Last night wasn’t just a victory for the pants suit. It was a signal about the temper of the state of things. Virginia’s Hillary – Abigail Spanberger – defeated Winsome Sears so badly it’s going to take months for the welts to subside. The guy who is soon to be the state’s next attorney general wasn’t defeated by revelations about him that – in better times – would have forced him to withdraw from the race. He didn’t – because he knew he didn’t have to. His party (and Spanberger) knew it also.
What did they know?
They know what most people want. They know that MAGA has become MIGA – and that people are generally tired of it.
Trump has pretty much abandoned all of the populist promises he made, wheeling around to help and protect his billionaire-class friends, including Jeffrey Epstein.
This is not to suggest that Abigail Spanberger is actually the friend of working and middle income people. She is no more that than the other pants-suited one. The point is that working and middle income people are thrashing about like the passengers on the deck of the Titanic as the bow slipped under the water. They can see the ship is sinking, in other words – and they are desperate to find a way off that will not result in them drowning.
Anything that floats seems like a safe place to go. Enter the pants suit – even if that isn’t going to keep them dry, either.
There is more to this, too. It is not all Trump’s fault. Other than Trump not grasping that an electoral plurality wants what the new mayor of New York City styles “democratic socialism.” It is understandable why they want it. Especially the younger crowd, for whom the prospect of owning a home – before their hair begins to grey – seems as out-of-reach as the stars in the night sky. That they do not understand why this is so is entirely beside the point. What matters is that’s how many of them see it.
They also see their Free Lunches threatened. The Gibs Muh Dat crowd waxes.
Meanwhile, they see Trump’s ICE goons grabbing people off the street and throwing them into the back of an unmarked van. They do not like what they see. It does not matter whether the ones snatched are “illegals.” What matters – to the supporters of the pants suited one – are the visuals.
This could have been handled so much better. But – as is the case with pretty much everything Trump handles – it has been handled clumsily and in a manner that seems intentionally obnoxious.
The area around the imperial capital – what is known as Northern Virginia – depends almost entirely on government, either directly (as in a government job) or indirectly (as in working for a company that depends on government jobs). The government shutdown – as it is styled – has enraged these people for the same reason ordinary people are enraged by the taxes that are extracted from them to pay for it all. The thing, is there are fewer of the former – and more of the latter.
This – writ large – is why this country (if you want to call it that) has become two countries, at the very least. One country is the country of “democratic socialism” – rendered that way by a combination of factors that include outrage over effronterous crony capitalism that enriches the grifter class at the expense of every other class (self-protection, however misguided is a very strong motive) and on the other hand – outrage among the rural outliers who loathe the “democratic socialists” on a personal level. This loathing is, of course, reciprocally felt.
The rural outliers sense what is coming – as in, for them. The pants suit crowd feels rejuvenated, having been affirmed (as they see it) by near double digit majorities, in the case of the pants suited one. She will act accordingly, you betcha.
What’s coming isn’t going to be good for most of us. It also seems to have been almost deliberately set up to elaborate as it just did.
Apres moi, le deluge.
And now we all drown in it, maybe.
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Finished “The War on Men: How the New Gender Politics Is Undermining Western Civilization” by Mark Keenan. This should be required reading for every young man in the modern era.
Why mention it? The pant suit feminazis mentioned here and in a Paul Craig Roberts article about how the feminazis have set the US down an unrecoverable path. (here: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/11/paul-craig-roberts/societal-death-by-feminization/)
Virginia’s new carpetbagger pant suited governor is the embodiment of it.
People who are celebrating Zohran Mamdani and these Democrat gubernatorial candidates having won as some sort of “Win for Demooooooocracy!” have got to be some real chumps, as billionaire George Soros’ son Alex congratulated Mamdani and took a photo with him, suggesting that Mamdani was a billionaire backed mayoral candidate. And wasn’t the winner of the Virginia gubernatorial race once a CIA agent? You’d think Democrat voters would be repulsed by that, but I guess overzealous hatred for Trump was more important to them. I’m not sure what the story was with the New Jersey gubernatorial candidates, but if that race was anything like the other races, the establishment won, not “Demooooooocracy”.
John, it was a huge win for democracy.
Democracy is communism, rule by an insane mob, and is a horrible thing and a great evil. The design of our feral and state constitutions was the design of machines, where the things the government machines were allowed to do was strictly limited, with multiple fail safes built in to keep it from becoming a democracy.
Voting was allowed only to qualified electors and only because it was worth trying as an alternative to hereditary rulers or/and combat to transfer power.
If you vote for free stuff, it will be free to you, it just won’t be available. If you vote to repeal friction because it’s bad for efficiency, you wont alter reality, except for your victims.
I recall reading an article in Playboy about 1988, near the end of the Soviet regime. There was an anecdote about a woman flying hundreds of miles to buy a new toilet seat, because the Soviets had decreed air travel to be free or cheap, and also toilet seats, so toilet seats were mostly unavailable and required networking and long distance travel to obtain. We’re nearly there.
The ironic thing is, people who voted for Mamdani thought he was going to “Go after billionaires”, but if that were the case, WHY would the son of a billionaire like George Soros be congratulating him unless Mamdani is just going to do as NYC Mayor what billionaires want?
To paraphrase The Beatles…
“Have you seen Abigail Span
She’s quite good looking but she looks like a man”
Condolences to the peeps of Virginia. Spamburgler is just gross and cringe. FFS, if we are to be ruled over by young girls posing as women can they at least be something worth looking at and listening to?
Oh well, on a brighter note, we all knew deep in our hearts Trump was only put back in to buy time for the system. This and building a better mousetrap. A world class, iron clad digital gulag is already here, just need the final touches. That, and half the population losing their jobs over the next couple of years will be one wild ride. You didn’t think all those Jewish Kings funded Trump out of pure altruism, do you?
We were given a few years, now it’s down to possibly one. If I were the type of particular individual to vote, I would have voted for immediate and complete systemic collapse one year ago. I still believe they weren’t ready, and electing Harris would’ve crashed the system before all the gates were closed.
We still have far to much faith in institutions (fake elections) that need to be washed out to sea. Trump is now the worst of both worlds. Shilling for Israel while expanding war on anyone who doesn’t tow party the line of King $ $ Bill Yo. The Ds will now give Trump free reign to expand domestic policing powers while screaming and wailing in the performative faggotry they are so good at.
Well, good news I suppose. Commie, Omar “I am the captain now” Fateh lost the Minneapolis mayoral race.
https://therightscoop.com/breaking-omar-fateh-loses-in-minneapolis/
Eric,
Make sure you’re running to, not from, something. Virginia needs you. Stay and fight. I could have left my bluest of blue towns in the bluest state of the country, but I chose to stand my ground.
Where I live, we still have mask mandates in health care facilities. I look forward to walking in and saying No every time, calling them sheep, slaves, and phonies. And the weirdos still wearing masks outside and indoors in public places. I confront them on an almost daily basis (I’m getting a lot more “allergies” as their excuse for diapering – bullshit!…and no, masking up is not a choice.) Then I imagine how boring my life would be in a red town in a red state:)
How do you fight them? I live in CA’s Santa Clara county, we have mask mandates in the winter, so I can’t go to a doctor or an optometrist or dentist without a mask. When I walk in without one, I’m asked to put one on or leave. My dentist used to not care, until they got reported by some Stasi, now they require it because their license is on the line.
You can’t fight this, all you can do is keep your head down and survive.
100% not true. Same county. You say No and hold your ground. They will not get fined, certainly not in 2025, for a patient who is not masking – how would they know if the patient has one of the many exemptions. But I wouldn’t use an exemption excuse. Just say No. Make them feel ashamed for even asking you…better, tell them to take off their face diaper.
Excellent, Alvin!
Non-compliance is the only way we will ever get them to stop trying to enforce compliance. I’d go with you guys if I were in the area!
If you’re planning to go to medical facility in Santa Clara County this week or next, tell me the name of the place and time, and I will meet you there outside the front entrance. We will walk in maskless and you will be treated without ever putting on a mask. It’s too easy. This isn’t 2020.
They tore down the Oaks in my old neighborhood to throw in another stack n pack for boomers. What a goddamn fail that place is. . .
I live in silicon valley and drive by the former old Oaks shopping center all the time. High density apartments have been built in multiple areas, such as downtown Sunnyvale and the area around Santana Row. These are modern luxury apartments that definitely qualify as stack n pack. Rents on these apartments are really high. In downtown Sunnyvale, one bedroom apartments rent for about $5000 a month. It’s hard for me to imagine how a young engineer living in one of these apartments and paying this kind of rent, along with federal and California state income taxes, could ever save enough money to ever buy a home in silicon valley, where even small condos go for over a million dollars and single family homes go for almost two million dollars and up. People living in other parts of the US must think that Californians are crazy to live like this.
