Former Obama aide Rahm Emanuel once said, \u2018Never let a crisis go to waste. A crisis is an opportunity to do things you have always wanted.\u2019 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 \u201cpromises\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019t think it will ever be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019t serve the people; they serve the Left. Nor are they needed in today\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is another indication of TDS: On MSNBC, they had a story about the CEO and HR head caught by the kiss cam. \u201cBecause 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\u2019s supporters celebrate his virility or excuse it as the predictable excesses of the rich and powerful.\u201d Really? Must every story become a reason to rant against Trump?<\/p>\n\n\n\n