Societal Decay – Really Right

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

Mike Vrabel, Diana Russini and the Truth

In case you are not aware, Diana Russini covered the NFL for The Athletic; a pay-to-view website. Mike Vrabel is the head coach of the New England Patriots and was head coach of the Tennessee Titans prior to that. Russini gets paid to cover the NFL and more specifically get scoops before anyone else does. She was by most accounts very good at her job. Another thing that followed Russini was the rumors of inappropriate sexual behavior that she was trading for said scoops. There was always smoke but never fire, well until now.

One piece of information I’d like to pass along. Always tell the truth, you will never remember the story you told or who you told it too.

The information above is what 90-day guy lacked. It cost him. He told five different stories to five different people. The mental gymnastics is causing him mental anguish. I witnessed him contradict himself 3 sperate times in the course of a 3 minute conversation. When called out, he would go to his old standby “I don’t have a good memory.” As Chief would say, “Folks, you know who doesn’t need a good memory? The guy who always tells the truth.”

Back to Vrabel and Russini.

Both are married, but not to each other. They were both photographed together at The Ambiante Hotel in Arizona. The Ambiante is known for being adults only. Also, it’s a romantic getaway where you usually are proposing to your girlfriend or you’ve made the decision you want to have a child in 9 months. I went to the Ambiante hotel with my, at the time, girlfriend. Folks, as mentioned above, we left the room to eat, and to lounge by the pool, but a lot of sex was happening.

Here are the photos of the two of them.

Russini is definitely very good looking but likely doesn’t have much in the brain department.

The photos leaked out and Russini took a page out of the 90-day guy’s playbook. It backfired. I call it the Holy Trinity of Stupidity.

She first insulted everyone’s intelligence by saying it was a chance encounter with another friend. Umm … folks, I have multiple female friends; we do not embrace or interact like that. Also, not on a trip without our significant other/spouse. Then she said that she was there for a girl’s weekend trip. Then when out of lies, she decided to play the sympathy/victim card saying it was lies and she didn’t want to give the story any more oxygen. If you are a loser in life, this is the playbook you follow. Notice, she could have told the truth, and while consequences would have occurred, the story would blow over.

Again, she could have told the truth but didn’t want to risk her marriage so she claimed it was a chance encounter. Then it was a girl’s weekend getaway, (strangely this would be the first girl’s weekend in the history of girl’s weekends with zero photos taken of said girls.) Secondly, going to that particular hotel and calling it girl’s weekend was definitely an interesting choice of words. Just by going there, many would understand it as a girl-on-girl orgy type outing. Definitely a different spin on girls just wanna have fun. Again, bad move. The pulling the victim/sympathy card is the last play in the playbook. Yep, when all else fails, resort to the victim or sympathy card. She is not a victim.

Russini is now seeing her life come apart at the seams. She lost her job reporting and covering New England in the NFL. Bottom line, you cannot be having sex with your source and be non-biased. It’s an ethics issue. A big one. She will land another gig, but she is damaged goods. Her marriage is likely on the rocks. No guy wants to be viewed as your “Monday through Thursday guy” with your side piece taking over on date night/weekends. Oh, she has a son who is four named Mike. Coincidentally, she was photographed with Mike Vrabel 9 months prior to her son’s birth. I would say we have even money odds that the kid may not be his. Even if it is his kid, now you find out he is named after the man your wife cheated with? Ouch. Her friend group is likely eviscerated as well. When she brought up it was a girl’s getaway trip, I have a feeling her group chat was filed with “keep us out of your adultery.” Girls in your friend group are not dumb; they don’t want to be blamed for your marriage likely dissolving. As one of Chief’s friends of the blog said, girls do not want to wreck a home. In the case of Russini, she wrecked hers. It seems as if Mike Vrabel likely dropped 7 figures on a ring or other material things for his current bride and his marriage may be ok. Money can buy happiness, especially when happiness involves likely not working and being a stay-at-home wife.

One thing I saw, while buying a couple items at the grocery store, was a gossip magazine essentially asking why Vrabel has gotten a pass and asserting that double standard exists. Folks, there is no double standard. Having an affair with a women who is not your wife doesn’t mean you get fired as a football coach. Morally bankrupt? Yes. Unemployed? No. He, to his credit, has also stayed silent for the most part, Russini lied over and over. As mentioned earlier, Russini is paid for her ability to break news before it goes mainstream. When you are sleeping with your source, your ethics are compromised.

Back to the point of this blog. If you tell the truth, you have no reason to lie or fabricate a story. It also makes memory easy. You can always recall the truth. Trying to memorizing 5 different stories you told to 5 different people is mentally taxing and emotionally draining.

It was amazing for me to hear 90-day guy, in a 3-minute, one-sided conversation, tell me he couldn’t get ahold of his doctor, then he loved his doctor and said he was the best, then he wanted to be on a stronger pill, then he also wanted off said pill.

He has no issue throwing his brother or his other agent friend in front of the oncoming bus when needed. Oh, when he was called out about his changing story he claimed he is the face of dementia. Like I said earlier, Holy Trinity of Stupidity; insult someone’s intelligence by telling 2 completely different stories, throw other folks under the bus, then play a sympathy/victim card.

