Playtime is Over, Time to Go Back to Work

I have said this before and it is worth repeating, the reality of being locked down in perpetuity will sooner or later clash with the fantasy of staying in complete control of citizens. It is not feasible or responsible to keep things shut down until there is a cure. A vaccine is far off. Even at the “warp speed” people are working to get a vaccine for COVID-19, we are still looking at it possibly being ready by the end of 2020. Which is still 7 months away at this point. 

An article in the Washington Examiner reported that suicides are off the charts in California:

“The numbers are unprecedented,” Dr. Michael deBoisblanc of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, told ABC 7 News about the increase of deaths by suicide, adding that he’s seen a “year’s worth of suicides” in the last four weeks alone.

DeBoisblanc said he believes it’s time for California officials to end the stay-at-home order and let people back out into their communities.

“Personally, I think it’s time,” he said. “I think, originally, this was put in place to flatten the curve and to make sure hospitals have the resources to take care of COVID patients. We have the current resources to do that, and our other community health is suffering.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/california-doctors-say-theyve-seen-more-deaths-from-suicide-than-coronavirus-since-lockdowns

The Lockdown SS will continue to decry that reopening the country and the economy will lead to massive death tolls. That thousands of people will die and why are we being so callous with human life? All the while they ignore the collateral damage that is due to economic issues. 

I asked a while back if people are OK with losing 3 people due to economic related deaths to everyone 1 COVID-19 death. The numbers were based on actual statistics and numbers for San Diego County. Yet, a COVID death is somehow more dire than someone committing suicide because they have lost everything or overdosing on drugs because their options look so bleak. 

We also have learned this past week that thousands of New York’s deaths are due to irresponsible policies of forcing COVID positive patients into nursing homes. 70% of deaths in Pennsylvania resulted in COVID positive patients being forced into nursing homes. 

Testing here in San Diego has shown that 1 out of 4,000 individuals is asymptomatic. That is well below the original estimate of the CDC saying 35% are walking around asymptomatic and spreading it like wildfire. 

This is happening every single day. More and more information comes out showing the truth of what is happening. More people are starting to wake up to the reality that if given a choice between losing their livelihood and fighting off a virus with a 99% survival rate, they will take their chances. However, those in power refuse to budge or admit their mistakes. 

They continue to double down on their original talking points. This virus is deadly, millions will die, we don’t know anything about it. All of this is just not true. We learn more about it every single day. Doctors (who I guess can’t be trusted now as opposed to the scientists) continue to voice their opinions that we need to reopen. There are bigger issues at stake here. 40 million people are out of work. Businesses are closing at a rapid rate. This is unsustainable. 

The People see this too. Business owners are opening in defiance of governor’s orders. It’s happening from sea to shining sea. The reason? Because people are learning the truth and finding out for themselves the information pertaining to the severity. 

No story is more relevant right now than Plato’s allegory of the cave. In the story, prisoners are chained to a wall in a cave and are only shown shadows. At a point the prisoners begin to name the shadows and believe this is their reality. Millions of people are locked in their homes right now watching news that continues to fear monger and politicize this pandemic. The more they stay home they begin to believe this is the reality. However, it’s those individuals who have been escaping the cave and seeing the outside world who are saying enough is enough. 

The Left has had their fun playing authoritarians for a couple of months, but the truth is starting to spread through the people faster than they had hoped. The real world facts do not match with the narrative they have been pushing. More people are symbolically leaving their caves and seeing the light.  

The adults have figured out we have stayed put long enough. Playtime is over, it’s time to get back to work.

Safe Spaces and Our Response to Coronavirus

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Scrolling through social media, speaking with other people, or just watching the news, you wonder why our response to this virus has been so much more different than the past pandemics. Swine flu, bird flu, SARS, Ebola, they all came and went without massive shutdowns and quarantines of healthy individuals. 

It dawned on me the other day while I was standing in line at the local Post Office. Everyone in line was spaced out their appropriate six feet until another person walked in and asked to get by to their PO Box. Now the person in line could not move up because that would violate the six feet rule for the person in front of them, six feet back and they would be violating my six foot radius. So instead the person in line just stood there while the other fumed over him not moving to give them six feet. That’s when it dawned on me. This person didn’t care about anyone else’s safety but their own. As long as their safe space was protected, to hell with anyone else, they got theirs. 

In a world where we see college campuses setting up safe spaces for people where they can hide from dissenting points of view, it is becoming more and more common for these individuals to screech at people who invade their sacred safe spaces. This attitude has now permeated most of society. That which offends/harms me is not tolerable, it must be stopped at all costs. MY safety is of the utmost importance. MY fear that something bad might happen to me is more important than your lack of fear and willingness to take a risk. 

