VIDEO: Pres. Trump names anti-Trump names at CPAC

Here's something to close out the month with, a great video of the once and future President Trump, speaking at CPAC.

 

Here's the key point of his speech: "Our movement of proud, hard-working American patriots is just getting started, and in the end we will win. We will win!" 

I'll say it again... stay tuned!

Biden tries to rewrite four years of American history

Earlier today, Walt wrote that Sleepy Joe Biden now snoozes in the Oval Office, waking every now and then to undo some of the good things done by his predecessor. Indeed, everything he does -- or is made to do by the puppeteer who pulls his strings -- seems calculated to erase from the history of the Disunited States President Trump, and all his works, no matter the consequences.

This past Wednesday, Mr Biden revoked seven Executive Orders issued by President Trump between 2017 and 2021. The White House offered no explanation for the revocations, so let's take a look at them to see if we can discern any rationale other than that argued above.

Among the Executive Orders was one of the first signed by President Trump, titled "Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System". It set out the Trump administration's policy on financial regulation, with the first listed goal to "empower Americans to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth." What's wrong with that?

The policy also sought to "prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts" and "enable American companies to be competitive with foreign firms in domestic and foreign markets." Not bad ideas, surely!

China Joe also countermanded an April 2018 EO titled "Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility." It directed the federal government to reform the welfare system around a set of core principles, including improving economic independence, targeting benefits for people with low incomes, and reducing "wasteful spending by consolidating or eliminating federal programs that are duplicative or ineffective." Is it that the Dumbocrats are in favour of wasteful spending and inefficient welfare programs?

Another casualty of the New Order was a memo that unshackled the Department of Defense from collective bargaining constraints in order to give the military maximum flexibility "to cultivate a lethal, agile force adaptive to new technologies and posture changes." Will Americans be better protected by a military constrained by policies and spending limits devised during the Obama years?

Also included in the list of revocations is a COVID-19 Executive Order that directed federal agencies to address the economic repercussions of the Dempanic by "rescinding, modifying, waiving, or providing exemptions from regulations" which could imperil economic recovery. Do the Dems really not want the country to get on its feet again as quickly as possible?

One of the later EOs issued by President Trump directed the federal government to review funding for localities like Seattle, which took a lax stance on the Antifa anarchy and BLM riots of last summer and fall. Why should the administrations of Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis and other Democratic strongholds be held to account for failing to protect their residents and public and private property? Let the federal funds flow again!

Another Executive Order revoked was one titled "Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture", which directed a sweeping stylistic overhaul of federal architecture with a focus on a return to classical and traditional forms. Also undone was one of the last EOs, which forbade unelected bureaucrats from initiating or signing off on federal rules.

What do you make of all this, dear reader? I can't see in the cancelled orders any link or anything in common which would move a sane and sensible President to revoke them. I can only conclude that Mr Biden simply intends to undo everything the Trump administration accomplished over the last four years. No other explanation makes sense. It's anti-Trumpism, Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) writ large. That's all. 

Let me give you one more example. The Biden administration recently cancelled Operation Talon, a Trump administration programme aimed at removing convicted sex offenders living in the United States illegally. [You can't say "illegal", only that they're "undocumented". Ed.] Dismantling Operation Talon effectively allows sex offenders, who by any measure of commons sense should be deported, to remain in the US of A.

Operation Talon would seem to be something that everyone should support, but the loony lefties who run the Dumbocratic Party (and now the federal government) don't like it. Why? Perhaps because President Trump put the programme in place.

A letter sent by the Attorneys General of 18 states to Mr Biden, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Acting Director of ICE, pointed out the problems with the cancellation. "The United States' population of illegal immigrants includes disturbingly large numbers of criminals with prior convictions for sexual crimes. ...during the period from October 2014 to May 2018 ICE arrested 19,572 illegal aliens with criminal convictions for whom the most serious prior conviction was a conviction for a sex-related offense.

"Meanwhile, [the letter continues] an increasing number of illegal aliens are entering the United States after having been previously convicted of sexual offenses. The cancellation of [Operation Talon] effectively broadcasts to the world that the United States is now a sanctuary jurisdiction for sexual predators. 

"This message creates a perverse incentive for foreign sexual predators to seek to enter the United States illegally and assault more victims, both in the process of unlawful migration and after they arrive. It will also broadcast the message to other criminal aliens who have committed other offenses that any kind of robust enforcement against them is unlikely."

The letter begs perhaps the most important question: "If the United States will not remove even convicted sex offenders, whom will it remove?" The White House has so far not answered.

