The One Big Political Obfuscation Of 2026

 The American economy is a unique machine. For the most part, it can turn a deaf ear to the constant stream of negativity we are forced to listen to daily on our state run media, the 24/7 talking heads babbling incoherent gibberish, and a badly damaged, corrupted, partisan, failing two party political bureaucracy that continues to be completely out of touch with the people it supposedly represents. Contrary to the cynics, we are fortunate that President Donald J. Trump is our President and we are doubly blessed for his historic attempt to dismantle a bloated, out of date, fiscally bankrupt, corrupted, and incomprehensible government.

Except for paid professional protestors, genuine Americans feel that there are many more important issues that should be on the minds for all elected officials rather than the nonstop rants about anti-Israel and pro Palestine rhetoric, criminals having more rights than victims, illegal immigrants causing crime after being set free, and other Liberal fantasies. Americans would really like answers to how our economy can move forward again, how to create jobs for legal citizens, eliminating government fraud as seen in Democrat hell hole Minnesota, how to make our country energy independent, how to pay down or eliminate our national debt of thirty nine trillion dollars, and how to eliminate identity and cyber theft. In my clear estimation, all the ingredients and polices are now in place for America to ascend to new heights hitherto unattained. But the biggest enemy to this progress are elected officials and paid-for media that continue to either ignore or trash all positive progress in the name of hatred and inferior superiority.

Perhaps the greatest vehicle to this new age of financial independence and prosperity is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) of 2025. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is truly an economic work of art and will promote massive economic growth for our economy. However, few in our economy and fewer in our elected ranks really know or understand how this bill will impact them. Republicans (especially state Republicans like those in Connecticut) never propound the economic value of the bill leading me to believe if they have any understanding or appreciation of it at all. Since Democrats do not want any capital growth whatsoever and many Republicans seem to have no sense of aggressiveness nor appreciation towards development of the economy, I will show some of the benefits for you and your family from OBBBA, as none of these politicians seem either willing or able to do the same.

 As stated on the White House site, “The One Big Beautiful Bill delivers the largest middle- and working-class tax cut in United States history. The President’s legislation will put more than ten thousand dollars a year back in the pockets of typical hardworking families. This is the most pro growth, pro worker, pro family legislation ever crafted.”

“This bill drives a blue-collar boom with tax relief for workers, support for small businesses, and investments in American manufacturing. OBBBA delivers the largest middle- and working-class tax cut in United States history.”

“In the last ten years, CMS admitted that improper payments for Medicaid have exceeded half a trillion dollars. In just the past year, taxpayers spent fifty-six billion dollars on benefits for able bodied adults abusing the system, and over a million illegal aliens are receiving free health care on the backs of taxpayers. OBBBA removes illegal aliens, enacts work requirements for able bodied adults, and protects Medicaid for the truly vulnerable.”

“OBBBA delivers on President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda by funding the Golden Dome missile defense system and modernizing our military to prioritize lethality and readiness. It fully equips our war fighters with the resources they need while modernizing and revolutionizing our equipment and technology."

“This is not a partisan bill. Democrats shut themselves out by supporting higher taxes, open borders, and giveaways to illegal immigrants. OBBBA delivers on Republican promises to lower taxes, secure the border, cut spending, and put Americans first.”

(https://www.whitehouse.gov/OBBBA/)

Tax cuts, economic stimulation, and putting Americans first instead of last. What is not to like about this bill? Yet little is known about it, and while it is understood that most Democrats wish to destroy all manner of independent wealth-building and capitalism, it is becoming increasingly clear that many Republicans fail to talk about this bill daily and dilute their chances to an overwhelming reelection in the midterms this November. But as we know, there are still a great deal of weak-willed RINOs who love to show their pomposity within the Republican Party. They create discord and aloofness for the country to see while offering little in the way of solutions to the problems they have compounded during their tenures. These people are sadly of no help to anyone in driving anything positive.

But it is much worse for Democrats. The saddest thing is that there is no such thing as a sane Democrat anymore, if you happen to be one. The Democrats have been taken over by the ultra-liberal, socialist, and communist wing of their party. They offer nothing at all for the people they supposedly represent and are oblivious to the long-term damage they are creating in our country through violence and their disregard for the rule of law. (Or, this is the new Democrat objective?)

Another part of the bill that receives almost no mention is the Trump Children’s Savings Account. This account will include all American children under eighteen with a valid Social Security Number making them eligible to establish a Trump Account. Parents or legal guardians can open and manage these accounts on behalf of their children. One thousand dollars in seed money will be provided for these accounts for new births, and President Trump encourages philanthropists and businesses to participate through his Fifty State Challenge to help fund them. And a number of these people have come online, including Ray and Barbara Dalio of Connecticut and Michael Dell. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/17/ray-dalio-trump-child-savings-accounts.html .

One can imagine investing in this account from birth throughout a child’s lifetime to create a strong financial foundation and economic future. A future that represents economic growth and prosperity for young people in our country. Some have even said it will be a huge force against Communism. It will also teach parents and children financial literacy and financial education, which is sorely lacking in 2026. It is a win for children and families and a win for our economy as covered by my friend and colleague Tony De Angelo on the January 29 THIRTY WITH TONY POLITICIANS AND THE NEUTRON BOMB THIRTY WITH TONY 1 29 2026 .