This mindset has come full circle now with the outbreak of this recent pandemic. You see countless people shout down protesters or those who wish to get on with their lives. They phrase it brilliantly to sound like they have compassion. “You wanting to reopen or go back to work puts the whole community at risk!” Change out “whole community” with “my personal health and safe space” and it starts to make sense. These individuals lob ad hominem attacks from their safe spaces like soldiers tossing grenades from trenches at those who might in some tangential way harm them. 

It wasn’t until recently did most people care what others really did. It was not until this notion of safe spaces did everyone start to pry into someone’s personal business. “Your thoughts are hate speech! You must be stopped!” No longer can people live and let live, they now have to stomp out anything they disagree with or find threatening. Which now is the threat that someone going back to work or reopening their business might in some tangential way harm them. Forget the consequences to that person or anybody associated with them, this single person might be harmed and therefore the whole world should bend to their will. 

It sounds ridiculous because it is. Your fear should not have any effect on those who are not afraid to return to some form of normalcy. It is peak selfishness. To presume that an entire community of people have to idly sit by and wait for you to get over your fears so that the rest of us can return to normal is selfish, pure and simple. This is projection at its finest. They hurl insults and accusations at normal people saying they are selfish or not considerate. When in reality, depriving people of their rights simply because you feel threatened is not only selfish, it’s childish.

The ultimate irony here is that no one is forcing these safe spacers to go anywhere. If you feel safe and cozy from this virus in your home, then you are free to remain where you are. No one is coming to drag you out of your safe space. 

But what if their decision to leave their safe space hinges on whether they get to keep their job or not? When the government handouts dry up and the deferred bills start coming due? Well then they might feel something they’ve never felt before, empathy for those they have shouted down.

The Constitution is Dead

The Constitution is dead. 

It had a good run. It was a remarkable document when it first was written. It was the first of its kind and laid out a new style of government. Written with the goals of providing a government that derived its power from the people it governed rather than the old style of deriving from the government itself. The document laid out what was the small little area that the government could work within and that was it. The rest, was to be left to the people. To say it changed the modern world would not be hyperbolic as most countries have adapted some sort of constitution of their own. 

It discussed natural rights, derived from our Creator that should be protected at all costs. It limited the reach of an overbearing federal government and dispersed power amongst its member states to allow them to govern themselves in the specific way they sought fit. In doing so these member states became laboratories for experiments regarding public policy. Preventing a one size fits all solution when it is not needed. The system was created to prevent the overreach of a centralized federal power, thereby letting the people decide in their own localities what was best for them. 

But now that is all over. Today we have an enormous federal government which is expected to be the be all and end all of authority. When states are mismanaged, the federal government can bail them out. Neglect to prepare for a global pandemic that can kill thousands of your citizens? It’s OK the federal government will bail you out. 

Not too long ago, when New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy, the federal government declined to step in and help. It was their local problem, they needed to deal with it. Today? Here’s a blank check for whatever you need. 

I don’t bemoan the federal/state partnership that is required to attack a pandemic such as this one. I bemoan the fact that states have all but abdicated any responsibility to run their states efficiently. Governors don’t need to worry so much about budgets and preparedness, when Big Papa Fed will come to the rescue. New York had the chance to buy thousands of ventilators back in 2015, they declined. Now they beg for tens of thousands of ventilators which go unused. Here in California, we had mobile hospitals at the ready specifically for a influenza like pandemic. They were scrapped because of budget reasons, but that didn’t stop California from returning to the well of the federal government when all of this went down. 

The collapse of our federalist system maybe one contributing cause of the Constitution’s death, but it is not the main one. 

No, the cause of death that will be scribed on the death certificate of the Constitution will be the easy surrender of the rights we are granted not from government but by our Creator. The natural rights inscribed in the Constitution are not rights given to us, they are rights we are born with, and as such the government shall not infringe upon them. That rationale is now gone. Those rights became instantly disposable in the face of this pandemic. The government simply waved its hands and poof, your rights were gone. The illusion was over, we never had those rights to begin with. 

We as a people played ball and now the government is changing the rules of the game. They said, cooperate for this small period and we’ll go back to normal. Now with the numbers dropping, curves flattening, and predictions shrinking, the people ask meekly as if we are the orphan Oliver “Can we have our rights back?” The government simply replies no. You don’t get those back until we say so. 

That’s not how this works. Those rights are not the government’s to give. They were always ours to have and to hold. The Constitution died when we rolled over and just let the government take them without so much as a whimper. 

It was a good run while it lasted. It’s a shame that what started with an amazing revolution ended with a silent killer.

Can DINO’s Save California?

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No, not those DINO’s you remember from your childhood. No characters from Jurassic Park or the Land That Time Forgot, I’m talking about the acronym of “RINO” or as it’s spelled out (Republican In Name Only).

