Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Thank you Sir Walter Scott for stating the obvious. I was watching Chris Matthews talk about weaving a web to ensnare President Donald J Trump the other day. I am not sure what Chris was thinking, but it seems rather obvious that the web being woven is one of the most tangled webs woven in years. Deceitful and crooked I believe that the web will ensnare those that are weaving it.

The Democrats are trying to link Donald Trump to the Russians. They believe that Donald Trump was hand picked by Putin to set up the United States as a puppet state controlled by Putin. This to me is a totally laughable concept. However many Democrats believe it!

I do believe that the Democrats would love to see us involved in a war with Russia. This implausible idea is because they are not in control of the Presidency, the House or the Senate. If the Democrats could goad the Trump administration into a war they would be positively giddy. For the next election would be “Trump started the stupid war”. Think of that the next time you hear a Democrat call for war with Russia.

Unfortunately many members of the public believe in the false propaganda emanating from the Democrats. Of course I believe that Trump is to smart to fall for the rattling of false sabers. It almost seems that he may be capable of ensnaring the Democrats with their own evil web of deception.

As Chris Matthews says, where there is smoke there is fire. I think that the whisp of smoke emanating from the Susan Rice inquiry is indicative of the potential for a much larger conflagration. I see so much fuel just laying about. The threshold of plausible deniability by the previous administration is about to be breached. The vigour and enthusiasm employed by the Democrats to build a web to ensnare President Trump will be the cause of their own downfall. Unable to engage in political discourse they resort once again to treachery. I see it again and again. At some point America will open up their eyes. We will be Great!

It seems the Syrian regime passed a little gas the other day. This is not done in polite company. President Trump gave a response that was the equivalent of a slap up the side of the head. Hard enough to get their attention, not hard enough to do real damage.

Sure it is not really known what the response will be, it could devolve into a full fledged rumble. Or more likely there will be some hard feelings, and more respect. Such are the results of a well calibrated slap.

Lesson for the international community, passing gas will not be tolerated.

As I tap away on a glass to write these words I often wonder what Timothy, or as I knew him Tim, would think about these current political events. We used to talk politics, that is why I dedicate this blog to him. Unfortunately while tending to care of the injured feet of a service dog he was brutally murdered by al-Qaeda. It was a slow painful death. He was a kind person, and had a remarkable mind.

We did not always agree, however we were never angry. Tim was a Libertarian and voted Libertarian. It didn’t matter that the Libertarian candidate had no chance of winning, it was what he believed.

So now we have Trump. I have no way of knowing wether Tim would approve or disapprove. Tim would probably agree with my assessment that Trump is a great salesmen and promoter. Trump definitely has his comfort zone, as he does not stray far from his properties and planes. His campaign must have seemed an epic journey. Trump is most at home holding court in his boardroom surrounded by brilliant people. All of this does not make him a good or bad person, or leader. Sure Trump has the presence, but what are his motives.

Steve Bannon seems to be President Trump’s muse. After a brief analysis I have decided that Steve Bannon is a Libertarian. I have a pretty good history with brief analysis. Tim I believe would agree with this assessment. I believe that in his afterlife, Timothy is thrilled. What could be better than a Libertarian in charge, with the best promoter money can buy? Government will be Tim’s way.

[Edit] – A day after I wrote this the media came alive with rumors that Bannon had fell out of favor. That may entirely be true, or partially true, or not true at all. I will say revolution is a evolutionary and dynamic event. I do not expect the administration to be static in its makeup. For the Trump administration is truly revolutionary.

Way back when I first started this blog, I promised a hat. Well here it is, the promise fulfilled.

Of course it is gold. When it comes to the Donald, is there any other color? I selected a nice puffed cheese curl orange for the font. A couple of reasons for this, one would be in honour of his spectacular bouffant and complexion. One of his most commented on attributes. Another reason would b the vast majority of political commentary have no more substance than a puffed cheese curl.

At first I had thought of something nice and embroidered for the official Bubbatrump Hat. But what the heck, I’m cheap. This was about $20 from Amazon. It’s made of vinyl so it is easy to clean. It will make a great work hat as grease will easily wipe off. I am looking forward to mowing the lawn with it.

This is version 1.0, their may or may not be another. That decision has not been determined. Just heads up though. There will be other Bubbatrump items!

Try to think of an acronym for SAD. Then watch the video of the new DNC chair Tom Perez, the one where he goes on an major anti Trump rant. The video when he says Republicans don’t give a sh!t about people. The media complains about Trump’s tweets, the ones where he ends up with a capitalised SAD. After watching Tom Perez my view of the word SAD will never be the same. That my friends, is SAD.

I would like to thank Bernie Sanders for his kind words about Trump Voters. Bernie said that he did not think Trump voters were not racist, sexist or homophobic. Thank You Bernie for disagreeing with the vast majority of Democrats! Some Trump voters (I speak for myself) like Bernie voters and their involvement in politics.

I have had some perfectly rational conversations with Bernie supporters. I would say Trump supporters and Bernie supporters agree on about half the issues. Maybe there could be a negotiated solution to a portion of the remaining issues.

Sure we will not agree on everything, but we can respect each other.

