I hope everyone had a pleasant Valentine’s Day. As I hum Dion’s big hit “The Wanderer,” allow me to roam around with my thoughts.
They call me the wanderer
Yeah, the wanderer
I roam around, around, around
Just an observation, but the elected and appointed officials who seem to be making the biggest stir about the January 6 House commission are the ones who should have the biggest concerns. Representative Jim Jordan made a stink last year when he was nominated and refused to be allowed on the committee. The fact he is a person of interest would have been a huge conflict of interest. Yet, this is not the first time Jordan has been accused of something – six wrestlers on the Ohio State University said they told then wrestling coach Jordan they were being sexually assaulted by the sports doctor there, which Jordan denies. This doctor molested several hundreds of male athletes.
Yet, if he was seated, this would not have been the first time conflict of interest occurred, as Representative Devin Nunes was allowed to be on the first Trump Impeachment committee. Nunes’ name was noted in the records of Lev Parnas, one of the folks who testified. That is a conflict of interest and he should have immediately recused himself. However, per multiple news reports, Nunes is the same person who had to step down as House Intelligence chair at the request of his own party, because he was leaking information to the White House.
The west needs to stick to its concerted push back on Vladimir Putin. This may be a ruse to threaten, ask for the moon and settle for something more than Putin has. Yet, Putin also knows if he invades Ukraine, the west will likely back down and he will end up with more territory and the sanctions won’t last forever. Putin has been playing this game a long time. I am sure he wishes he had his stooge still in the White House, who did not know he was being taken advantage of by the Russian leader.
I sure do wish Congress would stop all of its posturing and do their jobs. A retiring Congressman said that he spent about 35% to 40% of his time raising money. He would go across the street, sit in a cubicle and make phone calls. This is one simple area that could be changed that would help America. Stop trying to keep your job and do your job. I also do not want to hear you kowtowing to what your party wants – do what you think is right. I am tired of this zero-sum game BS that replaces legislative discourse.
I applaud Joe Biden for looking to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court. Yet, he should have had his picks vetted sooner. One thing his predecessor did right for his party, he adopted and published a list of conservative bent judges he would consider before he was elected. That was a smart move on his part. Of course, I am not keen on our SCOTUS becoming more partisan. This is what happens when the 60 vote Senate approval rule was dropped to a majority. I want fair judges, not partisan ones.
I loved seeing the electric car commercials at the Super Bowl. Plus, there was one commercial on solar panels and how efficacious they have become. The fossil fuel industry continues its very well funded push to dissuade others on the vagaries of climate change, the country grid is not ready or the new technologies are not ready to fully replaces fossil fuel sources, but the tipping point has been reached. A key reason fossil fuel rich Texas leads the country in wind energy is the state legislature approved the expansion of the infrastructure to glean the electricity from where it is produced by wind mills.
Finally, Boris needs to start saying his good byes. Now that Prince Andrew has settled his lawsuit on alleged sex with a minor, Boris will get full bore reporting on his many poor judgment personal decisions. As with other politicians, the act is less important to the series of judgment lapses. How can we trust you with anything important when you keep making less than wise decisions on things that are common sensical.
That is all for now. Come on Dion, let’s finish our walk.
musingsofanoldfart 
Note to Readers: It should be noted the comments about Rep. Jordan should be viewed as alleged with respect to the inappropriate acts. What is not alleged is the fact the allegations are in the news. Jordan is a person on interest, which would require a recusal if he had been seated on the committee. He denies the accusations at Ohio State, but it has been reported the accusations he was told were made by the wrestlers, a couple of which also expressed both their admiration and disappointment in Jordan. One of the traits I detest is smugness, which to me the representative uses often as he berates witnesses. Yet, when the spotlight is turned on him, he cries foul, which I find illuminating.
Johnson. B. will only go when those in his own party conduct a political version of Julius Cesare’s exit from The Roman Senate.
Boris Johnson should never have been there in the first place Keith. Like the previous occupant of the Whitehouse he is a reflection on the troubled state of politics in our two nations.
Of course he could not have managed this without the inadvertent help of Jeremy Corbyn whose ineptitude was only matched by the denial of his supporters as to the Reality of Politics.
Roger, agreed, although you would know Corbyn’s foibles better than I. Here, it took a poorly run campaign by a very capable woman whose flaws were highlighted to allow Trump to get elected. Keith
PS – What is the reaction to Prince Andrew’s settlement? It is not ironic that he, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump all knew Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Three known womanizers who knew people that are known to provide under and over aged consorts.
It would seem Keith all too often elections are lost and the other side profits. Folk voting against, rather than for.
Not a place where Hope can grow.
Well said.