It’s why he has no friends and is alone. Ditto for Russini. No one likes the person who throws people innocently under the bus. You want to cheat? Leave your friends out of it. You may be morally bankrupt; they do not need to be involved.

For the 90-day guy, he watches too much TV to know he is a loser. He knows he is alone but doesn’t seem to know why. His version of reality is quite malleable. My explanation for that is easy as I have seen the tire marks on Chief’s back from being thrown under the bus too many times when 90-day guy has been caught manipulating reality and needs to blame someone else.

In the case of Diana Russini, it’s time for you to do some inner searching and reflection. I will say the quiet part out loud, it’s going to hurt. Diana you were just a hot little piece of ass for the football coach. Hence when this news broke, he pulled out all the stops to save his marriage. He may have loved “penetrating you’re A gap or being in your defensive backfield” (hat tip to Troll for that one) but do you really believe you’re the first that’s been his backup piece? Diana, one sentence of a tip for you; you are 43 and still smoking hot, you won’t be that way forever. Try to make right with your Shake Shack Executive husband. This too shall pass. People forgot the late Kobe Bryant cheated on his wife.

The point of this blog should not be forgotten, tell the truth because you will always remember it, you will never remember the lie you told or whom you told it too. When you lie, the problem is you must tell another lie to cover that up, then another one, and so on. If you are the 90-day guy or Diana Russini, you likely have an IQ in the mid-single digits, gentle reminder: there are a lot of people smarter than you, they can quickly figure out 1+1 wasn’t equaling 2. Don’t lie. The benefit of not lying is that you don’t need a good memory when you always tell the truth.

Jake the Snake

90-Day Guy Paranoia

Warning: this post discusses adult themes and is not for the faint of heart or those under 18 years old.

So, I was in the office working today for 90-day guy’s colleague. 90-day guy retired last month but has been coming by to clean-up his personal belongings. He has a computer that is his that he left behind. He quarried me today about what he should do to remove the data from it. I answered that with a question “why are you so concerned with what is on the hard drive?” He quickly retorted he had nothing to hide; he was just curious. I told him either; throw it away in the dumpster or take it to e-waste to be recycled. He wanted no part of either of those as he is convinced someone would obtain said computer and hijack his info. With as much TV as he watches, I would assume he saw reports on the news and likely watched a program about dumpster diving leading to identity theft or something. Odd paranoia for someone who has nothing to hide, am I right?

Computer in need of e-waste or decontamination

Maybe I am naïve, but who would want to obtain your computer and crack the hard drive? Let’s be honest just for a minute, if you are storing your username and passwords on your computer in a Word file, you may be the dumbest person on earth. But even if someone obtained that info, most people have two-factor authentication set up, like I do. You could steal my information, but you would also need my phone to get into any account of mine, as a 6-digit code is sent to my text message box.

He doesn’t have passwords or sensitive info on his computer. It’s pornography, and very disturbing pornography to boot.

How do I know this? Well, it’s speculation because I have not seen it, but let’s just say there is a ton of smoke. Here I’ll explain.

Here are some of the leading indicators:

Sick, very inappropriate sexual jokes. On two separate occasions, he demanded me and my now employer listen to his “very, very funny joke” of a man having sex with a sheep. On the other occasion it was a man having sex with a goat. I will not gross you out by repeating said “jokes.” On both occasions of telling these, he laughed like a four-year-old would laugh at the word “poop”. Neither my current employer nor I laughed at all. 90-day guy said, “what is wrong with you two? It’s funny!” I felt compelled to respond saying “people do not have sex with animals, its gross, disgusting, and a wildly inappropriate topic for a work setting. He didn’t agree.
Normalizing transgender behavior. He has a granddaughter who is dating a transgendered male. He has always wildly defended transgendered people, and I never really knew why. He has suddenly become the “Colin Kaepernick” of defending transgendered people. Calling them “oppressed”, or in need of “being equal to others.”
Odd comments/behaviors about younger girls. So, on this one I caught him. I had to go behind his desk to grab a rate book manual, and on his phone, he was looking at young girls in swimsuits. While this isn’t really a crime per se, it’s pretty gross. He made the comment “when you get older, you need to look at half naked or naked young girls to get it up.” Yikes.
Comments about his granddaughter. This is gross. He made a comment about his freshman in high school granddaughter calling her “hot.” Barf.
Jokes about same sex “sex.” As Jake the Snake will tell you, the Catholic Church screwed up with the priests having sex with young boy’s scandal. Full stop. 90-day guy routinely makes comments about the Catholic priests and the Boy Scout leaders having sex with young boys; like way more often than a normal person would. Seems like an obsession with him. His latest comment was “if two guys are having sex is it considered doggy style?” Yikes.
Odd relationship with his brother. This one is wild. He has nothing good to say about his brother, quite literally nothing. He will golf/hangout with him and afterwards have nothing good to say again. They go out to lunch, again he says zero good to say about him. However, when his brother texts/calls him, he not only answers, he feels compelled to hang out/golf/go to lunch etc. Who does that? When I finally met his brother, I asked him what it was like growing up with 90-day guy. Well, before his brother could get a word in, 90-day guy filibustered, talking about … well … nothing. It was talking just to fill time and not allow anyone else to speak. After he was done with his filibuster, they immediately “had to leave.” More on this later.