There is a great deal to love about our economy and President Trump’s economic programs. Sadly, the Democrat Party, in its infinite hatred of America and all things President Trump, wishes to destroy any economic order, any rule of law, and any truth that goes against their vindictive and disgusting socialistic narrative. To exacerbate this sad situation, many weak-willed or ignorant Republicans do little to nothing to promote the exact medicine that the American economy needs and fail to provide this badly needed contrast for American citizens.

We do live in the greatest country in the world, a country that millions gave their lives to keep free since 1776. As we approach our two hundred fiftieth birthday, I am one of many Americans who are thankful for President Trump and his economic policies, plans, and future vision for our country. A country that has survived for two hundred fifty years will do so repeatedly if sound economic and personal freedom principles are adhered to. Americans have woken up, and their voices are finally being heard, contrary to what the Democrat Party, waffling Republicans, and biased state-controlled media want us to believe.

The American Dream will not die. It has woken up yet again under President Trump, and that is an absolute fact. And this will be a fact that no one will be able to run from.

The Affordability of Courage

What makes something affordable? How is that defined? And does affordability mean different things to different economic groups in our economy? And why has Connecticut become so unaffordable to those remaining legal, working, middle-class, law-abiding citizens who remain? These are all legitimate questions for the upcoming Connecticut Governor’s race, which is fast approaching.

The election is starting off as scripted. Several candidates have emerged from the minority Republican Party, each with very different ideas and political ideologies, while the Democrat Party begins its familiar, fanatical condemnation of all things President Trump. Meanwhile, Ned Lamont, the ruling/ unaccountable King/Governor has humbly announced that he is running yet again for another term. Left-wing, socialist, communist-leaning young Democrats may also enter the race, declaring that Lamont is unfit to serve any longer because he is too old and not liberal enough to govern. They will threaten him with a primary if he does not give them what they demand. This amounts to free universal health care, free rent, free public transportation, free public education from birth through graduate school, free cell phones, free food, and anything else that comes to mind over the next few months. If you are one of those humble working taxpaying citizens of Connecticut, you will be paying for this as the Federal government is on to the continual waste, fraud and abuse that is the Gold Standard of the omnipotent Connecticut Democrat Party. The spigot for all of that foolishness is about to be cut off by the Trump administration. Trump administration orders review of federal funding in more than a dozen Democratic states | CNN Politics.  

The line is being drawn in the sand for November 2026.

So how does this apply to affordability? Or does affordability have something to do with courage?

If a candidate for Governor, especially a Republican, would boldly state out loud that Connecticut is no longer affordable and present a coherent and genuine citizen-centric economic plan to reduce the economic stress and pain of living in this state, they might actually be heard and could win the election by an overwhelming margin. And if Republicans also ran a candidate for every State House and Senate district rather than leaving many uncontested and unrepresented, this would represent a radical shift in campaign strategy and indicate a seriousness heretofore not present in what has been a weak and disjointed Republican Party. With a gubernatorial candidate advancing such a genuine, citizen-centric plan, they could realistically win General Assembly seats along with statewide offices such as Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, and more. It really can be done if someone has the courage to address it, and clearly commit to ending the irritating deference to the state workforce and the Connecticut Administrative State.

Affordability in a one-party-ruled Democrat Connecticut, can easily become the ticket to real change in state government. Contrary to the daily deranged rhetoric of Connecticut Democrats and their paid followers, toadies, and lackeys, the reality is that they have made the state totally unaffordable. Excessive local and state taxes on nearly everything especially income taxes, high and excessive business taxes, user fees, vocational taxes, license taxes, gas taxes, electric taxes, natural gas taxes, and high sales taxes have all contributed greatly to the economic destruction of this once-prosperous state. It cannot be denied that the progressive, unyielding, anti-economic- tax rates and  administrative burdens and oppression of Connecticut have damaged the state to the point of becoming a bottom-five state in the country for business and economic performance.

Excessive and unchecked state spending driven by political nepotism with no transparency and sparse resistance at best, have helped nurture these high taxes that have vandalized the economy. This entire wretched mess could be stopped with a rational citizen-centric  Republican plan to cut the bloat of an ever-expanding state government that shows negative meaningful economic results year after year, especially when Connecticut has yet to recover from the Great Recession of 1989 thirty-six years later. Think about how poor that economic record is to run on in every election. But somehow, the omnipotent and incompetent Democrats remain in power, year after year (after year). How is that even possible?

2026 is really Custer’s Last Stand for the once-great state of Connecticut. If Connecticut is to survive both socially and economically, the Republican Party must reject its RINOs and all fealty to the administrative state and its agencies, and claim policies and programs that jump-start the state through lower state spending, lower state taxes, a real adult energy policy, and true transparency in how the state operates. Freedom of Information laws and requests should not be secrets from Connecticut taxpayers. The cries for a citizen DOGE must be heeded and propounded forthwith. The $100 to $150 billion in short- and long-term debt and unfunded liabilities should be discussed and debated daily, along with these real citizen-centric solutions presented.

This election, like the elections of the past 36 years, represents a true social and economic turning point for the state. This year, the Connecticut Democrat Party is out of deceptions, lies, and smokescreens to cover up its inability and lack of desire to represent the legal voters and taxpayers of the state. The Republican Party has a perfect opportunity to flush out the corruption, crime, deception, and fraud that the Democrat Party has utilized for personal and financial gain for years.The change is there for the taking. Does anyone have the vision and the courage to get Connecticut back on track? 

That is what Connecticut voters are voting for in November. And as of the time of this writing, this type of vision and courage is what we are still waiting for.

 

 

Connecticut: The Economy Stinks. So, Let's Make Things Up.

