Month: December 2024

Headline from Fox News:
“President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after the first son was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year. The announcement was made by the White House on the evening of 12/1/24 . The pardon applies to offenses against the U.S. that Hunter Biden “has committed or may have committed” from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024.”

Think back, how many times over the past year or so did Joe Biden proclaim that he would not pardon his son, Hunter?
And now Biden’s pardoning of his son extend back to January, 2014? This makes me wonder if there more charges in the pipeline going all the way back to 2014? Could 1/1/2014 have anything to do with the Burisma shenanigans … to me, obviously ‘yes!’

How many times did White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP) vociferously state when asked about the President pardoning his son? … “No. No. It’s a no. It will always be a no. Biden will not pardon his son Hunter.”
In a way I feel somewhat sorry for KJP as President Biden has made her look like a blathering fool!

One wonders what Biden would have done about Hunter’s pardon if he had been reelected in 2024? Is his doing this on 12/1/24 this just another part of Biden’s revenge for his party stabbing him in the back? His obvious nepotism will hurt the Dems for years to come. How can anyone trust anything a Dem says in the future when the leader of their party has lied over and over again?

However this erosion of trust is extending beyond just the American voting public all the way to Dem supporters because of Kamala Harris.
From the Washington Examiner:
“Some Democrats are complaining as Vice President Kamala Harris’s failed campaign begs one-time supporters to dole out more funds to dig it out of the red. Harris made headlines for raking in a staggering $1.5 billion during her abbreviated campaign. But after the dust settled on her subsequent defeat at the polls earlier this month, the vice president made news again for running up $20 million in debt. Forced to send out a deluge of fundraising emails to cover the losses, the Harris campaign’s continued requests for donors to dig deeper nearly four weeks after the election has some of her colleagues saying the tactic could ‘erode trust.’ ‘I understand that the Harris campaign is in a very difficult position with the debt that they have, and so sometimes you just have to make practical decisions,’ Mike Nellis, founder of the Democratic digital firm Authentic, told Politico. ‘But yeah, I think that stuff like that erodes trust’”
How many big time Dem donors in the future will again be willing to invest millions and have their largesse be wasted? Does Kamala realize how much damage she is doing to future Democratic candidates by begging for more money after the fact?

Even though I know that Hunter Biden was guilty of a whole lot, his pardoning by his father will prove to be more than just a big-time erosion of trust for the Democrats.
From C&C:
“Hunter’s pardon opens the way for pardoning the J6 prisoners (and possibly others). It was a brilliant political move. Brilliant, that is, if Joe Biden were trying to help President Trump.”
Was this pardoning of his son and potentially helping President Trump, just another example of “Biden’s revenge?”
12/3/24

Is the 2024 election a turning point in the state of consciousness of the USA voters? As everyone is aware Donald Trump shellacked the Dem’s candidate. Does the trouncing of the Harris/Walz ticket indicate that the American voters have awakened from the semi-coma of 2020? (If one believes that the 2020 election was on the up-and-up, then the 2024 result would indeed represent a true reversal. However, I don’t and I think that the first hint of the American voter’s awaking actually began in 2016.)
This leads me to wonder when the California voters will wake-up. Thus far California is reliably blue, but what has just recently happened may be what is needed to wipe the sleep out of the eyes of Californians. What happened?
From the California Globe:
“On November 8, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed new special blend mandates for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The new standards require that refiners produce, and retail gas stations sell, a new California special blend in 2025. The CARB contends that the new special blend is necessary to achieve carbon and methane emission reduction targets.
“By its own admission, the CARB projected that the new special blend could increase the retail price of gasoline by $0.47 a gallon… California regulatory and legislative actions could conservatively cost the California consumer an extra $222.00 to $449.00 a year for regular grade fuel, more for premium. To compensate for the expected increases in retail gasoline prices, the average Californian driving an internal combustion vehicle will have to earn an additional $600.00 to $1,000.00 a year in pre-tax income to “break even” with 2024 prices, depending on the grade of gas they purchase?”
Worse yet, still from the California Globe:
“A study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center found that the CARB underestimated the impact the new fuel standards would have on gas prices. The Kleinman Center expects the price of gas to increase 65 cents per gallon in 2025, 18 cents more than the CARB estimate.”

My question is whether or not California voters will continue to act like sheep and will continue to elect Democrats … or will the actions of the appointed, but non-unelected, CARB be a turning point in California.
One can only hope!
12/2/24

On Sept. 26 this year thirty-two-year-old André Williams of Houston, Texas, gave his mother the surprise of her life.
André was very thankful for the sacrifices his parents made to raise him and his siblings. His mother works in healthcare, and his father is an electrician; both worked hard to provide a stable and loving foundation for André and his two siblings.
In his youth, André enjoyed sports, art, and playing music at church, with his supportive parents encouraging him to follow his interests. Ambitious and hardworking, he quickly excelled in his career, working his way up the career ladder. He’s now been a program manager at Microsoft for three years.
“I’ve been successful in my life, through multiple things: through my career, through other adventures of my things that I’ve invested in, and things like that,” André said.

André didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk
After his mother had been diagnosed with progressive heart failure, André decided to pay off his mother’s mortgage. Since August of 2023 the young man had been saving up to pay off his mother’s mortgage.She had ten years left on a thirty year mortgage. After achieving his goal and getting together enough money to clear 10 years of his mom’s mortgage, André was planning to visit his parents’ home in Mount Vernon, New York. He was eagerly anticipating the moment he could place the check in his mother’s hands.
Unfortunately, Hurricane Helene threw a wrench in that plan.
The Surprise
Unable to see his parents in person, André created a video and sent it to his sister, asking her to play it for their mother on Sept. 27. He launched into the heartwarming message by thanking his mother for 32 years of “unconditional love” and unwavering support. “Nothing you’ve done is in vain,” he said in the video. Then, right before her eyes, he revealed the check that would pay off her remaining mortgage.
His mother, who had not been expecting any of this at all, put her head down and wept.
“She was very appreciative,” André told The Epoch Times, adding that she shed “a lot of tears” and felt “a lot of gratitude.””I think giving back to your parents is one of the greatest gifts you can give,” he said.

Kudos to André Williams! There aren’t many like him!
12/1/24