Hi Martin,
Yup. My sister and her family live in Oceanside, CA – which is not far from San Diego. They live in a small (about 900 square foot) 1940s-era house in a semi-shabby neighborhood. My sister’s car has had its catalytic converter cut off; a drug addict overdosed (dead) in the parking lot just behind their house. There are homeless people everywhere. They pay something like $12k in property taxes annually for this. And the only reason they even have the house is because her husband bought it 30 years ago, when houses in the area were still affordable. They could never afford to buy it or anything similar today – not there, at any rate.
Same story where I used to live – in a suburb of DC (Loudoun County). The little house I bought in the ’90s for $155k is now $650k. No wonder young people are turning to socialism. It’s not the answer, of course. But the problem is no less real.
Hi Eric,
I’ve driven through Oceanside on the way to San Diego and actually briefly stopped there. Seems like a nice town, but I guess it has a lot of crime. Where I live in silicon valley, crime rates are still relatively low. I’ve lived in this area for over forty years and have never had my car broken into or vandalized. I’ve had my house burglarized one time in all these years. So the suburbs are relatively safe. On the other hand, crime and homelessness are out of control in San Francisco. Car break ins happen all the time. So whenever we go to San Francisco, we drive to the Daly City Bart station, park the car there, and take Bart into San Francisco. We only go to the safer areas of San Francisco. Areas of San Francisco that used to be really nice, like Union Square, have really gone downhill, with empty store fronts everywhere due to the crime. Civic Center is really bad. And stay the hell away from the Tenderloin!
Like your sister, I also bought my house here many years ago, when house prices here were a fraction of what they are now. There is no way I could ever afford my own house if I had to buy it now!
When we lived in Menlo Park my mom amd I would go Christmas shopping in Union Square every year. It was so lovely you could just park in the underground garage and stroll around admiring the displays, the gorgeous Christmas tree in Neiman Marcus and all the little specialty shops then have a fantastic dinner in North Beach. Last year my sister her daughter and I went to see Wicked and there were homeless people literally pissing against the wall right in front of us as we walked back to our car. And no way would I go anywhere near Union Square, let alone ride a cable car.
I’ll use you as my inspiration and see where it leads.
You’ll be fine. Easy peasy. Just give them a firm No. Make them feel embarrassed for even asking you to put on a mask.
Lots of South Bay peeps in this thread! Add me to the list. i also say no to the mask!
Couple thoughts here.
First, voting is a weak and miniscule power, but you do have it. Everybody who didn’t vote against communist candidates yesterday didn’t try to resist communism yesterday. Voting is most assuredly not agreeing to accept government abuse.
Second, the more power the bad guys seize, the less is your ability to undo their evil. The end justifies the means and if you have to kill a few dozen million kulaks, that’s acceptable.
Third, retreating to a rural area is a tactic, not a strategy. I did it 30 years ago when I left California, and the cancer only spreads. I personally watched Cali commies seize power, sieze control of the electoral machinery, and set themselves up as dictators. I just got another ring side seat to it in communisota
I would love to see Trump continue to be embattled and finally go full blown Pinochet or Franco. But the reality is that each and every one of us has to stand up for our own rights, starting with the right to own, carry, and use military weapons. Our heritage is to rule ourselves, not be subjects, serfs, or slaves. That’s going to mean the end of soft easy living in the USA.
Also, with apologies to RG, Shadow, Metal Queen, and our other ladies present, ill bet the results in Virginia would have been quite different with a white male candidate. Most men are quietly or not sick and tired of minority rule and minority candidates.
True that. I’m also tired of seeing them on ads online, and if a family member is watching a series or movie with several black actors, I walk out.
In a related note, can the ad agencies PLEASE stop with the black man/white woman and half&half children in EVERY TV ad??? Not every family in America is a mixed race social experiment.
Same with the gay couples – enough already!
Amen, Mike –
“Streaming” TeeVee has become unwatchable. I cannot take it anymore. I have retreated to my books, which they can’t pollute with their eye-and-mind-garbage.
Seriously. It’s ridiculous. I don’t know any mixed race couples and I highly doubt black women appreciate seeing this kind of thing either since they usually show white woman/black man.
And I’m also over them showing helpless testosterone free men on tv. I never thought I’d feel this way when I was younger but I thank god my own neighborhood still has a pickup truck in every driveway.
Yeah, the spineless wimp men who shrink back while the women kick ass and flip over men many times their size and weight is ridiculous, as well as unrealistic. Nor does it reflect reality. I would like to see that She-Woman haul a 100 pound back back up a steep hill, have her race against a man, and see who can go farther, faster, and longer. I agree, it just gets old. There are clear and distinct differences between men and women. But that is not a bad thing. It is just too bad society demonizes the fact that there is.
Hi Ernie,
I expect the liberals aren’t long for this world. They are the first to rah-rah abortions and decide the “no kids” narrative is the way to go. Well, when one doesn’t reproduce the next generation it is very hard to fulfill one’s communist legacy.
What you say is true, RG.
Problem is, blue haired post-turtlism is largely grown in a lab. The laboratory being public education. I still see far too many conservatives who hand their kids over to public schools. This, along with CIA/USAID MK ultra type programs, which have been going on all our lives, insures a never ending supply of low quality garbage elite cutouts.
“…when one doesn’t reproduce the next generation it is very hard to fulfill one’s communist legacy.”
Not if you flood the country with nonwhite Third World immigrants it isn’t. And that’s exactly who voted for Mamdani.
Not really. The fewer liberal babies (born to liberal parents) are not going to become conservatives. Never. They will born and die as Democrats. The jew culture and institutions reinforce everything they are taught at home – the govt schools, hollywood, social media, media, etc. – all jew liberal. The more conservative babies born to conservative parents? Now many of them turn liberal overtime from divorced parents, jew family law courts, culture, schools, etc. as already mentioned.
As one example. Look at the kids and grandkids of former Presidents. The descendants of Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush…many of them are now Dems. Then compare to the descendants of Kennedy (RFK Jr excepted), LBJ, Carter, Clinton, Obamas, Bidens – they will all stay Dem. None are turning into Republicans. Never.
Grant’s great grandson vs Lee’s great grandson.
https://patriots.win/p/17rT26XLrk/robert-e-lee-/c/
BTW, duck duck go didn’t find the pic. On Yandex it was the first one
“The descendants of Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush…many of them are now Dems” — all of them are Jews, are they not?
No apologies required, Ernie. I am way overtired of the straight, white male being demonized and blamed for every last problem in this country. Not that a woman cannot run a country, but when all they offer is a Hillary Clinton or a Nancy Pelosi, sorry….I would rather vote for “Garfield”. All he wants is lots of lasagna, a long 23 hour a day nap, and likes to kick Odie off the table for grins & giggles. I am sure the cat litter and lasagna is far cheaper than paying off politicians in Congress, and the Presidency. And Odie has a good heart, even if he is a bit of a dumb dog (ha ha). I cannot say anyone of these women in Office have a heart of anything other than sharp, jagged, ugly stone.
Sorry not correct Virginia had a white male named Ralph Northam and he was the worst of the worst. And his wanna be replacement Terry McAulliff (also white male) had promised to continue his horrible legacy but fortunately lost. As horrible as this Spangberger woman appears to be she has a ways to go to outdo Governor Blackface (Northam).
The problem with a lot of conservatives is that the are fine with the boot on their neck as long as that boot is worn by a white man. Let’s stop being caring about the race or genitalia of the person in power and start caring more about the power itself.
Very well said, especially this part:
“Third, retreating to a rural area is a tactic, not a strategy. I did it 30 years ago when I left California, and the cancer only spreads. I personally watched Cali commies seize power, sieze control of the electoral machinery, and set themselves up as dictators. I just got another ring side seat to it in communisota”.
You’re absolutely right. The cancer only spreads.
Hi Alvin,
Yup. But it may work as a tactic for those of us who are old enough to not need to worry much about 30 or 40 years from now. If I could get 20 more relatively free years, I think I’d be all in.
Eric, I’m afraid your rural may not be far enough away, since you are still in Virginia. By not voting and by advocating not to vote against Spanberger, you have disgraced yourself in front of those who have gone before us. When did “libertarian” become “surrender”?