 

“Small businesses are the heart of our communities and economy. Yesterday in Southington, I toured F&F Concrete Manufacturing, spoke with local business owners, and visited Southington High School to hear from students about their goals.”

“Showing up and listening matters.”

(Ned Lamont, Governor of Connecticut- “X” Post- January 15, 2026)

As more and more businesses leave the state or close up in the face of that irrepressible “Ned Mojo,” https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/macys-closing-cheshire-south-windsor-distribution-centers-cutting-over-1000-positions/, as small business farmers are being driven off of their farms due to tax policies that are abysmal even by Connecticut standards, https://www.wfsb.com/2026/01/13/state-leaders-push-moratorium-some-farms-see-300-increases-under-new-assessment-rates/ and as irrational energy policy is not replaced by simple and effective fixes, (Study: Nuclear, natural gas would save New England hundreds of billions over renewable mandates)  any sane person can only wonder if Governor Lamont is the least bit sane as none of his nattering represents the sad reality of the crumbling of Connecticut. 

(https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/study-nuclear-natural-gas-would-save-new-england-hundreds-of-billions-over-renewable-mandates/)

Several prominent historical figures (most recently, Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot) reminded us that if we do the same task repeatedly with the hope of achieving different results, we are insane. Mr. Perot should have moved to Connecticut, where insanity has been the Gold Standard of the ruling Connecticut Democrat Party and the Connecticut administrative state for many years. The “moderate businessman” Governor Ned Lamont in professing his continual love for Connecticut, is the equivalent of Mark David Chapman who expressed his love for The Beatles by assassinating John Lennon in 1980. There simply is no rationality or reason for the economic dealings of Connecticut where destruction and business closure is now an almost daily event. And for solutions, that is easy. There has never been a problem that the Democrat-run state government cannot “solve” by simply throwing more Connecticut taxpayers’ money at it.

The true reality is that Connecticut still suffers from many of the same problems it has faced since 1989. The economy in particular is consistently ignored and overlooked, as it has been for more than 35 years. Connecticut has never economically recovered since that recession of 1988–89. According to the September jobs report published in December, Connecticut is losing jobs. The state ranks 50th in payroll growth from 1989 to 2025 and is one of only three states that have failed to fully recover from the Great Recession.
(https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/carstensen-federal-budget-cuts-structural-gaps-put-ct-jobs-at-risk/utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Equipment%20supplier%20buys%20Southington%20building%20for%20%241%204M%20%7C%20Developer%20buys%20CT%20office%20tower&utm_campaign=HBJ%20Today%20011326)

Since 2020, the state has continued to lose jobs while state spending has grown dramatically since 1989. During this same period, Connecticut’s population depending on the year, has either declined or remained stagnant. Businesses come and go, with fewer new business formations occurring unless subsidized by taxpayer-funded incentives and goodies from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”). But in Connecticut, facts do not matter. According to a recent U.S. News & World Report ranking on fiscal stability, Connecticut ranks 48th out of 50 states.
(https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/fiscal-stability).

Given these facts, why isn’t Connecticut’s economy the central theme of the 2026 election? Why aren’t Republicans screaming about this, daily? Why are they silent on these most critical matters? There is ample data showing that Democrat control has coincided with long-term economic decline since 1989 . Year after year, we hear the same rhetoric: more spending here, more spending there, more “SomethingCT”- type organizations need to be set up, more funding is needed for nonprofits, more cash for state employees, more cash for education, and more spending ad infinitum. And this increased spending has produced dismal results. Businesses continue to close, residents move out of state, crime persists, illegal drug abuse remains widespread, and infrastructure continues to decay.

None of Connecticut’s political class questions why the state spends roughly $27 billion annually with little to no measurable economic growth or meaningful resolution of these chronic problems. At the same time, the state ignores between $100 and $150 billion in short- and long-term debt and unfunded liabilities. How is this a successful economic policy? And how does it benefit Connecticut businesses or taxpayers?

But Connecticut is extremely good at one thing. Faking. Faking of grandiose faux economic programs. Faking of grandiose economic programs such as “QuantumCT”    https://www.quantumct.org/, where the state has committed $121 Million dollars to fund a dream concept of quantum computing that will save the state of all of its ills. A review of the website indicates no commitment in this regard of any economic worth. The resident economist of the University of Connecticut has clearly stated that this project will take years to bear any fruit, if it ever does. The usual state GOP silence on matters such as this has become deafening. (My friend and colleague Tony De Angelo did an excellent job of covering these economic farces on the January 15 THIRTY WITH TONY) THE CONFIDENCE GAME THIRTY WITH TONY JAN 15 2026 

Regardless of the continued taxpayer-supported efforts at prevarication and fakery, the reality is that Connecticut has massive economic problems. Connecticut has massive debt problems. Connecticut has massive illegal immigration problems. Connecticut has many serious challenges not aided a historically docile Republican party yet Democrat Party leaders are more concerned with exempting themselves from the laws they impose on others, while engaging in daily incoherent and irrelevant attacks on President Trump and common sense.

Pick almost any topic. Can anyone clearly explain why criminals appear to have more rights than victims in Connecticut? Or why illegal immigrants should be supported without question by Connecticut taxpayers? Or why Connecticut forbids police to arrest and detain illegal aliens? Or why Connecticut’s state government stripped citizens of their right to earn a living during the pandemic while Governor Ned Lamont’s hedge fund was able to profit?