So how can I conclude he has porn on his computer?

So, first, I am not a fan of circumstantial evidence, I like seeing a smoking gun, not “if this, then that must be true”. However, in this case, there is too much smoke for there not to be fire.

But porn isn’t illegal!

This is in fact correct. Porn, in my opinion, is likely 70% of the traffic on the internet. Yes, it is not illegal to possess or look at porn. Even the very disturbing men with animals, transgender porn, or even same sex porn. But (btw no good thing ever comes after the word “but”) pornography with people underage is a felony and a major crime at that.

My conclusion.

He is a very sick puppy dog. Very sick. No one of sound mind declares they “have nothing to hide” while simultaneously not wanting their computer to fall into the wrong hands. For the living impaired, if you throw your computer or anything into the trash for that matter, the garbage truck has a ram that will repeatedly smash said garbage over and over again. I have seen said garbage truck empty its load at the dump, with the load being unrecognizable. If someone was going to grab a computer (if they can find one), then in my opinion, go for it. Access it and steal anything you want. News flash: no one is going to do that.

I am positive that he has a treasure trove of very eclectic porn on his computer’s hard drive. The jokes about men having sex with animals is because he is trying to attempt to normalize his obsession. His comments about transgender people being people too is because he is into that as well. When you are into the porn like he is, you have to normalize it. Why? Because nothing is normal at all about a guy having sex with animals, nor a guy deciding he is a girl. The photos of girls in swimsuits, also is not a crime, it gives dirty old man vibes. The porn is not an issue; the problem is as follows.

The porn on his computer is that of underage girls. His comments crystallize it. His paranoia seals it. Folks no one cares what kind of porn you are into, it’s sick but if the actors are over 18, it’s not a crime. Gross, but again, not a crime. However, the porn with underage girls carries something that should scare most people to death. There is no statute of limitations on that.

Ask Subway spokesperson Jared Fogel what happens when they find underage porn on your computer.

The reason for my conclusion

Well, it’s obvious. Folks who have nothing to actually hide do not care if you look at things. William moved my hard drive’s contents from one computer to another. If any out of sorts things existed, he would have found it. Oh, wait, he, like most, doesn’t give a you know what!

And, as a guest blogger, we will turn this over to Jake the Snake for further commentary:

So, I went to a lecture about addiction. It focused on all addictions. I failed the bar exam so that was part of it, it was not court ordered by the way. When the speaker spoke about porn, it was eye opening. First, you watch guy/girl porn, then maybe girl/girl or I guess guy/guy porn. The point being, the guy/girl doesn’t do it for you anymore. So, you need to go for more hardcore. I think that is where the transgender porn come in, because “regular porn” doesn’t cut it. Then the underage porn come into play, because of course, the other porn doesn’t cut it anymore. The animal porn well… see above. As you desensitize yourself, you are having to reach further for something to get you off. Barf.

Commentary by The Chief Continues

Folks, this is going to hurt, but it’s likely the truth. I made a comment about 90-day guy and his brother. The vibe that I get from their relationship is that he was sexually assaulted by his brother at a young age. Yep, go ahead and say I’m crazy, but he was very uncomfortable when his brother was around. He wanted to spend zero time even acknowledging his childhood existence. He apparently hates him, unless he is in the room. The act is obvious. He has been on the business end of a dick. He tries to justify transgender behavior which is normal for those who like same sex porn. His comments about very young girls are nothing but a chance to stay relevant.

Folks, if I saw a babe wearing a thong swimsuit at my gym, I admit I’d be looking. Clearly, she wants me to. Chief is 40, not dead! But under aged children NFW.

90-day guy fantasizing about seeking out young girls when he is older, gross. Hoping such a girl might really want to be with some dirty old man like him, twisted. Feeding said perversions from the internet while at work and simultaneously claiming he is a happily married man, simply beyond my vocabulary to describe.

I hope he figures out what to do with his computer, but man, be true to yourself.

The Chief

Kristin Cabot (Kiss Cam Chick) Somehow Digs Herself a Deeper Hole

Kristin Cabot, the girl on Kiss Cam at the Coldplay concert caught with her “boyfriend,” went on Oprah Winfrey’s show to try to explain away what she did. Boy it was a doozy. She somehow came out smelling worse, not better. Let’s take a deep dive, and then have Troll destroy her. (Fear not Cabot you already destroyed one marriage at least!).

Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught in a clandestine kiss with her boss at a Coldplay concert last summer, is opening up about a shocking angle to the story that still has netizens captivated.

“I was walking into the concert and my daughter messaged me and said, ‘Oh it’s so great that you and Andrew are both at Coldplay,'” Cabot told Oprah Winfrey in a clip that premiered on PEOPLE ahead of tomorrow’s new episode of The Oprah Podcast.

Andrew is Cabot’s estranged husband, Andrew Cabot, the CEO of a rum distillery. Cabot didn’t attend the July 16 Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., with Andrew, but Andy — that is, Andy Byron, her married boss whom she was seen snuggling on the kiss cam.