Further reading: "Wait...These Are the Top Three Concerns for Democratic Voters? Yes, It's Insane", by Matt Vespa, on Townhall, 25/2/21.

Saints needed to stand up against the "most anti-Catholic President"

So says Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, a priest of the Diocese of Arlington VA and director of Human Life International. In his curiously-titled essay "In Gratitude for Joe Biden", published yesterday on the CatholicCulture.org website, Father Pokorsky calls Sleepy Joe "the most aggressively anti-Catholic President in history."

Why, then, should we be grateful to him? We'll come to that shortly, but first let's ask Father: But doesn't Mr Biden make a great show of being Catholic? Did he not say, in 2005, "The next Republican that tells me I'm not religious, I'm going to shove my rosary beads down their throat!"? 

That is true, says Fr. Pokorsky, but  despite Mr Biden's outward show of piety, "for most of his political life — from his consistent pro-abortion record to his officiating at a gay wedding in 2016 — despite his Catholic affiliation and public pious practices, Joe Biden has magnified and institutionalized countless major violations of the Ten Commandments."

"The hypocrisy rivals that of the chief priests and Pharisees, and is worthy of the same condemnation," Fr. Pokorsky writes. "Indeed, Biden is the most aggressively anti-Catholic President in history."

Why would the priest say that? Because of the hypocrisy -- the dichotomy between his outward show of piety on the one hand and his record of supporting evil on the other. "Biden’s habitual and unapologetic sinful acts are on full display." 

There's a lot more to being a faithful Catholic, Fr. Pokorsky says, than carrying a rosary, the priest declares. "It is presumptuous and dangerous to proclaim oneself as a devout Catholic or to encourage (or even allow) the description." Indeed, Jesus said, "Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father..." (St. Matthew 7:21 DRV)

China Joe's positions on key moral issues are hardly consistent with his description of himself as a Catholic. For instance, he has declared himself committed to codifying Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. And he has promised to appoint judges "that respect foundational precedents like Roe."

But wait, there's more.... Mr Biden has also called on Congress to quickly pass the Equality Act, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. And there's his nomination of Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. See "Biden names never-Trumper and gender ideologue to HHS", WWW 26/2/21.

Fr. Pokorsky argues persuasively that Mr Biden's insistent claim that he is a devout Catholic forces an "unavoidable choice." We either: stand with the Church and reject Biden's "iconic culture-of-death policies," or we join those who "celebrate Biden’s flouting of Church teaching."

So why should we be thankful that Sleepy Joe now now snoozes in the Oval Office, waking every now and then to undo some of the good done by President Trump? Because, Father says, "The election of Biden has forced a crisis. From the ashes, we can expect the Holy Spirit to raise up successors to those who opposed another anti-Catholic tyrant: Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More. May there be many of them!" Amen.

2nd Cdn Chief of Defence Staff resigns over sexual harassment claim

Less than a month ago [on February 4th, to be exact. Ed.] Walt told youthe sad story of Canadian Army General Jonathan Vance, who was forced to step down from his position as Chief of Defence Staff over concerns about his alleged intimate relationship with a junior officer. Tsk, tsk. "Me Too!"

That was kind of funny (not "funny curious" but "funny haha") because Gen. Vance was the driving force behind "Operation Honour", the Canuck military's PR campaign to quash sexual misconduct in the forces. French-speaking members of the military quickly transformed the name of the exercise into "`Op On Her".

Nothing deterred, the alleged government of Liberal Prime Minister Blackie McBlackface appoint a new CDS, in the person of Admiral Art McDonald. In announcing the appointment, Mr Socks praised him in these words: "Vice-Admiral Ronald... sorry... Art McDonald brings decades of experience in a variety of command and staff roles, and I am confident that he will provide dedicated leadership to the Canadian Armed Forces as they continue to respond wherever is needed to protect Canadians and our values."

"Canadian values"... yes... sure. Just two days ago, Adm. McDonald sent a message to all Canadian Forces personnel saying he was committed to earning their trust as well as taking bold action against sexual misconduct! 

The ink was barely dry on the press release when a source contacted the meeja with a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, complete with the specific file number for an ongoing police investigation that had been launched a month earlier. 

A victim had come forward and multiple witnesses were providing corroborating statements to police, the source noted. Just seven hours later, 45 minutes before midnight, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (the Hero of Afghanistan -- you can look it up) announced the CDS was "voluntarily" leaving the job "until the probe was completed." 

Whether Adm. McDonald will regain his position as Monarch of the Sea remains to be seen, but at least Canucks can be glad that, unlike the British Navy, which has always "run on rum and buggery", Her Majesty's Canadian Navy is staffed by officers and men [and women. Ed.] who are resolutely heterosexual.