If you are unfamiliar with the term RINO, then the term comes from Republicans who are centrist and end up voting with Democrats on many issues. Think of John McCain, Mitt Romney, Jeff Flake, Lisa Merkowski, or Susan Collins. Many of them are Republicans you can’t count on when push comes to shove. Thankfully two of them are gone, but there are still RINO’s lurking within Congress.

But I digress.

The idea of a RINO is one that is abhorrent to Republicans because you never know how they are going to vote when the time comes. If you are a Republican, they are a constant pain because of the fact they are unpredictable. They will forgo their conservative values to vote with Democrats. The main thrust of this name being that they aren’t really Republicans at all, but politicians masquerading as Republicans in red districts to get votes, and then when they get into office they act like Democrats.

Now I know for a moment there was a term “blue dog Democrats” which is simply a more conservative Democrat. That’s not what I’m proposing here. A DINO is essentially a RINO but in reverse (Democrat In Name Only). Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot, and instead of a RINO looking to get votes in a deep red district, we have someone who is looking to get votes in a deep blue district (e.g. most of California).

Before you think I’m a traitor to the cause, or crazy, let’s think about this logistically and logically for a minute. If we look at some numbers from last August before the recent midterm elections we can see how this strategy might play out. The below numbers are from a study done by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

California’s 19 million registered voters constitute 75.7% of eligible adults, a slight increase from the registration rate in 2014 (73.3%), the year of the last gubernatorial election. The share of registered voters who are Democrats (44.4%) is up slightly from 2014 (43.4%), while the share of Republicans (25.1%) has declined since 2014 (28.4%). At the same time, the share of voters who say they are independent (also known as “decline to state” or “no party preference”) has been increasing and is now 25.5%, up from 21.2% in 2014. Our surveys indicate that 47% of those we consider most likely to vote are Democrats, 28% are Republicans, and 21% are independents.

Obviously Democrats win the numbers game in California. They have the largest share of voters in California. You can also see Republican voters are slowly declining while Independents are increasing. And you’re saying “So what” everybody knows that already. But let’s look at some numbers that are even more interesting.

In our surveys over the past year, independent likely voters have been more likely to lean Democratic (43%) than Republican (29%); 28% did not lean toward either major party.

Independent voters are more likely to vote Democrat than Republican in California. Even though they can’t be bothered with picking a party, Independents still go for the Democrats by a margin of more than 10%.

So let’s look at this through a prism of pure numbers. We have a Democratic Party that is overwhelming Republicans in sheer numbers, and to make matters worse, Independents favor Democrats over Republicans by a substantial margin.

Now we can sit here and pretend that taking the noble route would be better and try to rebuild and win using the Republican Party, but looking at the numbers, that is one hell of a hill to climb. Instead think of this as a scenario.

Moderate, pro business, tax cutting DINO’s begin running in local races. They have an enormous advantage simply because they have a D next to their name. Add in the boost from Independents who will swing their way and the race should be a cake walk.

This covert operation works even better in California because of the Jungle Primary system that is in place. Democrats usually end up as the top two choices anyway and Republicans are left out in the cold. Leaving the race to two leftists battling over who supports inter-sectional identity politics or whatever. Now add in a DINO, someone who has the goal of actually getting good things done for California, and you may have a race on your hands. Get enough DINO’s up and down the state, and well, you have the start of a covert insurgency operation whereby you weed out the far leftists and return some sanity to California.

Still not feeling it because of your sense of moral obligation? Think it’s underhanded and sneaky to start supporting DINO’s to run in races rather than Republicans? Let me share some food for thought for people who want to sit on the sidelines because of their moral imperatives.

[People who] are passionately committed to a mystical objectivity where passions are suspect… They can be recognized by one of two verbals brands. “We agree with the ends but not the means” or “This is not the time.” The means-and-end moralists or non-doers always end up on their ends without any means.

You know who wrote that? Saul Alinksy. Yes the same Saul Alinsky who wrote Rules for Radicals and was a personal mentor to Hillary Clinton. But he has a point. People who sit by idly because of their morals, usually end up with nothing to show for it but a false sense of superiority.

Alinsky goes on to outline his rules for when the ends justify the means.

1. One’s concern with the ethics of means and ends varies inversely with one’s personal interest in the issue.

2. The judgment of the ethics of means is dependent upon the political position of those sitting in judgment.

3. In war the end justifies almost any means.

4. Judgment must be made in the context of the times in which the action occurred and not from any other chronological vantage point.

5. Concern with ethics increases with the number of means available and vice versa.

6. The less important the end to be desired, the more one can afford to engage in ethical evaluations of means.

7. Generally, success or failure is a mighty determinant of ethics.

8. The morality of a means depends upon whether the means is being employed at a time of imminent defeat or imminent victory.

9. Any effective means is automatically judged by the opposition as being unethical.

10. You do what you can with what you have and clothe it with moral garments.

11. Goals must be phrased in general terms like “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” “Of the Common Welfare,” “Pursuit of Happiness,” or “Bread and Peace.”

