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Democrats and Republicans. It’s 2024 not 1974. Times have changed and it appears those who rule over us have not. Oh, there are a few that know where we are headed, but it seems that most harkin back to the time when they were young bucks in the Senate or House. Back then the Boogie-man was easy to see and of course, use as a political tool.
President Biden is 81 years old and will be 82 if he wins and gets to inaugural day next year. He first stepped into the hallowed halls of our capitol in 1973. 51 years ago. There are 3 Senators still older than him. Chuck Grassley ® is currently 91 years old. Bernie Sanders(D) is 83 years old and both of these men seem capable for their age. Mentally and Physically. Mitch McConnell ® on the other hand will be 82 next week. He has shown many signs of his age in the last couple of years. There are roughly 8 octogenarians in congress. Although they seem to be hiding those numbers. Same with these representatives, a mixed bag of competence or lost in the wilderness.
I’m not even going to rail against age. If they are competent mentally and physically then, sure, their constituents voted for them. Now I ask you, other than Jill Biden, name one person (Who is actually paying attention in the world), and I am talking about the entire planet that thinks President Biden is capable at this point.
Other countries laugh and scoff at our stupidity nightly on their news casts. Running video of 46 as he forgets where he is or who he is talking to or about. His handlers hide him until the old man yells get off my lawn. I can do this. Then they dust him off, send him out and cross their fingers. Please don’t say, don’t say… Dooh… that!
Mentality of these AARP (Platinum Gold) members is our real problem. These old guard of Senators, Representatives, the President, and D.C. Elite still believe it’s 1974. That is if they can remember that far back.
News flash we are no longer fighting the same Soviet Union of a by-gone era. Except for a few outliers and rogues, some the likes of N. Korea and Iran, most nations were getting along until the senior citizens of our leadership harkened back to the time of Stalin or Kruschev. Dictators who tortured and killed as many people as they could to keep power.
When the wall came down, times and worries changed. Russia was broken up a bit and new leaders took over. But death and destruction to its own people had generally ceased. Yes, Putin is a dictator (We all would prefer him gone) and he is in control now. But unlike 50 years ago travel, commerce, and general ideas seemed to be on the upswing in Moscow.
Then someone from The Villages in Florida (It is Americas Friendliest Home Town) thought Ukraine should come into NATO and spilled the beans. This upset the Kremlin as you might expect. They had heard the screams of Russia, Russia, Russia for what 6-8 years. So now a supposed foe was on the doorstep. In no way would that be acceptable to them. Nukes in Ukraine can harm and Putin was at a hair trigger and only needed to be pushed. We did.
I simply ask, what was our response when our enemy popped up in Cuba? Or, what if now Belize took in weapons against us? We all know the answer. We would react as needed.
So here we are two years later at least 500,000 men, women, children, and soldiers have been killed. A tragedy no matter the circumstances or times. Meanwhile our war mongers push themselves up to the podium nearly every single week and ask for money pleading that this could be the end of the world. Threatening that Putin will go even farther if we don’t.
Lindsey Graham another relic from a different time, please spare us all the blothering. Russia, the largest country in the World, needs to take Poland? Germany? What for? Weinerschnitzel. Wind power. The EU countries were making everyone rich in Russia. Just 5 years ago prosperity reigned all around the globe.
Then, you know. Joe