December 31, 2018

Happy New Year!

Best Wishes for a happy and healthy 2019.


December 29, 2018

Saturday Learning Series - Geography (Lebanon)

The geography and some history of the country of Lebanon.


And the flag of Lebanon:

December 27, 2018

ABC News caught lying about president Trump's position on the shutdown and wall

ABC News, like CNN, is fake news.  By fake news I am using it as shorthand for not factual, just the way the media malformed the term alt-right to equate to Nazis (who by nature are socialists, therefore anathema to conservative positions). 

Watch this video and tell me truthfully that you don't see any ill-intent in the news piece discussed.  And if you truly believe that, then you have to admit at least, that these journalists are really, really incompetent.  If you the believe the latter, that too should raise alarm bells for you.


How can you make smart decisions when you are badly (and in all likelihood, deliberately) misinformed?

December 26, 2018

Game theory being applied by president Trump on global trade to disrupt the trade imbalance:

December 25, 2018

December 24, 2018

Merry Christmas music

Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.  

Merry Christmas wishes to one and all.

Happening Now: Global Cooling

Nothing ever goes straight up, especially temperature.  Here's why:



December 23, 2018

December 22, 2018

Saturday Learning Series - Geography (Latvia)

A former Soviet conquest/colony/occupied territory, Latvia gets discussed in these videos.


The Latvian flag:

December 20, 2018

Parsing the president on the border wall

A lot of conservatives are distraught that the president is sounding like he's caving on the border wall.  There has been indication that he might cave.  Last time he caved on something he said he would never sign bad legislation again.  But he's seemingly been very bi-partisan in lame duck legislation signing so far this year. He's even been conciliatory, at times.  But seemingly he's going to capitulate now.

But less than an hour ago the president tweeted this:

Seems like even though Mitch McConnell caved in the senate, the president will not sign a continuing resolution to keep the partial government shut down from happening until at least February (when the Democrats will control congress).  I don't get McConnell except to say that clearly border security is not a priority for him.  But you'd think since he's supposedly a shrewd political tactician he'd understand the value of a win, the value of the base and the value of using the lame duck session to maximize what Republicans can achieve over the next two years.  Apparently not.

But look back at what the president just tweeted.  It seems when he says "sign any of their legislation" he is referring yo Democrat legislation, not what Mitch McConnell just passed.  That's a possible interpretation.

If that's the case, the president could be gearing up for 2020 as a referendum on the feckless, fake border security stance of Democrats.  It's a good issue for him.  But it relies on border security voters not caring or forgetting that he did not stand up to feckless, fake border security Republicans this year.  That might turn out to be a political miscalculation by the president, not his first, but by far his most egregious. 

It could be some other calculus, but if that's the case, I cannot see the angle.  Then again, perhaps the president will indeed veto the legislation.  That would be a sign to his supporters that he has not given up the fight, and what we are seeing is just tactics with some design.

Time will tell.

December 19, 2018

The Culture War going on around you

You may not be aware of this, but conservatives for a few years now have been getting shadow banned on Twitter by some secretive oversight team, their websites and pages being de-emphasized on Google, their posts treated as fake news on Facebook and slowly but surely the cultural de-platforming of conservative ideas has spread, most recently to Patreon, where Sargon of Akkad said something (albeit recklessly and in poor taste), not recently and not even on their platform and his account was closed.

This is a logical extension of public shaming of conservatives that has gone on for years.

But there is hope in the making, via Dave Rubin and Jordan Peterson, two heavy load-bearers on the free speech and anti-progressive side of the aisle.  Just as I mentioned before on a related issue - this is something that deserves your support.



Is ESPN no longer woke?

Let's hope so, but more evidence needs to compile.  Nevertheless, check this out:

December 18, 2018

You must Do This!!!

A GoFundMe page to Build the Wall? THAT is awesome! That is exactly what America needs.

In less than a day it's already got over 200,000 in donations!

Just brilliant!  Someone is stepping up in a way I was call for earlier today (see 2nd link above) but in a way that I had not considered, proving that more people trying to solve a problem is a better way to do things than a centralized government dictating solutions.

Please consider donating.

A rationale for restricting government - please share

Government is an absolute necessity, but absolute government is necessarily evil.  

If perception is reality and no two people perceive things the same way, then what two different people need - in addition to the basic necessities of life - will necessarily be different.  Consequently, if government's purpose is to fill unfulfilled needs for the governed, in doing so government manifestly cannot fulfill different needs, arising from different perceptions and realities, in equal measure in each and every circumstance.  Government is therefore an imperfect vessel for social responsibility.  At best.