No. Voting is a completely corrupted and useless exercise in come, sit, stay compliance. Demonstrating such insane behavior to children is irresponsible playacting.
Good dog.
Hello, my ex-reader (who hijacked my logo and identity)…
You ask: When did “libertarian” become “surrender”?
I do not consider it “surrendering” to play ball with evil. I consider it morally imperative to stop playing ball with evil. Not that Sears is evil. She seemed like an ok lady. But the system is. Best to fight it by not playing by its rules.
And what did voting for Trump get? I voted for no more aid – our tax dollars – being sent to Raytheon via Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeev. I did not vote for REAL ID or Palantir. I did not vote for Israel All The Time (and Uber Alles). But look what I got.
PS: If my holding an opinion you disagree with is enough for you to be a former reader, then I think what you are looking for is an amen corner – and you won’t find that here.
True dat, you can run but you can’t hide. I’m old enough now that I don’t give a f*ck, I feel badly about the world my kids are inheriting but for me personally I will stand my ground right here. Molon labe, come get me motherf*ckers.
My thoughts exactly!
“voting is a weak and miniscule power, but you do have it. Everybody who didn’t vote against communist candidates yesterday didn’t try to resist communism yesterday.”
Utter bullshit! Where exactly was there a candidate who opposes communism? Voting is how you all got to this very point. Like it? The only way to oppose communism in a system that is inherently communal, is to resist participating in it; in all of it’s institutions (Including it’s elections) and to live in such a manner where it has the least ability to exercise it’s power over you and yours.
We must attack. Slowing the enemy’s advance is not enough. There isn’t any way of winning, but we must attack. Words of a fool who will always lose.
“When the enemy attacks, we retreat. When he retreats, we advance. When he encamps, we harass.” “When you know your enemy and yourself, you will emerge victorious from every battle. When you know yourself OR your enemy, you will win part of the battles. When you know neither yourself nor your enemies, you will lose every battle”. 4000 year old (translated) words from a truly wise man.
So if there isn’t a perfect candidate you won’t vote to slow, stop, or reverse our communism? I swear had we actually elected Ron Paul libertarians would have been stabbing him in the back within two days.
Perfect candidate? There’s no candidate who is an alternative to the communal authoritarian system; no one who is for dismantling the last 150 years of tyranny which has become endemic to the system; no candidate who disavows personal power and authoritarian government; and no candidate who has the power to effect any such changes.
When you vote, you are voting for someone to shepherd the very system which is antithetical to liberty. And if nothing else, these elections prove just what “the people” want- so good luck using “democracy” to oppose the very things which the majority loves.
Ron Paul could not do a thing to stop what is going on. The fact that he wasn’t even a blip on the radar proves all one needs to know about the power structure of this world and the sentiments of voters.
This country has been ruled 50% of the time by “the lesser evil”; In some locales the state and local governments have had a higher percentage of “lesser evils” running things. Again, how’s that working out?
Choosing Hitler because, while he may not be perfect, he can slow, stop or reverse the onslaught of communism, is NOT a solution or even the least bit helpful- It is just helping your enemy. He may oppose enemy “A”, but he is still YOUR enemy- and just as much of a detriment to you as the other enemy.
The only real resistance is to stop feeding your enemies- all of them! Thinking you’re doing something to secure liberty by using one enemy to protect you from another enemy is just trading one master for another. By hoping in such practices, you are prevented from actually doing anything, and instead, using your time and energy to support a false hope, while giving enemy “B” (or R) even more power to wield HIS brand of tyranny over you, while you’re actually playing into his hand by doing nothing positive and aiding his power and legitimacy.
And they are all holding hands
under the tableon Epstein’s plane, and working for the real masters, anyway.Arthur, that was quite the tirade. You’ve convinced me. I’m going to curl up and die now, everything is hopeless and the communists are too strong. Maybe they’ll let me exist longer if I stick my head in the ground and leave my butt up for their pleasure.
Ernie, maybe instead of curling up and dying, some of us are actually LIVING by NOT surrendering our lives to the forces of tyranny, but instead, living outside of their system.
Voting for one a different master to oversee the plantation- one who has no intention of letting you go- ever!- nor of doing anything against the plantation’s interests (but rather he is there to GUARD the plantation’s interests) is just as good as curling up and dying, as it accomplishes ZERO as far as protecting your interests or restoring liberty to yourself or anyone else.
Who would you have voted for if you lived in NYC? Andrew Cuomo? Curtis “GWB on steroids” Sliwa? Do you think that they would have in any way been your ally?
Heck, at this point, if I had to vote, I’d sooner vote for the commies. At least that way, it is spelled-out clearly for those who are not so sophisticated, and they get a dose of reality; and also, it helps put the dying system out of it’s misery sooner- which means a weakening of the overall political structure, which means it is easier to resist, and closer to abolition.
Tl;dr: Trump.
Funny thing, Ernie- You talk like a politician…. Are you a “plant”?
I am a politician, and have Said so many times here. Im a small town mayor which gives me $100/month and all the s#!t I can eat.
But it also gives me a vital check on those who can never have high enough taxes and totalitarian control over their neighbors. Many have complained bitterly that I’m a “Do nothing mayor”, and they are shocked when i smile ans say THANKS!”
As to the other, I build my own cars and weapons, and the old Harley Sportster i ride hasn’t been registered or plated since I traded the previous owner for it 10 years ago. I live the free radical outlaw life. And I vote to sow chaos in the system. Which is why I love DJ Trump.
You should vote for the same reasons – for the frequent occasions you want to oppose something, for the rare occasions you can support a freedom candidate like me, and especially to f#@k with the system.
But again, WHO WOULD I VOTE FOR? There is no such thing as a “freedom candidate”. Every candidate vows to uphold the law (except when it applies to them, of course…); I’ve never seen one criticizing “the troops” or “laaaaw enforcement”; I’ve never seen one close down their building department and code enforcers; work to shut down the government schools….
In fact, come to think of it, the leftists seem far better at destroying things- the only problem is that they replace them with things just as bad or worse.
I’ll never vote for those who are opposed to my liberty. Never have, never will. Everyone else has been “fighting the enemy” by “voting for a lesser evil” for 160 years now. How’s that going?
The notion of ‘democracy’ empowers authoritarianism, and legitimizes the idea that the will of “the people” is superior to your will; and if you participate in it, you then bound to accept the results of it as legitimate and authoritative.
Morning, Arthur!
Your comment anticipated today’s column: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/11/08/what-do-we-get-when-we-vote/
Precisely.
Excellent cover on the New York Post this morning:
On Your Marx, Get Set, Zo!
https://tinyurl.com/uwhwj4z8
As for Virginiafornia … Robert E Lee fought for THIS? So a socialist yankee carpetbagger could keep it in CARB’s greenhouse gas climate club?
Spanberger is ex-CIA and likely was groomed for this position, just as CIA test-tube baby Barky Obama was groomed for the presidency. Which is her next stop, if she’s a good girl and turns Virginia into a Stalinist worker’s paradise with rainbow crosswalks and grabbed guns.
Last night’s voting results in a nutshell:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/almost_a_republican_sweep_last_night_if_only_men_voted.html
In Virginia there were three major races, and men broke Republican in all of them. They went for Winsome Earle-Sears for governor (all figures represent percentages), 53-47; John Reid for lieutenant governor, 55-44; and Jason Miyares for attorney general, 57-42.
Meanwhile, in the upside-down, women broke Democrat in all three races by even wider margins. They supported Abigail Spanberger for governor, 64-36; Ghazala Hashmi for lieutenant governor, 62-38; and mad texter Jay Jones for attorney general 58-41.
The story was similar up north in New Jersey. Men voted for Republican Jack Ciattarelli over Democrat Mikie Sherrill, albeit by a narrow 51-49 margin. Women went for Sherrill 62-38.
The only exception was the NYC mayoral race, in which the sexes each offered the communist-in-democratic-socialist-clothing Zohran Mamdani 50 percent support. The only thing we can say for the lads is that they did give Republican Curtis Sliwa two more percent of their votes than the gals did (eight vs. six).
The story was similar up north in New Jersey. Men voted for Republican Jack Ciattarelli over Democrat Mikie Sherrill, albeit by a narrow 51-49 margin. Women went for Sherrill 62-38.
Oh, and here’s the kicker: This political sex gap is widening, with young men becoming more conservative (by today’s standards, anyway) and young women veering hard left.
(And this is another reason why many young fellows aren’t marrying. Can you blame them?)
