Trump Resigning?

It is reported that the President will not hold out for a wall.

All hail, President Mike Pence!

Ken Schetter Is Right

Several years ago we were very well-acquainted with this neighborhood.  It's still a very nice area.  Except for.....

Ken Schetter of Shetter's [sic] Automotive says the catalytic converter on a Honda on his lot was stolen overnight Sunday and it's not the first time it's happened. 

In a Facebook post Monday, Schetter said:

"Arriving at our business this morning on the corner of Howell and Oklahoma, we found numerous vehicles vandalized and a few cars with catalytic converters cut out of cars. This seems to be a recurring problem....

Well, then, Ken, what about it?

...So, FYI, we are now going to be actively HOPING we have someone come try this again. We confident that the second amendment and our concealed carry licenses will allow us to protect our property and our customers property. Please, we welcome these scumbags to return to our business. They will not be met with kindness, forgiveness, or understanding."...

Ah!!  The High-Speed Lead Solution!!  The Taxpayer-Relief Shot!!

Since it's Milwaukee, the usual busybody hens are a-clucking.

..."I adore Ken and I adore his business, I understand his frustration but as a community member guns don't solve any problems," said neighbor Carrie Sullivan....

Tell you what, Carrie:  you take the overnight guard-shift OR pay Ken's casualty-insurance bills, and Ken will keep his guns at home while he sleeps soundly.

Deal, Carrie??

Pete Hill, UW-W's Honorary LIAR

A "psychology professor" married a handsy perv (far beyond Joe Biden territory) and doesn't notice his little problem?

She's going to "teach psychology??"  She'd be far more credible if she were teaching "Stupid Wife Tricks."

Meantime, Mr. Feel-em-Up has his own problems:

[Pete] Hill, through his attorney, "vehemently denied" any wrongdoing to UW System's independent investigator.

He lies.

When he was 18, 19, 22, his actions would have been shameful and stupid but not likely prosecuted.  At his current age, they are shameful, stupid, dreadful, and pathetic.  He's not being prosecuted today, either, and he can thank God for that small favor.  He can also thank God that fathers don't shoot people like him on sight.

Send Them to Tammy's Neighborhood!

The story:

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 6,500 illegal aliens who have been convicted of homicide and sexual offenses in Fiscal Year 2018.

Tammy doesn't want The Wall, of course.  In her alleged 'mind' the US owes all immigrants housing, food, medical care, and good jobs.

Well, then, how about we send all 6,500 of tho rapists and murderers to Madison, where Tammy lives?  Hell, put them in her neighborhood!  We know that 80+% of her neighbors voted for Tammy, so they certainly won't mind, either.  They could organize cooking and baking circles just for the murderers and rapists that Tammy so desperately wants here in the US. 

I'm sure that she will see to it that they are taken care of.

"Mercy" Over "Justice" Primacy? Really??

Pp. Francis, continuing his crusade against Catholic doctrine, came up with a strange one.

...“Even in the Papal States, this inhuman form of punishment has been resorted to, ignoring the primacy of mercy over justice.”...

Catholics are hardly alone in teaching that God is the Perfection of Mercy AND Justice.  There is no 'primacy' in that equality.  It is conceded that mere humans, such as Pp. Francis, cannot understand this; it is mysterious.

As Taylor Marshall has demonstrated (and he's hardly alone on this; see Ed Feser for another take), capital punishment was enshrined in the Old Testament and is affirmed in the New; St Paul conceded that the State had the authority FROM GOD to execute Paul himself for certain transgressions.

That "from God" trips another question.  We know that marriage is also "from God", right?  Does it seem to you that Francis has a problem with that which is "from God"?  He's loosey-goosey on adultery, and now doesn't seem to care much for justice.  He's pushing "synodality", which as Cdl. Burke reminds us, is another indisputable doctrine directly from the lips of Jesus. 

What is it with this guy??

Hmmmmmm???

Chalk-Talk on Socialism

Courtesy of Ace

The Suicide Sermon

This is represented to be the sermon preached in the case of an 18-year-old suicide in Michigan.

It did not meet the desires of the Mommy or Daddy of the suicide, who were looking for a lot more ObamaRainbowsPixieDust and a lot less doctrine.

