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Category: Politics

  • McCain stopping medical treatments.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain, the six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for his brain cancer, his family said Friday.

    In a statement, the family said McCain had surpassed expectations for survival, but “the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict.” The family added, “With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment.”

    The senator, who would be 82 next week, has been away from the Capitol since December. If he should resign his seat or die soon, Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey would name a replacement through the 2020 election. The winner of that election would serve the remainder of McCain’s term through 2022.

    The GOP currently holds a bare 51-49 Senate majority.

    McCain has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump, especially for his vote against a Republican replacement for “Obamacare,” the health care law approved under President Barack Obama.

    I hate what cancer does to people.  We should have conquered this evil long ago.  Maybe if we spend a little more time and money on cancer instead of all the Recreational Outrage over faux racism, sexism, and just about every other “ism” in the world, we can accomplish something worthwhile.   I do not care for many of McCain’s positions in politics or his lack of accountability over the years.  He is loved by many, certainly as a husband and father.  Many respect what he went through as a prisoner of war.

    I will not rejoice in his death, but my vision of the world will be slightly brighter.  I will not miss him.

  • Duncan Hunter had Withdrawl Problems.

    There was a time when the general public hardly noticed the Silver Spoon up Hunter’s ass.  Little Duncan tried to play the role of being a champion for Veteran issues in Washington.  It really sucks when we have to tell one of our own to STFU already.

    Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-California, and his wife, Margaret, arrived separately at a San Diego courthouse Thursday for an arraignment at which they both entered “not guilty” pleas to charges of using $250,000 in campaign fundsfor vacations, groceries and $600 air travel for a pet rabbit, among other personal expenditures.

    “I feel good,” Hunter said as he brushed past reporters and a small group of protesters at the federal courthouse who chanted “Lock him up” and “Shame, shame.”

    Over the past few years, I have called and emailed young Hunter many times.  He has hidden behind female staffers and refused to man up to anything.  His father had a reputation for being corrupt and his son appears to be carrying on the family tradition.

    Bail was set at $15,000 for Hunter and $10,000 for Margaret Hunter at the brief arraignment, and a hearing in the case was scheduled for Sept. 4. Duncan Hunter was also ordered by the court to surrender his personal weapons by Monday, local ABC 10 News reported.

    In a time when we need strong Conservative leaders that are capable we have to deal with the likes of Hunter.  I talked with the campaign manager of his opponent in the upcoming election and urged him to refrain from using the usual leftist loons for endorsements.

    Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and potential 2020 presidential contender, used Twitter on Tuesday to urge her supporters to donate to his campaign. Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist working for Campa-Najjar, said the campaign has seen a spike in fundraising and volunteers.

    Speaking with reporters in San Francisco, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called Campa-Najjar a great candidate but was noncommittal about diverting party funds to a district whose voters still “may decide their desire for a tax cut overcomes everything else.”

    Leftist loons will just be goofy even when you try to help them.  Sadly, Duncan will probably leave a shit stain all the way to DC after the election.  I tried to explain to the Campa campaign that being the grandson of a terrorist and constantly bashing Trump were not issues that would get them elected in a Conservative community.

    From 2009-2016, the Hunters “spent substantially more than they earned,” and used campaign funds to make up the difference as they skirted insolvency, the indictment said.

    “They overdrew their bank accounts more than 1,100 times in a seven-year period resulting in approximately $37,761 in ‘overdraft’ and ‘insufficient funds’ bank fees,” the indictment charged.

    At one point, after withdrawing $20 from his personal bank account, Hunter was left with a balance of $15.02, the indictment said.

    That is not the kind of responsible leader we need in DC.  Shame on the Republican Party for not replacing this embarrassment.  I am betting that the Crook will win over the Commie.  I just need to make sure young Duncan spends most of his time Burning Shitters and doesn’t try to be my Champion.

    DUNCAN HUNTER – I am still waiting on that return phone call you promised…you GD coward, turn in your EGA.

    The Victory Girls have a great article posted.   HERE

     

  • Some Yutz are Prancing to Smith & Wesson

    Some Yutz are Prancing to Smith & Wesson

     

    “The kids of America have to stand up when our irresponsible politicians won’t,” he said. “We’re here to elect morally just leaders that will protect us as Americans.”

    Manuel and Patricia Oliver, the parents of a Parkland shooting victim, also joined marchers and condemned Smith & Wesson for making the powerful rifle used to kill their 17-year-old son, Joaquin Oliver, and 16 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

    Manuel Oliver said the weapon isn’t even allowed to be sold in the company’s home state because of Massachusetts’ strict gun laws. “That’s an ironic situation,” he said.

    Yup, it seems the kiddies would like $5,ooo,ooo for some kind of proof that S&W is a responsible company.   Defending the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution is now morally unjust and they are looking for leaders who will “protect them”.

    Smith & Wesson has become a target for gun control activists because the company’s military-style rifles were used not only in the Parkland shooting but a number of other recent massacres, including the 2015 shooting at a California holiday party where 14 people died and the 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater where 12 died.

    Thursday’s marchers emphasized they’re not looking to see the company, which was founded in 1852, move out of the state. They just want it to step up and do its part to make the country safer.