As for why women have this affinity for leftism, it’s a deep issue beyond this blog’s scope. But I did examine it in the following articles, among others:
“The Security Sex.”
“‘Woke’ Culture Is Just Feminine Culture, Says Writer—and It’s Killing America.”
What cracks me up, Hans, is that some of these feminist (and liberal) woman figure out much later in life what a mind set has given them. No children, no husband, just an empty future with nothing but their hatred of everyone and everything. And yet, they still have the gall to why men do not want to be with them, spend time with them, let alone sleep with them (egads!). Who can blame the man? He is better off alone and happy. Feminism, much like Communism, has worked wonders to destroy this country.
You forgot the cats, Shadow. They always have cats.
Ha ha ha! You are right, Raider Girl. Poor cats…..
I have a cat. But just one. I also have a wife. Just one of those too.
Be kind to the kitties, I had a few over my many years and I miss them deeply. Last one passed a year ago at 19 years old and I’m too old to adopt another, don’t want to leave it an orphan.
Never thought I’d like a cat. Then I got one. Amazingly athletic and beautiful animals. Strange personalities. Mine is always near me. Except when he wants to be alone.
Nah, if you go, somebody will gladly take and enjoy the cat. Go get yourself another.
If they’re not dressed or play acting as a fucking cat.
When does our bet take place, next November?
Yep, it ain’t looking too promising for me, is it?
Roger
Ironic. Cats are inherently non-communist, as they steadfastly resist efforts to control them against their will. If only those liberal feminist douchebags were more like their cats- but of course, they probably ignore their cats, and render them fearful retiring unaffectionate neurotic creatures who are never allowed to develop their true personalities….much like the bastard male children they raise when they get knocked-up by that random diverse buck, or the drunken wimpy white guy who mistook them for an actual woman.
Right the childless cat ladies keep them locked up on their
one bedroom city apartments with the smelly litter box. Years ago when we had cats they did their business outdoors and caught mice. Egads! We must have been terrible people back then.
Yes, RS. It’s funny how much more cats are more similar to dogs when allowed to actually be themselves and live in the real environment (And of course, get attention and affection, as opposed to being left alone all day to live under the bed).
My 60+ obese ex now has 14 cats at the kids last census. The grands all despise her and its really sad. Im a happy healthy single athlete at 67. The day I noted bodys T level dropped to controllable was one of the best of my life.
For a sane 68 yo, good riddance to that whole lame breeding > hedonism trip.
Of course, this has the potential to self correct in a generation or two because of their childlessness.
Hi Shadow,
I have noticed, and perhaps you as well, as to just how *ugly* these women really are (both physically and in demeanor). No hot babes at their rallies. As these overweight harpies spew their hatred venom at men for their masculinity for merely expressing that; boys need good men as mentors, children cannot consent to puberty blockers and transition to another sex, that the environmental global warming sky is not falling (actually cooling), Islam is not a religion worth protecting and is not good for women’s (or Gay) rights, and enough with the *safety uber allies* culture for God’s sake. Nevertheless, they are hysterical.
I have thought about making a 2026 campaign yard sign using the teacher from Chicago who made the gun to the neck jester advocating the murder of Charlie Kirk, the post girl for the democratic party. Caption being: This is the Face of your new Democratic Party-Vote Cautiously.
The Repugs probably did win the “good looking woman” vote. The problem is good looking women are fewer and farther between than ever.
Look at the YT video I link to every election day. It is from the movie Brewsters Millions, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCFzYcLVNk0) when Richard Pryor announces his “none of the above” campaign for NY mayor. The reporter at the beginning, Lyn Shay, was a 6 in 1985, but she’d be a 9 in 2025.
Like I’m soon to tell my grandson (17)
“Buddy, just hire it done!”
If it floats fucks or flies rent it kiddo.
Its funny but i have never been a leftist and now as I get oder its getting more and more difficult to be around my fellow women who are on the left. It is painful to sit and listen to the dumbed down language (lunch and learn groups good lord) me me me chats and pictures of what they ordered for dinner and myriad superficial issues. They actually enjoyed the Barbie movie like you’ve gotta be kidding me. I watched the recent Nick Fuentes interview with Tucker Carlson and this kid really hit the social issues with women.
LOL That’s funny, RS. I actually watched that part with Fuentes and Carlson discussing women and I thought “Wow, these guys don’t understand women”. Fuentes hit on a couple good points about the hero worship and the cooked meals which men need to feel loved, but he believed in women holding a very subservient role. Carlson I felt look like a defeated man. His comments were good, but it felt like the wife held the reins more than he did. The facial expression didn’t coincide with the wording.
I actually could not watch the Barbie movie. It looked so entirely stupid I refused to torture myself for 90 minutes.
Hi RS,
Mentioning leftist women, there is one out there that for some reason I absolutely detest (even more than Hillary)…Jennifer Welch. Yes, she is a stupid liberal woman, but it is either her face, demeanor, attitude, inauthenticity (maybe all of the above) that I just cannot listen or watch her. Evil just pours out of her.
Hi RG,
I did not know of this person – so I looked her up. I now feel a combination of sick and wanting to smash something. She is the anti-Viagra.
Do you just look at her and have an extreme dislike? I don’t dislike a lot of people, but for some unbeknownst reason I can’t stand this bitch.
Yes, immediately. It’s not just that she’s unattractive. It’s that she radiates unattractiveness. From the inside out. Some people are like that. Zelensky is a male example of the species. Tucker describes him perfectly!
I don’t blame men for not getting married if this is all that is left. I would become celibate, too.
Stick a fork in it. It’s done. I have full confidence the midterms end the house and senate for R control, not that it matters much. Newsom in ‘28 is a sure bet.
The failure to end Obamacare is tragic and a tell on what both sides care about, certainly not us the tax mules. That it ever got implemented and destroyed real insurance (catastrophic care with high deductible) is disgusting.
The thought of Greusom Newsom being president is a horrible thought. Also, the guy is creepy as hell, and on so many levels. This was the last best place to run and now we are even more screwed because there is nowhere to run when this place burns down.
One, the press will run cover for any creepy vibe.
Two, he has “the hair”, that wonderful electable hair! Just ask the ladies.
Think I’m kidding well a lifetime in WA and seeing the absolute human debris that gets elected here removes any doubt about the sad future.
Croatia is tempting, seaside towns with neat clean places to rent for under €1000 a month. Moving seven cats, logistics daunting. Plus gun ownership? Humm.
Gun ownership? Paraguay.
Sorry, no English spoken though.
In a lot of places outside the major cities in Paraguay, even Spanish won’t get you too far.
Better learn some Guarani.
Not an easy one to learn, that one.
Paraguay is a military dictatorship…..
I’ve done some exploring in Central and South America. Wrote the continent off completely. All the countries there are going socialist. And while there are plenty of far-removed places where government is essentially non-existent, the cultures of the natives and the common presence of highly armed guerilla factions fighting each other or the national governments means that you keep your head down and live in fear, just as one would do in a neighborhood in a large US city that is made up of immigrants from said countries.
Europe and EU are embracing digital IDs (Not to mention what they did during the flu “pandemic”)- Not digital ID – No worky. All of the developed world is embracing technocracy.
Georgia [The country, not the state] looked promising…but I’m not sure what’s going to happen with the digital ID thing there (They’ll likely embrace it), and the locale and politics, considering the US’s war for the Ewe-kraine.
Croatia is tempting. I would only go once our last oldster was gone, and, If I could get all the kids and grands to follow suite. What kind of man would I be if I left them here to fend for themselves?
The seven cats thing, that would be daunting. It was a royal PITA just moving one across country in a van, couple years back.
“Croatia is tempting.”
If you’re considering Eastern Europe, you’d be better off in Bulgaria. Cheaper and less overrun with tourists in summer.
But, it’s still in Europe and the EU. IMO, not worth it. There’s much less of a chance of a war in South America than in Europe, plus Argentina/Paraguay/Uruguay are not overrun with rapefugees bringing with them ‘the religion of peace(™)’.
Eastern Europe would be a sentimental first choice. Probably better for a young man with few ties. Plus as you point out, war in Europe will be worse than one of the constant backwater skirmishes that occur at regular occasions down south.
One of the last few doable trips on my travel bucket list is a month in S.America. Couple weeks in Peru, climb Machu Picchu, and a couple weeks of beach time in the Parana delta. The capitol cites of which seem quite continental
Try Georgia (country), Armenia or Moldova. All poor – which means your bottom dollar goes a long way. All corrupt – which means you can resolve small to medium problems very easily. All Christian – which means no alien customs to deal with.