There are a lot of rules here, but I’d like you to focus on rules 3, 4, and 8. We are at war here in California. We are being over run by the totalitarian Left. They have complete control all over the state and continue to push forward. When it comes to war, anything goes. Rule number 4, we are at a time when California is in open rebellion against the US. The state continues to march toward socialism and we are helpless to stop it because of voter fraud, a rigged primary system, and a Democratic Party that dwarfs its opponents in size and resources. Finally, rule 8, we are on the brink of imminent defeat. I would argue it has already happened. Any sense of liberty or freedom is essentially dead in California. We are over taxed and over regulated. Defeat has most certainly already arrived.

Is this theory unorthodox? Maybe. Is it used already throughout our political system? Absolutely. There are plenty of people who put a D or an R next to their name simply because the numbers favor them. Politicians switch from Party to Party because they read the polls and see it would be more beneficial to do so. Politicians play this game for their own benefit, why not us?

Democrats hold the Party advantage in California at the moment, why not just get rid of the Party advantage? Political parties are used to divide and conquer the people, maybe its time for the people to use the political parties to divide and conquer for their own benefit.

Maybe the idea of using Saul Alinsky’s advice is too much for you to stomach. Well how about I propose another’s advice to help sway you?

Let me now warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another. In governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged.

This was the advice of George Washington warning the American people against political parties. Political parties are a rouse to herd people into one category or another. Here in California, we are a one party state. This can be an enormous obstacle, or a huge benefit.

Destroy the idea of D vs R in California and scatter it to the winds. Put liberty and freedom up against socialism on even footing. Damn the means to get there. If it means saving California, it is something to consider.

Welcome to the Church of Climate Change

Welcome to the Church of Climate Change.

Come, sit down, and relax in one of our pews. Take in the grandeur of the space. Quietly reflect on the horrible things you have done that need to be forgiven by the high priests and priestesses of the Church. Did you drive here in a gasoline powered car? That’s a sin in the Church. Did you eat a hamburger for lunch the other day? That’s a sin. Did you question the practicality of the Church’s proposals for a utopia whereby no one has to work and the Earth is completely rid of carbon emissions? Definitely a sin.

As service begins, you settle in to hear the sermons from the clergy.

The first one, a younger High Priestess steps up the lectern and begins with this.

“Our planet is going to hit disaster if we don’t turn this ship around and so it’s basically like, there’s a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult … And it does lead, I think, young people to have a legitimate question, you know, ‘Is it okay to still have children?”

That last part hits you pretty hard. “Is it okay to still have children?” That seems a little harsh. You were for cleaner air and water, but now the Church is asking you to give up having children. That doesn’t seem fair to you, but you continue to sit there.

After the first High Priestess spoke, another one gets up while ushers begin to make their rounds to pass the hat around. This one goes on about how much money they need to raise to make their goals a reality. She proclaims:

“Then when people start saying cost, cost, cost, my response is ‘No, it’s not about cost. It’s about investment. It’s about investment.”

When an usher comes around, you drop a couple dollars in the pan and they look at you with judgment. They tell you what you gave was not enough, you need to give more. You ask how much more and they say 70% of everything you have. Right now and no delay. You try to argue that you need that for essentials so you can live and provide for your family. Doesn’t matter, this is for the good of the world and our Church, don’t count the cost, count it as an investment.

This all sounds incredibly ludicrous when you read this. Who would join such a Church? Who would subscribe to such a rigid ideology?

The truth is, millions of Americans do believe in this ideology. Lots of them are running around the halls of Congress this very moment saying how the sky is falling and we need to pass “ambitious” legislation to save the world. Otherwise, we’re all dead and there’s no America to govern if we don’t take this opportunity.

I jest about the Church of Climate Change, but as I watch supporters of it, I don’t think it’s a laughing matter anymore. Millions of Americans actually fully believe this crazy ideology and like any religious zealots, are willing to forgo rational and civility to make their goals a reality.

You see, when it comes to the divine truth that is Climate Change, there is nothing off limits. To argue against the truth of it is akin to an atheist telling a devout Christian that Jesus is not Lord and Savior. The believer will turn blue to argue that their ideology is true and righteous. That sounds oddly familiar to arguing with a member of the Church of Climate Change. Facts don’t matter, they’re heresy because they undercut the one true ideology. That is the world is going to come to a screeching halt if you people don’t follow their instructions 100%.

And there in lies the rub. The Church of Climate Change is not really about Climate Change is it? It’s about power and control. Much like the Catholic Church when it was the only game in town during the Middle Ages. There’s a scripted response and reason from the Church on practically every issue.

Too many people breeding? Let’s legalize after birth abortions because too many people creates Climate Change. Does that sound crazy? Maybe at the moment, but think about the quote above. They are actively suggesting population control for the reason of Climate Change. They want the power to decide who lives and dies because of Climate Change.