At it's worst, government can skew not only the delivery of the means to fulfill social and societal needs, but also it's own multi-faceted, compartmentalized, departmental understanding of what those needs even are.  If the government does not have an absolutely flawless perception of every individual and every circumstance, it cannot possibly fulfill every need equally. Moreover it  certainly cannot deliver for some without it being done at the expense of others.

Governments absolutely create an imbalance in what they deliver and in order to fund their fulfillment, also in what they take.  Governments are not creators of wealth, they are merely redistributors of it.  If they are flawed in their analysis, they are then also flawed in that redistribution.

But if governments are absolutely necessary to some degree, then what's to be done to ensure that society does not exist at the unbearable expense of an individual or vast swaths of individuals?

It seems that the further away from something we are, the less we understand of it.  That's common sense - we are not close to the stars of the universe so we are forced to infer things about them and build our knowledge of them.  But closer to home we have been able to explore Mars and understand it more than before we could touch the surface with explorer vehicles. And still closer to home we have yet to fully understand the oceans.  But we understand our farmland better than our understanding of oceans and likewise we understand oceans better than Mars and Mars better than stars in distant galaxies.

Using that logic, it makes sense that local government would be more understanding and knowledgeable of proximal problems than state governments, and they in turn more than federal governments and in turn again more than some United Nations panel.   Not only would proximal governors better understand a specific problem, that may differ than that in some other locality, they would consequently be able to better devise and assess potential solutions.  They would further be able to deliver a response in an infinitely more timely fashion.

Secondarily, if the problems were similar to those in other localities, there would be similar attempts to address the same issue, across these localities, likely with different outcomes. One of the greatest benefits of a non-homogeneous suite of ideas (forget non-homogeneous physical identifiers, that's a red herring),  is that with multiple attempts at solutions you immediately have improved your odds of finding a solution that can be extrapolated to those who have tried and failed with different approaches.  

If you are playing baseball and you only get one swing at a pitch, odds are you are going to miss.  If you have 50 swings, you probably are going to get at least one hit in there somewhere.  That one (or more) hit is an opportunity to learn.  So too are all the misses.  Non-homogeneity of ideas is what ensures success.  More specifically, non-homogeneity of ideas combined with multiple real-world attempts to enact them

This is why free market capitalism outperforms command economies every single time - individuals try and succeed or fail thousands of times where in a central command structure you get one shot, that's it.  Yes, if it fails you can try again, but what if it fails catastrophically?  You've put all your eggs in one basket and if it drops, eggs will break.  And even if it is not a catastrophic failure, you have wasted time and have to start over.  If it takes 3 or 4 tries to get it right you have spent three or four times as long to get to a solution that a free society has long since moved on to other problem-solving issues: you have fallen behind.

This is why central control is doomed to fail over time.  It cannot compete in the long run.  That is to say nothing of the fact that in order to prop itself up and mitigate the frustration and unrest resulting from its failures, it has to control speech, and ultimately, thinking. That further restricts ideas and ensures the implosion it someday faces.  This is how societies fail.  This is why communism, no matter when or where it has been tried or wherever it may be tried in the future, has always and will always fail.   The same is true for socialism.  These are varying degrees of fatal governments, the only difference being the speed of the death.

How do we avoid falling into that trap, when governments set the rules and therefore are subject only to their own regulation (assuming they even bother to comply with them)?  Society must devise a system where the government delegates as much power as possible to those outside of itself and keeps the minimal amount required to serve its base purpose. That means the states, municipalities, non-governmental institutions such as private companies and organizations like churches or charities, and ultimately, individuals are those who need to be empowered to act.  The United States Constitution was set out to do exactly that.  It's such a brilliant masterpiece of design.  Indeed, where its intent has been perverted is where we see unintended consequences and failures.  It's precisely where we see creeping avoidance of its imperatives and a resulting bloated state.  

Whether you believe America has a deep state or not, it is inarguable that it is a bloated behemoth of a beaurocracy bent on self-preservation at the expense of many (if not most) of those it was designed to serve. At it's core, individual liberty and the creative spark that alone enables are no longer it's primary purpose. The institutions of the American government, set out to foster individual liberty, are now being misused to specifically thwart that noble aim, and in the process are becoming like the dictatorial states America was designed to not become.  And sadly generations since the Baby Boomers have become increasingly enamored with a nostalgia for something that has never existed and cannot exist - a socialist Utopia.

