Israel Stands Alone

Some, including this author, thought (and certainly hoped) that Trump would "have Israel's back". In the first instance, where America backing the Jewish State against the terrorists who seek to exterminate the Jews has been tested, the incoming President simply continued Biden policy with pressure exerted on Israel to surrender to the demands of Hamas. This is disappointing to say the least. Netanyahu and the IDF are the only ones keeping Iran and their many jihadist proxies from realizing their fevered dream of erasing Israel. Trump will likely ultimately be better for Jews than Biden was but that certainly has not manifested yet. 

Such Sweet Sorrow

Biden delivered his farewell address last night. Joe showed himself to be a fantasist. What he described bore little or no resemblance to the America he has mismanaged for four years. The good news is a few days from now Biden will not remember what he said or what his failures have done to Americans. He has no idea what has been done in his now sullied named. 

The Trump Nominees

The United States Senate is comprised of sensible patriots, but only from one political party. The DemocRATS disgraced themselves and sullied the institution with their calumny launched at Pete Hegseth. Their gratuitous obnoxiousness is nothing new. We witnessed it before with their smears of Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh before they both were ultimately confirmed to join the Supreme Court. The DemocRATS conducting their inquisition are so shrill that the process is farcical. The Senate must give Trump his Cabinet as soon as possible, so that he may right our nation, regardless of the theatrics of the histrionic DemocRATS.

Forcing Israel's Hand

The Biden regime on its last legs in the final days is exerting enormous and unprecedented pressure on Israel to surrender in the Jewish State's war of self-defense for national survival. Secretary of State Blinken is the hatchet man threatening to immediately cut off all aid and abandon Netanyahu to the tender mercies of the multilateral bodies that hate Jews if Israel does not give away the store to facilitate the return of 33 "hostages", some of whom are already known to be dead. So with just a few days until the Trump cavalry arrives to change the direction of US policy to the favor of the Western-style democracy that was attacked, Netanyahu is being forced to swallow a loss that permits Hamas to survive, releases terrorists murderers with blood on their hands, and leaves the Philadelphi Crossing between Egypt and Gaza unguarded so that the terrorists are able to be resupplied and replenish their ranks of suicide soldiers. I only pray the fanatics in Gaza refuse the deal so that the IDF can finish them off where none are left to threaten innocents again. 

The Blame Shifters

The so-called political "leaders" in California know very little about preventing or fighting fires but are very skilled at avoiding responsibility for their incompetence. There have been failures at many levels, but evidently, the buck does not stop with anyone anywhere near Los Angeles. Gavin Newsom looks like a matinee idol as he pretends to be talking to Biden on his cell phone about defeating the flames. What a performance- the Governor deserves an Oscar- or a Razzy at least. And the Mayor, she runs from questions so fast, there could well be a place for her in the Senior Olympics. The two questions I have are: 1.)How could sane people out there have voted for such buffoons? And 2.)Will anyone be held to account for criminally negligent behavior in the run up to this tragedy that was mostly if not entirely preventable? 

Of Biblical Proportions

The destruction in certain areas of Los Angeles is so extensive that it looks like it was carpet bombed. Virtually every structure in some places is burned down. It seems like the wrath of the Lord has been summoned. The devastation is so complete that it looks as if someone might be reduced to a pillar of salt. It is no act of God though but blatant incompetence on the part of city and state leadership that exacerbated the losses. 

City Belt Tightening

Los Angeles saved more than seventeen million dollars at the front end by cutting the fire department budget only to lose one hundred and fifty billion dollars at the back end in California's most costly blaze so far. More importantly, to this point, the inferno has killed at least ten people, and before this firestorm erupted, Mayor Bass proposed cutting forty-nine million dollars more from the firefighters. A better idea that the suicidal reductions to public safety might be to recall one blatantly incompetent mayor.