Veterans day has come and gone, and Tuberville is still a problem. His ideological stance in blocking appointments has become a readiness issue for the USMC. We’ve talked about how the commandant of the Marines had a heart attack in a prior episode, trying to do the job of two general-level officers. What does Tuberville have to say about it? No comment, but prior, he’s said, to paraphrase, “why don’t they just delegate.”

Sounds a lot like “let them eat cake.” Tuberville has no sense of honor, and worse, no loyalty. He places his extreme ideological values above the nation he claims to serve.

May 4th, 1976 — Under the cover of night, a rogue power company in Texas decided that enough was enough. They wanted better than a power grid that was poorly regulated and they wanted better. On this night, they successfully proved that they could connect to the wider gride across the United States by sending people from Vernon, Texas to Altus, Oklahoma. So yes, Texas could send power and be combined into the federal power grid. So what happened?

Watching the January 6th hearings, we’ve all been convinced that Trump was culpable and was trying to get his enemies killed. He’ll say other things, of course, but nobody who sits there and does nothing while the threat of violence is imminent having already been informed about the situation and having the power to do something simply stands by. As we often say on this podcast: doing nothing is still doing something. And Donald J. Trump did a very large something with his inaction that day. Finally enough evidence has been uncovered to convince all members of the 1/6 committee that it’s worthwhile to subpoena him.

But if you’re like me, and are patiently awaiting the day when Donald J. Trump actually pays for his crimes, be aware that you’ll likely be waiting. We’re seeing a lot of hedging from the 1/6 committee to the point that we’re not convinced that they will even go far enough to hold him in contempt. That’s part 1 of our podcast episode, and the motivation for the title.

The second part is all about term limits. Do they work or just make corporate influence cheaper? We talk through the pros and cons of it and actually one of our members is convinced enough during the course to change their mind. Listen to find out who, and what the decision ultimately became!

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As prices keep going up, we need to remember how to prioritize. Inflation is global and Biden is delivering on the infrastructure programs that we need to build this country. Biden doesn’t control inflation as many might think.

And if we’re tracking inflation, we should really talk about Turkey (79% inflation). And there’s a war in Ukraine so food supplies are short worldwide. All of these issues impact inflation here at home. Further, there’s a global oil market, so there’s not much that Biden can do about oil other than what he’s been doing.

What can he help with? Building our national infrastructure, and putting blocks in place to diminish the ability of people to interfere with our elections going forward. Biden can help a lot when it comes to fighting fascism. When it comes right down to it though, the power belongs to the people. You and I, how we vote and who we talk to about the current state of politics is a huge factor in the upcoming political fights.

It’s time to prioritize. To fascism or not to fascism?