Connecticut desperately needs change from top to bottom in its stale, entrenched Democrat-controlled state government. That government has driven the state into an economic quagmire with no clear path forward.

Perhaps Republican candidates for state office can finally have the courage to make this the central issue of the election: You are not better off under the Democrat Party regime that has governed and failed Connecticut for decades.

With lower taxes, less spending, a renewed commitment to law and order, real accountability, and transparency at all levels of government and new leadership, Connecticut can once again become a vibrant state. 

The time for that change has finally come.

 

 

The Law Is a Jackass (And So Are You, If You Follow It)

 Do laws really exist in our society today? Or do we have a choice as to which laws we follow and which laws we do not? Minnesota is an excellent example of this question. Minnesota does not appear to be an isolated case, as other Democrat Party strongholds are also showing signs of fraud, paid professional protestors, a complete and total failure of governance, incompetent and excuse-ridden elected officials, and a growing disrespect for the rule of law in our country. It is well-settled that Minnesota has a serious, ongoing corruption debacle within its Somalian community. Fraud is rampant across several different social services programs in the state. Estimates of the fraud now exceed $9 billion, which is a sickening waste of taxpayer money. 

The magnitude of this waste, fraud and abuse caused a Congressional Hearing to take place on January 7. Here is an overview of what had transpired:

In his opening remarks, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) stated the following:

“Federal prosecutors estimate these criminals have stolen at least $9 billion. The breadth and depth of this fraud is breathtaking. And I fear it is just the tip of the iceberg. Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minnesota’s Democratic leadership have either been asleep at the wheel or complicit in these crimes. They failed Minnesotans and all Americans, handing millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudsters. They failed children and others in Minnesota. They failed their own state employees, some of whom have come forward as whistleblowers. How could they allow this massive fraud to go on for YEARS? This is why we are here. We must expose this theft of taxpayer dollars and hold everybody accountable who let it happen. The American people demand jail time for those who stole their hard-earned money and accountability for officials who sat by as resources were drained.”
(https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-minnesota-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-ignored-rampant-taxpayer-fraud-and-silenced-state-whistleblowers/)

Minnesota State Representative Marion Rarick stated:
“I am a member serving on the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee. I message with whistleblowers almost daily. Their message has been consistent. They are grateful for our attention to this fraud. They have explained that they live in constant fear of retaliation. 

A former compliance specialist stated that the Minnesota Department of Human Services (“DHS”) functions in the opposite manner of what you would expect. Minnesota employees who suggest improvements, (or report fraud, heaven forbid), face significant retaliation. The messenger is shot. In 2019, employees alerted Minnesota DHS officials to sloppy contracting practices that were not legally compliant. They were later escorted out of the building, faced lengthy investigations, and received involuntary transfers.”

Unlike past Presidential administrations, The Trump Administration is not taking this gross malfeasance lightly. To date, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has charged ninety-eight defendants in Minnesota fraud-related cases—85 of whom are of Somali descent. Sixty-four have already been convicted. The DOJ has also issued over 1,750 subpoenas, executed more than 130 search warrants, and conducted over 1,000 witness interviews.
(https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-minnesota-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-ignored-rampant-taxpayer-fraud-and-silenced-state-whistleblowers/)

The following testimony came from the same hearing cited above.

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) stated:
“According to the FBI, the $250 million in federal taxpayer money stolen was funneled into luxury cars, homes, and lifestyles. The Committee is back today because this fraud is just the tip of the iceberg. Do you all believe the Walz administration seriously pursued whistleblower reports of fraud?”

State Rep. Rarick responded:

“I think the Walz administration seriously retaliated against whistleblowers. Threats of firing them.”

Rep. Foxx concluded:
“Innocent American taxpayers are collateral damage in their reckless disregard for taxpayer funds. Hardworking American communities are left to pay the price.”

To me, this says it all—a complete disregard for both the rule of law and taxpayer money. However one underlying fact is crystal clear: While one side of the citizenry believes in the premises of laws, consequences for lawbreakers and the benefits of America and its freedoms, the side most clearly tied to Blue-State Democratic leadership is fighting a war against decency, freedom, common sense and truth, amount other things. They really do not care about whatever lie they propound and perpetuate, as long as it meets the objective and gets the job done. You see, laws and right and wrong are not applicable to them.

As we know, the federal government has also acted by sending ICE agents into Minneapolis, Minnesota, to locate illegal immigrants in the city, some of whom may be involved in the widespread social services fraud scandal and other heinous crimes. Naturally, when ICE enters an area, there seem to be never-ending protests against their presence. As usual, cries from the Democrat Party help fuel anti-ICE fringes, culminating in yet another unnecessary death of an irrational woman this past Wednesday. If a law enforcement official requests that you stop, why is this wrong? Aren’t they in charge of law and order in our country? By simply complying and answering ICE law enforcement officials’ questions, this person who died would still be alive today. That is the simple yet harsh truth of what happened, contrary to the usual Socialist/Democrat response. Their anger, cries, and incoherent gibberish mask the plain fact that the rule of law exists and that some of us in society still follow it. Paid protestors shouting everything from “Free Palestine” and “Free Maduro” to “Down with ICE” created an incoherent rhetoric of hatred against all things American. This is the reality of the Democrat Party in 2026: a party that lacks ideas, lacks solutions, and—most importantly—lacks respect for the rule of law.