When they want to confiscate your wealth and grow the federal government to authoritarian levels, it’s all in the name of Climate Change. “If we don’t take all your money how will we combat Climate Change?!” they shriek in horror. They seem to leave out that by taking all your wealth you are not only giving them more power, you are becoming more dependent on the federal government.

Nothing is off limits when it comes to the Church of Climate Change. The Constitution would be ripped to shreds if the Church had its way. You would be stripped of all your unalienable rights.

And you see it all over the world. France is burning because President Macron imposed a tax on diesel to help combat Climate Change. You also see it right here in California. When confronted with a need for a reason to impose another crazy piece of legislation, they simply just tack on “to combat climate change” at the end and it now all of sudden makes sense. Passing legislation to give legal aid to help illegal immigrants come to California? It’s because of climate change.

This is why the Church of Climate Change is particularly dangerous. Their goal is world domination, no matter the cost. Their devout followers blindly accept their sermons and quite literally use them as gospel out in the real world. They have suspended reasonable rational for the goal of achieving these divine goals. There is no other reason for anything to exist unless it is to combat Climate Change. Your basic needs and wants come secondary.

I don’t foresee the Church closing up anytime soon. It’s been very effective for a long time. Similar to the old monarchies in the Middle Ages, the Church is very willing to use its power and cache to help the elites of the world accomplish their goals, just as long as they get a mention. Even more similar, this Church seeks to create a serfdom of citizens who are compliant and beholden to them.

So welcome to the Church of Climate Change. Have a seat and accept your fate (for the purposes of combating Climate Change of course).

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – Don’t Be Fooled By Newsom’s Fiscal Conservatism

In Governor Newsom’s inauguration speech he stated that he would be aggressive with his budget while at the same time practicing fiscal conservatism to ensure that the budget surplus is not drained. He talked about bold plans to invest in affordable housing as well as healthcare, but still preached fiscal conservatism.

In the past week, it appears as if Governor Newsom has kept to that pledge with two executive moves that appear to be fiscally conservative and/or responsible.

First, Newsom stated that he would be pulling California National Guard troops from the border to better allocate resources to more pressing issues in California, like wildfires. Even though California right now is experiencing historic rain fall and there is absolutely no imminent threat of wildfires anywhere in the state.

Second, Newsom stated in his State of the State speech that he would be putting Governor Moonbeam’s High Speed Rail project “far on the backburner.” His reasoning is that there is no logical way to build a high speed rail from San Diego to Sacramento, let alone from LA to San Francisco and that the cost is too prohibitive to keep going. However (and here’s the rub) since they would look into plans to build a High Speed Rail through the Central Valley from Bakersfield to Merced, it wouldn’t be a total loss.

Now at first blush, many conservatives or moderates may look at this past week and say “Wow I can’t believe Governor Newsom is actually exercising restraint when it comes to our budget.” But don’t be so quick to lap praise on our new Governor.

While they may appear as responsible moves on his part as Governor, it is easy to see through for his motives.

It’s no secret that Newsom is no fan of President Trump and his crusade to bring border security to America. His move to remove California National Guard troops is nothing more than a thinly veiled power play with President Trump. While Governor Moonbeam may have acquiesced and sent troops to the border, Newsom was not going to have any of that. To further try and argue that it was to “fight wildfires” is so blatantly false that it’s insulting to Californians. It was not to conserve resources but to poke President Trump in the eye. It’s not like President Trump can’t just assert his authority to nationalize and send them back, but the message is loud and clear, don’t interfere in my state.

Further, Newsom’s decision to scrap the High Speed Rail from LA to SF seems commendable, but his alternative again gives away his intention again. If Newsom were to simply give up the project, he would have to return the $3.5 billion that was granted the state back to the federal government. This isn’t nefarious, he came out and said it. By continuing with another High Speed Rail project, California can keep the money and not send it back to President Trump to be spent on other projects (like a wall perhaps?)

While it is true that Newsom has shown some fiscal restraint, it doesn’t take much to see right through it as more political calculus. But regardless of his moves to try and play big on a national stage against President Trump, Newsom will have to be a careful steward of the state’s finances going forward.

It has been reported by a piece in American Thinker that California missed the budget in January by $1.8 billion due to a $2.5 billion crash in personal income tax collections. Even though the state has missed its budget in December and January, Newsom is still plowing ahead with his ambitious budget that includes $5.2 billion for his “Cradle to Career” program and $100 million for refugees fleeing Central American violence. To put it bluntly, California has a spending problem right now, and Newsom plowing ahead with deficit spending is not going to help ensure that $20 billion surplus is around for too long.

