If Trump Caves His Presidency is Toast

As the hour approaches for President Trump's address to Congress, there are already rumors that he will make major concessions on illegal immigration. If that is true it will be his George H. W. Bush, "Read my lips. No new taxes." moment and his presidency is toast.

Mika Brzezinski Doesn't Realize Her Freudian Slip is Showing

The following exchange about Trump bypassing the media by Tweeting took place this morning on
MSNBC's Morning Joe (aka Morning Joke):

Host Joe Scarborough: "Exactly. That is exactly what I hear. What Yamiche said is what I hear from all the Trump supporters that I talk to who were Trump voters and are still Trump supporters. They go, 'Yeah you guys are going crazy. He's doing -- what are you so surprised about? He is doing exactly what he said he is going to do.'"

Co-host Mika Brzezinski : "Well, I think that the dangerous, you know, edges here are that he is trying to undermine the media and trying to make up his own facts. And it could be that while unemployment and the economy worsens, he could have undermined the messaging so much that he can actually control exactly what people think. And that, that is our job."

This is a pretty stunning admission from someone who is billed as a "journalist" and her sidekick nodded in agreement. They apparently didn't recognize their Freudian slip that revealed what they really think.

Sorry Mika and Joe. Controlling what people think isn't your job anymore than it is President Trump's!

How about everyone going back to reporting the news and telling the truth? Just a thought!

Trump's Sweden Comment Can Only Mean One Thing

The media has been buzzing over Trump's comment at his rally in Melbourne, Fl about an incident the previous night in Sweden. There was no incident. They conclude that he intentionally tried to mislead the crowd. Then the following night there were riots in Muslim neighborhoods and they concluded that it was due to Trump's comment. However, I think they are missing an even more obvious conclusion: President Donald Trump is capable of time travel.

When one jumps around in time, it is easy to get days confused so that last night might actually be tomorrow night. Trump seemingly predicts the future but if he had visited two days in the future, it would actually have been last night to him. Further, Trump never seems to sleep but my theory is he gets all his sleep in either the past or future but not in the present. Lastly, there were other riots in Muslim neighborhoods in the suburbs surrounding Stockholm: 2010, 2013, and 2014. Since the media asserts that Muslim riots in Sweden are the results of the actions by Trump, then the only logical explanation is that he went back in time and made some sort of inflammatory remark that touched off the riots.
Farfeched? Sure it is but it isn't any more so than the crazy things the lying media throws out there!

Trump Administrative Chaos

The reports of chaos in the Trump Administration by the Democrats, the mainstream media, and "Never Trump" Republicans reminds me of a cartoon I saw when I was a kid. A mischievous boy drops a cat into a dog show and you can imagine what happens. As the cat darts to and fro trying to achieve its goal - getting the heck outta there - chaos erupts as the dogs react to the cat in their midst.

The Trump Administration is like that cat. It isn't the one in chaos. It is its surroundings that are in chaos. Like the cat, Trump is doing what he needs to do. It is the others around him - the establishment i.e. "the dogs" - who are in complete disarray because they don't know what to do with an opponent that doesn't play by their rules.

Who is the boy in this example you might ask? The boys is the voters who sent Trump to Washington to shake things up. It's all a matter of perspective and point of view.

The Problem with Climate Science: The Models

There is a saying in science and engineering, "All models are wrong but some are useful." For example, if one creates a mathematical model to represent some phenomenon based on data, one usually finds the "best fit" equation. Rarely will any data point actually fall on the line or curve of the equation, so the model is wrong. However, using the model can be useful to help predict behavior within a degree of error as long as one stays within its useful range. For example, I could write an equation that matches the data for housing prices for say the time period from 1990 to 2000 and that equation would be useful to predict housing prices for 2004. But try to use it for 2005 and it would not be useful at all - remember the pop of the housing bubble? One could also use the model to estimate the price of a house (+ or - some degree of error; perhaps $3000 for example) in the past; again as long as one stays within the applicable range.

The problem with climate science is that it is based on models that haven't demonstrated any predictive value. Their predictions for the future - even near-term - have not proven to be accurate. Further, they should be able to estimate such things as past warming and cooling periods but they don't.

"All models are wrong but some are useful." Unfortunately, climate models aren't useful. Basing "settled science" on them is anything but scientific.

More On Alternative Facts

In a previous post regarding "alternative facts", I posed the question: "Ever wonder why before testifying in court, one is asked, 'Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...?' "
I go on to further explain this can be interpreted as:
"The truth - don't lie!
The whole truth - don't withhold any part of the truth!
Nothing but the truth - no opinions; just facts!"

This week we were treated to yet another example of alternative facts. It occurred when Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was ordered to take her seat during the confirmation hearing for Sen Sessions for Attorney General. Sen Warren was making disparaging remarks against a fellow sitting senator which is a violation of Senate Rule 19. She was warned but persisted. She tried to justify her remarks by noting she was reading a letter by the widow of Dr Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott King. Here again a Leftist lies by violating the second attribute of truthfulness: tell the whole truth. Warren committed a lie by omission. The details Sen Warren conveniently left out (the alternative facts) are that Ms King's letter was written around the time (1986) Jeff Sessions was being considered for appointment as a federal judge. Based on the testimony of colleagues that he was a racist which have since been discredited, Sessions was denied his seat on the bench. Furthermore, his subsequent service as Alabama Attorney General and a US Senator have proven him to be anything but a racist and actually a strong supporter of minority rights.

Once again liberals omit relevant facts in an attempt to discredit a conservative. The inclusion of the alternative facts help paint the complete picture and ultimately remove any doubt that the Senate made the right decision in confirming Jeff Sessions as the 84th Attorney General of the United States.

You Learn Something New Every Day

Hundreds of high tech companies from Silicon Valley, the Seattle area and Minnesota filed a suit to block Trump's Executive Order temporarily banning Immigration from 7 predominantly Muslim countries (Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, and Somalia) claiming, in part, that it is "a significant departure from the principles of fairness and predictability that have governed the immigration system of the United States for more than fifty years," and "The Order makes it more difficult and expensive for U.S. companies to recruit, hire, and retain some of the world’s best employees. It disrupts ongoing business operations. And it threatens companies’ ability to attract talent, business, and investment to the United States."

Just to be clear we are talking about Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, and Somalia here.
I had no idea what fertile ground these countries are for recruiting high tech employees and as a source of investment capital.

Chalk this one up to "You learn something new every day."

What a steaming crock of excrement!

The Truth About Alternative Facts

When Kellyanne Conway introduced the world to the term "alternative facts", the Left immediately began equating that to lies. There is just one problem. By doing that, they are continuing in their own deception.

Ever wonder why before testifying in court, one is asked, "Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...?"
The truth - don't lie!
The whole truth - don't withhold any part of the truth!
Nothing but the truth - no opinions; just facts!

It is the second part that causes all the problems. As standard operating procedure, the Left and their lap dogs in the media conveniently leave out facts that contradict their world view. In this whole controversy, that is where the lie really resides.

Regarding Gorsuch

Judge Neil Gorsuch from the 10th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals was nominated this evening by President Trump to the US Supreme Court. He was unanimous confirmed by the Senate for his current position. Despite this, he will be fiercely opposed by Senate Democrats and he is already being called "way outside the mainstream of legal thought" and as having "extreme views" by the likes of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY).

My questions are:
Senator, are you lying now when you say he is unfit or were you lying then when you said he was because you can't have it both ways?
Is there new information or did you just fail to do the proper "Due Diligence" before giving Gorsuch your approval back in 2006?

Pardon me Senator, I didn't catch that. Would you mumble your response again, please?