A Communication Failure.
A couple of nights ago I watched a good classical movie for the umpteenth time in my lifetime. It was titled 'Cool Hand Luke,' the setting was a chain gang oriented prison probably in the South, it included a bevy of actors, some popular and some yet to become popular, but one actor, Strother Martin, will be remembered for his classic line, 'What we got here is failure to communicate.'
The line was used within the context of addressing the insubordination of a prisoner, but today it could be used as a retort when addressing this administration for its elusiveness of truth in the spoken word.
Various times the president has really stretched the truth on assorted subjects, e.g., a cesspool of misinformation about the state of the economy, but every man and woman knows this is hogwash when they go to the gas pump or the grocery store, or affording the other necessities of life.
Putting economics aside, there is an area that has been blatantly been lied about – our nation’s security.
Looking back on the Afghanistan withdrawal, and his plan turning into a fiasco, the president tried to put a rosy lid on it by bragging on the airlift of 120,000 Afghans to the US. After arrival, many were housed temporarily at US military bases. There were many cases of them walking off base never to return. The DHS IG has recently reported that a large percentage of the Afghans were never vetted. History will one day tell us what the repercussions this led to.
Enter the Vice President Kamala Harris who was appointed the “border czar” to supposedly curb the free flow through our southern border. In a recent interview, she stated that the border was under control. Since her appointment over a year ago, millions have entered through our “open door” turning our border control agents into Wal-Mart greeters while leaving other areas open to human (those who evidently can’t pass the “open-door test”) and drug smuggling.
Let’s cut to the chase – Our Constitution invests power in the president to take action to keep us safe; I guess he hasn’t read that part yet. Enough said.
Anthony C. Powers
Electric Cars
I think electric cars are like the flavor of the day at an ice cream store. It looks wonderful and it has a great flavor.
Many people are hoping to get a taste of it.
Unfortunately, this flavor of the day lacks a cone to put it in.
The Electric grid will not handle it's current, let alone future power consumption.
No long-range plans to successfully replace coal and gas electrical generation we are taking off line. As it is, we have a need for more power now, not less. Just hoping the wind will blow and the sun will shine, is not a plan.
It is a hope and a prayer.
The price is too high for most citizens. I have heard no plans on how to change from gasoline road taxes to support highway infrastructure. We are putting our trust in a Chinese and Afghanistan supply chain of lithium. How will we ecologically recycle the used batteries? So overall there is no cohesive plan from A to Z on how we will successfully integrate the electrical cars into our transportation system. It may be the right thing to do.
But as with most right things it deserves a right plan to get it done.
Also, it might not be a case where one flavor is right for everyone.
Steven LaHue Colorado City