Even then, this can hardly be considered Mean or Cruel.  Except by a hysterical Mommy who missed every single Catholic Doctrine class ever given and caused her husband to make a fool of himself during Mass.

My heart goes out to you, Mr. & Mrs. [REDACTED], and to you [REDACTED]'s siblings [REDACTED], to Grandma [REDACTED] [REDACATED]'s many aunts & uncles & cousins. 


It is with great difficulty that I stand before you knowing the pain and anguish you are going through. But I am aware, as well, that I am only a humble, unworthy mouthpiece. I ask God to use my words to bring the light, comfort and healing you need. Is there any hope to offer in this moment? Must we
only speak of our profound grief, our indescribable sorrow, even our anger and confusion at how such
a thing could have happened? Is there any word from God that might break into our darkness like a ray of light? Yes, yes, a thousand times. 


If we Christians are right in believing that salvation belongs to Jesus Christ, that it does not come from us--and that our hand cannot stop what God allows for us, then yes, there is hope in eternity even for those who take their own lives.

Having said that, I think that we must not call what is bad good, what is wrong
right. Because we are Christians, we must say what we know is the truth –that taking
your own life is against God who made us and against everyone who loves us.
Our lives are not our own. They are not ours to do with as we please.God gave us life, and
we are to be good stewards of that gift for as long as God permits.The finality of suicide makes this all the worse. You cannot make things right again. Neither can [REDACTED].

(PDF plays havoc with Blogger.  Read the rest at the link.)

Frankly, that sermon is jam-packed with sympathy and encouragement.  Kudos to Fr. LaCuesta!!

The RoadBuilders KILL POLAR BEARS!!!

You may have differences with the RoadBuilder lobby because they really, really, really, like taking your money and stuffing it into their pockets, preferably with sneaky little "self-increasing" gasoline taxes. 

(Never mind the fact that many Wisconsin highways are deserted for most of the day; see Hy 151 southwest of Madistan and Hy 26 south of Jefferson).  But I digress.

The REAL objection to the RoadBuilders?

Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It is second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet.

But, while cement - the key ingredient in concrete - has shaped much of our built environment, it also has a massive carbon footprint.

Cement is the source of about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to think tank Chatham House.

If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world - behind China and the US. It contributes more CO2 than aviation fuel (2.5%) and is not far behind the global agriculture business (12%). 

They kill baby seals, polar bears, and kittens!!!

V. D. Hanson Goes Ballistic. He's Right.

Little more need be said, and it certainly cannot be said better than how Hanson does it.

....The globalist alone knows how global warming threatens us and how the ignorant masses must sacrifice to cool things down, how nationalism supposedly causes world wars, how sexism, racism, and homophobia have warped Western, but non-necessarily non-Western, society, and how human nature can be modified to avoid these pathologies through greater coercion, more relevant social education, improved material conditions, and greater secular ecumenicalism—a far better religion than calcified Christendom. The Western consumer—fat, “lazy,” played out—surely does not need any more affluence or income. His nation, therefore, can afford to subsidize, through his superfluous lifestyle, far nobler international crusades for mankind.

The nation-state then is passé. Transnational organizations, the larger and more powerful the better, tame mindless Western chauvinism, while enhancing and making invaluable alternative post-Western paradigms. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the chief executive officer of the World Bank, the Secretary-General of NATO, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the President of the Council of Foreign Relations, the president of CNN Worldwide, all these are certainly to be listened to in a way an elected senator from Kansas, the nuts who stirred up the gilets jaunes, the unhinged Poles and Bulgarians who wanted to build fences on their borders, or renegade British MPs pushing for Brexit should not be....

There's a breaking point coming soon.  

It is NOT co-incidence that the Elite Globalist Cabal is ripping the "Rule of Law" to shreds in the US with its unhinged, maniacal prosecutions of Trump-people and patriots (like Mike Flynn), nor that the current Pope is ripping the Roman Catholic Church to shreds with contradictions of established doctrine (see the 'death penalty' e.g.)

