Longer time readers will know that I am no fan of the Progressive...Hillary Clinton.
But I do not think for a minute that she deserves having FBI Director James Comey reopen their investigation against her at this late date in the US Presidential Campaign.
When the same James Comey announced in early July that the FBI was bringing to a close its investigation I was of mixed feelings. On the one hand there was no question in my mind that...as the number two politician in America... she knew darned well that it was not only wrong to work from separate insecure internet servers...it was also very dangerous for a host of reasons. I did not believe she should go to prison for her folly but did believe that a hefty fine followed by a prohibition from running for political office would suffice.
On the other-hand, even at that point ...in July, I reluctantly was relieved by the FBI's decision to drop its investigation because even then it was too late in the Election Process to proceed with an indictment. If an indictment was in the cards ...and as I mentioned it should have been ...the decision to do so should have come before the Presidential Campaigns got underway last year.
What we have here ...as Paul Newman might very well say - is a bureaucrat deciding what should be left to the voter.
Comey's action has naturally resulted in renewed optimism on the part of the Trump Campaign but I believe it will be to no avail. Hillary is headed for an election win come Hell of High Water.
And that is as it should be..though I do feel sorry for Trump supporters with whom I identify rather than with the Progressive 'Wrong Headed Thinkers' who support Clinton. The former made America great - the latter have resulted in its downward slide.
I digress.
In our own country, it was not that long ago when the RCM Police announced that an investigation had been commenced against a very prominent Liberal Cabinet Minister in the midst of one of our Election Campaigns.
A pall was cast over the campaign which the ruling Liberals lost - no doubt in part to their public announcement.
Even though I am conservative (read Libertarian) I was dismayed then by the actions of our cops. Simply stated, they had and have no business interfering with the Election Process once underway.
Over my years in politics I have seen the democratic rights of the citizen radically eroded ...by the Courts, by Human Rights Busy Bodies, and by Centralized Overly Controlling Executives.
We need desperately to seize back control from them in order to re-enfranchise the citizen. At the same time, we now need to protect our rear flank from the undemocratic actions of bureaucrats like the FBI and the RCMP.
And that dear Reader is why I Am Livid.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
THERE WILL BE BLOOD IN THE STREETS....
And I am not talking about the carnage going on in Syria but rather ...the American Election, some 2 weeks from now.
And I am not talking about if Donald Trump loses - as lose he will.
Rather I am speaking about the rare chance that Hillary loses...since only then would there be violence on any measurable scale.
This of course runs counter to the prognostications of the so-called Progressive Elites who warn daily of violence following a Trump loss. They blame the candidate himself for this since, at this past week's 3rd and final Debate, The Donald refused to say whether he would accept the Election Results.
But there is one small matter these self same Pundits fail to take into account - it is the Looney Left who have a proclivity toward civil disobedience - read Black Lives Matter, Wall Street Sit-ins, Environmental Activists, Anarchists and so on.
You can just imagine the uproar if the 'redneck, racists' successfully elected their candidate. There would be blood in the streets.
Well of course that won't happen since Trump will not win - and conservatives are non-violent - and just for the record, they are neither rednecks nor racists either.
The other major prediction floating about - this one even supported by many members of the right, is that Trump's Candidacy has irreparably damaged the Republican Brand.
That too is not true.
The Republican Brand has been on life support for some time now. Look at its gatherings - grey haired white people. Where are the youth, the blacks and the hispanics? The GOP is a Party of the past and time has past them by.
That said, with a candidate different from Trump the Republicans might very well have won this time but that has more to do with the disastrous job the Democrats have done over the course of the last 8 years and due to the fact that their Candidate - dear Hillary, is universally disliked and mistrusted.
But the overall downward trend seems to be evident to most - save for the Republicans themselves - how else can you explain their intransigence in refusing to broaden their base?
In recent Blogs, I have bemoaned the fact that Conservatives, especially Social Conservatives are in the decline and that this is even evident in the world's last holdout - the USA. But next month's election, will give the GOP a golden opportunity to reverse that trend by re-branding itself as the party of the libertarian - in other words, those who view themselves as being fiscally and socially conservative. Full Stop.
And to use that Brand to reach out beyond the Grey Haired White Set to include most notably the 50 million Hispanics who almost by definition are self-motivated hard working and would easily fit in with that philosophy.
In regard to the 30+ million Blacks - their approach should be: the Democrats, for their own petty electoral purposes have kept many of you in poverty; inner city public education facilities have failed; and too many Blacks have been hurt, killed by other Blacks thus greater emphasis needs to be placed on strengthening - not crippling - inner city policing.
In addition, Both Groups have a large vibrant religious base as does the current Republican Party.
So the bottom-line is ... Why Not Give The GOP A Chance?
Some good may yet come out of their Election - heaven knows there is little to nothing else to hope for... other than a never ending number of 'I told you' blog topics for me.
As I see it...
'K. D. Galagher'
And I am not talking about if Donald Trump loses - as lose he will.
Rather I am speaking about the rare chance that Hillary loses...since only then would there be violence on any measurable scale.
This of course runs counter to the prognostications of the so-called Progressive Elites who warn daily of violence following a Trump loss. They blame the candidate himself for this since, at this past week's 3rd and final Debate, The Donald refused to say whether he would accept the Election Results.
But there is one small matter these self same Pundits fail to take into account - it is the Looney Left who have a proclivity toward civil disobedience - read Black Lives Matter, Wall Street Sit-ins, Environmental Activists, Anarchists and so on.
You can just imagine the uproar if the 'redneck, racists' successfully elected their candidate. There would be blood in the streets.
Well of course that won't happen since Trump will not win - and conservatives are non-violent - and just for the record, they are neither rednecks nor racists either.
The other major prediction floating about - this one even supported by many members of the right, is that Trump's Candidacy has irreparably damaged the Republican Brand.
That too is not true.
The Republican Brand has been on life support for some time now. Look at its gatherings - grey haired white people. Where are the youth, the blacks and the hispanics? The GOP is a Party of the past and time has past them by.
That said, with a candidate different from Trump the Republicans might very well have won this time but that has more to do with the disastrous job the Democrats have done over the course of the last 8 years and due to the fact that their Candidate - dear Hillary, is universally disliked and mistrusted.
But the overall downward trend seems to be evident to most - save for the Republicans themselves - how else can you explain their intransigence in refusing to broaden their base?
In recent Blogs, I have bemoaned the fact that Conservatives, especially Social Conservatives are in the decline and that this is even evident in the world's last holdout - the USA. But next month's election, will give the GOP a golden opportunity to reverse that trend by re-branding itself as the party of the libertarian - in other words, those who view themselves as being fiscally and socially conservative. Full Stop.
And to use that Brand to reach out beyond the Grey Haired White Set to include most notably the 50 million Hispanics who almost by definition are self-motivated hard working and would easily fit in with that philosophy.
In regard to the 30+ million Blacks - their approach should be: the Democrats, for their own petty electoral purposes have kept many of you in poverty; inner city public education facilities have failed; and too many Blacks have been hurt, killed by other Blacks thus greater emphasis needs to be placed on strengthening - not crippling - inner city policing.
In addition, Both Groups have a large vibrant religious base as does the current Republican Party.
So the bottom-line is ... Why Not Give The GOP A Chance?
Some good may yet come out of their Election - heaven knows there is little to nothing else to hope for... other than a never ending number of 'I told you' blog topics for me.
As I see it...
'K. D. Galagher'
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