Watched some protests from around the world this week. In a country with a very popular president, people were protesting corruption. Men in black showed up, dispersed the crowd and hauled some people away. In a different country, with a very unpopular president, people were protesting in support of the president. Men in black showed up and tried to disperse the crowd.

Two very different circumstances, with a similar conclusion. Fortunately in the second case, the men in black were unable to haul people away. I would like to say a few words about the second group of men in black. It would be unfair to compare them with the first group, for the first group is sanctioned by the government with the popular president. You may agree or disagree with the actions of the men in black, of either nation. However their actions and intentions are the same.

Our men in black like to be known as “The Resistance”. This is because the resistance fought the Nazis that occupied Vichy France. Unoccupied territory of Vichy France was known as the “Free Zone”. The men in black, here, fancy themselves as liberators. I disagree, they are a symptom of something much deeper, and much darker.

In reality they are operatives of the Democrat party. The government workforce is almost entirely compromised of Democrats. They believed that this past election was to be the election to end the pesky Republicans. It is true that at times the Republicans can be pesky, but I believe that a balance is needed. A Ying and Yang if you like. The Republicans represent all those that are not in the oppressive governments employ (I exaggerate only slightly). Severely disappointed at the outcome of the election the Democrat oppressors have become a party in decline, and at the verge of collapse. Unable to do anything but unsuccessfully propagate hate and lies, they now resort to outright oppression.

Amazingly, as I finish this little observation, I read that the newest DNC chair Tom Perez has asked his entire staff for resignation letters. Hopefully they reinvent themselves without the men in black. I wonder if they would want to hire a Bubba that wants to make America great?

Interesting company Cambridge Anialytica. The New Yorker magazine says it is a private hedge fund with eighty percent returns. The Cambridge Anialytica website says they are a data management company. I would think that they handle really big data. The principle shareholder is Bob Mercer, a data nerd. A man that has recently become interested in politics.

A relative newcomer to politics Cambridge Anialytica has been reported to be inexperienced and ineffective. However Steve Bannon and Kelly Conway are reported to be former associates of the company. So there is a certain linkage to the Trump presidency and the big data company.

I am not opposed to big data, it is needed to make wise decisions. Unfortunately big data has a tendency to be politicised. Data is created to support political points of view. So I am somewhat hopeful that this company doesn’t have a political agenda. At least not in the traditional sense.

The partisan naysayers will have nothing nice to say, but they never do. At this point their words mean nothing. Just mindless drivel, polluting people’s minds. Spewing hatred and destruction like a cancer on society.

Good statics are hard to find, most are created to advance a certain point of view. After seeing many Robins in the spring I asked Google how many Robins are in my state. Google replied that the Robin is not an endangered species, so nobody bothers to count them. Politics is about keeping people safe, while allowing the pursuit of life liberty and happiness. Statistics can be used to benchmark success. Politics these days is typically composed of compelling story, a data set of one. A story designed to pull the heartstrings, and enable a new self serving bureaucracy. It is a story where the Robins are ignored. The Karner blue butterfly is studied because of its rarity, in the hopes that it will delay an infrastructure project? All sorts of information about the butterfly in the state website, and none about the Robin.

So when it comes to statistics about jobs, income, insurance, do we really think we are getting unbiased information? Statistics about taxes, unions, healthcare? Yea Right.

So am I trying to make a point? Not really, just an observation. Come to think of it, it is not an observation of the mainstream media. If I think politics disappoints me, it is nothing compared to my disappointment in Wolf Blitzer and Chris Matthews. Even Fox misses the point.

I would like to congratulate partisans of the left and of the right. For all the partisans of the left, congratulations the Affordable Health Care Act still remains. Your worries that President Trump would bring wreck and ruin have been unfounded. For the partisans of the right, the Freedom Caucus, I congratulate you for your success in standing up to the nefarious dealings of the irascible President Trump.

I however am saddened, I was hoping the deal maker would do the deal. I truly thought that President Trump would make an offer that could not be refused. It appears nobody likes a moderate.

Where I live used to be called precision valley. Fifty years ago the best machine tools in the world were made in this valley. Today I listened to two separate stories on how the people that worked in the local shops made really good money. The shops were unionized, and even though the people were happy with the money they were making, the unions, wanting more would go on strike. Eventually all the big shops shut down. Closed, no more good jobs. I then added my own third story, the strike at Joy Manufacturing. At what would have been a hundred dollars an hour in today’s money, they went on strike. Those were the days.

So once again, let me congratulate the partisans in their victory. You are correct, I am the loser.

The de facto head of the Democrat party is Barack Obama. He is off on vacation at some private island. Nice that he is out of the picture. Last week President Trump claimed President Obama had “wiretapped” Trump Tower in the two weeks before the election. The press was outraged.

January 13th it was revealed that President Obama had “vastly expanded surveillance and sharing of personal information”. It was said that this was done to find the Russian connection to the Trump campaign.

I am sure President Trump has his enemies, both in and outside the intelligence community. However he also has his friends. I would not be surprised if there was not just communications preserved of the president elect, but of the president himself.

Could be that President Obama is hosting his own petard?