Kinzinger Says His ‘Biggest Regret’ Is Voting Against Trump’s First Impeachment

 National Review    Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger slam GOP, Trump over Ukraine crisis (axios.com)

. . ."No House Republicans voted to impeach Trump over the Ukraine call. However, Kinzinger was one of ten House Republicans who later voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January 6 Capitol riot. Kinzinger, one of two Republicans serving on the January 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot, announced in October that he would not seek reelection.

“ 'I also remember during that campaign saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would, and that time is now,” Kinzinger said in his announcement video. He said at the time that he had become disillusioned with the level of money, corruption, and partisan vitriol plaguing the political system.

“ 'At this moment, that government is the problem and few have risen to do anything about it. Because in this day, to prevail or survive, you must belong to a tribe. Our political parties only survive by appealing to the most motivated and most extreme elements within. And the pricetag to power has skyrocketed,” Kinzinger lamented.". . .

Tucker tunes up 'tiny minded' Kinzinger, challenges 'Mr. Tough Guy' to explain trashing of patriotic UFC fighter (bizpacreview.com)   . . .Kinzinger’s Twitter tirade was shot down in flames by Carlson who, during  Wednesday’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” put the wood to the Pelosi’s “tiny-minded” collaborator.

“ 'You may have noticed that everyone you see on TV has exactly the same opinion of Ukraine, in fact exactly the same opinion of everything,” he began. “Those opinions are formed on Twitter which you probably don’t use since you don’t work in journalism, thank God.' ” . . .

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Wants to Start No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine |Newsmax.com  "To do a no-fly zone, I would have to put British fighter jets directly against Russian fighter jets," Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Friday.

"NATO will have to effectively declare war on Russia, because that's what you would do."

"But Kinzinger added a claim Putin would not respond with nuclear weapons if NATO were to impose and enforce a no-fly zone over Russia, albeit not addressing the possibility Putin could strike a NATO ally's airbase that might launch forces to defend the no-fly zone.". . .

Gasoline Prices Headed Right Where The Democrats Want Them –

Joe Biden has managed to weaken the office of the presidency and this nation in just over a year—and the worst part is, he doesn't care.

 Issues & Insights   "While running for president, Barack Obama said electricity prices will “necessarily skyrocket” under his energy plan. As gasoline reaches unaffordable heights for many Americans, never forget that the Democratic Party wants to inflict painful energy costs on the country. It’s in its political DNA.

"As of Thursday, the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.32, the highest ever recorded in this country. A month ago, it was $3.48. A year ago, about six weeks after Joe Biden took the oath of office, it was $2.82. 

"Recent projections that the U.S. average would peak at $4.25 a gallon around Memorial Day weekend now seem quaint. Would anyone be surprised if prices were nearly double that in much of the country before they begin to recede?

"Biden has blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for soaring prices, and swears his administration is trying to bring down prices. But the truth is, the Democratic Party wants gasoline to be priced as a luxury good, even if it hurts Democratic voters in the middle and lower economic classes:". . .

Biden Loses It Over Americans Correctly Knowing the Cause of Inflation (townhall.com)

"Speaking to House Democrats at their winter retreat in Philadelphia Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden started yelling at Americans who pin inflation on excessive government spending. 

" 'I'm sick of this stuff!" Biden screamed, throwing his arms in the air. "The American people think the reason for inflation is government spending more money. Simply not true.". . .

🎉🎉Happy Birthday American Rescue Plan🎉🎉
CPI +7.9% (highest o 4 decades)
Gasoline +38%
Used Vehicles +41%
Food at Home +8.6%
* Food at elementary schools -53% because too many children still forced to "learn" from home.
Real Wages in freefall
Note: free money ain't free pic.twitter.com/bLhCKLOEC7

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) March 11, 2022

More here:  Hotels +29%;Furniture +17.1;Chicken +13.2; New cars & trucks +12.4; Flooring +11.3; Lunchmeat +11 ; Dry clean +9.5% ; Tools +8.7; Baby food +8.4; Full service restaurant +7.5 ; Pet supplies +7.5 ; Toys +6.7 ; Car repair +6.7 

Lord help us; look what the greatest minds in this nation have spawned

 One Giant Leap for Kittenself Kind: NASA /508    Invites Employees to Pick Their Pronouns – RedState   "It’s pronouns, not rocket science.    