HR exec caught on Coldplay kiss cam with her boss says estranged husband was also at concert on date

Caught in a clandestine kiss huh? So, your boyfriend or I guess friend who happens to be your supervisor, that you directly report to at work, has his hands on both your breasts (aka the hand bra). Cabot for her part didn’t look like someone who wasn’t enjoying it, as her hands were on top of his. Obviously, this wasn’t the first time he has done this. Well, the stadium “kiss cam” showed both of them and they reacted like a couple of folks cheating on their partners, they immediately scurried out of view and looked embarrassed.

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin immediately called out the moment as it happened live. “Oh, look at these two,” he announced to the packed arena. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” The video originally shared by a concert attendee to TikTok quickly racked up millions of views.

Very obvious she was having an affair with him, no other way to put it. Folks on a date don’t behave like that. She got caught.

Both Cabot and Byron ultimately left their posts as CEO and chief people officer at Astronomer, a data engineering company. Cabot later claimed that Byron was in the middle of his own separation from wife Megan, but the couple has since been photographed together wearing their wedding rings.

“I made a bad decision and had a couple of High Noons and danced and acted inappropriately with my boss,” Cabot said when she finally broke her silence about the incident in December. Regarding the “500 to 600 calls a day,” doxxing, and death threats that followed, Cabot reflected, “I want my kids to know that you can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”

Stop the gaslighting lady! You were out looking to have fun and got caught. I am not sure how you felt having a luxury box and literally, essentially, having dry sex was smart. Saying its inappropriate behavior is just a weird thing to say. It wasn’t inappropriate, its gross. Let’s be honest, that type of behavior is just not socially acceptable. As far as your having a few beers, who cares? It’s the subsequent behavior that was gross. You were both consenting adults until it went on the video board. The comment about being doxed is funny. You acted out, went viral, and now you want the attention to stop? That’s rich. I highly doubt you got death threats, but if you did, why not report it to the authorities? As far as the 500-600 calls a day, that is farfetched. Yes, Ms. Cabot, people make mistakes, the problem is the way you got caught. However, the unforgiving part is you cheated with a still married man. The fact that he was still wearing a wedding ring makes you look like a homewrecker. Very few people like people like that, and those who do tend to be immature.

Commentary

Sorry babe. I do not buy your story at all. You all weren’t out on a date, it was a drunken hook-up with your boss. You are not just friends. It’s funny how you describe your relationship as not sexual in nature. A picture is worth a thousand words, and my goodness! You letting someone grab your tits in public is a rough look. It wasn’t until the Kiss-Cam caught you that you found your morals. You do not get the presumption of privacy when out in public. The video from that night told the nation you were cheating on your spouses. Your night was going great until you got caught. As far as it not being a sexual relationship, sure, if that makes you feel better. It’s obvious you both are having sex, but hey, keep saying you aren’t and maybe it makes sense in your head.

The bigger question you should ask yourself is: how did you get on Kiss Cam to begin with. I highly doubt it’s random. I saw a report but cannot find it, that you and a bunch of your girlfriends were in attendance that night. While I cannot locate that article, I have a feeling a couple people in your friend group may not approve of your behavior toward a married man! Your behavior that night was likely not the first time you have poured on the PDA (public display of affection) in front of your friend group. Your friends likely went to guest services, or customer service and basically said can we get our friends on Kiss Cam. Foxborough Stadium holds about 55K; I would assume due to it being where an NFL team plays. There is no chance it was a coincidence that you both got caught. The Kiss Cam operator waited for just the right moment, and boom, ya’ll got outed. His reaction and yours were one of “oh sh*t” and you both scurried off screen. Your friends got you outed.

How can I say that with so much certainty? Did I cheat on someone once? Nope.

The lawyer from Law Firm Low, Ballem and Lynch once told me a story.

She said girls are a very interesting species. Most do not support cheating on a partner, but some girls do. Even if they are the one who is cheating, no girl wants to wreck a home or relationship. Especially if they think the guy is cheating on someone who doesn’t know. She said no girl will confront the other girl; they do it in a very subtle way to get her attention. She told me they will usually leave a hair tie under the bed, some make up/lipstick in her (the other girls) medicine chest or under the sink. The other move is to leave a pair of her underwear in the dirty clothes basket. Girls are very self-aware of the colors and type of underwear they wear. Try to explain away a pair that isn’t hers being in the laundry basket. That won’t go well. It’s subtle things like that, that expose the cheater. Like she stated, pretty hard to explain away another girl’s hair tie, underwear, or make up being in the house.

Bottom line, Ms. Cabot, you cheated and you got what you deserve.

The Troll

PS I am not sure why you keep doing interviews about this. You had 15 minutes of fame, and it will be gone from people’s memories just as quick, but instead, you keep the story in the limelight. Odd behavior.

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

Jesse Jackson Assumes Room Temperature

Yep. In the words of broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Jackson has assumed room temperature. Jackson who catapulted his association with Martin Luther King into a life’s work, has died.

Jesse Jackson and others at assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesse was a false prophet of the social gospel that enslaves millions of black Americans. As long as he could deliver the votes every four years, he had a seat when Democrats—the Party of the KKK and Jim Crow—caucused.

