Commentary
Air Power for Peace
All caught up with the Michigan Wolverines taking the National Championship and the political dueling in Iowa and New Hampshire, the story of the testing of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber wound up on my stack of stuff.
The initial B-21, one of six pre-production models the Air Force plans to acquire, has been making test flights out of Edwards Air Force Base in California since November, but only became known to the public recently.… read more
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This is the continuing story of how CEOs of our automobile companies took President Biden for his word when he told them he would have their backs, providing subsidies to produce electric vehicles if they would transform their factories to build them, and a nationwide network of charging stations to support them.… read more
Although I prefer to comment on a single subject, from time to time I need to scan my stack of stuff for topics I have saved, thinking they were worthy of future comment.
Unelected Bureaucrats
I feel especially confident in my selection of topics for commentary when a major publication or other media outlet follows with reporting on the same topic. … read more
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In my February 18, 2023 blog piece, “Meet Michael Morell, A Deep Stater with a Mission,” I wrote: “Chances are good that you’ve never heard of Michael J. Morell, so allow me to introduce you, because you’ll soon be seeing him mentioned frequently in the news, and you need to know why.”… read more
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Regular readers know that I prefer to comment on single topics, but my stack of stuff at the corner of my desk silently beckoned my attention with its height.
Why They Want to Get Trump
Last month, former President Trump unveiled his plan to dismantle the Washington Swamp if elected by cleaning out the deep state, firing rogue bureaucrats and career politicians, while targeting corruption and weaponization.… read more
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“The auto companies might deserve sympathy if their executives hadn’t become political supplicants. In addition to lobbying for subsidies, they intervened to defend the administration’s recent emission standards against a legal challenge by GOP state attorney’s general.
“They sold themselves out to the government for subsidies, and now they are pleading for more subsidies to meet its mandates.”… read more
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I recognize that a number of my readers do not want former President Trump to run again in 2024. They’re not those who have been classified in the past as Never Trumpers. Some have tired of the distractions of his legal battles, yet others have simply developed a dislike of his demeanor.… read more
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Surely, you are familiar with the folk tale of Chicken Little, who was struck by an acorn falling from one of the trees, and was sure the sky was falling.
Over the years, Chicken Little has become almost synonymous with alarmism, as a description of someone or group needlessly stoking fear.… read more
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“Look, the Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant investment ever to tackle the climate crisis, lowering utility bills, creating American jobs, and leading the world to a clean energy future.” – President Biden, February 7, 2023
“For working families, we have reduced heating and electrical bills so folks have more money in their pockets ….”… read more
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“Look at my eyes. I guarantee you. I guarantee you; we’re going to end fossil fuels.” Candidate Joe Biden, September 6, 2019, New Castle, New Hampshire
President Biden’s approval of the Willow Project, the permits ConocoPhillips to drill in a tiny patch of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, is the good news.… read more