I'm sure many of those who long for socialism simply do not understand what it is they seek and seek to replace.  Their ignorance does not excuse them from the inevitable harsh judgement of future generations forced to live under the yoke of a statist or globalist hegemony.  More importantly it does not excuse those of us in the know of not educating our brethren of the cliff they are hurling us towards unabated.  Upon us it is the most incumbent, not ironically at an individual level, to spread the word of individualism and liberty while we still can.  The failure to do so means the failed future of that liberty and free society will ours to own.

I deleted my Patreon Account today, here's why

Just like Twitter, Patreon has set up some sort of Trust and Safety Counsel.  That counsel is really a policing free speech counsel.  Look what happened to Sargon of Akkad.  I'm not saying I support the language he used, but the policing being done is clearly, CLEARLY, selective and targeted at conservatives whom they are holding to a much higher standard than they are with progressives. How can I stick around on the platform in the face of this?



Here's what Dave Rubin had to say as he mulled over a response to Patreon himself.



Me leaving Patreon is singularly, pointless.  But if we leave en masse then it possibly makes a difference. I urge you to do the same. Except - where do we go?  What's obviously lacking is a conservative platform that encompasses the functionalities of Patreon, Twitter, Facebook and Google. Why don't we have that? No one has stepped up because it is a massive undertaking requiring huge funding and it has a slow growth path before becoming financially viable. But it is so necessary because what conservatives are facing is a slow virtual silencing in an era when virtual presence is what matters.

Nevertheless we only have two options at the crux of the situation - capitulate and meekly die off as a voice, or fight back.  If a company takes enough of a hit then maybe it reconsiders its Gestapo tactics against the right.  And maybe, just maybe an alternative might, in light of the obvious opportunity, emerge.

December 16, 2018

December 15, 2018

Saturday Learning Series - What you don't know about stoicism

Stoicism is probably not what you think it is.  It's actually an interesting philosophy to live by and definitely interesting.   Here are a few videos on it that explain it and it's possible application today.




December 14, 2018

Do Not Use Google, try Duck Duck Go instead

Despite Google's recently repeated insistence that they do not have a bias (they do), that they do not manipulate search results (they do - their business model is based on ranking results - there is an algorithm built into the ranking, which automatically will favor one site over another.  Not sharing that algorithm obscures whether they are playing fairly) and that they do not track you unless they are given permission (they do), you are not anchored to the search engine.  There are many options.

Duck Duck Go, despite the awful name, is a great alternative\, especially for conservatives.

Friday Musical Interlude - Christmas music

More Christmas music for the month of December. This time some Christmas pop.

December 12, 2018

Well, Theresa May survived

British Prime Minister Theresa May has just survived a no-confidence vote among conservatives to remain Prime Minister.  This despite delivering such a weak-tea effete deal for Great Britain that those who voted to exit the European Union are probably having second thoughts now.

I'm not sure she will survive politically though, and she seems to realize that too.

December 9, 2018

December 7, 2018

Friday Musical Interlude - Christmas Music

It's December.  How about some Rush Limbaugh inspired Christmas music? Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas (full album).


December 5, 2018

Also while you weren't looking: trying to foil Brexit


British establishment is trying to sign a deal so bad for Britain to leave the European Union, that it destroys the Brexit movement.  Why else would this deal, destined to fail in parliament, be proposed for ratification?  OMG it's so bad:
I’ve said some hard things on this page about the 45th president, but credit where it’s due: He’d never have come back with the miserable deal that Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to sell to an incredulous British public. The famous dealmaker saw right away what had happened. “It sounds like a good deal — for the European Union,” he told reporters as details emerged.

For once, Donald Trump was guilty of understatement. This is the sort of deal that a country signs when it has lost a war. Under its terms, Britain will remain subject to all the costs and obligations of EU membership, but will give up its vote, its voice and its veto. In Brussels, they crow that the sole change, for at least two and probably four years, will be that the U.K. loses its Commissioner, its Members of the European Parliament and its vote when the EU makes decisions. If the remaining 27 members now pass a measure deliberately designed to harm British interests — to shift business from London to Frankfurt, say — the U.K. will have to apply it.

And at the end of that “implementation period”? The original idea, as the name “implementation period” suggests, was that the U.K. and the EU would use it implement a comprehensive trade relationship. In practice, they haven’t begun work on such a relationship, and the EU now has no incentive even to start.