Jesse was not a Christian. He preached, another, Jesus, another salvation, and a false gospel.

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Galatians 1:8.

Jackson was a man who spoke falsely.

“Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

Acts 20:30

He deceived the masses and was rewarded handsomely for it.

“For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

Romans 16:18

He preached a false Jesus, a false gospel, a lying spirit, and led many astray who had their itching ears tickled.

“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”

2 Corinthians 11:4.

Jackson was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He and his fellow Justice Brother, Al Sharpton, made it their life’s mission to capitalized on misery and did their best to keep black people in subjugation to their plantation masters of the Democrat Party. They made it their mission in life to promote abortion of blacks, dependance on government programs, and the false gospel of socialism. They did all this evil wearing the collar of a servant of Christ. They led zero people into heaven and legions into hell in this life and the next.

Ray Stevens did a song many years ago asking, if Jesus would wear a Rolex on his television show? Jesse surely would and did.

He lived the “high life” while exploiting the poor. He got caught many years ago having fathered a child out of wedlock. Did he repent? Nope. He was sorry he got caught, not that he had his zipper down.

Yes, I’m picking on him. He deserves it. Sadly, he is just one of many from the so-called Baby Boomer generation that F*ed-up this country.

Folks, this country is the dumpster fire that it is because of the Baby Boomers. Nothing will get fixed until they are in the grave and the policies that they enacted are in the ash heap of history. FDR put us on the road to socialism but the Boomers of the 1960’s and 70’s brought the policies of FDR into fruition. The Democrat Party of JFK died in 1972 when Hayden, Fonda, et al took over.

There are and were good people in the Boomer generation, but they were out maneuvered and out matched by the godless humanists and atheists of their generation. They were the most selfish and destructive group of humans in the history of this nation, possibly any nation. Boomers have squandered the blessings of previous generations. Their legacy is one of debt, servitude, and destruction. They purposely left the next generation worse off than they were. The sad part is that they don’t care. Their whole world is based on selfishness without consequences.

Jackson and the Boomers exemplify the biblical axiom that “the compassion of the wicked is cruelty” and the other biblical description of evil men, “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.” On these two pillars are the Boomer’s actions explained.

For the first time in his existence, Jesse Jackson believes in the God of the Bible, but it’s too late for his soul.

Joe Rogan Might be Surprised … I am not

So, I came across this opinion article that quoted the Joe Rogan Program about the “Left’s response to the Charlie Kirk Murder.”

“The fact that they were cheering when he died, normal people — housewives, moms, f–king people working at banks, in various industries, celebrating a man getting shot in front of his kids, in front of the whole world. What the f–k is wrong with us?”

Those remarks came during his discussion this week with The Red Clay Straws, a country band. Rogan went on to clarify that he was talking specifically about the left’s response. “People on the Left, they’re supposed to be ‘progressive.’ These are supposed to be the kind, compassionate inclusive people that are celebrating gun violence, like public execution — that’s insane.”

Don’t get me wrong, Rogan is not wrong about that take in the slightest. There were many a person on the Left in all careers of life cheering or applauding the death of Charlie Kirk. However, there are many on the Right who would have a similar reaction if it was a Left leaning person or Democrat killed as well. Don’t even attempt to argue that point with me. I watched Jorge Riley spew absolute hateful BS at CRA and Sac County GOP meetings unchallenged. I received an email from Tony Andrade (rip) after Barack Obama got elected showing a watermelon garden and Kool-Aid in front of the White House. Again, unchallenged by the so called Right. A former CRA member about my age called for the firebombing of Planned Parenthood. A colleague of mine had an ear-to-ear grin when I asked “what if it were AOC instead of Charlie Kirk?” Trust me, the whack jobs are on both sides.

What the F**k is wrong with us is not the wrong take, it’s the correct one. But it applies to both sides.

To attack the Democrats, use this logic on them. They viewed Kirk as a Hitler, check out who they mourned….

Rogan speaks for a great many people who are just plain gobsmacked by the left’s capacity to excuse violence, which was evident this week after the death of Assata Shakur, a well-known leftist radical and convicted cop killer whose poetry was praised by those mourning her passing. Kirk, on the other hand, is not being remembered fondly by the left, which is of course their right—but when you have kinder things to say about an actual killer than you do about someone who merely used provocative language, it communicates something about your priorities.

Yikes. But again, check out similar martyrs; George Floyd, Michael Brown, and Daniel Abrego Garcia. That’s who you are going with?

Folks before you say Rogan is far right, he actually is fairly middle of the road, just like Bill Maher is not far left, he is an old school liberal.

The mainstream is starting to take notice of both sides veering further away from “the middle.” For example, there is a growing belief Israel is going too far and the US is allowing them to bring instability to the Middle East. Another is the rise of drug abuse, homelessness, and crime in our large cities making them uninhabitable. How about college campuses being allowed to have anti-Israel protestors take over entire lecture halls? All while the “leadership looks the other way or joins them.” How about allowing BLM/Antifa to take over a couple city blocks in Seattle or “Chaz/Chop” and allowing them to burn down businesses in the name of “outrage or feelings.” How about BLM rioters destroying city blocks because again feelings.

