The inauguration of President Trump is a significant milestone for those who value traditional common sense. It marks the beginning of the end for what many perceived as an ideology masquerading as progressivism.

As we move forward, we must prioritize faith, patriotism, and the encouragement of family values. Most importantly, we must instill America’s foundational principles at the core of our educational system for the youth, inspiring hope for the future.

How fiiting that the inaugeration coinsides with Martin Luther King Jr, Day. As a believer in God, Amos 5:24 in the Bible, and with knowlege of an old spirtiual, King proclaimed, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

Blessings to all Americans who contributed to making this day possible.

I went to a presential inauguration once.

I’d love to have attended to see Trump sworn in. It’s historic. Watching it televised may work out better, though. I went to Super Bowl X in 1976, and one of the best catches by Swann looked like nothing special from the stands. There were no big screens in stadiums back then.

I didn’t realize how good it was until I saw it on TV later. It was in Miami, but the weather was cold and rainy. I remember buying a Pete Rozelle windbreaker to try to keep warm. Television is a better option. Streaming is better because you can go back and listen to something again.

I went to see Carter’s inauguration in 1977. I worked in the local Democrat party then and had a close relationship with our county Democrat chairman. He was the Ohio Democrat chairman in 1968 and cast the votes of Ohio for Hubert Humphrey. This upset people in the county, and local politics became nasty.

Getting an official invite was easy enough. My then girlfriend’s sister was one of Sen. Mansfield’s top staffers. Mansfield has an incredible life story. When the upgrade was made, Senator Mansfield was the Senate Majority Leader, so she talked to him and got us moved into the peanut gallery—no pun intended. Four years later, I voted against Carter.

Here’s something to bore people to tears. It’s a message to a guy I grew up with—a response, really. I referenced a note from my wife, Dawn, but it’s cut off here as being too personal and not necessary. We started life similarly but went our separate ways.

Before starting this, Dawn asked me to include a message for you. It’s at the end, in her words. Second, let me apologize for what I’m sure will seem discombobulated. I still often write in a stream-of-consciousness manner without going back to edit.

You asked me to share some of my thoughts; I did, then suggested you do the same. Mine was a friendly gesture made in that spirit. You were the first friend I had in life; we shared Peck Road, Mantua, and Crestwood. I thought you were reaching out to be friendly. I asked your opinions on the same matters and got a pompous response.

Not that I should be surprised. As a leftist, there is a hovel of hate where once there was a heart. It’s like a burning hole that has to be continually fueled with even more hate lest the embers go out. While I should feel grace for you, the opposite is the case. You deserve to be miserable, but it’s because you choose to be.

I share your concern about the billionaire class taking over the government, but we’ve managed to avert it, at least temporarily. I think you are referring to Musk, Trump, and perhaps Ramaswamy. I’m not.

We had to face down Soros, father and son, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Cuban, Taylor Swift, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Tom Steyer, and some other names not as well known but just as dangerous. We could add DEI Harris since she blew through over a billion bucks in 100 days and owes money for her failed campaign. That amount doesn’t even count the PAC money used for her in the attempt to buy America to continue its destruction.

By my recollection, several million of the world record 80+ million votes “counted” for Biden in 2020 disappeared in 2024 into thin air. Trump won close to 3000 counties vs. approximately 300 for Harris. O.B.A.M.A. once said, “We were shellacked.” The Democrats thought that it didn’t matter who they ran. The cheat was so baked in that they never lost. That is the only explanation for a Harris-Walz ticket because it certainly was not the quality of the candidates you backed. A lying hater at the top, a bumbling self-described knucklehead wagging the serpent’s tail.

Democratic leaders – Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer – were aware that Joe Biden was mentally unfit to be president. Still, COVID policies allowed them to stage a cover-up that began even before he was elected.

Unfortunately, Joe Biden threw them a curve ball when he decided to run for reelection after saying he would not and that there was no COVID pandemic to keep him in the basement, limit public appearances to scripted events, and hide a mental and physical decline of millions of voters personally witnessed. He threw a second curve when he decided not to run, and then immediately endorsed Harris to the chagrin of Obama and the cabal.

My question is, how could you not see the mental deterioration of Biden? Was it because the legacy media told you to ignore it until the same media told you not to ignore it any longer after the first debate? How could you not see the cabal orchestrated the coup? It was easy enough to know. We’ve never had a presidential debate in June. It was clearly designed to expose and dump him with the hope that a replacement would have enough time to take over and win.

It could have worked with the media providing cover but for Harris. The more she spoke, the more people became aware just how empty she was. Actually, it reaffirmed what people knew. Her communist slogans, of which there were many, the most popular being “unburdened by what has been.”

Man, I don’t know about you, but I just love the diverse thought and tolerance from the lefties. It must always be Christmas in the Utopia where these happy people live. And in case your reality is questionable, that was sarcasm.