But I submit unto you that this disdain for all manner of lawfulness is fought with a zeal and violence far beyond the conceptual understanding of mainstream Republicans and Conservatives that believe it is still 1995. They search for reason and discussion with Democrats and leftists that are only interested in the destruction of all things American, and sane thinking be damned. At one point in 2025, Tim Walz supercharged his constituents by comparing ICE to the Gestapo. (https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05/19/dhs-hits-back-tim-walzs-dangerous-rhetoric-comparing-ice-gestapo). California Governor Gavin Newsom, presiding over the serial destruction of his own state, continually defends Tim Walz and demonizes President Trump as the root of all evils (https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsom-blasts-ices-state-sponsored-terrorism-after-minneapolis-killing/). More attacks against law enforcement by illegal aliens happen in other cities (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/federal-agents-shooting-portland.html) . And given the absolutely propitious and perfect timing of the January 7 Minneapolis ICE shooting, one can only wonder if this event was perfectly calibrated to take the world’s eyes off of the Somalian multi-billion dollar fraud scandal and paint miscreants such as Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey as innocent victims, something that would have been impossible one day prior. My friend and colleague Tony De Angelo did an excellent job of exploring this possibility-becoming-probability on the January 8, 2026 THIRTY WITH TONY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0tN24XnARo) . The fact remains that these leftists and Democrats see every day as a war against all things good and decent, and they have no commitment to decency, transparency, nor reason to bring their wicked concepts to pass. They will simply kill you (and if necessary, themselves) to accomplish their objective.

So, what caused this massive Democrat swing to a lack of reason and domination at all costs including one’s life? Is it because the laws do not correspond with the political ideologies of those who wish to disregard them? Is it because the Biden Administration and other Democrat-run states and cities simply do not care about laws if their disjointed and slurred policies take priority? Do you really want to live in a state of constant chaos and anarchy? Some, do. It is clear that many in the Democrat Party want to nurture this chaos and anarchy for political benefit and that is all that matters to them.

Law and order, rooted in the Holy Bible, are the foundation of our society. Following the rule of law makes life better for everyone and truly does save lives. The Democrat Party’s disrespect for the rule of law and ethics in government needs to stop immediately, and in the interim must be aggressively fought by anyone carrying a label that says “Republican”. Leftist and Democrat arguments and temper tantrums show how severed they have become from what is actually happening in this country. 

May God finally free America from the wretched cancer now known, as the Democrat Party.

January 1, 2026. America And Connecticut Are Once Again Fighting A Revolution

 Its 2026, and we begin yet another new year. It is America’s 250th birthday. The slate is clean and ready for new actions, achievements, directions, goals, and fulfillment. We are hopeful that our lives will change for the better, and we hope for peace in the many areas of the world torn with conflict. It is an exciting time to be an American. Those who are Christians in our society look to God for the energy and power to keep pushing forward and not yield to the evils that burden our society. Christians are not fearful, contrary to what educated non-believers want society to believe. They can withstand anything and everything thrown at them as they have for over 2,000 years. But then as is now, we have doubters, malcontents, and non-believers. While non-believers worship around their false idols, they also worship all things government. Their false idols in some cases, are the leaders of different governments that buy and cheat their way into power with a superior, self-glorifying nature of being somehow great leaders, when in true reality they are the reason and cause as to why we have so many problems in our society. Once again, America is in the throes of revolution, and the battle is renewed on America’s 250th birthday year.

All of my life, I have written about societal corruption and problems. Today, there is a great divide in our society over having a different belief than the other side. One side does not believe in illegal immigration, the murders of innocent people, the use of all types of illegal drugs, free taxpayer cash given to fraudulent organizations with no worries about repayment, horrific and unnatural physical sex changes at a young age, the hunting down of political enemies, and the dictates of non-elected activist judges who arrogantly claim unfounded legalities as law. The other side embraces this rhetoric and lies while screaming how their pompous views are always correct.

Conservatives and God-fearing people are told that they must obey this tortured and painful cancer of what liberalism has become over the years. For what reason? Has liberalism, socialism, and/or communism resolved any problems such as illegal immigration, human trafficking, the illegal drug trade, murders of innocent people, starvation, homelessness, massive national debt, and corruption in government? Has it really solved these problems? No, it has made them much worse, and its daily mantra of hatred toward all things natural and normal has grown stale. Yet brainwashing continues, as we see with the different liberal, socialist, and communist figures who have gained office over the past few years. And one must point out especially to our liberal friends that over half the country does not accept their ideologies, creed, or failed doctrines. These ideas do not work, they never have worked, nor will they work in the future. Many better-educated and higher-quality liberal people of past years tried these ideologies and policies and failed miserably. These people were simply better, more thoughtful, and more intelligent than this current crowd. So now, how can these current people be any type of solution?

But conservatives are not dealing with rational premises when it comes to liberals, socialists, and communists. They are dealing in many cases with unchecked anger, hatred, rage, and violence. It is their thought that counts only, they are always right, and we are always wrong. They are allowed to be violent, ruin both public and private property, and then are allowed to walk away unchecked from their lawless vengeance. Laws need to be followed by others, not by them. It is sickening to watch liberal destruction and be forced to accept it, thanks to the destruction of accountability and lack of government competence and coherence in many locales cursed by the very same liberalism and socialism.

