Joe Fool, Gutless Seth and Congressional Hysterics

When I saw Biden’s statement on dropping the state sponsor of terror designation from Cuba I thought I was reading a parody from the Babylon Bee. It said: 

(i)The Government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period; and

(ii) The Government of Cuba has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.

Is this serious? Cuba has not acted up in the past six months and promises not to be bad in the future? Wow, that is reassuring.

When he was in his eighties, my Dad once said to me to tell him if he had become a fool. The indicator would be if he started giving in to all the scams that are directed toward the elderly. Dad never became a fool. But Joe, you just fell for a scam so now officially you are a fool.

Seth Moulton is gutless. Moulton who is a congressman from Massachusetts went against the democrats trans narrative when he said that as the father of two young girls, he did not want boys in their locker room. The dems exploded and the mayor in one of his towns threatened to primary him. Well he voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Initially when I saw that all the democrats but two voted against the act, I assumed that Moulton was one of them. But no. Both of the democrats who voted “no” were from Texas, Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez. Cuellar had previously voiced the same sentiments of Moulton’s. He actually was primaried by the democrats but won reelection. Not Moulton who claimed he had not changed his views but the legislation was “extreme”. Moulton said “Because it fails to distinguish between children and adults and different levels of athletics, school-aged kids who simply want to play recreational sports and build camaraderie like everybody else could be targeted by the federal government. My kids play co-ed sports today just as I did when I was their age.” Then he said he did not want children “subjected to the invasive violations of personal privacy this bill allows.” This is the strawman that the democrats erected – that girls would be subject to genital inspections. In reality, if a child claimed to be trans then the authorities would rely on a birth certificate rather than a physical inspection. This is the same point that was the subject of AOC’s hysterical rant that “trans girls are girls!” No AOC, ”trans” girls are boys. Girls are girls. Does Moulton really think that republicans would want their girls subjected to a genital inspection in order to play volleyball? Of course not but it gives Moulton a reason to bow to the radicals in his party. I repeat, Seth Moulton is gutless.

Speaking of hysterical rants, did you see any of the Hegseth confirmation hearings? All the democrats were in hysterics. Tim Kaine was obsessed with sex. Mazie Hirono again demonstrated why she is called the dumbest senator. Kristen Guillibrand, Jeanne Shaheen, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth all quizzed Hegseth on his views of women in combat. Duckworth was a helicopter pilot and lost both her legs in Iraq. However, there was little substance in the hearing. The republicans tossed him softballs like what is the caliber of an M1 rifle and whether Hegseth favored building more ships and airplanes.

None of the questions had much to do with Hegseth’s views and positions on issues of importance. So I was wondering what does the secretary of defense do other than overseeing the military and reporting to the president? Well the secretary is charged with crafting US national defense policy, managing the Pentagon, coordinating intelligence operations and reporting its findings to the National Security Council. The secretary sets priorities and oversees a budget of almost $2 trillion and a workforce of over 3.5 million people. It is a big job, seemingly too big to rest on one person’s shoulders. All Hegseth emphasized was returning the military to its mission of being a lethal force and purging it of woke. I guess that means no more drag shows. What about all the rest because I could get rid of the drag shows. It is important that his deputy play an outsized role in running the Pentagon. Yet the deputy designee, Stephen Feinberg of Cerebus Capital Management has no military experience or experience at large enterprise management. Hegseth will likely be confirmed because the one republican skeptic on the committee Joni Ernst has voiced support for him. Whether Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell or John Curtis do will await the full senate vote.