Words of Wisdom

The Gods of the Copybook Headings 

Murphy’s Law

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Chicken Little

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Little Engine that Could

Three Little Kittens

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

 

All good things must come to an end.

Discretion is the better part of valor.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.

Seeing is believing.

Actions speak louder than words.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

He who laughs last, laughs best.

The best laid plans of mice and men ofttimes go astray.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Into every life, a little rain must fall.

We are known by the company we keep.

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

When you play with fire, you’re going to get your fingers burned.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.

The past is prologue.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

A watched pot never boils.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Divide and conquer.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Like water off a duck’s back.

Don’t make mountains out of molehills.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

It’s not that easy, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for everything.

If you think you can, you will. If you think you can’t, you won’t.

You are what you eat.

You can have a good day or you can have a bad day, you decide.

Lack of proper planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

Prior proper planning prevents predictably poor performance.

Behold the turtle who makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Turnabout is fair play.

Your arrogance shall be your undoing.

If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.

One good turn deserves another.

Cheaters never prosper.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Never judge a book by its cover.

Don’t put all your eggs into one basket.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Idle hands and minds are the Devil’s workshop.

The pot calling the kettle black.

Give someone an inch and they’ll take a yard

A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.

Tell it like it is. Let your conscience be your guide.

Never mistake humble and meek for timid and weak.

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.

Simple doesn’t always mean easy.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

Success is where opportunity and access meet preparation.

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Experience is the best teacher.

Waste not, want not.

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. 

Probably is not a guarantee.

 

 

Coincidences

I don’t believe in coincidences when it comes to certain things, especially politics. We’re constantly told that the president and his cabal conspired with the Russians and other shadowy figures to swing the 2016 election his way. The Mueller investigation was supposed to look into Russian interference in the election, possible collusion with the Trump campaign, and possible obstruction of justice in the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

There has been no credible evidence to date of any wrongdoing by the Trump campaign or anyone close to the president (Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen have legal/criminal issues not related to the campaign). Ironically, what has come out of all of this has been a slow steady drip of information that paints a completely different picture of what occurred in the runup to the election and its aftermath:

1.       Sessions recusal. The Attorney General quoted incorrect policy in justifying his recusal on the Russia matter. The question is, who steered him in that direction? 

2.       Memo urging the firing of James Comey. Who was the author of the document and what was the impetus behind it? Who were the endorsers of this document? If DAG Rosenstein had a hand in the creation or vetting of the memo, would it not stand to reason that he would face a conflict of interest in appointing Robert Mueller to investigate Comey’s firing?

3.       Stefan Halper. He shares connections with no less than three individuals in the Trump orbit: Sam Clovis, George Papadopoulos, and Carter Page. Michael Flynn, and Michael Caputo were also approached by other individuals with ties to the government. Why were these individuals being targeted?

4.       Natalia Veselnitskaya. The lawyer at the center of the meeting at Trump Tower and claims of collusion.  She has yet to be interviewed by Robert Mueller. If FOX could get around to interviewing her, then why hasn’t he and his staff done so as well?

5.       Julian Assange. Another centerpiece of the Russia investigation. He has never been interviewed by any government committee or entity (with the exception of Congressman Dana Rohrbacher). The one attempt at outreach by the FBI was quashed by none other than James Comey. This would have given Assange limited immunity if he divulged the source of the hacked DNC emails, as well as turn over classified documents given to him by certain individuals who had been in the employ of the federal government (either directly or indirectly).

6.       Nellie Ohr obtained a ham radio operator’s license in May of 2016. What reason was there for her to get one? Her husband, Bruce Ohr, was the fourth highest ranking official at DOJ. She worked for Fusion GPS, the organization behind the now discredited Trump dossier that was used as the primary document to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on Carter Page. Additionally, was the address listed on the license really Mrs. Ohr’s residence?

7.       FISA court. The government went to the court four separate times for warrants using the aforementioned dossier. Portions of the dossier were leaked to media outlets who penned stories that were used to supplement the dossier as independently verified info. Given what is coming to light, will the court investigate what could possibly be a case of fraud perpetrated against it by DOJ and the FBI?

8.       Unmasking of Trump associates. As a result of the wiretaps obtained via FISA warrants, several individuals in the Trump orbit had their names made public. These actions are normally undertaken when they are in the national security interest. There was no such justification that could be made by these unmaskings. Who were the parties behind it?

We’ve been told by the left and their shills in the mainstream media that there is no smoking gun to show that there was any sort of conspiracy to get the president. Yet they’re the very same folks who crow about every single revelation that might possibly complicate things for the president as the smoking gun that will bring about his eventual downfall.

Newsflash, any good investigator will tell you that there seldom if ever is a smoking gun that implicates anyone. It’s usually tough, tedious detective work that goes through fits, starts, dead ends and the like before being able to produce any sort of credible evidence.  As stated earlier, the steady drip, drip, drip of info coming out of the events listed above will show us a few things about our government that we’ve been slow to recognize and acknowledge. None of it good. In the words of Lord Acton “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”.

Cam Got it Right

Looks like the president’s done it again!

His comments about athletes taking a knee during the national anthem have ignited a firestorm of criticism and controversy. Why?

Because he tapped into a vein of anger amongst a good deal of Americans who think that Colin Kaepernick and those who have followed in his footsteps are in fact disrespecting the flag and those who have served under it. When the Kaepernick brouhaha first broke, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was asked to give his thoughts on the matter. His answer, simply put, was that he himself would not do such a thing and disagreed with Kaepernick, but that it was his right to do so. As a result, Mr. Newton was pilloried by sports and political talking heads for not wanting to take a side. They got it wrong, he got it right. 

Those who have gone before me, those who still serve, and those who eventually will, do this nation’s work and in the process, also protect our rights, regardless of political leanings. Those rights come from our creator and not a piece of paper or any earthly entity. The Constitution, despite what we’ve been told, is a set of negative liberties detailing what government cannot do to its citizenry. I don’t appreciate Mr. Kaepernick’s actions, although I wouldn’t raise them to the level of someone who burns Bibles, Korans, flags, or any other deeply held symbol of faith or patriotism. But, then again, doing any of the above is well within their right to do so.

All of these players chose to make a political and social statement. Again, that’s their choice and right. But, as a result of doing this, they have now elevated themselves to the level of role models (despite NBA great Charles Barkley’s now infamous comments). That, whether they like it or not, has now become a burden that they are going to have to shoulder for some time to come. The NFL, NBA, MLB or any other sports leagues are businesses. If the fans decide that they want nothing to do with these teams because of what their players do, then that’s their business. After all, money talks. The president’s comments about team owners canning these players was misinformed. These players are represented by player associations, which in effect are labor unions. Because of this, there are collective bargaining agreements that govern the interactions between players and management. It’s doubtful that anything will ever happen.

It would be wise for all of us to keep in mind that what some consider disrespectful conduct may be looked upon by others as a legitimate form of protest. The founding fathers never wanted us to walk in lockstep with every opinion out there. They wanted healthy, reasoned discussion and yes, even vigorous debate. But at the end of the day, we were supposed to shake hands and agree to disagree if nothing else could be agreed upon. I’m sure that there will be those who agree with the contents this quick scribble and those who won’t. After all, this is America.