Well, Moldova is a little dicey because the president spinster-chick has a CIA asset written all over her. And the EU aspirations. But the EU will probably fall apart before Moldova joins.
On the positive side you may get to see Mr.Putin when he conquers Moldova 😉
Can you imagine a Gavin Newsom/AOC presidential ticket? Now that is the stuff nightmares are made of.
AOC is more likely to survive the primaries than Newsom. He’s quite toxic and moderates aren’t fans of his. Anyhow, whoever wins the next presidential election, I only know one thing, we, the people, and the cause of liberty, loses.
This is why I want no overlords. Humanity has proven itself woefully inadequate in terms of self governance. NY and VA in particular fucked around and will now find out.
I have a simple rule that I try to remember when voting: “Don’t vote for crazy people”, it gets harder every election cycle to find someone sane.
As George Burns said, “Too bad those who could run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair”. Also, who in the hell in their right minds would WANT to enter that demon infested swap? It is a good place to get chewed up and destroyed on so many levels.
“The most improper job of any man is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” This quote is attributed to J.R.R. Tolkien
“Don’t vote for crazy people”
That’s why I don’t vote.
There is no other kind.
So why delegate your ‘being governed’ to one of them?
Much better to do it yourself.
What to make of this? Is it just blue imbeciles gonna blue imbecile, or is it a preview of a coming in 2026 full repudiation of the policies of the Orange Dufus? I believe it’s the latter.
What, exactly, has this administration done that will benefit this country? The cost of everything continues its meteoric rise, abetted by tariffs. I just bought what used to be a half gallon size of Orange Juice now at 46oz, same price as the former 52oz and as the former 64oz. No arrests, and elitist kid fuckers walk among us. Ukraine burns. Israel wantonly murders and destroys. We blow up junk boats with 30 million dollar missiles. We threaten Africa. We threaten Russia. We threaten China. Every day is some chaotic, mixed signal, different from yesterday, veiled threatening, destructive policy announcement on Twitter or Truth.
This was predictable. He’s a wackjob toddler who peddles propaganda with that swagger voice. He’s the low IQ dipshit he calls others, but with violent tendencies and he controls the levers of a powerful government. And he’s clearly compromised, likely owing to his own teen diddling proclivities.
I want off this crazy thing.
Amen, BAC –
If these races had been close, ok – maybe it was just blues gonna blue. It wasn’t. Spanberger destroyed Sears. Same as regards the pants-suit in NJ. The backlash against Trump’s endless narcissism has begun. It is going to wax. God help us.
Except, VA and NJ and NY and CA were always going to go blue. Last night’s elections should not be a surprise. Youngkin in 2021 was an outlier. The media played their best con game. “Ooh, look at NJ it is so close.” NJ was never close. People really like high electricity costs, astronomical real estate taxes, and public schools that are crap. Let them enjoy it.
Yep – only now we’ll get to enjoy it, too.
I will be cruising Zillow later today, just to see what’s available in West Va. I feel the cancer getting closer.
I moved from Colorado to Florida four years ago. It wasn’t easy. Left friends and family. Is Florida better? I have friends remaining in Colorado who swear they are going to leave. But they don’t. It’s tough.
As someone who just drove through WV (on my way to KY) a few weeks ago WV has plenty of land. If you have no desire to live near anyone it is the place to go. The drive down I79 is beautiful, but it is a different type of crazy. I was reading Wikipedia to hubby on each new town we came across. Apparently, Bigfoot lives there and a couple of aliens. 😁
Taxes are higher in WV, than VA because they do not allow itemized deductions to be expensed on the state return. All of my WV clients are surprised they owe every year. The cities (Charleston) are very liberal. Lots of winding roads which is fun for a weekend jaunt, but not for everyday driving. Businesses are few and the amount of poverty is surreal. Infrastructure is not the greatest and none of the rest stops have been updated since the early 1970s. One rest area off I79 has a pay phone and an old coffee vending machine like the hospitals used to have. If you ever need to get rid of a few bodies there are a couple really good spots where only the coyotes and bears will come across them.
Thanks, RG!
It actually sounds appealing. Now. It would not, were I 25 (or even 35) again and looking forward to building a life and a career. To doing the things young people do, such as date and be extroverted. I have already done all of those things. Now I just want to avoid being screwed out of everything I have worked for; and to be left the hell alone. A 50 acre tract and a paid-for house where I can read my books and piddle with my old vehicles sounds mighty fine.
I am becoming (or want to become) the white-haired Uncle in Red Barchetta, who has a country place, no one knows about…
I hear you, Eric. The appeal to find some place in BFE where there are absolutely no humans grows stronger with each passing day. I had read a book a year or so ago, of a girl in Columbia who had been kidnapped and then dumped in the jungle when she was five years of age. She spent roughly 5-6 years in the jungle, being raised by monkeys before humans found her. Long story short? She was better off with the monkeys, sad to say. They treated her better than the humans did
About 20 years ago had WA state friends relocate to WV due to a job transfer, rural conservative types. He was a handy guy and went to get a building permit – in King County, WA this is near insanity inducing (sensitive areas review, wetlands setbacks, urban growth area and on and on). In whatever WV county he was in, the ol’ gal opened a drawer, handed him a one sided one page form “fill out name and site address, give us a call for inspection prior to closing up.” He literally thought she was kidding.
Hatfield/McCoy was still a thing where they lived.
‘If you ever need to get rid of a few bodies there are a couple of really good spots.’ — Raider Girl
Sounds like a scene straight out of Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. It is nominally set in western Virginia, near the Kentucky and Tennessee lines, but could just as well be WV.
For the first 100 pages, I had to suspend disbelief that a woman could write in the authorial voice of a teenaged boy. But in Chapter 15, she just sneaked up from behind and quietly blew me away.
Kingsolver was not far off the location trail. One goes miles without seeing a home, person, even a car. Just lots of mountainous terrain and a couple birds. I have no doubt the NJ/NY Mafia and the three letter agencies have probably made a few deliveries in a box truck along this route. I did notice a Bobcat sitting along side the shoulder when we drove through. A Bobcat…in the middle of nowhere.
Now, I-64 going across WV…don’t even think about it. Too many tractor trailers and the Friday afternoon rush hour is horrendous 30 miles outside of Charleston.
Re: Taxes,
Would always prefer to live is a state with no income tax:
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming.
Maybe one reason Florida is becoming so overcrowded.
I would advise against moving to Alaska, LibertyX. Yes, there are no income taxes up here, but the cost of living is astronomical. Maybe the Anchorage area is not so bad, but that city is run by liberals. The Democrat mayor wants a 3-percent sales tax for the city, because (no surprise), they are running out of money. Also, if and when SHTF, Alaska will be dead-last on the list to get anything. Only our military bases will be supplied with the necessities, so the rest of us will be SOL and on our own. Shutting down the Al-Can highway and the border with Canada will be an effective way of starving us out up here, and trying to enforce compliance for (fill-in-the-blank). Yeah, maybe this area has not seen -70 below in about 20 years, but 9 months of darkness during the Winter is not for everyone. Maybe move to the southern part if you are so-inclined but do not kid yourself into thinking Alaska is the place to escape to. It is “the last best place” for people to run. That is, for those trying to escape their problems that simply follow them up here. And, if things really go south, we may end up with Russia, or, God forbid, China taking over. I personally would rather tangle with the Russians. Better the devil you know, as they say. Maybe Montana, but that state has been over run by Californians in the last 30 years, and is running out of water. So… who knows where one can escape to that has not been destroyed.
That was an interesting perspective to stumble upon, Shadow.
Frequently in Winter I see the weather map saying there, is warmer than here in Iowa.
That tax sheet, the liberal/Marxist/Communist Monster will Not be satisfied!
Anyway, when you write, ” It is “the last best place” for people to run.”
I wonder, is that Everywhere? …Eventually?
I don’t know.
“In To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L’Amour weaves the unforgettable tale of a man who, after returning to his homeland, discovers that finding his way back to America may be impossible.”
