Today’s Poser

Why do Democrat-run cities and states generally have a lower quality of life — more crime, higher taxes, more corruption, rampant homelessness, voter fraud, poorer sanitation, wildfires, poor elementary education, crumbling infrastructure, higher unemployment and rioting? Is it because of their politics or are they just piss-poor managers?

Afterthought: Or both?!


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E.T.

An extraterrestrial was sent to Earth on last February first as an emissary from the Council of Worlds to decide if the Earth was to be invited for membership. After a short period changing its appearance and learning all the languages, it spent its remaining time visiting most of the inhabited areas of this globe ... but concentrating on the biggest economic power, the United States.

This information gatherer found multiple forgeries in all disciplines painted over to appear as masterpieces ... while actual truths were being ridiculed into submission. It uncovered prancing hypocrisy, preening vanity, indulgent lust, ostentatious wealth, manufactured realities, rampant crime, self-serving politicians, unscientific science and a destructive media.

After six Earth months, it left this morning on the UFO trolley to go back and file its report ... shedding green tears and shaking its head in disbelief.

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Headlines

U.S. intelligence chief breaks with Trump on North Korea, Iran, ISIS

Crime still plagues cryptocurrencies as $1.7 billion was stolen from investors last year

Apple opens new chapter as Iphones fall, stock sinks ...

EXCLUSIVE -- Roseanne Barr: 'We have Hamas in Congress'

Diplomats to hammer out details of Trump-Kim summit at DMZ meeting

Severe winter weather grounds more than 1,000 flights as U.S. airlines wave change fees

Consumer confidence falls again ...

Limbaugh: What's the difference between Stormy Daniels and Kamala Harris?

Stacey Abrams to give Democrat response to State of the Union

Trump is slammed by his biggest media supporting ters after reopening government without wall

Howard [Schultz] slams Kamala's plan to abolish health insurance ...

Harris: 'False choice' to say 2nd Amendment covers 'assault weapons'

Today's Quote

"Show me the man, I'll show you the crime" -- Lavrentiy Beria (Soviet spy chief under Stalin)

DACA

Deferred

Action for

Childhood

Arrivals

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Democrats

Against

Congressional

Agreement

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Dreamers

Associated with

Continued

Amnesty

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Donald

Arguing for

Contributing

Aliens

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Drugs?

ANTIFA?

Crime?

Anarchy?

Headlines

All from Internet news sites. Guess which from Politico?

Russian-funded Facebook ads backed Stein, Sanders and Trump

Kellyanne Conway: Public expects Trump to be part of culture wars

GOP proposal calls for surcharge on 'wealthiest' Americans ...

Violent crime up 2X national average in part of California

Moore's win spells trouble for GOP establishment in 2018

Bill O'Reilly shocks on Hannity: Liberals don't want Whites 'calling the shots'

NFL ratings: -11

Border wall prototype construction begins ...

After Luther Strange loses in Alabama, Trump's supportive tweets disappear

Attorney General promises more action against campus speech suppression

Chicago historic heatwave ...

Saudi Arabia announces end to ban on women drivers

A Perplexing Question

How can there be a coverup if there is no crime?

Afterward: It would seem logical for Robert Mueller to first nail down any crime(s) before he pursues the possibility of obstruction of justice. But what do I know?

Counterpoint

Recently I wrote a blog specifying all the good things that can be said about the United States ... see: Rose-Colored Glasses. However, daily we see media articles that show these advantages often slip-sliding away. To illustrate this I have juxtaposed below, next to my previously-stated advantages, media stories that show the slow dulling of our nation's edges:

We have a capitalism-driven growing economy ... the largest in the world. See: China Overtakes the U.S. as World;s Largest Economy.

We have a plentiful supply of cheap labor to our south ... anxious to experience our American life. See: Donald Trump Was Right.

We have a premier higher-education system ... the envy of the world ... and one which keeps supplying us with gifted entrepreneurs. See: Higher Education -- Not What It Used To Be.

We have the geographic advantage of being isolated from most of the rest of the world by two large oceans. See: How Geography Explains The United States.

We have a very low inflation rate. See: What Official Inflation Figures Aren't Telling Us.

We have a generally benign climate. See: Scientists Warn Sun Will Go To Sleep In 2020, Cause Temperatures To Plummet.

We have a national park system that is the envy of the world. See: Obama Designates More Than 1 Million Acres For Three New Monuments.

We have the world's best health-care professionals and technology. See: Healthcare Is Getting Worse Under Obamacare.                 

Despite continuing declines, we still have an enormous manufacturing capacity. See: Fast Track To Lost Jobs.

We are currently not in a hot war draining our treasury and supply of young people. See: Pentagon Official Lists Militants, Russia and China As Threats To The U.S.

Most crime in this country is on the decline except in a few hot spots. See: Murder Rate Surges In Major U.S. Cities.

We have a democratic-elected government and all the freedoms provided by our Bill of Rights. See: The Constitution Is Eroding.

We are abundantly supplied with raw materials. See: How Putin's Russia Gained Control Of A U.S. Uranium Mine.

We have a stable currency ... the basis of most world-wide commerce. See: Momentum Builds To Label Chinese Yuan A Reserve Currency

We have the strongest military in the world. See: Lawmakers Blast US Army Force Cuts.

We have a very large middle class that supports our democracy and our way of life. See: The Shrinking American Middle Class.

We have an enormously efficient food-supply chain. See: America.s Fragile Food Supply Chain.

We lead the world in most technological advances. See: U.S. Moving From Technology Leader To Laggard.

We still carry a large surplus of prestige with most world governments. See: The Decline Of U.S. Power?

Now you see "the rest of the story."

Rose-Colored Glasses

This blog, like most of the Internet commentary, has a decidedly negative flavor. Not so good ... ergo, I've decided to try, at least for this one post, to walk on the sunny side of the street. One of Ronald Reagan's strong points was that he was always looking at things through rose-colored glasses. And the genius of Barack Obama's first presidential campaign was it slogan, "Hope and Change." Accentuating the positive is almost always the better strategy. People like to feel good ... and therefore they like people who try to make them feel good.

So what is so positive in our lives in America today? We have a capitalism-driven growing economy ... the largest in the world. We have a plentiful supply of cheap labor to our south ... anxious to experience our American life. We have a premier higher-education system ... the envy of the world ... and one which keeps supplying us with gifted entrepreneurs. We have the geographic advantage of being isolated from most of the rest of the world by two large oceans  We have a very low inflation rate. We have a generally benign climate. We have a national park system that is the envy of the world. We have the world's best health-care professionals and technology. Despite continuing declines, we still have an enormous manufacturing capacity.

And we are currently not in a hot war draining our treasury and supply of young people. Most crime in this country is on the decline except in a few hot spots. We have a democratic-elected government and all the freedoms provided by our Bill of Rights. We are abundantly supplied with raw materials. We have a stable currency ... the basis of most world-wide commerce. We have the strongest military in the world. We have a very large middle class that supports our democracy and our way of life. We have an enormously efficient food-supply chain. We lead the world in most technological advances. We still carry a large surplus of prestige with most world governments.

Enough? Feeling better?

Yes, we also have problems ... but I leave these for later comment.