One thing is certain, Newsom does not make any move without any sort of political benefit. Sometimes it is overtly obvious as to what he is up to, and sometimes it will be more nefarious. Therefore, it’s even more important than ever to keep a watchful eye on Governor Newsom to see whether he is making moves to help Californians, or to simply help himself.

The Honorable Hypocrite

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In news that should surprise no one, our new Governor Gavin Newsom has already shown his true colors as a human being. Only a few weeks as Governor and Newsom already has plans to move his family out of the Governor’s Mansion Sacramento and into a $3.7 million six-bedroom home in Fair Oaks California.

In a story published the LA Times a spokesman for the Governor said; “They will move their four kids, two dogs and bunny rabbit in a few months…They love being a permanent part of the Sacramento community and are excited about living, working and raising a family here.”

Except there’s one issue, Fair Oaks California is not really “Sacramento.” It’s described as being part of of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Metropolitan Area. Which if you aren’t familiar with what that means, it’s the equivalent of saying you are part of the Manhattan community because you live in Jersey City which is technically the New York Metropolitan area. You aren’t part of the Sacramento community, you live safely outside of it.

The Newsom’s claimed that they wanted to move to this house because their children were already enrolled in middle school (which is a solid reason), except I would believe that it has more to do with the fact that the Governor’s Mansion is beneath the Newsoms.

According to the real estate websites Zillow and Redfin, the newly purchased 12,000 square-foot Fair Oaks house sits on a 6.72-acre lot. Along with a separate guest house, the Mediterranean-style home has a pool, tennis courts, a wine cellar, spa, cathedral ceilings and finished basement.

Click said the Newsoms paid cash for the house and that couple plans to sell their current Bay Area home. The 4,000 square-foot home in Marin County is worth $3.7 million, according to Zillow.

The thought of owning almost 7 acres of land in California is a pipe dream to most Californians who can barely find a half an acre of land for less than $1 million. Oh, and if you don’t think you can get rich in the public service realm of politics, notice the Newsoms paid cash for their home. Nothing like dropping $4 million on a home because you have that much laying around.

 

Now you could be saying, of course it’s for the children that makes sense. That could be an honorable thing to do by looking out for your children’s education. But what’s not honorable is not personally living up to the ideals you campaigned on. He campaigned on equality, helping the poor, make the rich pay their fair share, and most of all diversity.

For one, the neighborhood of Fair Oaks has a median family income of $80,000, which is above the average for the state. Second, you know that $4 million dollars they paid for with cash? Well the money came through a limited liability company which Newsom is both a cousin and business partner with. So maybe using the LLC to skirt around some business taxes down the road.

But the most alarming thing is that for a Governor who fully supports the idea that “diversity is our strength”, is that according to 2010 Census statistics, Fair Oaks is 86% White. Compare that with Sacramento, the community the Newsoms are abandoning, which is 45% White. So much for promoting diversity.

The truth of the matter is, this should not be a shock to anyone who follows leftist politics in today’s day and age. The old adage comes up time and time again “Rules for thee, but not for me.”

For those who voted for Newsom, buckle up because this is only the beginning. The Newsoms will continue to promote policies that make great speeches and buzzwords, but in the end, they won’t subscribe to any of them. Think the Newsoms are going to subscribe to any sort of single payer health plan if they implement it? Nope. Think they are going to pay their fair share of taxes, either personally or with their business? Fat chance. Think they are going to promote integration of “diversity” all across California including in their white bread Fair Oaks suburb? Don’t hold your breath.

Leftists are great at promoting ideas and virtues that the plebes must subscribe to. But when it comes to them adhering to policies? Not on your life. They rail about how climate change and fossil fuels are ruining our planet, therefore us plebes must sacrifice our hard earned money through one tax or another to save the planet. Then they jet off to this conference or that conference on their private jets burning up more fossil fuel. They buy huge homes that require enormous amounts of energy (I wonder how much electricity it takes to run a pool, wine cellar, and spa in one house).

Don’t be surprised when the Newsoms take more actions that don’t fall in line with their espoused values and policies. Remember, rules and regulations are for the little people, not for those who can afford $4 million for a home in a predominantly white neighborhood.

Hold the Line – Why California Is More Important to Conservatives Than You Think

“Let’s keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect.”

One thing was apparent until President Trump entered the political fray in 2015.

Republicans were the party of gracious losers.

Before Trump-style politics where conservatives actually fought back and called out leftists for what they were, Republicans were more than happy to lose election after election as long as they stood by their “principles.” They would suffer low blows and slimy attacks from Democrats and the media and sit there pathetically and respond “Please sir can I have another?”

While President Trump may have changed much of that, that strain of loser mentality is still rampant in the Republican Party, and you can see it on full display in California where Republicans lose election after election and pat themselves on the back for standing strong for their principles.

Principles are great, but when it comes to politics, winning is even more important.

