Observations on a few things that are on my mind right now in the wild wild world of politics.
* Term limits. Why hasn't that happened yet? Is there anyone, other than someone already in office, who thinks this is not a good idea?
* It's been almost five months since the South Dakota Attorney General hit and killed a person with his car. No one involved in the investigation is talking and there is no estimate of when it will be wrapped up. I believe the small town and local county officials involved are overwhelmed by the scope of this case and are too scared to talk or arrive at a conclusion that may be politically inconvenient.
* South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is a hypocrite. She waited until the recreational marijuana reform bill passed then decided to oppose it. No doubt she was hoping it would fail. But when it passed she jumped in to cancel the voices of the majority of her constituents. And she is seeking to overturn the new law on a technicality, even though she has repeatedly said she is personally opposed to it. So, basically, the majority rules...except if it's something she's against. Then she rules.
* Joe Biden is having difficulty speaking. He slurs words, gets numbers mixed up, talks in incomplete sentences. I don't believe it has anything to do with his stuttering issue. He has said many times he is over that. It seems like he just gets confused. He's pretty old. That worries me.
* I'm more worried about another big time hypocrite - Kamala Harris. Especially if she ends up taking over at some point, or if she obtains too much power as VP. When she was still a candidate in the presidential campaign, she said she believed the women accusing Biden of inappropriate touching and groping. Apparently she changed her mind or thought it was okay after she became his pick for VP. Remember when she bashed Biden in that debate for taking the side of segregationists when he was in the Senate? She basically called him a racist, then later explained it all away by saying, "It was a debate." Makes me wonder what else she said in the debates that she didn't actually believe to be true. There are other events and issues in her political past that concern me. You can look them up if you're interested.
* That woman from Georgia who was elected to Congress in a runoff. She is a 911 denier, said Muslims do not belong in government, claimed the Parkland school shooting in which 17 people were killed was a "false flag" event, blamed lasers and blue beams of light coming from space as the cause of the 2018 California wildfires and accused Hillary Clinton of satan worship. Oh, on Facebook she 'liked' a comment about Nancy Pelosi which stated "a bullet to her head would be quicker." This person now sits as a duly elected representative in the United States Congress. By the way - she was endorsed by Trump. Good call right there, pal.
* John Kerry is Biden's new Climate "Envoy" and travels around in one of his 12 cars, two yachts and a private jet. To be fair - the yacht and jet are owned by his wife. But he still uses them, and they run on fossil fuels. That's a lot of carbon being pumped into the air. Not very green of you, John.
* I like AOC. I disagree with a lot of what she says. But she is one of the few politicians who I believe are sincere and honest. Anyone remember the old Mary Tyler Moore show? The episode when Lou Grant told her, "You've got spunk." He then said, "I hate spunk." AOC has spunk. I don't hate it.
Those are the current topics. More later. Probably.
Roger O'Dea. 2-1-21