Donald Trump’s reelection is a liberation for many Americans who know they’ve been living under oppressive conditions due to runaway inflation, rising crime, illegal immigration, and what they term DEI-racism. Many saw it as the spread of antisemitism and Marxist indoctrination in educational settings, media, and entertainment, which includes sports. It was easy to see, but not easy to find in print or video. You had to search it out, which meant leaving your echo chamber. But the Left doesn’t. It cancels, plugs its ears, and closes its eyes to what can be plainly seen.

Me? I’m dedicating myself to following the news of the Left more closely. As Sun Tzu said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” He was right. The Left will never be able to do this. Instead, they ran as cowards to the Bluesky social network, which former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, with parrots parroting and magie mimicry.

Call it what it was: a betrayal of trust as those sectors were taken over by movements perceived as anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-capitalist, and anti-liberty, leading to a cultural shift that many see as undermining traditional American values.

Donald Trump’s reelection is easy to understand when taken in toto, a Latin phrase that means to take as a whole rather than focusing on individual parts or details. It’s the same as the idiom, “can’t see the forest for the trees.” It just means stepping back to consider the whole picture, the forest, rather than emphasizing the minor element, the trees.

The Left was laser-focused on an objective. Typically, it is thought of as good to have such unwavering concentration. But think of the poor cat chasing a light from place to place, intent on the capture that eludes it. The Left’s chase defied reality. It chased the elusive that didn’t exist while failing to see the larger picture. This lack of perspective or an inability to understand the broader implications is due to overemphasizing minor elements or just missing what terrified real people could see.

You said, “It’s Hard for me to believe that average working people are in favor of this. I honestly think that they have been hoodwinked.” Really? You and those of your mindset are the ones hoodwinked, I believe. Obviously, more people in the country agree with me than you. And look at those coming to the side of Donald Trump since he was elected, including some of your billionaires and major politicians.

I can speculate as to why. You had a successful career working with a class of people ordinary folks don’t mingle with. Do you even remember your roots? Or are you trying to forget? People worked hard. Some did well, some didn’t, but one thing they had in common was a desire to provide for their families. They believed people got ahead based on merit and hard work, not DEI. There was some nepotism, but it had little impact on Mantua. There was prejudice, and still is. All are, including you. But we didn’t see overt racism.

Guess what? Starting in 1976, almost without exception, every boss I’ve had has been a woman. Is that true for you? Women will dominate my field. Mine is a diverse field because it happened, not because of mandates. By the way, on the subject of diversity, the Left is anti-diversity, which explains the constant need to virtue signal. The Left is such a hypocritical group when you think about it. The pro-democracy crowd is so undemocratic.

How else does a man suffering the ravaging effects of age get the nomination? By keeping a legitimate challenge by RFK Jr. off the ballot and even using the courts to do it and/or changing the primary rules. Think about the not-so-poor self-described communist Bernie Sanders and what democrats did to him. Or the placement of a candidate on the ballot who had never received a primary vote in her life and was disliked by those in her party. And then use the media to prop her up and make her credible. Fortunately, people saw through it, yet you don’t understand why.

If you were living paycheck to paycheck, you knew the economy was terrible. You saw it whenever you went to a gas station or grocery store. The Left thought biological males competing against biological females to be okay, an immigration invasion that resulted in rape, murder. and takeover of apartment complexes and cities. The general public didn’t.

The Left tried to destroy Trump, and that’s not over. The Left election denial system is still trying to overturn the election in the name of “democracy.” With their hateful rhetoric, the Left almost were successful in having him assassinated. It had the opposite effect. Even the CEO of Meta, seeing Trump rise after being shot to pump his fist shouting, “Fight!” three times, called it, correctly, “Badass.” From that date on, the Left frazzled, fizzled.

You blocked me, as other classmates have, although you unblocked me, claiming it was an accident. Now you have Dawn blocked, all because we disagreed. Guess how many I’ve blocked because of politics? Zero. I find it a cowardly act. Well, I did block one, but not because of politics. She challenged me to do it based on a joking comment. I obliged her. I have this illusion that we can still discuss issues civilly. My illusion is fast becoming a delusion, though. That’s why I’m not expecting a response from you. You don’t want peace. Living this way has to be miserable; it is a choice, but it is not my choice.

Yet, here’s a harsh reality for you. We have a friend from high school, a place that is a gathering place for who knows how many people. Perhaps 20, though never all at once. We talk about different things, including politics. Guess what? Many were Trump supporters, but there were Harris voters there, too. We’d rag on each other, but guess what? We all remained friends. Since your message to me, I’ve wondered if you would be able to do it or if the hate flowing through your veins would make it impossible. I’ll know soon enough.

To this day, the Left has panel discussions and writes reams on what went wrong, yet the answer is so plain. Idiom time again: “Cut off your nose to spite your face.” You harm yourself in an attempt to hurt someone else, often resulting in a situation where the person causing the harm ends up worse off than before. The Left’s irrationality and self-destructive actions, taken in spite, did it in.

Your side spent nine years of your life begging for Donald Trump to be prosecuted, spent well more than $100 million in taxpayer money, and after nine years, you finally got your trial & conviction & then, at the sentencing, they gave no punishment at all & ended the case. How wrecked is your world? It’s like finally opening your Cracker Jack box and finding no prize.