This virus has spread to many conservatives who have all but given up on California. You can see it on social media and forums where users post things like “California is lost”, “Commiefornia”, ‘Can we build the Wall around California too?”, or my favorite “Can we just nuke California and be done with it?” This I would argue is the first sign of the loser virus still rampant throughout conservatives in America.

Is California in bad shape? Yes I am not going to deny that. We are over-taxed and over-regulated. We have a state government completely dominated by leftists who have no one to stop them. A new Governor who’s entire platform was “Resist Trump.” California is far from a bastion of conservative ideals.

But to simply give up on California is to slink back to our old pre-Trump ways. Back when we would lose and concede ground everywhere in the country but be proud of the fact that we stood strong on principles and whatever. All the while Democrats become the ones pulling the levers of power.

As someone who’s attended CAGOP conventions I can say first hand, Trump-style politics have not come to this state. Nobody fights back or nominates people who are willing to do so (look at the CAGOP’s feckless no-nomination of either gubernatorial candidate when you had a fighter in Travis Allen). I would go so far as to say that the prominent leaders of our state actually prefer to be the losing party all the time. Why? It allows them to continue their talking points and push more books or speaking events or whatever lines their pockets.

Take noted attorney Harmeet Dhillon for example. The only thing Harmeet Dhillon looks out for is Harmeet Dhillon. She has done little to organize the party, fundraise, or energize the CAGOP. But be rest assured she will be on Fox News talking about whatever new case her firm has taken on. Yes, she fights the good fight in Court, but does it save our state? Nope. Republicans like Dhillon tilt at windmills and hope that a few small court victories will change things in California.

Newsflash, they won’t.

My point is nobody fights in California. Yes it is a hard fight, but by conceding the fight gets harder and harder every year.

So what does this have to do with the rest of the country?

If we allow for this loser mentality to continue, what state falls next? Colorado which is already deep purple? Arizona? New Mexico? Texas? If we continue to shrug off loss after loss, then what’s left to fight for?

This is precisely why it is even more important to fight back right now in California. Yes Democrats won the House, but they don’t have the Senate or the White House. President Trump is overhauling the Judiciary which will have a generational impact. But we need to fight in California.

After World War II, General Patton stated that America should continue moving from Berlin into the Soviet Union to stop them before they got any stronger.

“If we have to fight them, now is the time. From now on we will get weaker and they stronger.”

Obviously America didn’t do that, but look at the ramifications. The Soviet Union grew in power and influence gobbling up territory and spreading communism throughout the world. Millions died as a result, and we still have communist regimes we are fighting to this day because of it.

The same is true about our country right now. We may never have this much influence and power in government as we do right now, but if we continue to retreat and concede, they will continue to get stronger and we get weaker.

Pushing back in California hurts leftists in their last stronghold. Weaken that, and the rest of the dominoes fall. Thus resulting in change for our country for generations. Leave it unchallenged, you leave it to the leftists to get stronger and spread influence.

Give up on California, and you might as well give up on the rest of the country too.

France Should Be A Warning To California

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If you haven’t been paying attention to world news recently, then you would have missed Paris being engulfed in a small rebellion.

Yes, France, one of the birth places of modern liberty. A country stained with the blood of several revolutions and rebellions, is now on the edge again. There’s a couple factors that have caused this but one that should be hitting close to home here in California.

It all began on November 17th, when protesters began to gather in Paris to protest against President Macron’s new diesel tax that would raise prices 23 cents a gallon over 12 months (hmm, a tax on gas where have we heard that?).

All of this in the name of globalists’ holy deity, climate change.

And the protests don’t seem to be letting up. The “Yellow Vests” are they are called continue to grow in numbers. One estimate says that there is a possibility of 120,000 protesters descending upon Paris. The situation has gotten so dire that President Macron had to leave the G20 early, and has even considered enacting martial law to get things under control.

But what does this have to do with California?

The civil unrest of France boils over thanks to one thing, globalist elite overreach. President Macron over played his hand and got swept up in the fashionable craze among the global elites which is that everything and anything can be sacrificed at the altar of climate change.

Climate change (or global warming if you’re old school like that) has become the new ideology that allows leaders to enact laws contrary to common sense, all in the name of saving the planet. Leaders who stand up at the pulpit of climate change charge how we need this new law or this new tax to stop climate change are rarely ever faced with opposition. To deny climate change must mean you are a neanderthal, a brow beating low life who isn’t smart enough to understand what’s going on. Only the lowest of classes and intellect can possibly disagree with climate change.

“The science is settled!” They bellow from the pulpit.

“Do you want a world where your children can live?” They shame you into thinking.

“You must be a Trump supporter, makes total sense now!” As they stereotype and attack your intellect.

You see, to attack the ideology of climate change is inexcusable. It’s reprehensible. There is no greater purpose in our lives than to combat climate change. You are either with the movement, or you are against progress. To disagree is unforgivable, and marks you as one of the worst human beings in the world.

