Month: August 2026

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Is the Republican Party Ready For a Blue Wave?


If you had asked me this question two months ago, I would have said yes. But the Democratic Party, disorganized as it always seems to be, has seen a big rise in the Democrat/Socialist far left wing of the party. This is good news for the Republicans because they can put up more centrist candidates and probably beat every Democrat/Socialist. The Big Blue Wave may turn out to be just a little ripple leaving the Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives. This absolutely should not be the case.

So what’s the problem with the Democrats. First and foremost, they have yet to set out a plan for economic recovery from the miserable state it is in right now. When Trump founded the MAGA movement, he was able to coalese blue collar people with the idea that they would share in an economic rise. That was the first team. But Trump kept MAGA alive during Biden’s term and were it not for Biden not stepping aside mid-term, as he had promise, it is most likely that a Democrat would have won that election. And so Trump simply pumps up his base, MAGA people. Then he plays the Wizard of Oz when Democrats, rightfully, point to the 2025 plan and tell the people that is Trump’s new playbook. But for some reason it does not resonate with the populace. Why? Most like because in the house and senate failed to point to certain portions of the 2025 document and make the people of their state realize what was at stake. Now we are seeing the result of that failure by Democrats.

The most powerful part of our government lies with the Congress. Right now it has the power to override Trump and his Iran war and command that it be over. They also have the power to end the foolish, short-sighted tariffs. When it comes to economics, Trump is clueless, save that which enriches his coffers. Trump has enriched himself to the tune of $4.05 billion (forbes.com). But the Republicans, who have control over Congress, are running in fear that if the go against Trump’s wishes, Trump will back a Republican candidate to replace anyone who dares to go against what he wants.

To show what a horrible businessman he is, his “truth social” is bankrupt. He has no idea of how to run a social network. Years ago he bankrupted two casinos! No one who has an ounce of business ability ever bankrupts a casino! Everyone knows that the house always wins in a casino setting. How did he go bankrupt? The same way he is bankrupting our country.

That said, Trump himself may be setting up Republicans for a resounding defeat come November and the Blue Wave will actually happen in spit of the Democrat’s lack of a solid and well known agenda. In the state that I now live, North Carolina, a senate seat held by Tom Tillis will be won by a Democrat. Former Democrat Governor Roy Cooper is leading his opponents by double digits in the race for Tillis’s seat. Tillis is a moderate Republican who, I believe, just got tired of Trump and the state of the Republican party. Is it possible this is happening on a national level?

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The State of Our Military


When asked about the state of affairs on the USS Lincoln carrier, President Trump stated there was nothing to the complaints about moral, food, and length of deployment. He has never understood, nor does he now, how the military works. Troops need to be rotated from a war zone back to the U.S. on a regular basis. Short of that, troop moral can suddenly plumet, which it has on the USS Lincoln which puts the entire ship in a dangerous position.

Why is the top military leader silent? Quite simply, when Peter Hegseth was put in charge, his first move was to fire all the top military leaders, include the head of the joint chiefs of staff. Additionally, he has shown that he is both a mysoginist and a racist. In the latest round of giving naval captains and colonels a star, he did not allow a single woman nor a person of color to get a star even though at least a few of them were far more qualified than those who did get that star.

Another thing, Trump has allow our cruise missle and Patriot systems to run very low in replacements. And with regard to the Patriot Missle System, he has totally ignored the extreme need for these in Ukraine. The American public, 70% according to today’s CBS polling, supports Ukraine but Trump does not listen!

Trump needs to change his MAGA to MAWA, Make America Weak Again, which he has successfully done. In World War 2, FDR made sure that the supply of necessary weapon systems was always full. Today we do have the capacity to do that. But it takes the Defense Department to put out an order to a company like Raytheon Missle Systems, in Andover MA, to increase its output which translates into awarding the company a new contract. Raytheon also makes the Tomahawk Cruise Missle which means the DoD contracting system has a very easy way to increase production. We desperately needs a large increase in production. The DoD did contract Raytheon for more Missles but the amount is undisclosed.

The point of my rant is a very simple one. We have one person, Donald Trump, who has no understanding of how the military works, and his puppet, Pete Hegseth, who only does what Trump desires.

It bothers me to no end that Trump still calls on Putin, a man who Nikolia Krushchev would have loved. Krushchev is famous for banging his shoe at the UN saying, “we will bury you.” Considering Putin was once the head of Russia’s secret police, it seems obvious that he has the same idea. What does Trump still call this man, like he is a friend, to talk to him? The man people of the U.S. overwhelmingly want Trump to talk to is President Zalinskii. That is not happening to any real extent. The administration’s view of Ukraine seems disinterested. Trump fails to see that if Putin were to win that war, he would immediately go after Moldova, a former USSR satellite as Ukraine was. But Moldova is part of NATO which Trump fails to see as a necessary organization for both Europe and the U.S. World stability requires that.

Finally, and I will be brief, China has certainly taken note of the depletion of war materials in the U.S. I would not be surprised if China took this opportunity to try to take over Taiwan. Their only question is, how much support is the U.S. capable of giving Taiwan? According to the “Naval News,” right now the Navy has 200 warships of various sizes and duties. It has 11 Aircraft Carriers, 77 destroyers, and 65 submarines with the other ships being mostly support ships. China has only 3 aircraft carriers, 75 submarines, 62 destroyers, and 59 frigates.

The American public should be very concerned about world peace right now. We can no longer support the war against Iran, unless however, Trump invades Iran with infantry divisions, the only way to win that war. Otherwise, he simply needs to admit, which he won’t, that his plan is failing miserably and pull out.