    “I understand it’s important to the city and its employs a lot of people,” said Nate Lapointe, a 15-year-old high school junior from West Springfield. “But that doesn’t give them a free pass on selling weapons that are used to commit mass murder. At some point, we have to hold them accountable.”

    Anyone out there know why S&W is still in a state that hates them and what they do.

    March organizers also want Smith & Wesson to donate $5 million toward gun violence research because of the dearth of federally funded research on the issue thanks to restrictions imposed by Congress.

    Supporting “commonsense” gun laws and respecting the constitutional right to bear arms aren’t mutually exclusive, stressed Vikiana Petit-Homme, a senior at Boston Latin Academy in Boston and one of the event’s lead organizers.

    “You can still support the Second Amendment and still want to live and want stronger gun laws,” she said. “It’s not one or the other.”

    There is a video and everything right HERE.  They did not want their route to S&W announced because I guess they were afraid responsible leaders would not be able to protect them.  I wonder if the thought of protecting themselves has ever crossed their frail little minds.

    On a positive note, the Taurus G2C is now available for just under $200.

  • Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife; indicted

    Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and his wife, Margaret, were indicted on charges of illegally converting $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses and filing false records, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

    In response, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday evening that he would remove the congressman from all committee assignments for the time being, calling the charges against Hunter “deeply serious.”

    Among the allegations named in the 48-page indictment included instances between 2009 and 2016 when Hunter and his wife used campaign funds to pay for family vacations to Italy and Hawaii, school tuition, dental work, and even domestic and international travel for almost a dozen relatives, according to a press release from the Southern District of California’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.

    Read the full story here: Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted on corruption charges in California

    I doubt the days of taking are over. Greed is as old as man, no surprise. Drain the swamp.

  • SFC JONN V. LILYEA U.S. ARMY – Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

    SFC JONN V. LILYEA U.S. ARMY – Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

    Video provided of the ceremony this morning at Arlington National Cemetery.

    https://youtu.be/iVOypVCNtC8

     

  • Always Check the Label

    I love stuff like this.

    https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/08/20/boot-maker-jailed-for-selling-the-military-chinese-made-boots-with-made-in-the-usa-labels/

    The former head of the leading boot making company of the U.S. military was recently sentenced to federal prison for fraud after a scheme in which he imported Chinese-made boots labeled with “USA” to pass off as American-made.

    Vincent Lee Ferguson, 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to more than three years in prison for the contract fraud earlier this month.

    The former president and chief executive officer will join his Wellco Enterprises, Inc. co-workers, former Senior Vice President of Sales Matthew Lee Ferguson, 41, and former Director of Marketing and Communications, Kerry Joseph Ferguson, 36, who were sentenced in June to six months in prison, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

    Under the Berry Amendment, U.S. military uniform items must be manufactured in the United States. The company has been the lead boot supplier for the Department of Defense for more than 70 years.

    Between 2006 and 2012 alone, DoD paid more than $138 million for combat boots.

    Ferguson and his executive team’s Chinese import scheme began as early as December 2008 and lasted through August 2012, a time in which they sold more than $8.1 million worth of the fraudulent boots, according to the release.

    Two shipments of fraudulent “USA” boots were seized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection. On each pair, Ferguson and his team had the manufacturer tear away “Made in China” tags prior to shipment.

    “Falsely selling our military millions of dollars of combat boots by saying they were ‘Made in the USA’ when they are actually Chinese-knockoffs not only defrauds the government, but also defrauds the American soldier,” said Defense Criminal Investigative Service Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer. “Our soldiers rely on their equipment, from their guns to their boots, to protect this country, and counterfeit products could fail at a moment when they need them the most.”

    So there it is: check the label to see if it’s been switched. Danner makes some military-style boots, but if one of their products is made in China, they say so. Most manufacturing of that kind has gone overseas, anyway. Could be why some of it wears out too quickly, too.

     

  • Is the U.S. Army Near Becoming Obsolete?

     

    The U.S. Army once was superior to every potential adversary in terms of combat power, what it called overmatch. This is no longer entirely true. In the future battlefields, the Army will face enemies that will be extremely lethal, more numerous, fighting on home turf and able to exploit the advantage of getting in the first blow. Unless the Army takes a number of steps in the near-term, it is likely to find itself not merely outmatched, but at risk of defeat.

    We  were well on the way to becoming vunerable.  Thats what happens when you gut the military and encourage leadership in the likes of 1stSgt Moerk.

    Thankfully the Russians colluded to put an end to the decay of our military and set it on the right path.  Thanks Putin.  I am still glad I did not vote for Hillary.

    The article is available HERE

  • Army Specialist Granted Citizenship

    A South Korean-born U.S. Army specialist who sued after the military moved to discharge her has been granted citizenship, her attorneys said Friday.

    Yea Ji Sea, 29, had filed a lawsuit last month demanding a response to her citizenship application. She came to the country as a child on a visitor visa and held other visas before enlisting in 2013 under a special government program for foreign citizens who want to serve in the U.S. military.

    Under the program, recruits agreed in their enlistment contracts to apply to naturalize as soon as their honorable service was certified.

    Her lawsuit alleged that that the government improperly failed to process her citizenship application. Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled immigration officials had three weeks to decide whether to approve the citizenship application or explain the delay to the court.

    Good on her…the immigration system is a mess.  I hope we continue to fix it finally.