"Or isn’t it?

"On Wednesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration made an ascendant announcement: NASA’s joining the gender revolution.

"Blast off–

We’re committed to supporting the right of every employee…to be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns.. . .

"The statement is signed by NASA’s “Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.”

"As you likely know, the space agency is far from alone in its enlightenment.

"Not long ago, participation-trophy critics claimed an entire generation would find it difficult to hold a job. But the corporations caught up with youth culture. Likewise, some may have assumed America’s updated pronoun practices would remain relegated to private industry.

"But wokeness is profusely pumping from the aorta of the federal government:

Army Chaplain is Investigated for Calling Transgenders ‘Mentally Unfit’

Sailors Can Use Whichever Locker Room Suits Their Gender Identity

Navy SEAL Ethos Goes Gender-Neutral, Drops Toxically Masculine Terms

Air Force Academy Professor Teaches CRT and ‘Structural Racism’ to Cadets

Air Force Forms ‘LGBTQ’ Focus Group

Nevada Air Force Base Hosts Drag Show

Military Generals Encourage More Women in Combat

. . . 

Let Them Drive Teslas

 Townhall

When it comes to energy, the Democrats adopt a bizarre elitist disconnect: Propelled by theological belief in end-of-days climate alarmism, they assume that Americans will join them in losing all sense of perspective and proportionality

"Well, you all imagined it," Vice President Kamala Harris commented during a so-called clean-transit event, where she appeared with her fellow tautologist, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. "That's why we're here today -- because we have the ability to see what can be, unburdened by what has been, and then to make the possible actually happen."

"When Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete get together, it's Platitudicon. As it was this week, when, as the reality of imminent historic gas price spikes was hitting Americans, the duo spent the day promoting electric cars, the Green New Deal and the Environmental Protection Agency's soon-to-be-tightened emissions standards.. . .

. . ."Despite the perpetual championing of electric vehicles, less than 1% of cars, SUVs and light trucks on the road in the United States are electric. The average cost of an electric car is $55,000. Even with layers of subsidies that artificially bring it that low, the average price of an electric car is around $19,000 higher than the price of an average gas-powered vehicle. The average Tesla goes for around $75,000. Leasing the Model S, not at the high end of the Tesla line, is still likely to cost you more than $600 per month. Not everyone is pulling in Ocasio-Cortez bucks.". . .

Political Cartoons (townhall.com)

Morning Greatness: Inflation Hits 40-Year High Under Biden

 

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

American Greatness (amgreatness.com)  

High gas prices in the US: Why are costs different across state lines? (usatoday.com)

. . ."Oil needs to make a number of stops before it's turned into gasoline that is ready to fill your car's tank, and that journey influences its final price at the pump. 

"0First, crude oil is either imported into the U.S. or produced domestically and moved to a refinery, where it is made into gasoline and other petroleum products.

"Most gas is then moved via pipeline to large storage terminals before being sent to smaller blending terminals, where it’s processed into finished motor gasoline. Trucks then deliver the gasoline to gas stations. 

"A gas station’s proximity to those refineries and pipelines plays a big role in the price at the pump. Stations that are farther away pay higher transportation costs to get the gas to the fueling station, which drives up overall costs."

"GasBuddy spokesperson Nicole Petersen pointed to states on the West Coast like California, Oregon and Washington, which have less access to refineries and tend to have some of the highest gas prices in the country.". . .

Joe Biden's Failure Tour Continues After Iran Deal Falls Apart - and Leaves Americans Holding the Bag

 RedState 

  ..."Still, it’s mind-numbing to watch Biden fail so spectacularly again while Americans are left holding the bag. The administration gave away so much to try to re-enter the Iran deal. That includes isolating Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who we now are begging to pump more oil. Biden went so far as to delist the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist group, a move that has only led to more bloodshed. Further, because the administration blew up relations with the Arab nations to appease Iran, they are now legitimizing the Maduro regime in Venezuela in another attempt to secure more oil.