Why? Because of the so-called “Northern Ireland backstop.” Unbelievably, British negotiators have agreed that they will remain within the EU’s tariff walls, and contract out their trade policy to Brussels, unless and until the EU side is satisfied that there don’t need to be physical checks at the Irish border.
The thing is, this is not going to turn out to be Brexit supporters turning on the idea. This deal is so blatantly bad for Great Britain, that it is actually the British establishment shooting itself in the foot. Nobody is buying that this is a good deal. No one is falling for it. So to put this to a vote, not only will it fail, it might actually topple the conservative majority in parliament. That's a bad thing. But with Theresa May on board with this deal, perhaps the party really needs a shake-up and a return to a Thatcher-like leader, just as the Republican establishment in America is undergoing a shake-up.

While you weren't looking (or being told) France caves

Remember that Paris Agreement on climate change that president Trump withdrew from on behalf of the United States?  Turns out people in France are not so keen on the imposition of more taxes on gasoline either.  As a result France's leader Macron has backed down, for 6 now at least:



Populism it turns out, is not strictly an American phenomenon.

December 2, 2018

December 1, 2018

Saturday Learning Series - Fake News Exposed (indisputably and for real)

Taking a break this week from the recent Saturday Learning Series focus on geography to take a look at two recent scientific items in the news that are in all truth, fake news and clickbait.

Anton Petrov's "What Da Math" looks at these two instances of hyperbole and brilliantly puts some truth to them. Firstly let's look at the giant asteroid expected to destroy life on earth in 2023.



Here's the other fake science news being exposed. A gamma ray burst from Apep.


When you watch the media, always, ALWAYS question what they tell you.  They might be right, but there are facts, there are distortions, there are opinions and there is often hyperbole.  It's up to you to sift through what they say and discern for yourself what part is fact.  That's because they do not limit themselves to to facts, more and more they are about the rest of that list.  Fake news is a strong term but it is a necessary term as so much of what the media shares is bias-filled, clickbait focused tripe.

Ask yourself:  If the media can lie about our imminent doom, why can't they do it for immigration, politics and climate change (formerly known as global warming)?


November 30, 2018

Friday Musical Interlude - Swingin'

I have been too busy the last couple of weeks to keep up with posting but I hope to be back to regular posting again soon.  Meanwhile here's John Anderson's 1982 country hit, Swingin'.

November 25, 2018

November 24, 2018

November 23, 2018

November 20, 2018

Prison reform. But why?

This via CNBC:
The new bipartisan criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump could reduce thousands of sentences and save the federal government millions of dollars in incarceration costs.

Yet even with broad support and modest goals — it would affect only federal prisoners, a tiny slice of the nation's overall prison population — the bill known as the First Step Act is at risk of stalling in Congress.

At an event at the White House last week, Trump announced his intention to sign the bill, which his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, have both publicly endorsed and pushed forward in the administration.

"I'll be waiting with my pen," said the president, who noted that the bill would reverse some federal policies that "disproportionately affected the African-American community."

The goal is to pass it before a divided Congress takes office in January. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Trump last week that this is unlikely due to time constraints, according to a report by The New York Times.
What?  The Republicans have a lame duck congress for a few more weeks and a chance to finish off a number of legislative items before congress is turned over to Democrat control.  How about a wall? How about that second tax cut? How about anything else? Why prison reform?

I think I know. It's possible that the president sees this as a low hanging fruit item.  Think of what passing it would mean for the president;  because it disproportionately affects African Americans, it can only help his approval rating in that community.  

In addition he can say that he has always been willing to work with Democrats on common ground items.  That serves two purposes, it can deflect from claims he is a danger to democracy or it can serve as a counter-punch to all the threats of impeachment if they do get it signed; the president can point out that Democrats are willing to work with him at certain times and therefore he can not be this horrible evil (or that Democrats are just as evil).  That is all assuming the president expects it to get stalled prior to the new congress and gets taken up as soon as the house changes hands.

And maybe, it's just bait.  

November 18, 2018

Sunday verse - the book of Genesis

From the Bible Project, an explainer on the book of Genesis.



November 17, 2018

November 14, 2018

Conservative to distraction


Think the DemoNcrats (not a typo) are counting on your fatigue, distraction and short attention span to lie, cheat and steal their way to continued power?

Think again.  And again.  Think again, this time think really hard.

Liberals/progressives/Democrats/socialists/communists think that the truth will be forgotten, and the lies will take hold because they repeat things often enough and you are not focused.  And sadly, the infection is inexplicably spreading

Meanwhile these progressive liberals are patting themselves on the back because they are better than you, in every single way.

Now is no time to falter.