This strategy has been working for a long time. You can’t argue against people who don’t want to argue science and only attack you ad hominem. If science is on their side, why do they consistently resort to personal attacks to make their point?

Here in California, we are home base for this crazy ideology. No I’m not talking about Scientology, yet the similarities are striking. I’m talking about the Church of Climate Change. We are transitioning from Governor Brown who failed to do literally anything to help prevent wildfires that ended up killing dozens of Californians, to Gavin Newsom who believes we should be the world beacon in how to combat climate change.

This climate change ideology is not going away. We see it in our laws and taxes that get forced on us. We see it in how our politicians speak. Their sole focus is how can we combat climate change? Well we have to raise taxes to combat it of course, or ban straws, or make people buy cage free eggs. Further adding to the weight bearing down on the middle and lower classes.

If you think these regulations, laws, and taxes are just to combat climate change then you are only seeing half the picture. It’s about control. It’s about using climate change as an excuse to void every right and liberty, and squeeze every dollar out of pockets through taxes. They found a perfect excuse to continue to crush the people. Whether their goals are altruistic or not, they have devised a great argument to exert even more control over your lives.

Until the breaking point of course.

France has second highest tax burden in the developed world at 45%. The thought of raising taxes on diesel (which is a back door tax), put people in France over the edge. We in California faced the same issue, but instead of protesting, we passed approval of more taxes on gas.

But there is a breaking point. For the French, they have found their breaking point. They are rioting and making international news. What is our breaking point? When will the people of California start to say “enough is enough”?

A gas tax didn’t do it. A law to recoup tax savings from corporations didn’t do it. Wildfires that killed dozens of Californians didn’t do it. Something will have to become the breaking point where Californians begin to push back.

How much longer can Californians worship at the altar of climate change before they realize they have given up everything in the name of an ideology that is based on faulty science and half truths?

I don’t know the answer to that, but we only have to look at France right now to see what happens when we do.

A One-Two Punch from Governor Moonbeam

 

Comic by A.F. Branco http://www.comicallyincorrect.com

 

Following up on a previous post that California liberals don’t care about the poor, this post is just more evidence of the same in case you were not convinced before.

Governor Brown (or as affectionately known as Moonbeam), has been doing his best to stand upon the smoldering ruins of California cities and declare that this round of wildfires were solely caused by climate change. That it is irrefutable to suggest otherwise and you are a neanderthal to think that other factors would possibly be responsible.

Well, one such factor may be Governor Brown himself.

In 2016, Governor Brown vetoed SB1 1463. The bill’s goal was to give local governments a bigger role in working closely with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Cal Fire to create fire risk maps. The bill also would require the CPUC to work with utilities to mitigate wildfire risks by putting some electrical lines underground to reduce risk. Brown’s response for his veto? Well Cal Fire and CPUC have already been doing this so why let local governments get involved? Brown went on to say that “those who deny” global warming contributed to the wildfires.

But by judging by the latest round of wildfires, it does not appear that much work has been proactively done to fix these issues. Brown’s insistence on blaming it all on global warming/climate change/whatever you want to call it now shows that he is incredibly out of touch with reality. Power lines have been the main culprit in starting these wildfires with PG&E reporting they had problems with some lines minutes before Camp Fire started. Yet Brown has not addressed the issue, claiming this is the “new normal” when it comes to a world with climate change.

But to really rub salt in the wounds of Californians, not only has Brown failed to take much action to further prevent more wildfires between forestry mismanagement and bad power lines, Brown has gone the extra step to protect the same companies who are at fault.

Back in September before this current round of wildfires, Brown signed into law a measure that would allow utilities companies to pass the cost of legal settlements onto consumers for wildfires they likely caused. PG&E right now is facing bankruptcy and $10 billion in insured losses from last year’s fires. How much this round of wildfires will put PG&E back is unknown and what else is unknown is how much they are going to pass onto the customer.

So with that in mind, that is a brutal one-two punch from the state’s leading leftist in the Governor’s mansion. First, Brown’s inaction on shoring up our electrical infrastructure quickly so as to never experience bad wildfires again cost thousands of people their homes. To those in Paradise who has lost literally everything, there will be a long road ahead of them. I have yet to hear how Brown plans on helping these people, but I guess he doesn’t need to with Newsom being sworn in in a couple months.

Second, millions of customers of electrical companies in California will see their utility bills go up as a result of Brown’s bailout. Only further increasing the cost of living in an already expensive state. Those who aren’t even affected by the wildfires will end up helping to shoulder the costs of their ineptitude.

The cost of living continues to rise, putting pressure on the lower classes in California to make ends meet. But in the words of Governor Brown, we should just accept it as the “new normal.”

If the “new normal” is our Governor failing to protect his citizens while passing out huge bailouts to billion dollar monopolies, then Lord help us.