I am intrigued by what the future holds politically for both parties. While some will point to AOC or Gavin Newsom being the future of the Left, or DeSantis or JD Vance being the future on the Right, what about a person like Sen John Fetterman, a Democrat who supports Israel? Or Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky who is more of an old school conservative/libertarian type? It’s odd to think about because the way we are going politically seems to be inching further and further apart as opposed to closer to the center in terms of positive change.

The Chief

PS at my High School (Jesuit High) we had a speaker about a year after 9/11 address the student body, he called President George W Bush a war criminal, and in the same sentence called Saddam Hussein a humanitarian. In college in Marin County, the department chair for the Business School, upon seeing my Bush/Cheney 04 shirt said she wanted me “sent to Iraq and have my head blown off.” The incident, caught on video, was sent to the Dean of the business school, he claimed it was a violation of school policy for recording her without her permission. So, we sent it to the President of the University. He claimed it was freedom of speech. Folks, in both cases, they were wrong. The setting was public so the idea of being illegally recorded with an open camera doesn’t apply. Second, the First Amendment does not cover hate speech. This crap has been allowed at college campus’ forever. I will say it was nice seeing a sea change. Too bad it took the murder of Charlie Kirk for this to happen. But I too share the views of Joe Rogan. What the F**k is wrong with people.

Charlie Kirk RIP

Those calling for blood in the streets got what they wanted today. Charlie Kirk (he was a Republican, but affiliation doesn’t matter here) was killed today while speaking at Utah Valley University. Ironically reports/video show he was fielding a question about deaths from mass shootings when the fatal bullet was shot. Do not watch the video footage, it is gruesome. It pierced his main artery in his neck, his body went limp, and a literal river of blood shot out. It looked as like something from a horror/sci-fi/war movie. I texted the Blog Father “no chance he lived.”

Kirk leaves behind a wife, and a 1- and 3-year-old. Also, online footage of his death will be circulated/still on the interwebs likely into eternity. Imagine when those kids grow up, they can view the video of their father shot and killed. Oh, also the ensuing comments celebrating his death.

But this blog is not to memorialize Charlie Kirk or attack the left. It’s to make a point that we live in the equivalent of a Banana Republic or third world country.

Folks, just in the past roughly 12 months we have had; 2 attempts to kill Donald Trump, 2 Minnesota State electeds shot, 1 fatally, a judge murdered by a Sheriff in Kentucky, The United Health CEO murdered, and an arson at the house of PA Gov Josh Shapiro. The violence is condemned, thoughts and prayers are offered up, pro-gun vs anti-gun happens, then right back to where we started. Oh, prior to these events, Gabby Giffords was nearly killed, and Steve Scalise likely would have been killed had the secret service and Sen Rand Paul not been present at the scene of that shooting.

I guess it’s now ok to kill folks you don’t agree with politically? That seems to be the message sent on all forms of media, electronic and televised.

Trust me when I say this, it’s not representative of all Americans, it’s a growing fringe on both left and right…. Yeah, even the right.

When at the gym, I will occasionally have the news on in front of me, granted subtitles skew the content a little bit, but both sides are playing to the extreme. Online media is the same exact way, who cares about being righ,t its more important to be first.

The root causes of this issue are as follows; we have so many shootings in this country we have become numb to it under the guise of “violence happens” in that part of town. Check out the local news at night. We allow violent video games, I know, I know, research shows no correlation but there has to be something there, our young people are the trigger pullers in most cases now, and violent video games were a thing in my youth, and still are to this day. This de-sensitizes you to death, oh, and in some of these games, you are the “bad guy” shooting at the police…. Where have we seen that before? Political nonsense being spewed on tv and electronic media is another form. Now imagine consuming many hours of this garbage and thinking it’s gospel. Again, I’m talking left and right. This is the straw that stirs the drink.

I overheard a fellow Republican at a CRA meeting say “The DNC is a great spot for a terror attack… think of how great it would be with that scum gone.” I objected and was told by another member to “shut up.” Yep. Again, CRA is a “right leaning organization.” I do not think many sane people advocate blowing up a mass of the population unless they have multiple screws loose.

Similar statements, but not political in nature. I work with someone who has never missed early morning and prime time tv. They had this one several years ago; Russia had been massing troops at the Ukraine border at the time. “Come on Putin, move in and fire a bullet, I want the stock market to go down and have people panic sell so I can buy on the cheap.” Yeah, he wanted a war and people dying in large numbers so he could buy a stock cheap. Digest that for a minute. Innocent people…. Dying. Or this great hit from the same guy regarding Chipotle’s e-coli outbreak a decade ago. It is was caused by an investor who is short (betting the stock goes down) the stock. So let me get this straight, some guy somehow instructed a huge storefront operation to get high numbers of people sick…. On purpose, mind you. This is tin-foil hat right/left wing BS. It also shows a big disconnect from reality.