If one doubts the failure of liberalism and one-party rule, all they have to do is open their door and step out of it if they live in Connecticut. For in Connecticut, every single horrific and destructive policy finds a home. Also as discussed in past articles, corruption from the office of the Governor through various state agencies remains either winked at or unchallenged by any politician or candidate. But there is a solution. Money. A lot more of it. Like the disaster of the capitol city of Hartford. It is recommended that a mere $450,000,000 be injected into this floundering sinkhole, and by using the good counsel of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”)  Hartford can finally be saved,  A much better solution would be to abolish the DECD and turn the City of Hartford into a tax-free economic opportunity zone, but liberals never think of private incentives as such thought is sinful in their religion of government.  https://www.courant.com/2025/08/03/a-450m-fix-for-troubling-ct-office-vacancies-eye-popping-price-looked-at-for-converting-to-new-use/

Elections are coming in November. “Experts,” who in my opinion have little grasp of what is really going on in both our economy and society, will be blaming President Trump for the failures of others. Millions upon millions of dollars will be invested in buying offices at all levels of government. Can you imagine if every dollar spent in the upcoming election were actually spent on real improvements for the country? But that will never happen, as the name-calling, insults, hatred, and lies will be ongoing 24 hours a day in our “non-fraudulent and safe” election process. The games have once again begun. Solutions to anything are in short supply, as we are told that wasting more taxpayer money on the politically connected will somehow “solve” the ills of society. Since it has never worked before, there is a legitimate question as to why 2026 will be the year when all things magically fall into place.

We pray that America will win this current struggle and survive another 250 years more as we battle the deceptions of failed government and social programs. We are still trying to understand what our forefathers created back in 1776. And we know fully how horrific a country under the grips of the fiasco known today as liberalism can be and needs to be addressed for the last time. We need a true give-and-take of ideas that can actually create real solutions for our country. The incoherent gibberish we are continually force-fed is an insult to the fabric of our country’s founding. We need actions and resolutions in 2026. The operative question is, is there any elected official willing to provide that quality in this most critical year?

 

An Ode To 2025

Depending on which side you are on politically, socially, and even morally, 2025 was either the best of times or the worst of times.

To me, it is beyond clear that the first year of President Trump's second administration has been a vibrant and energizing time for much of our country. His actions, reactions, and forceful leadership are making major inroads to many of our Nation's ills. President Trump has attacked illegal immigration by closing our borders, arresting criminal aliens, and deporting them. We are looking at energy independence once again, while energy prices in many areas have gone down dramatically. Economically, we are seeing lower taxes for both individuals and businesses, while the President wants our country to become self-sufficient and produce more goods domestically. This new production helps to create new jobs and economic stimulation for our economy. Crime is falling, especially in Washington, D.C. The President is attacking the illegal drug problem head-on with positive results. Law and the rule of order have become priorities, not some fantasy. Internationally, President Trump helped to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire while getting higher defense spending from NATO nations. America is respected once again and there is hope for a new Golden Age.

But sadly, there are a number of Trump-deranged brain addled people that see these positive developments through an entirely different lens. To them, the first year of President Trump’s second administration has been deeply divisive and destabilizing for much of the country. They will say that his impulsive actions, erratic reactions, and confrontational style have exacerbated many of our Nation’s long-standing problems rather than solving them. They will say that his immigration policies have focused on harsh enforcement, family separation, and mass deportations that critics argue undermine human rights and America’s historical role as a nation of immigrants. They will claim that the Trump energy independence policy favoring fossil fuel interests will threaten long-term climate stability and be the death of us all, even as energy costs remain volatile for many households. They will claim that the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” of 2025 only favors corporations and the wealthy regardless of the extremely favorable law changes for modest citizens. They will claim the cities were safe and the Mexican border was secure under Alejandro Mayorkas and Joe Biden, and all should have been left alone. They will claim assaults on narco-terrorists are an unjustified attack on the innocent and the vulnerable. On the international stage, while the administration points to a Gaza ceasefire and increased NATO defense spending as victories, these poor souls will argue that America’s global standing has suffered due to damaged alliances, transactional diplomacy, and diminished moral leadership. They also view the horrific surgical mutilation of children as a human right that should be taxpayer-supported. What is astounding is that these naïve and often deranged individuals cannot grasp the economic, social, and physical destruction that would happen to them and the country if any of their irrational policy concepts were put into effect for any period of time. If this happened, the country would simply accelerate into chaos and upheaval.

Given this additional obstacle of the deranged and the deluded in the United States of America, President Trump and his administration have much more work to do over the next three years in addition to continuing to daily fight the incoherent Democrat Party, non-elected activist judges, and a media who despises all things Trump. It is truly beyond comical to watch some days. Can one imagine how far we could grow as a country, economy and world if President Trump was actually allowed to govern without both hands tied behind his back? What would happen if all of the Democrat outbursts, tantrums, lawsuits, and incoherent gibberish spewed finally stopped, and they actually offered something other than their same failed liberal, socialistic destructive programs and policies that have done little, if anything, to solve the problems in our country? Do we all live in the same country? Because in 2025, it does not seem that way.

And then, 2025 brought about the phenomenon of the recalcitrant Blue state, which zags every time the Presidential administration zigs. One of the biggest examples of this pathetic social and economic regression is Connecticut, as it continued its accelerated decline in 2025. An arrogant and omnipotent ruling Connecticut Democrat Party controlling all state and national offices daily accelerate the economic and social ruin of the state. Elected officials such as U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro, and Attorney General William Tong cannot hate President Trump and things Republican enough for their daily shows of anger. These individuals and others from Connecticut's Democrat Party communicate daily in front of an obedient, state-run and paid media with their disjointed, garbled, muddled, and unclear statements and non-solutions to the disasters of the state. The state is a bottom feeder economically, with high taxes on a local and state level, a poor economic climate hosting a mere $100 to $150 billion dollars in short- and long-term debt along with unfunded liabilities. Yet "gender affirming care" and horrific child mutilation is the priority of these fools who feel that they are superior to those people they supposedly represent.

