We have not talked about the ever present list of political class insanity that the American political class continually causes in our lives. High crime rates,high inflation, government programs infested with criminal fraud and outright incompetence, etc. Thus, today, let’s catch up with some of the latest insanity out of Washington, Pennsylvania, and Illinois:
1)There are lots of problems in the country these days:
Higher and higher crime rates are endangering Americans every day.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are living out on the streets.
Millions of Americans are facing food crises for their families.
Millions of Americans are dealing with drug addiction problems.
Major social programs, Social Security and Medicare, are hurtling towards financial insolvency.
Our schools are under educating our kids.
Our roads, bridges, and dams need to be fixed.
You get the idea. But what are the good folks in Washington working on and focusing their limited attention spans on? Consider the following idiocy that affect no Americans in need:
The Trump administration decided that a major government building in D.C. needed to be power washed and cleaned up.
But a judge blocked the power washing or painting the rundown the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
A lawsuit was filed by the Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC and the DC Preservation league to block the washing or painting of the building.
Of all the issues in the world, government resources had to be expended to defend the simple act of cleaning a building. Horrible priorities.
2)Obviously, Jeffrey Epstein was a person with some very bad history and habits when it came to abusing young girls. That reality is beyond reproach at this point in time. What he forced young and under aged girls to face from an abuse perspective was despicable and has been known publicly for many, many years.
But apparently this disgusting history did not stop a Congresswoman from eagerly getting getting advice from him:
During a 2019 Congressional hearing, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett was apparently exchanging text messages with Epstein who was advising her on what questions to ask during a Congressional hearing.
Keep in mind that this was over ten years since Epstein pleaded guilty to state criminal charges on prostitution including prostitution with underaged girls.
Thus, Plaskett should have known of Epstein's sordid background and yet still was in direct communication with him.
New documents show that she was actively communicating directly with Epstein via text messages while she was questioning a former associate of Trump, Michael Cohen, about hush money payments.
And this was not a passive exchanging of texts, apparently Epstein was actively managing Plaskett’s line of questioning.
For these interactions, she is facing a censure resolution for interacting with Epstein during a Congressional hearing.
Think about the absurdity of this situation: a sitting member of Congress was taking advice from a convicted pedophile and sex trafficker in the middle of Congressional hearings. Still no cure for stupidity and this is Congressional stupidity of the highest level.
3)Unfortunately, we have often had to discuss the ever present crime and homicides that regularly occur in the city of Chicago. Hundreds of residents are killed every year and thousands are wounded from gun fire, making the city the murder capital of the country from a total death perspective.
The governor of the state of Illinois, Chicago's home state, JB Pritzker recently took a victory lap when he declared that Chicago's recent summer was “amazing” and that the summer months this year had the lowest murder totals since 1965. All of which is good news but consider the realities that still exist in the city:
123 residents were still killed during the summer months, more than a murder every day.
The governor actually bragged that Chicago was the 19th safest city in the country, more a participation trophy statement than something to be really proud of.
Maybe he forgot that 58 residents were shot over Labor Day weekend with eight of them dying from their wounds.
As of the end of August, the city had experienced 455 murders during the past 12 months. almost 40 a month on average.
A main function of any government entity is to protect the lives and property of the citizens they serve. A murder rate well over a murder a day is not something to brag about, bring attention to, or think that is acceptable from the Chicago city government, it is a gross failure of that main governmental function.
4)Currently in the state of Pennsylvania, a large number of state residents are facing some very real problems:
About 14,000 residents are homeless.
The state experiences about 900 murders a year.
One in eight residents are facing food crises within their families.
Annually, about 5,000 residents die from drug addiction overdoses.
Yes, the state is facing the same crisis that every other state is facing and it should be a top priority of those politicians in charge to be laser focused in resolving those hardships for the state residents.
But in the state of Pennsylvania, the state politicians have other priorities:
The state government recently passed legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on hair style.
Yes, state politicians wasted time and resources to make sure that hair discrimination was criminalized in the state.
The governor, Josh Shapiro, proudly signed the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) legislation into law.
Thus, discrimination because of “hair texture” or "protective hairstyles" (whatever that means) is against the law.
According to Shapiro: “For too long, many Pennsylvanians have faced discrimination simply for hairstyles that reflect their identity and culture. That ends today. Today, when I signed the CROWN Act into law, that will be the next step in making good on that promise of bringing about real freedom for all Pennsylvanians.”
Not surprisingly, the state of California, which has much worse homelessness, crime, food crises, and other problems signed a similar, useless bill into law six years ago.
Unreal the priorities of those in political office. How many (dozens?) state residents got screwed over because of their hair style vs. the millions of state residents that are facing very real problems, problems that were delayed in being addressed because those in the governor's mansion and legislation were too worried about a hair issue?
If you asked state residents where hair discrimination rated on their list of concerns and needs, I doubt that “hair discrimination" cracks the top one hundred concerns. Again, very bad political priorities.
Enough insanity for today: bad hair priorities in Pennsylvania, more deaths and shootings in Chicago, a member of Congress being spoon fed committee questions from the premier, all time pedophile, and a government building’s dirty look is more important than the nation’s problems.
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