Happy Sunday! Hope y’all are having as nice a weekend as Donald is – at our expense. It’s another golf weekend for the guy who gave Obama crap about how much he golfed during his presidency. The difference is Obama golfed at local courses and not on a weekly basis. Donald, however, has flown on Air Force One to Mar-a-Lago 6 of his first 7 weekends of this term at a cost to American taxpayers of approximately 18 million dollars. Not only have we paid for these trips, but DJT makes money by charging Secret Service and other staff traveling with him lodging and dining costs for staying at Mar-a-Lago during these weekend excursions. 18 million dollars in the first seven weeks of Trump 2.0!!! At this rate he will far surpass the $151.5 million it cost us during his first term for his personal leisure at our public expense. And the big question is – where is DOGE and what do they have to say about this? Well, while PINO (President In Name Only) is out playing golf the teen- agers are sitting back in whatever office they have taken over for the weekend figuring out how to cut more from that particular department’s budget via firings.
Speaking of firings. An internal memo obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday indicates that the Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut over 80,000 jobs over the next few months. DOGE has already cut a few thousand jobs in the VA and hundreds of contracts. More than 25% of VA employees are veterans themselves. The administration is saying that these cuts won’t result in a loss of healthcare or benefits for our veterans. I say, bull pucky. One of the services that has already been affected is the Veterans’ Suicide Hotline. While Democrat congressional members have decried this level of cuts, the Republicans have sat back and are taking a cautionary stance. I would love to be at a GOP’s Town Hall meeting held in a VFW Hall over the next few months. But, of course, that probably won’t occur since Speaker Johnson has recommended to Republican Representatives they not hold Town Halls at this time, as most have ended up being a ‘s**t show,’ and doesn’t look good on television.
While I’m on the topic of veterans, how about the removal of transgender soldiers from our military following an Executive Order from tRump on January 27th saying service members with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria are incompatible with the government’s “high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity.” The Pentagon has given a directive to begin separation actions within 30 days for those military members who have gender dysphoria or a history of it. In 2018, it was estimated that there were approximately 14,700 transgender troops. 21 attorneys general have subsequently filed a friend-of-the-court brief to block implementation of this asinine directive. New York Attorney General Letitia James says this ban “cruelly targets the transgender Americans who have dedicated their lives to protecting our freedoms. I want all transgender service members and veterans to know that we see you, we respect you, and we will always fight for you. Your service is invaluable, and we will not allow this bigoted attack to diminish your service to our country.” As PINO continues to daily piss off our allies, who may not be jumping with enthusiasm to get involved in any future military action against the United States, I would like a large and strong presence in our military services. Anyone with half a brain knows that there are more non-transgender members of our military who don’t exhibit these standards described by tRump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth than those who are gender dysphoric. Good God, when I look at the standards of cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity stated in the Executive Order, I would have to say that separation orders need to be drawn up immediately for the ‘Bone Spurred’ Commander in Chief. Of the 535 members of the current United States Congress, 99 are military veterans. Less than 1 in 5 have any idea what military service is like, but have members of Congress such as Tommy Tuberville who has repeatedly said “there’s nobody more military than me.” He has never served. I’m upset, also, that the Pentagon has now given directives to remove over 26,000 photos, possibly expanding to over 100,000, of war heroes and military firsts as a result of their DEI purge. Most of the photos are of women and minorities. The corker, however, was the purge of the WWII B-29 aircraft ‘Enola Gay,’ which dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Why? Because the name of the plane contains the word “Gay.” This has been fact checked and it’s true. You can’t make this s**t up. I think it would be a good exercise to have some of these ‘military experts’ go through Basic and Advanced Infantry Training. I can tell you, I don’t remember half of my high school teachers’ names, but I can tell you who each of my Drill Sergeants were from 60 years ago – Sergeants Glover, Vega, Zamora, Johnson, and Pena. Let’s hope the attorneys general are successful in their attempt to block this ridiculous transgender ban, and the Pentagon or someone in charge of this DEI purge get’s their head out of their a** and understands how stupid this is making alot of people look.
Sorry, I got a little carried away and probably made this rambling a bit too long, but what the hey. It’s Sunday, if you’re reading this, you aren’t out golfing. Have a great evening. I know I will. I just took a pork loin roast off the Traeger and will be piling some thinly sliced pork on Artisan Buns slathered with barbeque sauce while we watch the Blazers hopefully beat Detroit. Ziggyman.
Before I sign off, I just have to leave you with this thought. Did PINO really think the government spent millions on making mice transgender?
Mountain Man Musings 