VIDEOS: Biden names never-Trumper and gender ideologue to HHS

Walt's absence for the last few days has been necessitated by the speed and audacity with which George Soros' First Puppet (aka Sleepy Joe Biden) has moved to erase from the history of the Disunited States President Trump, and all his works, no matter whether doing so helps or hurts the nation. I needed time to catch up. 

China Joe will be assisted in his anti-Trump mission by a slew of radical activists who have been appointed to top levels in his administration. Chief among these are Dr (((Rachel Levine))), picked to be Biden's Assistant Secretary of Health, and Xavier Becerra, an attorney and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017, nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Dr Levine is described by the lamestream media as "a gender non-conforming biological male who identifies as transgender". I think this means "she" is a transvestite (or cross-dresser, as we used to call them -- like Ed Wood), or maybe a trans woman wannabe who hasn't had the operation yet.

"Her" appointment represents the triumph of the alphabet people and gender ideology over the old-fashioned idea that God created one man and one woman. "She" advocates "gender fluidity", the insane notion that people should be able to switch back and forth from one mode of "gender expressiion" to another, and that the state (i.e. taxpayers) should assist them, by paying for surgical and chemical "gender reassignment". 

In this video, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) asks Dr Levine a pointed question about the surgery, which he likens to female genital mutilation, a barbaric practice common in certain [read: Islamic] parts of the Middle East and Africa.

   

Unless the sane members of the Senate can prevent it, Xavier Becerra will become Dr Levine's boss. Mister Becerra is not a doctor, but a lawyer (and lapsed Catholic) who has been tireless in fighting for the killing of innocent unborn babies. ["Abortion rights", shurely. Ed.] 

Most recently, as Attorney General of California, Mr Becerra has spent a lot of his time suing President Trump. He took the Trump administration to court 110 times, making him a key figure of the anti-Trump "resistance". Apparently that qualifies him to take over leadership of the fight against the Covid Dempanic, but Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) can't figure out how. Nor can a number of eminent doctors. Here's the video.

   

 And then there's the admitted supporter of Islamic terrorism who's been named to the Department of Homeland Security. [We regret that limitations of space prevent us from posting anything more. M-106.]

Puzzle page: Which headline is "real news"?

The more I surf the net, the more websites and blogs I visit, the harder it gets to tell truth from fiction. Here are three headlines I saw this morning. Your challenge is to figure out which one(s) are "real news" and which one(s) are satire. No fair clicking on the links!

A: UK Police Apologize For Campaign Warning Brits That ‘Being Offensive’ Is A Crime 

B: Biden Administration Looks to FEMA to Help Combat Domestic Terrorism in Wake of Capitol Attack

C: John Kerry Personally Warms Texas By Flying Private Jet Around

Yes, "C" is the satirical article. Congratulations to Mr O. Leo Leahy, of Dinkytown MN, for being the first to spot the painfully obvious. Your prize is in the mail!

For those who didn't follow the links, and still think that "A" could only be satire, check out this photo.

You can't make this stuff up. And yes, truth is often funnier than fiction!

Dumbocrats seek to bar President Trump from burial at Arlington

Reconciliation? Bringing a divided nation back together? The Democrats have no interest in healing America. Their single-minded goal is revenge on the 45th President of the US of A for having defeated the anointed one, Hellery Clinton, in 2016. 

Their quest for retribution began on the day President Trump was inaugurated, culminating in not one, but two impeachments by the House of Representatives, one of which was pursued even after Citizen Trump had ceased to be President.

What's really important to the Democrat anti-Trumpers (and RINOs who support and enable them), is that, although he was ultimately acquitted both times, Mr Trump was impeached twice. According to H.R. 484, a bill introduced in the House of Reprosentatives in late January, that's enough to disqualify him from burial in Arlington National Cemetery!

Of course the gutless lefties don't have the courage to call H.R. 484 "The Punish Trump Forever Act", or anything like that. Nooo... It has been dubbed the "No Glory for Hate Act". It would "prohibit the use of Federal funds for the commemoration of certain former Presidents," namely those who have faced impeachment proceedings from the House on two separate occasions.

The bill would also restrict the use of government funding to "create or display any symbol, monument, or statue commemorating" a twice-impeached president, and it would bar the naming or redesignation of any federal building or land after Commanders-In-Chief in question.

Let's see now... Which American Presidents have been impeached twice? It would seem that the bill would apply only to President Trump. Quelle surprise! To Walt, H.R. 484 looks like this.