had everything going for him. The left loved him as he ran the impeachment process of President Trump. This guy was going to be the next governor and likely would have been a highly touted candidate to run for the presidency.

Then it all came crashing down.

On April 10, 2026, the San Francisco Chronicle published a story in which a former Swalwell staffer claimed that Swalwell, 17 years her senior, had sexually assaulted her on more than one occasion, including when she was too intoxicated to give consent. A few hours later, CNN published a story in which four women alleged sexual misconduct by Swalwell, including a former staffer who said he raped her. Politico also reported that a former Swalwell employee signed a non-disclosure agreement pertaining to employment discrimination when they left his office. Although the agreement was not related to sexual harassment, it directly contradicted Swalwell’s previous claims that no one on his staff signed an NDA.

The California teacher’s union pulled their endorsement, 21 of his colleagues pulled theirs as well. Some of his colleagues are calling for him to leave Congress. A resolution is being put out to expel him from Congress!

This past Sunday he ended his campaign to be governor. Later, he announced his resignation from Congress.

Stick a fork in Swalwell. He is done.

I am not one to dance on someone’s grave, but Swalwell came off as an arrogant douche bag of a human being. Turns out he is exactly what he accused Donald Trump of being. One thing I do question is the timing of these reports. He is suddenly getting major traction in the governor race and wham, these reports drop simultaneously. The fall from grace has been startling, in a span of 48 hours his political career is ending. He will likely be expelled from Congress. There are rumors of the District Attorneys in California and New York are sniffing around these allegations and he could face criminal charges.

Swalwell went from rising star to persona non-grata over a weekend.

The Chief

Editor’s Note: I was on the road yesterday when this was sent to me yesterday morning. Subsequently the story blew-up in the media. I give the Chief two scalps since the guy in Texas quit too.

I haven’t seen a Democrat cancelled this fast since that black guy on the Board of Equalization was tossed under the bus by then Governor Jerry Brown many years ago.

Also, candidate Katie Porter is believed to have her fingerprints on Swalwell’s resignation. Katie Porter and influencer behind Swalwell allegations “don’t have a relationship to speak of,” campaign says – CBS News

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

No Kings

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Tomorrow is when the Church commemorates Jesus’ triumphant procession into the city of Jerusalem. If you recall, a few short days later, the same crowds that welcomed him went from shouting “Hosannah” to “Crucify Him”. “We have no king but Ceasar.”

Crucify him. We have no King but Caesar.

In like manner, crowds of atheists are gathering today to proclaim that they have no king but Ceasar. The State is their god. OK, really their god is their belly, but the State is the almighty power that provided them with blessing and uses its power to curse their enemies by redistributing their wealth, cancelling them, removing their children, and debanking those that oppose the tyranny of the State.

Yes, these guys claim that they are protesting President Trump but that is not true. They hate America. They hate Christianity. They hate Western Culture. They hate themselves. And lastly and most of all, they hate God in the Heavens. They are advocates of full-throated rebellion against God. They hate anyone that worships God. They hate God’s economic system—capitalism. They hate those made in His image—think transgenderism, homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, transhumanism, etc. They hate God’s Law—think equality under the law, capital punishment, equal weights and measures, family, loving your neighbor, secure elections, and secure borders, etc.

Oh, these anti-capitalist/anti-government rallies are funded by billionaires and foreign governments—think George Soros, China, etc. They masquerade as spontaneous gatherings, but it is a carefully crafted and coordinated campaign to subvert America. Oh, it also just happens to be their national campaign to attempt taking Congress away from the feckless Republican Party and plunging the country into witch-hunts and endless impeachment resolutions which are designed to allow the ascendancy of Communism.

So, if you happen to be driving down the street today and see the paid campaign to undermine America by folks proclaiming they have “No King” remember that is not true. They just don’t want to be ruled by God, same story since the Garden. The truth is they have No King But Caesar and anyone that dares to weaken the power of the State is their enemy.

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