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41021580-to-the-far-blue-mountains
The weather here has been most interesting. One year Anchorage got a record amount of snow fall. Then last Winter received none, to the point that one of the major dog mushing races had to be re-routed to Fairbanks due to the lack of snow. Freezing rain in the Winter, which is awful. Give me -50 below and a ton of snow any day of the week. About the only thing that is consistent is the mosquitoes. At least they are willing to stick around-bwa ha ha. But…there is that saying that Alaska is “The Last Best Place To Run” (and hide), as this seems to be where everyone goes to (end of the line so to speak). Except that many running forget the realities of living up here. It is getting to the point where it is too expensive to live here for too much longer, yet too expensive to move. And then, to where?? The coast lines are toast-anti-gun and liberal as hell, if not down right Communists. Where in the mid-west? Colorado is toast, Montana is trying to fight back, as well as Texas. I was encouraged when the voters in the Mat-Su area fought back and won this time around. Am not sure how other areas in the state will fare long-term. Providing Russia does not come back over (in retaliation), we may not have too long to find out if we swing to Blue, or stay Red.
Chinese in south AK. Russia in the wasteland part. Already coming to be.
I have a few friends who over the last decade left MD for WV and they are happy with it but they also were at or near retirement age so it probably is not a choice for young people.
That a boy, Eric! The only way to truly resist is to live where one still CAN resist by maintaining as much personal freedom over their life and endeavors and property as is feasible- and that often entails relocating to a place [Freer county of a freer state] where the hand [and resources] of government just aren’t as much in evidence.
I moved from NJ to the mid south a few years ago, and the results have been liberating, and my life is so much better for it. Encroachments will keep coming, but one can still buy themselves a little more time. Some people imagine that that can be accomplished by voting. I think Trump and the current round of state and local elections prove the fallacy of that. Get out of the fire before it consumes you. The fire will spread, but the time that we can buy is priceless.
They were/are going to get higher energy costs either way, remember that the “Red Team” is also very much on board with AI data centers and the Palantir control grid which will get priority either way over ordinary people. Notice that the “Blue Team” is backing off the green scam recently for the same reason.
The public needs to refuse to comply in mass for anything to change.
Youngkin was able to happen due Northam’s COVID abuses which were even too much for some nominally “blue” voters. He also presented himself as a regular Conservative Inc. candidate and not a “Trumper” so was able to pull in the majority of independent voters.
Let’s not forget that is was Trump 1.0 that was in many ways responsible for Northam being elected in the first place.
Virginia has a history of usually voting the opposite of whomever is in the White House. I think it goes back to the 1960s. If we look at the last 30 years we have had Allen, Gilmore, McDonnell, and Youngkin for the Red Team.
Virginia’s culture is slowly changing with an influx of immigrants to NOVA. Spanberger did well last night because she is from Henrico County and did very well around Chesterfield and the Richmond suburbs. There are concerning trends though because the outskirts of Albemarle County (Charlottesville) is flowing into Nelson and probably soon Greene Counties.
Spanberger has a referendum and she has complete control of the House of Delegates and VA Senate so they can pass some horrific laws, but are they willing to watch businesses flee from the Commonwealth to make a point? We will soon see.
Finally, a voice of sanity, Raider Girl.
Virginia is Greater D.C. It’s been lost for decades.
VA is not a bellwether for the US.
Eric, worldwide, people (like you) who actually want real individual liberty are a tiny minority and a vast, populous country like the US will never follow such idealism.
I love that you expose the fraud/façade of everyone who has power in government. Keep the writing factual and you’ll win a few rational thinking people.
“..people who actually want real individual liberty are a tiny minority..”
Individual liberty implies personal responsibility. One is not possible without the other.
Which is why the vast majority are not interested.
“If these races had been close, ok – maybe it was just blues gonna blue.”
I disagree. It’s demographics and population shifts. Blue states are one-party states, they aren’t competitive. If you look at the electoral map of Virginia from last night it was Fairfax, Richmond, Virginia Beach and Roanoke that were blue, and all the rural counties red. Those areas are attracting an influx of women and immigrants, urban shitlibs who live in The Hive. Not Wytheville.
Every Blue state is like that — California, Illinois, New York. Rural areas are red but they are outvoted by urban areas.
It’s also true the Republicans have some kind of weird fetish for nominating shitty black candidates who they think will insulate them from charges of “racism.” Like Robinson in North Carolina and Alan Keyes in Illinois back in 2004. I’m sure Winsome Sears is a veery nice person but an appealing candidate she is not. It’s almost as if the Republicans threw in the towel when they nominated her.
The Orange Turd really does own this. It could not have been scripted any better for the outcome across the board (NYC, NJ, VA) with ICE goons acting with impunity (a nationwide eVerify audit would have been more effective and less authoritarian), economy destroying tariffs based on nothing more than personal vendettas, saber rattling at too many countries to even count, inviting “Bibi” to the WH not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS.
Then let’s throw in all of the “let them eat cake” moments: the inauguration that ended up being open to only billionaire oligarchs (using the excuse “it’s too cold!” just as the Joey Depends administration used the “the virus!”), the Big Beautiful Ballroom which nobody needs (except billionaire oligarchs for endless grifting), the “Truth Social” pronouncements that result in fluctuations in the stock market that amount to government supported insider trading, and the COUPE DE GRACE of the Orange Turd actually posting an AI generated video of him wearing a crown and dropping shit from a fighter plane on protestors.
Ordinary people were/are going to suffer either way so I find it hard to care.
Hi Metal,
The AI generated image of Trump dropping poop on bystanders was pretty revolting. What was the point of that? To show how he feels about the American public?
We are living in a K economy. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Why the poor continues to buy from the rich is something I don’t understand.
Speaking as one who lives in one of the poorest counties in the country I can answer that. They want to count coup on their neighbors more than they want to have a good life and a future. Envy and jealousy are very much deadly sins. I’ve always preferred lust as my vice, myself.
With these Democrat candidates who won last night, I’m curious what their stances were on mandatory vaccinations when we had COVID jab mania seemingly everywhere just a few years ago. The Democratic party went all in on mandatory COVID jabs for all despite the fact those jabs were (at the time) experimental and had too many unknowns. I wouldn’t put it past them to try to impose vaxx mandates AGAIN for the next experimental “vaccines” Big Pharma makes for the next “pandemic” that the Bill Gates of the world have been warning about.
That was the great irony of the NY mayoral race: to combat the socialist, the billionaires ran (their owned) covid mandater/euthanizer/sex harasser.
https://firsthandmedia.substack.com/p/andrew-cuomo-pioneered-workplace
The following day, the same super PAC sent out a text which began with a tweet that said “Cuomo murdered my husband and I am voting for him. That’s how bad things are in New York”—one of two messages on which a combined million dollars was spent by Defend NYC. The message went on to say, “We know what she means… And if she can do it, you can do it too. If you do, we will defeat Mamdani together.”
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/campaign-spending-mamdani-cuomo-billionaires-bill-ackman-new-york-city-mayoral-race
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/eric-adams-drops-out-new-york-mayor-race
Right now w/Trump’s full support same billionaires are going after Massie:
https://rollcall.com/2025/10/21/massie-draws-trump-backed-primary-challenger-in-kentucky/
Trump was in on COVID. He is best buds w/Bill Gates and big Pharma.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-pfizer-ceo-booing-white-house-2034210
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-inviting-bill-gates-white-house-dinner-sparks-maga-fury-2124905
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/see-the-list-of-donors-funding-trump-s-new-white-house-ballroom-including-apple-meta-and-amazon/ar-AA1P34LO
It’s easy to make more of last night’s results than we should. But we should look at the results and see what, if anything, they portend for the future.
I am being asked to vote for Rs who don’t share my values. Almost none of them do. They are for endless wars, perpetual debt. They have squandered their majority and now we are in the midst of a shutdown that they own but they try to blame on the Ds. They could not manage to pass any appropriation bills. They couldn’t even mange to end the stupid DST.
The healthcare disaster will haunt them badly. My Ocare (and my wife) now costs $27000 a year for a policy that covers nothing until I spend $7000 per person. The R answer is to kill the program with no replacement. The D answer is to subsidize these crap and expensive plans. Isn’t there a third way? No one will even talk about it until they reopen the government.
The Rs are captured by Israel. The U.S. is bombing all over the world. Plenty of money for bombs. Trump is tweeting pictures of renovated White House bathrooms and big beautiful ballrooms.
The Ds are a mess too.
I am now an I. And I won’t be voting in the next election because it clearly makes not one damn bit of difference. There is no one in Trump’s cabinet I admire. They are all mediocrities.
Well-said, Howard –
Your point about Obamacare especially. The GOP does not understand that average people are being screwed by this system they enabled. This is not a defense of Obamacare. It is simply an observation that average people have to care about what things cost. And the GOP elites don’t care about that.
I – being self-employed – have no health insurance because it is unaffordable. But I do not want it to be affordable. I want medical care (when needed) to be affordable. It isn’t – because of government and the corporations that – together – are fucking us all up the ass. That conspire to force us to pay for “coverage” – and then deny care, when needed.