Fear not, the left does it as well, but what scares me is the right is now starting to have more and more fringe actors like the ones mentioned above. This creates a scary situation. For example, Sean Hannity. I caught his opening monologue yesterday and boy I wish I hadn’t. He has been lost since Rush Limbaugh died and it shows. He dedicated the beginning to not Charlie Kirk but going off about how deranged and mad the left is. Sean, we know this. A deranged, Palestinian supporting leftist attempted arson on Democrat Josh Shapiro’s home. Shapiro is Jewish. Monologues like this do not help, they actually hurt. It stirs up folks who have no view of humanity.

A final word comes courtesy of Alexandria O’Casio Cortez.

“From the moment I was elected, I have felt that I accept a certain level of risk in doing this job,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters. But she added that security protocols for members of Congress are “for a bygone time. … They’re not designed for a digital threat environment era.”

AOC and several other members of Congress have cancelled outdoor events and are thinking of hiring private security. The type of thing yesterday should scare lots of people, but not for the reasons you think. Charlie Kirk is really a “JAG” (Just a guy) if you think about it. He is a relative unknown outside of the political spectrum. He isn’t elected. Has no voting record outside of “he voted.” He was murdered. In front of his family. A sniper from long distance, in what appears to be a long thought-out and planned attack.

How do we stop this?

We really can’t. Political rhetoric, especially on the podcast fringe from both sides. Some of what I think is the solution is the same as Brian Kohberger. When this perp is arrested simply declare you caught the guy. Do not name him or put out any info. Try him after you have an airtight open and closed case that not even the public defender’s office even really wants to touch. No plea bargain. Federal terrorism/hate crime charges. Death penalty! Upon conviction, again as an unknown to the world population, make it clear any appeals are expedited to a judge immediately. The goal here is a needle/electric chair/firing squad within 5-7 years of conviction. This may not stop the shooting, but it helps to remove the scum and the attention they want from this earth. As opposed to Kohberger who like I mentioned will be around awhile to continue to seek out attention for what he did.

The Chief

PS Matthew Dowd formerly of MSNBC fame, I’m coming directly for you next week in this space.

Am I out of My Mind?

Yesterday I did something that I never would have considered even a few months ago. I will give the punchline and then the story.

Yesterday, I offered to pay the legal fees of a lady if she would file for a divorce. Yep, how’s that for a hook for my story.

I have known this person for a while via a business here in town. She is very attractive except for one thing, she is miserable. The Book of Proverbs references a person with a fallen countenance and this woman sure fits that description. She is in pain. I can feel it when I’m in her presence. Other folks that know her don’t get that sense at all but wow; how could you miss it?

She doesn’t wear a wedding ring, and I personally know some men that have asked her out for a casual date. They were brushed off but were never told that she is married. One of my neighbors is her friend and we had a chat after this woman did something nice for me. It was then that I learned that the woman was married.

I was able to chat with the miserable lady via text message. She initiated the contact, but I will not get into the details here. Via a text exchange, I was able to confirm her agony and marital status. She declined even speaking to me outside of work. The vibe I get is that she has been abused and abandoned. At one point, she said she would pursue a divorce, but not for another five years. Folks, I don’t think she can endure five more years of suffering.

I went to my collection of books and pulled out Second Chance: Biblical Principles of Divorce and Remarriage by Ray Sutton. In this book, Sutton covers biblical grounds for divorce and remarriage. In it, he discusses the fact that you can be married on paper but that you may have a partner that is covenantally dead. A spouse can commit sin such that they have destroyed the marriage. If that happens, the offended party has not only a right, but an obligation to file for divorce if reconciliation is not possible.

“Death is covenantal in the Bible, not mere cessation of existence. It is the loss of a relationship with God through an ethical violation of the original bond. It is the severance of the fundamental God/man union, due to disobedience to the covenant-terms…”

“Covenantal death … also means that if the spouse breaks the moral terms of the covenant, he will die to the relationship, and the marriage would be dissolved.”

Sutton lists six grounds for divorce (see his book pages 57 & 58 for more detail)

1 Idolatry, Blasphemy, and False Prophecy

2 Witchcraft, Divination, and Spiritism

3 Sabbath-breaking

4 Sexual Sins

5 Murder

6 Contumacy and Malicious Perjury

Most folks think of the reasons for divorce as adultery or abandonment, but Sutton shows that much more is in view. If a violation occurs, the innocent party is free to declare the marriage as dead and move on.

“… the innocent party is free to divorce and remarry when his spouse commits one of the capital offenses, since the guilty party dies covenantally to his covenant with God, and he simultaneously kills the marriage covenant at that moment. … the innocent party is always required to try to restore his marriage. … He is not obligated to divorce, even if the guilty spouse does not repent, but the innocent party is free to marry.”

Based on the above info, I made my offer. My text to her can be summed up as, if you have a biblical basis to divorce then I will pay up to $3,000 in legal fees on your behalf.

She politely declined but later indicated that she was looking at filing papers now to end the marriage.

One of my friends that had previously asked her out wondered why she waited. My response was, better the devil you know…

Life in a small town can get really interesting in unexpected ways.