"In short, Biden’s failure isn’t that he didn’t secure an Iran deal (though not for lack of trying), an objectively good thing. His failure is that he gave up so much attempting to secure that stupid, pointless deal. Now, Americans don’t even get the side-benefit of cheaper oil via sanctions being lifted on Iran, and it’s unlikely the Saudis will warm up to Biden anytime soon given they won’t even take his calls at this point.

"So yeah, this is another thrilling episode of “peak Joe Biden.” This man could run a lemonade stand into the ground. I’m starting to get comfortable asserting he’s the worst president ever. Yeah, I know we’ve had some bad ones throughout history, but Biden’s tenure makes Jimmy Carter’s look tame. The sheer amount of ineptness constantly on display is truly a sight to behold, and unfortunately, Americans are left holding the bag for it.

Breaking: Google Alternative, “Conservative Friendly” DuckDuckGo, Participates In Woke Censorship Of So-Called Misinformation -

 The Blue State Conservative

"We should have known better. I should have known better. What was billed as the “secure” alternative to Google’s data-siphoning search engine has turned out to be no better at belaying the leftist barrage of downvoting unacceptable speech. What good is valuing my privacy if you don’t value my free speech or my access to all viewpoints? 

"Joining countless other companies at destroying lives and freedom, DuckDuckGo announced via their CEO’s Twitter feed that the company would begin engaging in, effective immediately, the censorship of articles or sites that promote – gasp! – skepticism at the corporate media’s approved narrative. 

"Known by the handle of @yeng, CEO Gabriel Weinberg sent out this message:".

Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️

At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.

— Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) March 10, 2022

 

Image from Todd Schowlater Productions.

   

Americans' Faustian bargain with Joe Biden - American Thinker   "In settling for Joe Biden, America has settled for violence, coercion, and lawlessness.  In the blink of a presidential eye, these dark impulses are everywhere — like narcotics desensitizing us, destroying our spirits, eroding our values, and transforming our republic into a people and a political system we no longer recognize.  We now accept crime and disrespect for the rule of law as normal — necessary concessions, we are instructed, to right our history, cleanse our institutions, and restore our justice.". . .

The cure for Joe Biden's inflation will come from Biden himself - American Thinker  . . ."Joe Biden though, put an end to all that, killing the Keystone XL and freezing federal drill permits.  With sky-high gasoline prices tearing through our economy, businesses will start going under, and another recession will follow.  With so many people out of work, they don't need to drive much.  They can take a Kamala Harris electric bus downtown every month to the unemployment office.  Gas prices will go down.". . .

Don't let the old stumblebum fool ya! - American Thinker   "Joe Biden may indeed be incompetent, stupid, and even demented.  But he's a tool in implementing a malevolent and insidious agenda.  This Biden regime is actually Obama's third term, and the agenda being implemented is to bring about the "fundamental transformation" of America that Obama promised.  It's all about the destruction of our economy and our system of government, the destruction of America as we know it.". . .

When the armed forces serve a global corporate agenda, it’s no surprise that HR mandates are mission critical.

 

Woke American military puts US in danger. Here's how (speakingaboutnews.com)

. . ."Remember: The heart of “intersectionality” is learning about “oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.)” Where do you think heterosexual White males fit in that paradigm? Of course, they are seen as the enemies, the oppressors, and the ones who must be outed. Remember that “ableism” is discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. Military institutions must produce the toughest, most capable and strongest people – in order to win in combat. The entire premise of intersectionality is madness when applied to a military institution.

"The identity politics that come from intersectionality are designed to separate people into different social groups with different ratings of privilege and grievance. Military units must be one team – in complete unity – or Americans die and America fails.

"Finally, this proposed Navy pledge is insane because of the signals it sends to our potential enemies.". . .

The Meaning of the Woke Military - The American Mind   "When official Department of Defense spokesmen attacked Tucker Carlson—who criticized the military’s integration of diversity-centered staffing mandates—they exposed a crucial gap between what Americans believe their military to be and the true purpose of our trillion-dollar war machine. What is being interpreted as an escalation in the culture wars is actually about how our regime perceives power itself. 

