Our racist administration, the eyes of Texas, more CDC chaos and the president’s conflict of interest

Our racist administration, the eyes of Texas, more CDC chaos and the president’s conflict of interest

Our racist administration

Some time ago in a piece titled “Bye, bye Europe” I wrote that Europe was in decline. I said that we should look to other countries for alliances. I was grateful for Europe for western values but said that their glory days were long past. Instead of the stale stagnant countries in the EU with the possible exception of Poland and maybe Italy, I suggested that we look to vibrant economies especially those who lean toward economic and personal freedoms. A reader called me a racist castigating me saying that I was obviously antiwhite. Well is Trump antiwhite too? His administration’s annual National Security Strategy document indicates that someone in the administration reads my blog. It is harsher than what I wrote painting European nations as wayward, declining powers that have ceded their sovereignty to the European Union and are led by governments that suppress democracy and muzzle voices that want a more nationalistic turn. Didn’t Vice President Vance say as much when he spoke to that security conference in Munich? Is Vance an antiwhite racist too? Vance and the document (and I) stated that on its current path, Europe could may no longer be trusted as a reliable ally. Europeans have fretted that Trump might pull back from NATO and start bringing some of the 80,000 US troops permanently based in Europe. But regardless, you read it here first. So dear reader whoever you are, is Trump also antiwhite?

Run Henry run

Henry Cuellar, who the president just pardoned, announced that he is again running for his old congressional seat – as a democrat. The president went ballistic (an all too common event). He said on Truth Social “Only a short time after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that he will be ‘running’ for Congress again, in the Great State of Texas (a State where I received the highest number of votes ever recorded!), as a Democrat, continuing to work with the same Radical Left Scum that just weeks before wanted him and his wife to spend the rest of their lives in Prison – And probably still do! Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like. Oh’ well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!”

The president is wrong on this one. Since we have two parties, we need democrats like Cuellar who are prolife and for border control to counter the loud left in the democrat party. I am certain that the progressives will try to primary Cuellar again. The last time they came close to unseating him and could only remove him by use of an indictment. Cuellar’s core values make him an old fashioned democrat. Why doesn’t the president see value in that?

Speaking of Texas, Jasmine Crockett announced for the Senate. Immediately the polls show her as the favorite and Colin Allred who once ran against Ted Cruz dropped out announcing that he will try to regain his seat in congress instead. Crockett’s ad was interesting. It shows her being silent while being insulted by President Trump.  Will the republicans beat each up so much that Crockett would actually have a chance? Stay tuned.

The CDC in Disarray

I really can’t figure out what its going on at all the initials under RFKJr.’s HHS. To this observer it sure looks like chaos as out with the old and in with the new. What in the world is the anti-vax Kennedy doing? One of his minions, Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) issued a memo that says the actions of FDA scientists who express concerns about agency processes or decisions to outside parties as “unethical” and “illegal.” It calls for scientific debates to be kept within the agency “until they are ready to be made public,” and instructs members who disagree with to “submit your resignation letters.” Needless to say this has generated a bit of controversy. Is he stifling debate? Some think so. But the new approach will subject vaccines to a substantially higher and more subjective approval bar. Is this a good thing? Well it may slow the development and adoption of new vaccines which may or may not be a good thing.

Then there is the end to the mandate that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine and two subsequent boosters. The medical establishment is up in arms saying that 1,000 babies of the 17,000 infected will die as a result. Mind you that is 1,000 out of the 4 million babies born in the US every year. Statistically should the almost 4 million babies who will not get hepatitis B get the shot? How about only inoculating those whose mothers put their unborn babies at risk?

Trump and another conflict of interest

The president says he will be involved in the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Why should a president in his right mind stick his nose into what is a private matter? Is it because Jared Kurshner’s group is involved in Paramount’s competing $10B bid for Warner Bros? Why should the government (the president) have a say in who acquires Warner Bros? That Trump would inject himself into something that involves his family businesses is beyond the pale. Will he be able to get away with it? He is just giving more ammunition to the democrats for another impeachment when they retake of the House in 2026.