November 12, 2018

Cheat fatigue and the Republican soul.


A long time ago (2008), in a state far, far away (Minnesota), Al Fraken was able to steal an election.   Long before that, Democrats tried to steal a presidency. More than once. Now they are trying to steal the governorship in Florida.  They just got away with it in Arizona too.

Wait, go back - wasn't that the same scandal-ridden Broward county election official in 2000 who is trying to steal a win for a socialist Democrat today?  Yep.

The cheating is ridiculous, and Democrats count on a number of things to happen to get away with this sort of crap. (1) people won't notice - it's a week out from the election, the top level winners are set, so these less-national races might get overlooked (2) they have a compliant media to spin the "every vote count" narrative, which usually means - count the votes with the extra ballots we've been stuffing in since we realized we lost (and don't exclude the ballots we stuffed in before that either). (3) fatigue.

That last one is important.  Democrats are relentless in their pursuit of power and they hope that those who want to drain the swamp just run out of their willingness to fight back in the face of absolute corruption - cheat fatigue.

I get that, I'm exhausted at this point trying to combat Democrat malfeasance.  It's an endless deluge of toxic filth and those of us who fight back feel like we are trying to fight a tsunami.  It cannot be done alone, and Republicans, Tea Party groups and various conservative Think Tanks are at best only marginally aligned on message, and effort.

The Republican soul is one of liberty and individuality, not massive organized collaborative efforts.  There is strength and weakness in that, and it may be time to make a change in how we organize and fight the anarchy and bedlam of massive progressive efforts designed to wear us down like individuals rocks in an ocean tide.

November 11, 2018

Sunday verse

Because it's Veteran's Day, a Bible verse about liberty.




Veteran's Day

Remember and honor those who served in the cause of liberty.


November 10, 2018

November 9, 2018

November 7, 2018

How to handle Jim Acosta

CNN's Jim Acosta wants to own presidential press conferences. Here today after the election, he's clearly rude, hostile and highly opinionated, not journalistic. And even a little violent towards the woman who tries to pass the microphone to the next questioner.


How does "hundreds of miles away" equate to "that's not an invasion"?  There's no therefore that can make that true.  That's not my main point. 

If president Trump wants to stop Acosta from being an ass, there's an easy way to do it.  Of course the President doesn't really need stop Acosta, because he makes the perfect buffoon of a foil for the president.  Here's how you do it.

The president should at his next news conference go to Jim Acosta first.  Then when Acosta tries to ask more than one question, the president should clear the room and dedicate the press conference to just Acosta.  And if he tries it again, do it again.  And again.  Do it as often as necessary to make the rest of the media resent Acosta, and by proxy CNN.

Tell the room that Acosta wants to monopolize the briefing and conference and that he's being accommodated. Turn the media on itself, then stand back and watch the knives come out for each other. Get popcorn, be seated and enjoy.




Election results fallout - not my congress


Not all of the results of the 2018 midterms are in but there are some takeaways already.

The Democrats appear to have taken Congress, this is going to result in a blizzard of subpoenas on the president and absolute gridlock on legislation.  That's because Republicans expanded their lead in the Senate.

Some takeaways from that:
-Donald Trump is not the anti-Christ, he cannot induce winning at will. Yes, he wins a lot, but just like president Obama, not all the time, and his winning is not transferable.  Perhaps his winning is a little bit transferable, and definitely more transferable, but not as much as he'd like.  He is not infallible in winning elections.

-The electorate has become more polarized in large swaths of the country - Red districts becoming more red, and blue districts becoming more blue.

-2020 seems less safe today for the president than it did two weeks ago. The president and Republicans will have to continue to deliver on the economy and convince voters gridlock is Democrats fault as they have no real agenda.

-The president is now going to be tested. Can he get a wall built?  Can he get more tax cuts? Can he deal with Democrats in congress?  President Trump was really let down by Republicans during his first two years it is going to be felt during the next two years because nothing will get done, except for more Russia investigation.

-Republicans retain a majority of governorships but it has been reduced.  This also has implications for 2020, the census and future redistricting

-The polls and projections were, at the end, a lot less wrong than in 2016. Conservatives would do well to not disregard the polling implications completely as we have for the last two years.

-This is not the end of the world for conservatives.  Nevertheless, wouldn't it not feel great to march in the streets shouting  "NOT MY CONGRESS!" ? Not that we will, we're more mature than that.

November 4, 2018

Sunday verse

Joel 2:18-20.




