A Few Things.

Former Obama aide Rahm Emanuel once said, ‘Never let a crisis go to waste. A crisis is an opportunity to do things you have always wanted.’ Case in point, California. Months after the fires, the reality on the ground is that residents whose lives were devastated by the fire are now drowning in a sea of red tape. Despite all the “promises” to cut the red tape and fast-track the rebuilding, those trying to rebuild face roadblocks from their government. They get some permits, only to be blocked by vague requirements for others.

What is the Democratic plan? It seems to be stall, stall, stall, until the residents give up in frustration. Then the government can take their land for its purposes. They want to see the Palisades transformed into their vision of utopia, combining wilderness areas, parks, and low-income housing. Of course, that is as likely as California finishing its high-speed rail project, which it has spent billions on for years and has yet to lay any track. I don’t think it will ever be built.

Another California issue: Their green policies are working. The gas tax just went up again in the state that already had the highest gas prices in the country. Now, two refineries will be closing by the end of the year. One report said gas prices could spike to over $8.00/gallon. As a norm, I don’t expect that, but reducing supply will cause prices to increase, and not just in California. California will still get its gas and will pay higher prices for it. However, their gas must come from somewhere; thus, it will affect everyone as the supply problem ripples across the country. Thank you, California.

One thing about Trump is that he seems to get things done that no one else ever has. For Decades, the Right has complained about PBS and NPR for their waste and their liberal bias. I have been in several radio studios and one TV studio. They were very functional, but barebones affairs, different from the publicly funded PBS and NPR, which have nicer studios. Why should the government fund their competition? Because of the bias, I have not supported them since the 1980s. Their bias is clear to any who wishes to look, except their current CEO. Like most left-wing news sources, they claim to be unbiased. They don’t serve the people; they serve the Left. Nor are they needed in today’s world with a multitude of sources. Yet, despite all the promises, their budget could never be touched until now. And of course, Democrats are out there claiming the cuts to PBS and NPR will cost lives, people will die, and then wonder why people are not taking them seriously.

Here is another indication of TDS:  On MSNBC, they had a story about the CEO and HR head caught by the kiss cam. “Because who gets to be a cheater in our society can feel maddeningly arbitrary. One man accused of cheating loses his job and perhaps his family. Another man becomes president of the United States. If anything, some of the president’s supporters celebrate his virility or excuse it as the predictable excesses of the rich and powerful.”  Really? Must every story become a reason to rant against Trump?

Steven Colbert’s show was cancelled. Democrats say it is political. Others say this is just an indication that the era of late-night is over, given the decline in ratings. Another possibility is that Colbert had TDS and is just another example of go woke, go broke. Rather than being middle-of-the-road and making fun of both sides, Colbert was very one-sided, attacking not just Trump but half of the country. Thus, not surprisingly, his ratings went down.

Is this the end of late-night comedy? Perhaps, but note that, while Colbert’s rating went down in the last few years, Gutfeld has gone up and now dominates other late-night hosts, despite being in only a fraction of homes. Maybe late-night comedians should focus on being funny first rather than just attacking Trump and the Right.

Finally, to no one’s surprise on the Right, declassified documents showed what many of us suspected. We already knew that the Steele Dossier had originated from Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and Comey played a significant role using it to launch the Russiagate hoax, which claimed that Trump colluded with the Russians to steal the election. We also knew that part of this was the effort to take out Michael Flynn, and they discussed this in at least one meeting with Obama, and Biden suggested that they use the Logan Act. That we already knew.

Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents last week that showed that not only was Hillary involved, but that this was a concerted effort by Clinton, Obama, and his national security team following the election of Donald Trump in 2016 to undermine his presidency. Not surprisingly, this was ignored by ABC and NBC and only briefly mentioned by CBS in an interview with a Democrat asking if there could be charges. Other networks mentioned it briefly, and MSNBC’s primary focus was to downplay the story. “These are not the droids you are looking for. Move along.”  As with most other scandals, the more evidence there is, the more the media ignores it.

When Trump first claimed he was wiretapped, this was such an inconceivable idea that he was ridiculed for even suggesting it. It was too outlandish even to consider. Now we know that high-placed Democrats, including Hillary and Obama, actively conspired to undermine the results of an election and try to remove Trump. They lied, cheated, violated established norms and procedures, and even broke the law to try to have a soft coup against Trump. Is the media shocked? No, they fall into line and support Democrats; it’s what they do, and why very few trust them any longer, which is why Democrats are in such trouble.