Perhaps there is hope on the horizon with an election for Governor upcoming in 2026 that will feature Governor Ned Lamont against, someone. But will that special "someone" finally attack and root out the sickening Lamont and other state corruption that has become a state hallmark? Given the progress to date on this front for years by the State GOP, one cannot be hopeful. Many including myself have written about the lies, fallacies, and theft of the Lamont administration with little result other than a global awareness that many things are horribly amiss. Connecticut taxpayers still do not have any answers with the 2020 COVID-19 debacle, the suspect business in the secret REOPEN-CT Committee meeting in the super-secret ADVANCE CT, Ned Lamont's family hedge fund (Oak HC/FT Partners), investments in Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service provider, and Unqork, both having documented common-investment ties to "Infosys." Nor are any answers forthcoming from associated companies relating to the COVID-19 crisis that include "Thermo Fisher Scientific," "Sema4," "Core Informatics," “Centrellis,” "Ocrulus," "Urjanet," "1Life Healthcare," "Galileo Health," "Castlight Health," "Paladina Health," and "VillageMD," to name several. Nor are there ever any answers to the questions concerning the Lamont-related Cayman Islands partnerships, large Cayman Islands deals such as the "Horesebarn Hill Investment Fund" hiding in the UCONN Foundation, and other incoherent economic deals working through “quasi-public” organizations such as the now-clearly Lamont-connected (and covert) “Connecticut Innovations.” It is all a compounded lack of transparency by Ned and company. Perhaps I am in error. Will this be the year that these subjects be throttled upon in the upcoming Governor's race? I can truthfully say that if they are not, the status quo will continue without any resolution whatsoever. This result is totally unacceptable to any law-abiding, right-thinking, decent and taxpaying citizen in the state.

As 2025 draws to a final close, I am optimistic on the direction of our country, but not so for Connecticut. Many are very thankful that we have President Trump, not a President Biden or Harris. Many want a new "real" Governor for Connecticut, not more of the scams, schemes, and “beardings” of the Ned Lamont gang. We still live in the greatest country in the world, contrary to what some misguided individuals want us to believe. We can and will overcome the internal and external forces that wish to destroy our states and country with a failed socialist and communist agenda. We can become self-sufficient in our economy and provide upward economic mobility for all, not just the elite political ruling class that continues to stifle all viewpoints that they do not agree with.

God Bless America today and every day. Happy New Year to all. And let us work and pray that things finally (finally) change, in Connecticut in 2026.

 

 

Incompetence. The Democrat Gold-Standard Of Governance In 2025

 In a review of 2025, let us look at a history of governance and leadership by our best and brightest elected officials, all of whom are Democrats, or were hired by a Democrat.

• January 1, 2025: The New Orleans Bourbon Street massacre unfolded tragically. Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was completely blindsided, unaware of the barriers that should have been in place. This incompetence allowed a truck to plow through the crowd, resulting in fifteen deaths and ISIS flags being waved. The city council demanded her resignation, but Kilpatrick did not care. She even admitted that she was unaware that the barriers even existed. And she continues in her ostensible non-job of police employment to this day.

• January 8, 2025: Los Angeles wildfires raged out of control. Mayor Karen Bass fumbled the response with botched evacuations and delayed aid as she jetted off to Africa. Elon Musk tweeted to millions calling her "utterly incompetent." Homes turned to ash and lives were scorched, while Bass dodged questions and blamed the wind. A negligence lawsuit is now on the horizon. And she continues as Mayor to this day as virtually no damaged homes have been rebuilt in the region.

• August 20, 2025: Rhode Island's "Drunk AG Girl" incident caused a major meltdown. The Assistant Attorney General (Connecticut Native Devon Flannagan Hogan),while heavily intoxicated, trespassed at a fancy restaurant. She berated police officers on Nationally seen body cam footage in a horrific spectacle, demanding, "Do you know who I am?" Despite a zero-tolerance policy, she was only placed on leave and was given an ostensible break by her work colleagues in her sentencing.

• November 29, 2025: Governor Tim Walz's Somali fraud fiasco erupted in Minnesota. Billions in Medicaid funds were swindled under his clueless and hopeless watch, with half potentially fraudulent. Somali refugee programs were implicated in laundering cash. Donald Trump blasted the state as a "fraud hub." Walz downplayed the issue, leaving taxpayers to bear the financial burden. Great public outcry is also leveled at Minnesota Congresswoman Ilian Omar, who continues to smile, take no responsibility for the scandal and somehow attributes this financial and governance rape to Donald Trump.

• December 13, 2025: A Brown University shooting of multiple studying students turned into a nightmare. A gunman went on the loose, with suspected links to other institutions. Security measures failed colossally, and the manhunt was botched. Inane and embarrassing press conferences featuring leaders of questionable qualifications and blatant agendas droned on for days spewing politico-babble as the good people of Providence walked in fear. At last count, all people who participated in this farce remain employed leaving the same good people of Providence and all of Brown University under daily jeopardy.

(Note: “Drunk Girl” Devon Flanagan works under Peter Neronha, the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island. With the suspected shooter found dead this past Tuesday, the good people of Providence are now breathing a sigh of relief )

• December 10, 2025: Waterbury, Connecticut faced a second, larger water main break leaving 60,000 residents without water for days. Healthcare facilities and schools were crippled by the outage.      Waterbury's decrepit infrastructure finally crumbled under neglect, leading to finger-pointing among officials. Residents described the situation as "horrible," with restoration efforts moving slowly amid escalating blame.