Midterms Matter: Governor Roundup, don't forget


In state governorships and statehouses, this election cycle is extremely critical.  That's because those elected now, will impact the next census in 2020.  It will impact redistricting and that will impact future federal elections. Now is the time to not only impact the midterms, but to impact future midterms as well.  Vote straight Republican tickets, even if you are not thrilled with local candidates - that's how important this election cycle is.

That's not to say there are not some great candidates in the statewide elections this year.  Here are some governor candidates that really deserve your support to whom I'd like to draw your attention.  Some of these races are very close. All of them are critical. These are all important elected offices, and don't forget to also vote for the Republican candidates in your local state houses as well.

Florida: Please turn out to support Ron DeSantis.

Georgia: Please turn out to support Brian Kemp.

Iowa: Please turn out to support Kim Reynolds.

Wisconsin: Please turn out to support Scott Walker.

Ohio: Please turn out to support Mike DeWine.

Kansas: Please turn out to support Kris Kobach.

Nevada: Please turn out to support Adam Laxlt.

Arizona: Please turn out to support Doug Ducey.

Oklahoma: Please turn out to support Kevin Stitt.

Oregon: Please turn out to support Knute Buehler.

Colorado: Please turn out to support Walker Stapleton.

Maine: Please turn out to support Shawn Moody.

Michigan: Please turn out to support Bill Schuette.

Minnesota: Please turn out to support Jeff Johnson.

New Mexico: Please turn out to support Steve Pearce.

Rhode Island: Please turn out to support Allan Fung.

Connecticut: Please turn out to support Bob Stefanowski.

Illinois: Please turn out to support Bruce Rauner.

Pennsylvania: Please turn out to support Scott Wagner.

Your support matters. Thank you.

November 3, 2018

Midterms Matter: In New Mexico 1st District, please support Janice Arnold-Jones

For Pete's sake, New Mexico 1st district, DO NOT send self-serving corruptocrat Deb Haaland back to Washington as your congressional representative - especially given the quality alternative that is available in Janice Arnold-Jones..

Deb Halland is running on her heritage, even as she disgraces it:



But it gets worse. She's a self-serving representative to the point where she is burying complaints because she doesn't like the implications.



Janice Arnold-Jones offers a better option for the state.  Please support Janice Arnold-Jones for congress. Check out her website for more information.  Volunteer, donate and vote for her on election day.

Midterms Matter: In Oregon's 5th District please support Mark Callahan

Oregon's 5th district is a foregone conclusion according to experts.  But experts don't vote in local elections.  Experts don't look at the qualities of the candidates, they only look at polls.  That's a shame because if they looked at the qualities in Oregon 5, a few things would become clear to them.

Firstly, and most importantly, Mark Callahan cares. Mark has deep Christian roots and was taught early in his life that his word is his bond. Mark believes that one needs to have honor, integrity, decency, humility, and character to serve the American people. He's running against a self-serving incumbent who does not share those values and does not care about his state.



Mark's opponent has been hit by embarrassment after conflict-of-interest-scandal after conflict-of-interest-scandal.  He's out for himself, not Oregon.


Make no mistake, Mark Callahan is an underdog in this race, but he can win if voters care enough about their state.  But to win, he needs your help.  There is still time to donate, to volunteer and to check out his stance on the issues at his website.  And most importantly, there is time still to vote.  Please support Mark.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In California 24, please support Justin Fareed

In California's 24th congressional district, results matter.  Proper representation matters.  Justin Fareed is not a career politician.  He's a hard worker. He's a visionary.  He's a fighter.


He knows taxes are just too high.


He's not a politician, he's a local man with the same values as California.  He's no do-nothing, careerist politician like his establishment lackey opponent.  Justin Fareed's common sense pragmatism is in line with voters' values.  But to represent the district, he needs your help to the finish line in this tight race.  Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website. And by all means - vote. 

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In West Virginia 3rd District please support Carol Miller

Carol Miller is defending her congressional seat in West Virginia's 3rd district against a pretty radical opponent.  She's leading in most polls, as she should be - but every vote matters.  Carol Miller puts West Virginia first.


Her opponent is a radical leftist but still an establishment kind of guy.  Why?  Because the liberal establishment is just as radical as they are corrupt.



Carol Miller needs your support to counter the radical leftist agenda her opponent supports, and to provide meaningful and purposeful representation in the district.  Please support her efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out her positions on her website. And by all means - vote. 

