vancleef

First and foremost, I condemn the storming of the Capitol by the protesters as much as I condemn what the Left has been up to the last 12 months. There are extremists on both sides leading around a mob of gullible idiots. If I had to label myself, I'm a Centrist who leans Right. I imagine there are a lot of Centrists who lean the other way too and I hope they're as disgusted by this whole shitshow as I am. So while I lean Right, I won't defend them just because. That said, I consider many on the Left to be naive at best and loyal to a fault at worst. And vice versa. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm doing my best to be objective and neutral but everyone is calling for you to choose a side... I think the frustration is that the Right is fed up with a do-nothing government made up of career politicians whose entire agenda is "get re-elected". 48-51% of the country (depending on whose statistics you believe) voted in a Reality TV star and professional buffoon to send a message. And what did the established political elite immediately do? Try to impeach him. They were scared and rightly so. A candidate that should never have even made it to the debates was elected President. By. The. People. Voting. Not rebelling, not protesting, not burning down neighborhoods. By voting. All summer long the same people who voted peacefully watched as the Left threw a tantrum and destroyed private property, trespassed and "occupied" public and private property, and vandalized public property, specifically historical monuments. And how soon everyone forgot the IEDs being planted in Portland by Leftist extremists... Instead of the violence being condemned and immediately quelled, by force if necessary, instead you have the media defending the violence in the name of Social Justice and the politicians afraid to lose even more voters by issuing condemnation. And any opinion to the contrary, no matter how reasonable or civilized, got that person labeled Racist or Fascist. Now the Right has, unfortunately, shot themselves in the foot with this stunt. Politicians don't care if you burn down someone else's neighborhood but suddenly it was THEIR house being invaded! Watch how subtly ALL protests will be monitored and policed in the next four years. They're going to crucify this protest and it's members and supporters because NOW it's in their interest to do so. And instead of anyone looking back to try and figure out why it happened in the first place, they'll instead ignore history and just suppress a movement that should never have got to this point. The political establishment was sent a message with Trump's election and I can guarantee you that that's the last time in my lifetime that an outsider will be a serious contender for any Federal office. Did any of that make sense? Or am I just a crybaby?

Burn down some working guy's business this past summer and you're a Social Justice Warrior. Storm the hall of the people who get us into these messes in the first place and you're a rabid traitor. I'm washing my hands of anyone even remotely Left. So. Done.

Miss you bunches, Brother=From-Another-Mother! Get well soon! This place ain't the same without your Curmudgeonly comments!

My Rap Name is 2 White.

I knew there'd be side-effects but damn!

Check out the album American Highway Flower by Dada. Lots of good tracks on there.

They are totally fans of 60s music. All their songs have that influence.

Michael Gurley is, in my not-at-all-humble opinion one of the most underrated guitarists of the 90s.

Pretty sure there is going to be a slew of new Trump Derangement Syndrome videos coming...

Happy Halloween, everyone!

That should be the title of your autobiography.

Little Dude is sooooooo lucky there was a thick steel plate between him and that blast! If that was an open manhole...he'd have (literally) lost his head.

I love the advisor next to the podium with the "Rictus Smile" plastered on her face. You can totally read her mind. It's saying, "We have so lost the next election!"