Friends, big changes are coming to our immigration system, and not a moment too soon! In a nutshell, DJT is making it harder for skilled workers to get jobs in this country (which can, and often does, make it tougher for native-born Americans to compete), while he's easing the paths of wealthy foreigners who wish to live here and invest. Seems pretty sensible to me! This will balance out some of the toxic impact of the mainstream media, which is working overtime to blacken the name of the USA internationally. Trump's decision to incentivize what amounts to the world's best and brightest coming here to live and spend their money, but NOT to take our jobs, seems like the perfect solution.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-add-100-000-fee-to-h-1b-visas-e41ffe48?st=uesWvx
In other news, Dems and lefties are outraged --OUTRAGED, I say! -- by the "indefinite suspension" of Jimmy Kimmel. It's blatant censorship, they say! Well, maybe our FCC supremo could have handled it with more finesse, but the simple fact is that Kimmel wasn't "fired" because he criticized Trump. He was let go (we hope) because he decided to spread dangerous, provocative disinformation. Disney/ABC is, of course, in a no-win position, in the sense that they can never please the MAGA crowd and the Antifa rabble simultaneously. In any case, I hope Kimmel stays unemployed "indefinitely", i.e. forever!
Finally, note that the political fortunes of one Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, are reviving, for the simple reason that he stopped trying to sound like a centrist, and he started throwing red meat at the Trump hating fanatics who make up his party. A smart move, in the short term.
https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/democratic-primary/2028/national
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Ah, perfidious Waddy! You dare to laud such an obviously "elitist" measure ( elitist, a term I use without need of explanation or definition) as that championed by the
ReplyDeletePresident to make our immigration policy more realistic, rather than of far leftist dreamery and bad will?!
Having exhausted all manner of castigation the "American" far left cannot but resort to that most fearful of condemnations: it would say your very soul is at hazard but then they don't recognize the existence of a soul which answers to divine judgement. So they bleat you are this "ism" or that "ism" as AOC just did to the memory of Charlie Kirk. Abandon hope therefore!
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Though I don't have to suffer his rule in Kalifornia, I am glad Newsom is reverting to far left form. That appears to be the dominant trend in the Dem party and it is a constructive one. It may well bring the culture (including political culture) war to a decisive reckoning in '26 or '28. Lets have it out! We may never again be in such a miraculously advantageous position to put these incipient totalitarians to rout and rid America of their 60 year onslaught on all we cherish.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the update on The Trump Gold Card. I'm so happy about this, I'm going to celebrate by watching "Hellcats of the Navy" with Ronald Reagan.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Can it be that the MSM's customary far left cant is becoming "unfashionable"? Does that explain this continuing turn to (gasp) decency and revulsion at the viciousness of the "American" far left in both expression and action in reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination? If so it could be a staggering blow to an unrelentling far left command of that media which many of us over 50 remember as being absolutely dominant.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is part of a strategic retreat on that part of the far left's intimidated support which, for necessary economic considerations which are spurned by marxists, recognizes for its own continued existence that there must be some limits to the tactics used to "fundamentally transform" a stubborn America. That America persists in insolently defending its principles against the in
disputable , historically guaranteed "progress" the marxist "American" far left assumes an accomplished fact , drives the ferocious rear guard action fought by the now dominant revanchists in the dem party: eg. AOC, Crockett, Mamdani and their cowed apologists like Newsom, Hochul and Pritzker. They plan to go to the wall if necessary! Its present restraint could show that the MSM may not stand with them .
Dr. Waddy from Jack: So far I haven't seen a lot in the news about protestors at the Charlie Kirk memorial. I've seen something about them gathering at a "free speech area"near the stadium and one of them saying "bad things happen to bad people". Ohhhkay; that's a gem of perception and wisdom.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know much about Charlie Kirk and I think that is probably true of a lot of people. But with everybody knowing about him now I think the massive turnout for the memorial may have been caused in large part by long restrained outpouring of heartfelt support for the common sense cause he fought for.
So often people used to say "well I can't say what I want because these leftists call you this or that bad thing." But the reascension of President Trump and his stunning successes and his support by a man as great as Charlie Kirk have encouraged common sense America to express and act well. . . COMMON SENSE. No, 2+2 does not equal 5; no, America does not need "fundamental transformation". Though flawed, notably by an scourge of far left hatred of all proven positive American verities, our country is, on balance (the only common sense standard for something as complex), a just nation. And oh sure, the America haters will bleat bitter, as some pathetic coven of them apparently did even close to such a poignant gathering but their thus demonstrated futility says it all.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Its ironic but true to form for the far left "protestor" who said"bad things happen to bad people"; one of Charlie Kirk's most appealing qualities apparently was that he displayed this attitude toward far leftists" I know that not all of you engage with bad will and I'm very willing to meet you in principled, courteous debate with you on the issues. I promise I will use all of the debating skills I can muster; I will not hesitate to try to drive tanks through intellectual loopholes if necessary but I will not use ad hominem tactics." Imagine a far leftist saying that and meaning it. NOT! They go blank and the wilt when met with skilled dialectics and logical assertions meant to reduce their emotionally grounded dictations to "reductio ad absurdum ". They would have fared badly in the medieval universities' "disputatio" which required painful objectivity.
ReplyDelete" painful and self abnegating objectivity" Jack
ReplyDeleteJack, you are right that Newsom's drift to the Left probably benefits Newsom, in the short term, as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president, but it benefits Republicans, in the long term, as they seek to paint the Democratic Party as one big loony bin.
ReplyDeleteHow did the movie turn out, Ray? I always wondered who won WWII...
Jack, I didn't know beans about Charlie Kirk either, but his willingness to engage with leftists, in an era when so few people make the effort to talk outside of their chosen "bubble", was highly laudable. I don't know if he's THE reason why we made such admirable progress with young voters in 2024, but he's undoubtedly a reason.
RAY TO DR. WADDY
DeleteI fell asleep during the movie, but I think it ends with Reagan becoming President. This is How "PT-109" should have ended, instead of Kennedy's PT Boat heading out on patrol.
Ray, I'd say Reagan's inauguration day would make for a very happy ending indeed!
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