If you look at the financing for all of this demolition (completed, in-process, or attempted), you'll find that it comes from .......ahhh........suspicious.........sources, ALL of which are card-carrying anti-Catholic (ergo, anti-Christian) sources, no matter that some claim to be 'Christian' or "Catholic."

It's not what they say.  It's what they do that counts.

"News"? It's Just Entertainment TeeVee

The local SeeBeeEss outlet managed to run another dark-toned/dark-voiced story on The Shutdown.

It's the End of the World as we Know It, ya'know, and they're going to pound this thing until we all understand that Orange Man Kills Kittens, Children, and Others of Whatever Stripe, then Serves Them Up for Christmas Dinner at Mar-a-Lago.

Yah, right, OK.

It's not a "shutdown."  It's really a partial eclipse; 80% of Mordor on the Potomac continues to occupy your businesses and homes, oppress your initiative, and line its pockets with your earnings.  And when the 20% (classified as 'non-essential') return to their task, they get ALL the salary that they lost.

It's really a Christmas bonus:  no work, all pay!!

But the Masses need Entertainment.  So the Dark Voices will continue to bray:  Orange Man Bad!!  Orange Man Bad!!!  Orange Man Bad!!

Hey, NFL!! I Have a Suggestion for Halftime!!!

It is reported that the NFL is scratching to find a music act to fill halftime at the Super Bowl.

Question:  what actual football fan gives a flying fart about "half-time acts"?

It seems that this "act" stuff was dreamed up by some NFL poohbah's wife.  That's nice.

Maybe the NFL should consider hiring the Hallmark Channel to produce their half-time entertainment  and REALLY alienate the remaining football fans.

"Statement Released by Lawyers": I Smell Rotting Corpses

Some guy who does NOT deserve the title "father" dragged his 7-year-old daughter through a desert and did not feed her, nor give her water, for seven days or so.

She arrives here (illegally, of course) and her body finally gives up.

Now some lawyers release a statement accusing Border Patrol of negligent homicide.

Some lawyers are perfectly happy to find rotting corpses.  It's their natural habitat. 

Go National, Lose Your Seat

There have been a lot of rumbles about how Walker could have lost the race.

Norquist has some thoughts on OTHER races which might apply here, too, but as usual, there are a lot of reasons, not just one or two.

Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, said that President Trump was not to blame for many Republicans losing their seats to Democrats. 

He singled out Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., who last month lost the Orange County seat he had held since 1989. 

“Trump is not the reason Dana Rohrabacher didn’t do any work,” Grover Norquist told the Washington Examiner editorial board. “Dana hasn’t done any work since before he could spell 'Trump' in that seat.” 

Norquist, a veteran conservative activist, linked Rohrabacher, who will cease being the representative for California's 48th Congressional District next month, to other Republicans who concentrated on building a national image rather than focusing on their districts...

Hmmmmm.

Soros, Obozo, and Pp. Francis

Interesting little item here.

The writer begins by questioning the Aussie Gummint's trial of Cdl. George Pell.  This trial was about allegations of abuse dating back quite some time.  But that's not the controversy.  The controversy is that Australia declared that the trial (and its result) be kept secret.

Huh?  Secret?

Well, we all know that Pell was found guilty and intends to appeal.

But maybe abusing boys was not Pell's real crime.

See, good ol' George Soros apparently has tossed more than a few bucks into the Vatican's lap and those bucks were not reported on the Vatican balance sheet.  The money was discovered by Pell--but suddenly (!!) there were accusations (!!) back in Australia and Pell had to leave Rome. (!!_

You'll find it curious, too, that the Vatican's auditor had been wiretapped and suddenly the Vatican's outside audit firm stopped work at the direction of Cdl. Parolin, the Secretary of State (#2 most powerful man in Rome.)

Hmmmm.

Meantime, it's also revealed that the NSA (under Obama) has been tapping the phones of a lot of Catholic heavyweights, including Pp. Benedict and (ta-da!!) Cdl. Bergoglio (now Pp. Francis.)

Well.  We know that Soros has to be very pleased with Francis' yappaflappa about 'taking in refugees' (no matter how many of your citizens they kill) and "borderless world" and the Menace of Warming, etc., etc., ad nauseam.