You said two other things. I can’t address the first because I don’t understand it: “And anyone of working age knows that you can’t reduce income and increase spending and make it work out.” I know of no one suggesting it.

You also said, “I will oppose almost anything that you support.” I don’t doubt it because isn’t that the way of the Left? Conservatives are too compromising. It might be a good idea to send me a list of what you support so I’ll know what to oppose. Incidentally, I support America. Don’t tell me you oppose it.

Dawn wanted to add some words to you since you blocked her. She’s not here to read this, but I have her notes and will quote them verbatim. I suspect it’s a response to something earlier said between the two of you. You could unfriend people instead of blocking them.

As for me, I’m finishing here. My guess is you won’t read this all the way through. It wouldn’t be in your nature. As far as rational discussion, I won’t hold my breath. If there’s another reunion, we’re both still living, and you show up, I’ll talk to you then.

Until then, take care.

The Patton Papers 1940-1945, edited by Martin Blumenson

I read this book and highly recommend it. Except for the last several days of Patton’s life, the rest of the book is a well-edited compilation of letters from and to Patton, general orders, and mostly from his diary. There are some letters, a few, from other people about him. The Patton family gave full access to Blumenson of Patton’s papers.

I’ve read about General Patton in other books but learned a lot about him from this one. To truly understand the man, this book is the place to do it because it’s in Patton’s own words.

If you don’t have time to read through 850+ pages, go to the library and read Blumenson’s last chapter, The Legend and the Man. It’s over 20 pages and is a good summary of the man. By the way, the preceding chapter provides an excellent account of his death following his car crash. He survived 12 days and died how he fought—bravely.

The Democrat Party has rightly been accused of being a party of lies and deceit. The party thinks it is the smartest in the room. It can tell you what to do but follows a different set of rules. They say, “My body, my choice,” but then mandate vaccinations. They claim to be the Party of pro-Choice, but you don’t have a choice when selecting a candidate. Pro-choice? Only when it helps them politically; otherwise, you have no choice. It’s all a game of manipulation: using distorted truths.

Knowing who has been running the United States for the past four years is hard. Some speculate it was Obama, but others have named different figures. I refer to it as the cabal, with Obama as the reputed head because he once said he wanted to run the country from behind the scenes, like the wizard in “The Land of Oz.”

It’s a game of control. The cabal had everything under control until it (call it ‘they’ if you prefer) didn’t. If their way was the best, the cabal would still have the White House. Think about that for a minute.

They controlled the media, the narrative, all polling, the direction of our America, brainwashed its citizens, made all kinds of promises, controlled the Justice Department, and even tried to control how you think by what information they gave you.

They told you what to do and mandated you to do things their way. Those smart Democrats who thought they knew better than everyone else just got the wake-up call of a lifetime when they put everything on the line and lost the most critical election of our lifetime in a landslide, even while controlling the election.

So, what does that tell you? What does that say to the American people? It blatantly says the cabal’s way sucks. It doesn’t work, it didn’t work, and all its actions are destroying their party along with the progressive movement. Those are positives.

They preached change, and they got it, but it came in the form of their most hated rival, their nemesis, the one thorn they could never remove—Donald Trump. The days of lies, deceit, and manipulation are over—a thing of the past for now. But they will try to hang on.

I’m reminded of when my grandfather killed snapping turtles to make soup on this. He would put the head in a closed jar, telling me it could still bite until sunset. I believed it because he was my grandfather. This turns out to be true of reptiles. The same is true of a rattlesnake. Its severed head can still deliver a fatal bite. So, don’t rest.

Change is here. Americans are finally awake, realizing the Democrats were leading them all to a dead end. But that never mattered to the Democrats. The people were the last thing on their minds. The election was about gaining power so strong they would control the world.

Now? The Dems can’t even control their own party. Even the great Obama, seeking a fourth term, was given a giant “fuck you.” The magic was gone. Obama desperately tried to recapture his magic on stage, stumping for the most hated politician in D.C., the worst VP in history, Kamala Harris.

The cabal’s arrogance led them to believe they could elect any candidate willing to be a puppet president. Instead, all you got from them was a washed-up version of Obama. He looked frail, and his once-magical words were now brushed aside. Appearing a broken man, his career finished, and defeat has killed his legacy, whatever that may have been, and his party.

Like most great movies, the good guys win in the end. But this is not the end. It’s only the beginning, and we’ve only just begun. In this movie, Donald Trump gets sworn in and returns to the White House. In this movie, good replaces evil, but the evil must be more than merely defeated; it must locked away and vigilantly guarded against.

Ladies and gentlemen, sit back and enjoy the ride. You all deserve to. You fought hard to help get us to this point. We beat the Dems. We have our country back, at least the opportunity for restoration. The resurrection of America is already underway.

Next, we will confirm all of Trump’s All-Star cabinet picks. Then, we will set the wheels in motion. Then, we will get our country back, never to surrender it again. Trump is back! America is back! MAGA is back, and no one will ever mess with our America again.

Let the good times roll! Let the games begin! 2025 will be our monumental reformation!