 

Of course, if you are a skillful Democrat incompetents, you must be very skillful in deflecting your personal responsibility towards any disaster that you, yourself are responsible for. Waterbury is no exception: “Working together, there is nothing we cannot achieve. Waterbury's best days are ahead of us.” — Democrat Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski, Jr., 47th Mayor of the City of Waterbury.
(https://www.waterburyct.org/administration/mayor)

However, clean water may not be one of those areas that Waterbury can achieve.

“The catastrophic failure of a high-pressure line in Waterbury’s aging water system left Connecticut’s fifth-largest city, and most of two suburbs—Wolcott and Watertown—without water Saturday, forcing a scramble to keep two hospitals open and bring in water by tankers and truckloads of bottles.

City officials said an earlier failure of a 10-inch water line installed in 1901 undermined a 42-inch, 55-year-old transmission main that burst with explosive force late Friday night on Thomaston Avenue by Waterville Park, launching pavement into the air and shattering windows.”
(https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/water-line-failure-waterbury-leaves-about-100000-without-water)

Needless to say, the public water situation in Waterbury will continue to be precarious, at best. You cannot drink the water, nor would most people want to bathe in it. One may also question why a Democrat-run city’s infrastructure for something as critical as water is still relying on a 124-year-old pipe along with a 55-year-old transmission line to supply the city. Of course, no previous Democrats in Waterbury over the past 20 years have ever been proactive about this situation as well. And ostensibly, Waterbury pays employees quite well via tax dollars that are charged with the responsibility of the city water system. Waterbury’s annual budget exceeds $446 million. A closer look shows that employee benefits, including pensions and health insurance, total over $114 million. Pensions and retiree health benefits alone account for more than $86 million. Combined, these costs exceed $200 million annually—almost 45% of the city’s total budget.
(https://www.waterburyct.org/filestorage/103431/104943/2025-2026_Mayor%27s_Proposed_Budget_Presentation.pdf)

The city also receives substantial aid from the State of Connecticut. Waterbury is a Connecticut example of a cash faucet city with no results and incompetence in governing, even though officials claim they are attempting to upgrade the water system. In private business, this type of crisis would not be tolerated and those responsible would be fired, but in government it has somehow become expected and the persons responsible never are removed.

And then we move to Providence and Brown University. Providence, Rhode Island will forever be enshrined in the Hall-of-Fame of political incompetency in its obtuse and fumbling efforts to locate a criminal who killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University. University. What went on with Brown truly boggles the mind. A gunman just walks in to set up a killing machine. Security reportedly became lax, with camera monitors turned off, non-functioning or otherwise nonexistent in addition to other security failures. As a result, innocent students studying in a classroom were murdered in cold blood. And many students and their parents are now counting the cost of their woke ideologies and their hatred of police and law and order. For they are now learning a bitter and costly lesson. Neither incompetence, nor being woke, stops a bullet.

Police have been defunded in many parts of the country, while crime, contrary to false statistics presented in places such as Washington, D.C., continues to rise. Consider the daily antisemitic attacks occurring in Democrat-controlled New York City. For what reason? Have we become a lawless society? In many cities and states, it increasingly appears to be so. And what will the cost of this lawlessness be? How will those of a liberal mindset feel about being victimized and attacked? For they too will find out that neither incompetence, nor being woke, can ever stop a bullet.

One must also ask what would happen if a prominent Democrat became the victim of a crime, particularly at the hands of a repeat offender. How quickly would the narrative change? Or would President Trump somehow be blamed—as he seemingly is for everything since the nation’s founding? Regardless, they too as well, will find out that neither incompetence, nor being woke, stops a bullet.

Sadly, political incompetence takes many forms not necessarily dealing with immediate attacks of hostile violence. There is a form of incompetence which is much more subtle (and far more devastating) than any one incident. It is the destruction of an entire state economy leading to confirmation of its defeat as a welfare state. In that connection, Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut has now officially given his state the economic last rites by condemning it to perpetual beggar-welfare status as other states are aggressively availing themselves and using the incredible economic provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to create economic opportunity and to empower its citizens.  Lamont and his ilk and minions never seem to ask themselves why their states have so many poor and so many needing help and never try to fix things. They simply hand out more of your tax money and blame Donald Trump more frequently. https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/18/lamont-aid-food-pantries-planned-parenthood/ My friend and colleague Tony De Angelo did a terrific job on his December 18 THIRTY WITH TONY show describing this very subject: https://x.com/TonyDeAngelo7/status/2001746474439426413. It is a sad situation, and in my opinion Republicans do a very poor job in not making this critical point clear and evident for all.

Accountability is in short supply today. Competence is even more scarce. Too many people shrug and look the other way when crimes are committed, whether shoplifting that raises costs for consumers or cold-blooded murder that wastes innocent lives while offering little justice for victims. Even more are silent at gross acts of political malfeasance to where Republicans, especially in Connecticut, never complain about Democrat incompetence such as the economic destruction of the state. Many Americans have had enough of the incompetence of government—elected officials, un-elected officials, and a legal system that often protects criminals over victims—along with the endless nonsensical fixation on President Trump.

Incompetence in governing has become the norm in our country. It must end, or we risk ceasing to be a country at all.