Think all that money may have had something to do with all this?

If not, then think again.

UW-Whitewater Chancellor Fired

We Normies got word a couple hours ago that the Chancellor(ette) of UW-Whitewater, whose husband was a GrabAss Master, has been canned.

The cause has not been announced, but we'd suggest "Gross Stupidity."

Abortion, Inc. vs. Little Sisters--AGAIN!

You already KNOW which appeals-court has ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor must (again) pay for abortion and birth-control.

So that SCOTUS thing?  To California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, that means nothing.

And The Enlightened Ones wonder why there's anger out here in flyover country.

The Reality of the Clintons

Ah, the good old days.

I had a subscription to The American Spectator when the Clinton series ran (roughly 1994.)

Due to the content I had to keep those copies where my children couldn't find them.

The links in this essay will be eye-opening for the younger folks who read this blog; there IS a reason that we couldn't vote for the wrinkled bitch that "married" Bill.

Clickbait TeeVee

Here you thought 'clickbait' was just for the intertubes.

Wrong, bucko!!

Now there's some underwear outfit running TeeVee ads featuring a young, attractive couple standing around in the kitchen wearing ..........underwear.

Just like all of us do, every day.

Between that and the miscegenation craze (BMO is the latest on that wagon) one wonders if The TeeVee Twits are trying to drive us all back to printed stuff.  Like, say, Brave New World, or A Day in the Life, or On Being Human.

For Review: First Inaugural

Ace's Overnight thread included this excellent address.

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you.We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.

Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come.

We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.

Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent.

Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.

For too long, a small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.

Washington flourished – but the people did not share in its wealth.

Politicians prospered – but the jobs left, and the factories closed.

The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation’s Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

That all changes – starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.

It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America.

This is your day. This is your celebration.

And this, the United States of America, is your country.

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.

The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.

Everyone is listening to you now.

You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before.

At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.

Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves.

These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public.

But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential.

This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

We are one nation – and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.

The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.

For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry;

Subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military;

We’ve defended other nation’s borders while refusing to defend our own;

And spent trillions of dollars overseas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.

We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon.

One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions upon millions of American workers left behind.

The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed across the entire world.

But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future.

We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power.

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.

From this moment on, it’s going to be America First.

Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families.

We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.

I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down.

America will start winning again, winning like never before.

We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.

We will build new roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways all across our wonderful nation.

We will get our people off of welfare and back to work – rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.

We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and Hire American.

We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world – but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.

We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.

We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones – and unite the civilized world against Radical Islamic Terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.

At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other.

When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.

The Bible tells us, “how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.

There should be no fear – we are protected, and we will always be protected.

We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God.

Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger.

In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving.

We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action – constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.

The time for empty talk is over.

Now arrives the hour of action.

Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America.

We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.

A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.

It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.

And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.

So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words:

You will never be ignored again.

Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams, will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.

Together, We Will Make America Strong Again.

We Will Make America Wealthy Again.

We Will Make America Proud Again.

We Will Make America Safe Again.

And, Yes, Together, We Will Make America Great Again. Thank you, God Bless You, And God Bless America

There are some right here in Wisconsin who think this guy is a "wannabe dictator" and that his ideas must be fought and buried.

Well.  We'll see just who gets buried.

Poem for the Present Day?

Mundabor brings us a little offering from Kipling. 

It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate. They were not easily moved, They were icy — willing to wait Till every count should be proved, Ere the Saxon began to hate. Their voices were even and low. Their eyes were level and straight. There was neither sign nor show When the Saxon began to hate. It was not preached to the crowd. It was not taught by the state. No man spoke it aloud When the Saxon began to hate. It was not suddently bred. It will not swiftly abate. Through the chilled years ahead, When Time shall count from the date That the Saxon began to hate.

Earlier today, a talk-show hostess asked whether things are going so badly in this world that they will simply come apart soon.  That was after she noticed a story about Road-Rage-With-Shooting in Germantown, WI.--a most unlikely spot for such stuff.

We are assured that 'things will come apart,' of course.  But we never want it to be on our watch.

And we never want to be the Saxon, but it's darn difficult to maintain an even temper some days.