My choice is to go without insurance (I’d get catastrophic care coverage if it were possible, if it genuinely covered catastrophic care). It isn’t, so I do what I can to remain healthy and avoid the medical system. That said, if I were to get seriously sick, it’d be over for me. Bankruptcy first, poverty next. Might as well just die. Which is of course just what they want. The alternative? Impoverish myself by working to pay for “coverage.” I would literally be working to pay for it – and have almost nothing left over for anything else. I could not afford to keep my house. I’d have to move into a rental apartment or some such. Maybe a van down by the river.
See that part about the ass fucking again.
My sister encountered the problem where she is unable to make appointments with providers because they do not offer cash pay. Legal?
50% of the population has some sort of socialized medicine (Medicare, Ocare,Tricare, Medicaid, retiree free care paid for by federal, state, and local govt). They can’t be bothered to care about the other 50%.
Trump said we should have catastrophic plans. This guy is tone-deaf. What’s a plan that has a $7000 per person deductible that costs $27000 a year for two? And if you are over 30 you aren’t allowed to buy a catastrophic plan. And Obamacare killed all the catastrophic plans that people had.
You’re right but you missed a spot. 50% are on some kind of socialized medicine and they’re fat and happy. Also another 30-40 percent are on an employee plan so they don’t see much of it, especially if they’re with a large enough cartel. Of the remainder there are mostly self employed. NOBODY gives a damn about us. Hell even farmers have access to group plans. As noted elsewhere, be sure to be poor on paper, and look poor if you have to deal with the medical cartels.
Yes!
The Republicans have never been competent with having majorities. They never seem to be able to push any legislation ever outside of lowering the top tax rate by a point or two. This inability to do anything would have been great a hundred years or so ago when the size of the Federal government was miniscule but not today. Healthcare is an area that will destroy them, and they are doing nothing about it. It’s baffling. Every other country has seemed to find a way to have at least basic medical care that is at the least somewhat affordable and effective but not here. To achieve that would require Trump to go against the insurance lobby, the ones who wrote the Obamacare legislation. That looks unlikely to ever happen. So, things will keep getting worse and nothing will be done. That’s how you end up with “solutions” we may see happen in NYC.
Hi Klink,
They don’t want to fix health insurance, because it is profitable to them. Look at much the prescription/drug/healthcare companies contribute to the re-election campaigns of Congress each year.
In what other industry is it acceptable to charge premiums the cost of a mortgage, tack on a deductible for a couple thousand more, and then send the customer into a system where they have no idea of the cost of anything, and then they “may or may not” cover it.
The fear of possibility is what allows the insurance companies to continue to transfer the assets of the poor and Middle Class to the wealthiest among us.
RG,
Oh, I agree! The system is completely opaque. We were in Portugal a few years ago. My stepdaughter fell and hurt herself. We were worried so we took her to a local hospital to get checked out. They did an x-ray and examined her. We were there about two hours. I was really worried about the cost. On the way out I was presented the bill. It was about 125 euros! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry! If that was in the US, can you imagine what the cost would be? Even with insurance?
Yup. You’re right. Obamacare is overwhelmingly successful as it was intended. Lots of high premiums with very little “coverage.”
There are countless stories of how cash-paying patients’ total doctor bills are less than the deductible payments under most plans. There is still a glimmer of a private market out there for medical services. What preserves it is a sense of embarrassment that a doctor would have to entirely screw you in front of your face. They’re not embarrassed if the screwing is a result of your shitty “insurance” plan. They just shrug their shoulders and say its the fault of the insurance company over which they have no control. ALWAYS tell them up front you have no insurance (probably wouldn’t hurt to say it’s because you lost your job and have limited resources).
About 2 years ago, I got an xray for $75 and then out-patient surgery for about $2,200. I’m certain that with “insurance” this would have been $15k or more, with me having to have paid my ridiculous annual premiums along with a huge deductible. F that!
Hi ML,
Around my neck of the woods the dentists and doctors are taking less and less insurance. Many doctors (especially holistic doctors) now want the customer to pay a monthly fee for services. Example, the patient is requested to pay $150/month whether you see the doctor or not. For a single person it may not be that bad of a deal for $1800 annually, but a family of four it adds up quite a bit…still less than insurance premiums though. Of course, it is highly unlikely someone is going to visit the doctor monthly unless they are sickly so the doctor has his “subscription service” and the patient once again gets fleeced.
My local dentist office no longer accepts insurance. I don’t care, because I don’t have any, but they did lose some patients because of it. I don’t blame them though. It is hard to keep a business running when the dental hygienist and supplies costs $280, but Anthem and Delta Dental only want to reimburse $155.
As a “self payer” I have always negotiated anywhere from 15-70% off. It helps that they think that those of us that don’t have insurance are broke and I refuse to correct their conclusion.
Yes. When I get dental or medical treatment, I always dress down, and when they ask if I have insurance I always tell them no with a dejected look. This tends to work very well. They feel sorry for me and go out of their way to save me money. 🙂
Hi RG,
The dentist I go to (twice a year) offers a plan – you pay about $300 and it covers the routine stuff, even a cavity. There’s a discount after that if you need more, such as a crown. I haven’t been to a regular MD for about 15 years now.
Think about the hell and cost you would have gone through if you went to a doctor for your gout. You diagnosed it, determined the likely root cause, made a change in your diet accordingly, and voila, your body healed itself. Fuckin’ eh!
God’s design of human bodies is incredible. They’re mostly self-healing so long as they’re not abused or poisoned. The first question (even before the “first do no harm”) is: Why do I need medical INTERVENTION in the first place? I have to first determine that my body won’t heal itself before I even consider medical intervention.
Iatrogenic injury, disease and death are very common. I believe it’s the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. A friend of a friend was prescribed a Type 2 Diabetes medication for which he had a severe reaction causing circulation to cease in his extremities, which required the amputation of his hands and legs just below the knees.
Type 2 Diabetes is a fucking lifestyle disease! Instead of getting at the root cause and telling the poor guy to cut out his carbs (to reverse the insulin resistance), they poisoned him and now he has no hands or lower legs. Good job doc.
That is because, in the end, both parties are merely two wings of the same bird. Give the stupid voters the illusion that “throwing the rascals out” means you are enacting a positive change (and direction) for the country, only to realize in the mid-terms the new boss is the same as the old, and the new boss is merely stabbing you in the back instead of shooting you in the face out right. The only thing these two (Communist Democrats & Let’s-Pretend-We-Are-Conservative Republicans) accomplish is destroying the country while keeping the masses entertained, distracted, and sedated long enough to keep them from rising up and fighting back.
“I want medical care (when needed) to be affordable.”
And that’s exactly it, Eric. Oh, it could be affordable. The math says so. “Coverage” and all the rest are just smoke, mirrors and vampirism.
Have you looked into the medishare outfits like Crowd Help?
I don’t know if they’re any good or not, but it might be worth a look.
Sorry. Crowd health.
I looked a couple years ago, they are cheaper. But not cheap enough, they are still structured as an insurance company, just with smaller overhead and more people actually negotiating down the absurd charges of the medical cartel. They advertise that they can save you up to 500 bucks a month. So in my case instead of $24000 a year maybe $18000 a year. Not helpful enough. 6000 a year for real catastrophic coverage would be ok. For cancer, car wrecks, such things. Until the illicit profit comes out of the medical cartels it ain’t getting better.
Hi Ernie,
If you are self employed (as I am) and are not earning a consistently high income (I am not) buying what is styled “insurance” is a sure path to poverty. Assuming you can even afford that degree of poverty. It would cost me pretty much everything I earn to buy a “plan.” So I plan to stay healthy. I recognize that there are factors out of my control and that I run a risk. Well, what else can I realistically do? It is a risk I can afford to run because I have no dependents (kids) so if I croak, Dawn gets my stuff and she’ll be ok. That’s the best I can do.
Eric, I’m in the same boat. Though my business generates 100-300k per year, there is overhead, software subscriptions, tools, hardware, and a minimum of 120 miles/day of driving, so a hefty percentage gets written off. But the biggest issue is that my income is entirely seasonal, December through June has just enough business to keep me from doing anything else. And they want a commitment to these outrageous insurance payments in December.
Hi Howard,
Why not just take the $27k and put in savings? I don’t have health insurance. I take the money that Anthem would charge me monthly and sock it away in a money market to be used toward doctor visits, eye care, or dental. If one of us breaks a leg we are covered for that as well.