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Virginia 2nd, please support Scott Taylor


In 2016, Scott Taylor defeated a 16-year incumbent Republican in an open seat primary election in Virginia’s Second District. Scott won the general election with 62% of the vote and in January 2017, he was sworn-in to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia’s 2nd District.  The House Republican Steering Committee appointed Scott to the House Appropriations Committee. He is the only freshman Member of Congress appointed to an ‘A’ committee.  This year he is up for re-election.

The race in this district has seemingly tightened in October, and Scott Taylor needs your support - donate, check out his website, and please make sure you vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In Ohio 12th District, please support Troy Balderson



Ohio 12 is likely going to re-elect Troy Balderson on November 6th.  But every vote matters, just as what Troy Balderson stands for matters.  Just as solving problems matters.


Please support Troy Balderon in this election; donate, volunteer and check out his website. Most importantly, by all means vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In New York 11th District, please support Daniel Donovan

Republican incumbent Daniel Donovan in New York's 11th District as of late October was holding onto a slim lead over his Democrat opponent that was just outside the poll's margin of error.  In other words, this looks like a close race.  If you are a conservative, common sense, America first voter on Staten Island, please support Dan Donovan for congress.

America needs more of this:



and more of this


...and America needs less of this covert progressivism:

Saturday Learning Series: Geography (The difference between Arab countries)

As an aside from the regular geography reviews of individual countries, this episode looks at the differences between Arabic countries.

November 2, 2018

Must See: Trump @ War

This is a must see, must share documentary on the Trump presidency.

Republican hold in congress?

The Economist indicated today that Democrats would need to have a lead on the generic congressional ballot of about 7% to take control of Congress.  That is because of factors like clustering and such, which are explained in the video link above.  Anything short of 7% and the Republicans probably maintain control of the House. Let's take that analysis at face value. What the upcoming midterm elections hold is not clear. However, what is certain to me, is that there is not going to be a big Blue Wave.

I looked at the polls taken in 2018, month by month (based on the final polling date of a given poll), of only polls where likely voters are questioned.  That's because polls of all adults or registered voters tend to be misleading. Also rather than applying a flat average, I use a weighted average as some polls are three times the size of others and therefore carry a different level of statistical significance, margin of error etc. 

Here's what I see:


In October, the lead for Democrats is only 6 points.  That's close to the 7% they'll need to win the House.  And what appears better for Democrats is that this is an increasing percentage over the last 3 months.  But as a conservative I'm not worried, because this analysis does not even look at voter crosstabs and weightings between Democrats/Independents/Republicans.  And the methodology of determining likely voters can vary from poll to poll too.

In aggregate, the RealClearPolitics averages are not unimportant however, because they can be directionally indicative.   

I dove a little further.  It looks like Democrat-favorable polls peaked in the immediately prior buildup and immediate wake of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation on October 6th.


Furthermore there's an NBC/Marist poll putting Democrats at +9.  I discounted that source in 2016 in the presidential elections for good reason, and I'm inclined to do the same her.  On the Republican favoring side, Rasmussen has Democrats only at +3. If you exclude those 3 (and I'm almost ready to hop back on the Rasmussen bandwagon, but for now, I'll hold off), that leaves just one poll in late October mattering. Reuters/Ipsos has Democrats +7.

Right now it looks close, but there's still a week left and there are a few polls left to come in that will probably be much more relevant.  But if I were a betting man, right now I'd predict a stalemate, with Democrats making some gains but not quite enough to take the House.

That's not my final prediction just yet, but at this point there sure does not look like a 35 to 40 seat gain Blue Wave in the House to me.

Midterms Matter: In North Carolina 13th District , please support Ted Budd

North Carolina's 13th district is a generally Republican district but you can never take other voters for granted.  Incumbent Republican Ted Budd has led in the polls, but that doesn't mean he will win, if every common sense conservative in the district expects other voters to do the lifting of showing up to vote.

Ted didn't do that and neither should you.


Please vote for Ted Budd on November 16th.

Midterms Matter: In Michigan 7th District, please support Tim Walberg

There's been no polling I can find in Michigan 7, where incumbent Republican Tim Walberg is defending his seat in this Republican leaning congressional district.  Tim should win the district, given his track record but voters should not take that for granted.

Tim is fighting for real-world issues, whether they are politically popular or not.


Please vote for Tim Walberg on November 6th.

Friday Musical Interlude - A pro-Trump song

Warning: coarse language .
2nd Warning: it's great.

Midterms Matter: Illinois 13th needs Rodney Davis

In Illinois 13th, incumbent Republican Rodney Davis is holding on to a slim lead.  This district needs Rodney Davis because of what he stands for, in fact the country needs more of it.