"The primary purpose of the U.S. military is to protect the global economic status quo, sometimes known as the “neoliberal order” or “the Washington Consensus.” General Officers and Senior Enlisted men responding to Carlson’s remarks about women in combat did so in their official capacity as representatives of the United States Department of Defense, in uniform, using official Twitter accounts without standard disclaimers. While they insisted they were simply “defending their soldiers” from unjust criticism, this superficial claim fails to capture the truth about the unfolding dynamic.

"The debate that is playing out right now about sex, gender, and the military is happening only because we never, as a country, actually had it.". . .

Reasons to consider Stephen Colbert a weasel

 Stephen Colbert Blasted for Saying He'd Pay $15 for Gas (outsider.com)

  

Stephen Colbert mocks Americans uneasy over gas prices: 'I'll pay $15 a gallon ... I drive a Tesla' - Washington Times  Video

One Twitter user wrote: “‘I don’t mind paying $15 a gallon, cause I drive a Tesla’ is a joke, until you realize that it really defines the disconnect between the mentality of celebrities and the people who have to drive to work everyday in a car that costs less than $50k.

"Television host Stephen Colbert is facing criticism for making insensitive remarks about the cost of gas while owning a Tesla himself.". . .

. . .“Since the invasion, oil prices have skyrocketed,” Colbert said on The Late Show. “Today, the average gas price in America hit an all-time record high of over $4 per gallon. Okay, that stings, but a clear conscience is worth a buck or two. I’m willing to pay $4 a gallon. Hell, I’ll pay $15 a gallon because I drive a Tesla. Take that, Putin! We’re not gonna buy our gas from a war criminal,” Colbert said. “We’re gonna buy it from the good guys, Saudi Arabia!”. . .

Stephen Colbert Jokes About Rising Gas Prices Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict: 'I Drive a Tesla' (ijr.com)   

Late-night host Stephen Colbert says a “clean conscience” is worth the rising price of gas amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

. . ."Earlier on Monday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was criticized for touting the “gas savings of driving” an electric vehicle amid the price spike in gas". . .

Stephen Colbert’s Elitism On Soaring Gas Prices: ‘Hell, I’ll Pay $15 A Gallon Because I Drive A Tesla’ | The Daily Wire

2019: WATCH: Colbert Brutally Mocks Farmers Hurt by Trump Tariffs (mediaite.com)

Comment fromom Jesse Mcelroy

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:  "If any conservative had made that same joke about Obama on national TV I'm sure the the consequences would have been much worse"

VIDEO: Exposing BLM at School—a deep dive into the indoctrination of fourth-graders

 Legal Insurrection

"As part of my investigation into the National Association of Independent Schools‘ (NAIS) People of Color Conference (PoCC), I watched “Growing Young Voices: Understanding Black Lives Matter for Teachers,” a presentation where two elementary school teachers at the $35,000/yr University of Chicago Lab School detail their implementation of the “Black Lives Matter at School” curriculum.

"Referencing seven video clips from that session, I will show how these educators inculcate BLM principles in their fourth- and fifth-grade students, and then build on that foundation to steer them towards activism.

"The session is still available for purchase on the NAIS website, but may cause browser security errors, so an archive is also available. (In the past, NAIS has had published clips removed and scrubbed web pages after links to their material were published.". . .

Pre-Historic Vampire Squid Named After Joe Biden… | Weasel Zippers

"A scientist said he honored President Joe Biden by naming a prehistoric "vampire squid" after the 46th president.

"Syllipsimopodi bideni is described as an "incredibly rare" fossil, according to a report.

"For decades, it was stored at a Canadian university, but a scientist recently reexamined it and decided to name it after the president.

"This was sitting in a museum since the '80s and no one realized it was important," Christopher Whalen, a paleontologist with the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, said. "We chanced on that importance because I happened to notice the arm suckers."

" 'Whalen said naming the squid after Biden was in no way meant to be a slight.

" 'I wanted to somehow acknowledge the moment in a way that was more positive and forward-looking," he said.

" 'I was encouraged by the plans President Biden put forward to counter anthropogenic climate change and his general sentiment that politicians should listen to scientists."

"Whalen first submitted his study at about the time Biden was inaugurated, and it was finally published Tuesday in Nature Communications.

"The 10-armed creature is reportedly the oldest cephalopod that has suckers, and it is estimated to have roamed the oceans 300 million years ago.". . .