The only people you are making rich are the CEOs of the health insurance companies.
If I had no assets I would. I am one illness or accident away from bankruptcy without insurance. If either myself or my wife had to go to the hospital for more than a few days we could have a million dollar bill.
Same here, Howard –
I roll the dice, because it’s all I can do. A “health insurance” policy that actually “covered” anything would likely cost me at least $1,000/month and that’s beyond what I can afford to pay. At least, not without selling my place, my old car and living a much-diminished life – which I am not willing to do because I do not believe in spending my life working to pay for insurance and having next-to-nothing else to show for it. If/when I get sick, I will just deal with it. Id it means I die, then so be it. It is – as they say – what it is.
Hi Howard,
I would hope your revocable trust would own all of your assets and you and the Missus’s own nothing. 😉
I had to look this up because I was hopeful. But…
No, a revocable trust does not shield assets from creditors because the grantor retains control and ownership of the assets within the trust. Therefore, creditors can access these assets to satisfy debts.
Hi Howard,
I would recommend contacting an estate lawyer in your area there are different versions of trust…simple, complex, etc. and state laws of how trusts are handled can vary. Example, SD has some of the strongest trust protection laws in the country (and no you don’t have to live there). A good estate attorney should be able to address your concerns and come up with a plan so your assets are not wide open if something tragic should happen.
I’m in the trust or not to trust dilemma. I’m soured on financial planners, online info is too many “if this, maybe this, but at this age maybe this is better”.
I don’t want the Gov to get this house. One kid, one grandkid. Also the 401k, probably should have done a Roth conversion years back but Gov gets their tax bite either way.
Hi Sparkey,
I may be in the minority, but I am all for them if the owner has assets they do not want to go through probate, but also for the protection of those assets. I view corporations and LLCs the same way. It isn’t to say they can’t get to you…it just makes it harder to do so.
Always remember….
Designating a PRIMARY BENEFICIARY…
AND….Done deal 👍
There is another option which avoids the paper trail of a trust. In fact, it avoids paper trails of all kinds, to wit, save in anonymous, fungible, concealable gold. It still amazes me how much real wealth can be held in a 2x2x 3.5 inch mint tube. And there is nothing hard about buying it and holding it.
It’s easy to make more of last night’s results than we should. But we should look at the results and see what, if anything, they portend for the future.
I am being asked to vote for Rs who don’t share my values. Almost none of them do. They are for endless wars, perpetual debt. They have squandered their majority and now we are in the midst of a shutdown that they own but they try to blame on the Ds. They could not manage to pass any appropriation bills. They couldn’t even mange to end the stupid DST.
The healthcare disaster will haunt them badly. My Ocare (and my wife) now costs $27000 a year for a policy that covers nothing until I spend $7000 per person. The R answer is to kill the program with no replacement. The D answer is to subsidize these crap and expensive plans. Isn’t there a third way? No one will even talk about it until they reopen the government.
The Rs are captured by Israel. The U.S. is bombing all over the world. Plenty of money for bombs. Trump is tweeting pictures of renovated White House bathrooms and big beautiful ballrooms.
The Ds are a mess too.
I am now an I. And this I won’t be voting in the next election because it clearly makes not one damn bit of difference. There is no one in Trump’s cabinet I admire. They are all mediocrities.
As if this wasn’t bad enough, at last check the Modern day Communist party has 61 seats in the House of Delegates with 8 undecided out of 100. H.L. Mencken’s saying about common people knowing what they want and getting good and hard will be understood. As I’ve come to understand the democrat (not democratIC) party, the BORG from the show Star Trec TNG could learn a thing or two from this loathsome band of degenerates that constitutes a political party on what one mindset is. And that mindset is set on unleashing Hell on the remaining freedom loving hard working regular people.
After the New Year, Virginia will be telling California to “Hold my beer”. The biggest shitshow in the nation will commence!
Hi Allen,
Yep. I know emotions are running high, but I begin to think that maybe it is time to think about bailing – out of VA. To sell my place for as much as I can get to some carpetbagger type and bail out for rural (very rural) West Virginia, where the demographics are still favorable – and try to run out the clock.
If you are going to do it, do it soon while real estate prices west of the state line are still very reasonable. I expect many more people in our age group may very well get the hell out while the getting is good. Virginia has gone full Commie and will never recover.
I wonder if the fact that cannabis has remained in limbo since becoming legal prior to Youngkin had something to do with it as well.
Conservatives and “normies” have to realize that drug laws are at the heart of The State’s tyranny. Think about it. GovCo thinks it has the “right” or authority to criminalize plants that God put here. Instead, GovCo uses it to keep the wheels of the Criminal Justice [sic] System, build massive bureaucratic institutions and protect their buddies in Big Pharma.
Notice how, when it comes to prohibition, once some legislation passes it goes into effect immediately. However, when some previously prohibited substance is now re-legalized it takes YEARS, if ever, to figure out “how” it can no longer be prohibited.
It’s not about getting high, it’s about Liberty.
“GovCo thinks it has the “right” or authority to criminalize plants that God put here.” -Mark in BC
Yes. I’ve always found this abhorrent. The arrogance of it blows my mind, which is likely the reason for it in the first place.
Or maybe it’s that the federal government has been shut down for over a month and none of them are getting paid nor know when they will get paid (or even have a job): not government workers, not government contractors nor all the businesses that rely on government contractors and government workers.
Maybe it’s the fact that GovCo centered economies always fail.
To paraphrase the Soup Nazi, “NO FREE MARKETS FOR YOU!!!”
“As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.” – Donald Rumsfeld
I think too many people allowed Trump to be “the army we have.” The army we want is Andrew Jackson but he’s no longer a viable candidate. Trump is a unique character in that his WWE folksiness is seductive, his ability to appeal to whomever he’s talking to at any given moment is unparalleled and his Fonzi-esque inability to admit he was ever wrong about anything means he will let everyone down.
The fact that he’s risking Republican house seats in the midterms is a good example. He could be getting on the plane and doing a lot of campaigning for Republicans in damaged Democratic districts, but instead he’s getting into pissing matches with Massie. Where’s the Republican Party? Why isn’t anyone having a conversation with Trump, pushing through the inverse reality distortion field?
It is the election of Jones that is the most sickening to me. A man who actually texted (to a Republican, nevertheless) that he wished death on two small children. Add in the 116 mph “community service” to his own PAC, where any of the rest of us would be thrown in jail and he just adds up to a living pile of shit. That I have to see this spawn’s face as he enacts laws that will affect me for the next four years makes me want to vomit.
I expected the Spanberger win although I also thought it would be much closer. The problem is I also (foolishly) thought that decent people existed and that Jones would never see the AG’s office. Silly me. I learned there are no decent people. May they rot in hell right next to him.
Hi RG,
There are decent people. The thing is, they are in the minority now. This was inevitable. Gresham’s Law – applied to people.
“The problem is I also (foolishly) thought that decent people existed. . . “. RG
“There are decent people. The thing is, they are in the minority now.”. EP
2020 showed us this in spades. Live your life accordingly:
Yes. Decent people of good will are always fooled by the living piles of shit, as RG put it. They just don’t think in the duplicitous way that the piles of shit do, and so it occasionally catches one off guard. It appears you just can’t be cynical enough in 2025.
I wonder if MIGA Mike Johnson will reopen the government or keep blaming the democrats, blocking the release of the Epstein files and fighting with Massie and MTG. It’s hard to say Republicans are decent people when they protect pedophiles.
I also think that decent people decided not to vote in this off year election. Add in the number of people affected by the government shutdown that may have otherwise voted for the Republican.
The Dem may have won, but here we are.
But, there is something in what Eric says. There was a change taking place in people that began in the late 1970’s, accelerated by the Middle 1980s and continues today.
There is an intolerance for others. I’m not talking about tolerating the actions of the LGBTQxyz individuals and their movement. I’m talking about intolerance of views and the unwillingness to listen to others. It’s seen on the hard right as limp writsted and seen on the hard left as fascist, as the polarization continues.
Moderation has been less and less tolerated since the election of Ronald Raygun.
For that, I’m out. Never voting again.
There’s a potential silver lining here. Democrats do nothing if not engender resistance among the normies, i.e. non-libtards. (The exception to this rule is when the Democrat turns out to be somewhat moderate, which doesn’t happen anymore.) Republicans tend to engender complacency among the normies, as we’re seeing under Trump. But get a few left-of-Genghis Khan commies in office, and I suspect we’ll see the return of pushback in the coming months.