Rodney Davis stands against hate.



He stands for transparency and accountability.


His opponent, not so much.



Rodney Davis needs your support to win.  Please support him; volunteer, donate and most importantly vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In CA 50, please support Duncan Hunter.

A race that appears to be tightening is the race for California's 50th congressional district.  Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter has continued to lead but the latest poll has him with at +3, which is within the poll's margin of error.  Duncan Hunter is a results oriented representative and deserves to be re-elected.


Please vote for Duncan Hunter. The alternative is really radical.  Dangerously and subversively so. Get out and vote for Duncan Hunter on November 6th. National security is an existential concern.

Midterms Matter: In Wisconsin 1, please support Bryan Steil

If you live in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district and support common sense government, please don't forget to get out on November 6th and vote for Bryan Steil.  HE should win the congressional seat but won't win if people take for granted that he will win. 

Midterms Matter: In Texas 23, please support Will Hurd

Incumbent Texas Republican Will Hurd has a growing lead, but the worry is that Republican voters won't turn out.  Will Hurd is not a Trump Republican but he is a Republican and he cares about his district.


Please support Will Hurd for congress by turning out to vote.

Midterms Matter: In Ohio 1st district, please support Steve Chabot

Steve Chabot probably doesn't need my help, but he needs yours.  The Republican incumbent congressional representative is leading in the polls fairly comfortably in a Republican leaning district.  And therein lies the danger - complacency.

If you don't vote, Steve Chabot can be beaten.  And he should not be beaten.


On November 6th, please vote for Steve Chabot for congress.  In the meantime, check out his website, and support his campaign in any way you can; donate or volunteer.  

And don't forget the part about voting.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: A Brit's warning to America - vote Republican

Midterms Matter: Project Veritas exposes Beto O'Rourke campaign fraud

Beto O'Rourke's campaign appears to be spending campaign money to fund the migrant caravan headed to the U.S.  WHAT???

November 1, 2018

Midterms Matter: In North Carolina 2nd District, please support George Holding

Congressman George Holding is seeking re-election to represent North Carolina's 2nd district. George was first elected to office in 2012. In Congress, he has been an advocate of spending cuts. The National Journal ranked him the 2nd most conservative member of Congress. Fiscal discipline is exactly what the country needs, and George Holding is what North Carolina needs.

But he's being lied about by his opponent:


Send a message that lies don't get rewarded.  On November 6th, please vote for George Holding for congress.  In the meantime, check out his website, and support his campaign in any way you can; donate or volunteer.  

And don't forget the part about voting.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: MI 6, please vote for Fred Upton

Fred Upton represents Michigan's 6th district, for good reason. Fred Upton is known as a sincere, hardworking leader who listens to all perspectives, supports our Midwestern values, and achieves results for Southwest Michigan. Fred's focus remains on passing important legislation to encourage job creation, protect taxpayers, help our community and enhance the quality of life for everyone in Southwest Michigan and throughout our country. In addition, he's no lightweight, he's served in president Ronald Reagan's Office of Management and Budget.

His opponent, is a charlatan. Literally:



Meanwhile, Fred Upton is leading on issues that matter.


The choice seems perfectly clear; support Fred Upton. For more information check out his website. Please support him in the next 5 days - donate, volunteer, and it is imperative that you vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In GA 6, please support Karen Handel


Georgia's 6th district voted for president Karen Handel by just +3.8 in 2017's special election.  True to recent form, an October 2018 poll shows her ahead of her latest Democrat challenger by +4.  That's a reasonable lead in a state that supported president Trump in 2016 by only +1 (vs Romney +23).

Despite a short tenure, she has an impressive list of results.  For more information check out her website. Please support her in the next 5 days - donate, volunteer, and most importantly, ensure that you vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: In CA 21, please support David Valadao

California's 21st congressional district is likely going to go Republican and re-elect incumbent David Valadao - perhaps not by the same margin he won by in 2016.  The real danger in this race is that conservative voters do not show up out of mere complacency.  That would be a terrible idea.

In 2012, Valadao was elected to represent California’s 21st Congress District, which includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare counties. Valadao is proud to serve on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, specifically the Agriculture, Energy and Water, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs subcommittees. Congressman Valadao was reelected in November 2014.

His opponent meanwhile seemingly cannot even vote in the district:


There is no tangible reason to vote Democrat, but there is absolute reason to turn out for David Valadao.  For more information check out his website. Please support him in the next 5 days - donate, volunteer, and ensure you vote.

Thank you.
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