Why did the US Birth Rate Decline? Blame Gen X

Recently you may have seen reports about the birth rate in the United States plummeting big time. But in case you have been living under a rock or just watching cable ‘til your eyes bleed, it’s getting bad. The unquestionable truth is Millennials and Gen Z are not getting married and those who do tie the knot are not having kids. It’s so bad Trump has floated the idea of a $5000 payment if you have a kid(s). Allow me to explain the position below, if you think everything is fine then enjoy your favorite sports league, political commentary show, drama series, or soap opera as it is likely going to start soon and you better not miss it! Remember you pay $300 or so a month for it… get your money’s worth.

Bloggers note: The numbers and figures I’m using here are a low-ball numbers, obviously different professions/vehicles/cost of living area’s will vary. It’s a point not a thesis.

Insurmountable debt: Let’s face it, that college mom and dad forced you to attend didn’t come cheap. You have damn near 6 figures in student loans. You just found out the Department of Education is not forgiving them, so you have to work. Oh, and it’s not a job that pays 100K; its closer to 50K if you are lucky. Then add in a car payment, with the rapid rise in costs due to (cough the plandemic, cough, cough) the payment is damn near $500 a month. Add in about $100 for insurance and that pay check is damn near spoken for. If you have credit card debt, and a great many do… some to the tune of 5 figures, that’s just gravy on top of this mashed potato mountain of debt. The wedding is not going to be free, neither is the kiddo by the way. Now imagine doubling that, ‘cause you know marriage.

Expensive housing costs: I’m not even talking about owning a home, just rent for an apartment/house. You are likely conservatively talking about $2200 a month here. That’s for a studio/1 bedroom type thing by the way. Oh, and that rent will go up by the maximum allowed a year, in my state its about 10% So yeah it gets expensive quickly. Again, this is just the cost for yourself and maybe your wife if she’s ok living like a broke college kid. Oh, and when you do have the child, you need another bedroom right? Check out how much that costs.

Day care costs: Let’s face it, the work from home blarney (cough plandemic, cough, cough) is finally ending. That means you cannot have the baby getting free daycare at home anymore. Get ready to face reality as daycare very conservatively costs $250 a week, likely closer to $350. Add those costs up and suddenly your rent looks cheap. Oh, what’s that you’ve got a second kid on the way!….grab the lube and your ankles this won’t hurt a bit. Don’t believe me, it’s not cheap.

Lack of maternity/paternity care: I’m not talking about getting 6-9 months off here, and not with full pay either. I am saying most businesses offer no or a laughable amount of time off for new mothers/fathers. A friend of mine gave birth and was told “report back to work within 3 days of returning home.” Yeah, she works as a dental assistant. Nice. Her boss even went a step further saying, “back in my day, the wife was a stay at home mom.” More on that horrific statement later. Again no one is saying both parents get half a year paid vacation… but maybe a little empathy here? Cite my household expenses earlier if you need more proof. The kiddo(s) are going to need regular checkups (quite a few) and will likely be getting sick a lot as daycare/preschool is essentially a virus petri dish, so you will need flexibility to take days off. It won’t happen as the system is set up now.

A second income is needed just to survive: The days of only 1 person needing to work are long gone, they are over. Again, cite my expenses above, and try doing that on a one income household. Oh, the kiddo is growing so you will have to constantly be buying new clothes, toys, car seats etc. Hopefully one or both of you have parents in the immediate area to help with the kiddos because you are going to need it. Oh, and by the way, the baby boomers have cut things back over the years, you are going to struggle just to get by.

Baby boomers ruined it: They compare the younger generations to themselves, they put themselves through school… news flash (not the cable TV kind) it was a hell of a lot cheaper for tuition and cost of living was much less. Benefit packages at work included ones actually decent, not garbage, bare bones health plans and crummy time off arrangements. They can afford a mortgage just fine because they locked in a cheap 3% mortgage rate, when they had no kids mind you, because they bought/refinanced 7 years ago. 50K a year used to be a good paying job, now its barely enough to tread water in this economy/world.

Trump’s $5,000 payment to people who have a kid is moronic: Let’s be honest here. The type of people attracted to this kind of thing will be folks at the lower socioeconomic end of the spectrum. I’m not just talking about minorities here and don’t we have enough single parent households as it is? A child born into a low socio-economic situation is very much likely to end up in jail or have a life on the streets. The parents are not going to consider this money to help the child they will do it to spend on themselves. Keep in mind $5000 is also not incentive to get the upper middle and upper class to have kids. Technically those are the ones we need to have kids, not the folks at the bottom of the spectrum.

Planned “Parenthood”: Aborting the number of babies we have been didn’t help at all. It actually hurt; it encouraged rampant sex without marriage. No planning at all, just fun, promiscuous lifestyles. Now we are living the end result of allowing numerous babies to be aborted on demand.

Reality is, this has been brewing for a while, increased costs for the younger generations, plus stripped out career opportunities added with bare bones benefits has caused this. Young people now are graduating with damn near $100k student loans, add in the $500 car payment, $2500 rent, groceries, insurance, incidentals and viola a perfect storm. Now imagine tying the knot with someone who owes roughly the same. Now you owe combined student loans that damn near match the amount I borrowed for my house, I got an asset, you got a sheet of paper! Have fun paying all that off while having a kid(s)? No surprise we are where we are. Baby boomers… you created this mess, hopefully one day we get out of it.

The Chief