Cuba Libre! Go, Marco, Go!

Posted on by Fritz Pettyjohn

When Rubio was a kid, growing up in Vegas, his grandfather, a refugee from Castro, told him all about communism and Cuba. It turned young Marco into a flag waving American patriot, which he remains.

My doctor is a liberal, and a Cuban immigrant. He has family, including his mother, is still back on the island. He says he wishes the US would just invade Cuba and get rid of the communists.

There are a lot of Venezuelan refugees in Florida, and they’re like Rubio and all the Cuban Americans. They hate the leftist regime in their native country and want to see it overthrown.

I hope Marco is given a free hand in Latin America. As our Secretary of State, he can work for regime change in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

We eventually want regime change in China and Russia as well, but those are tougher nuts to crack. So let’s start with Cuba. I hear it’s a beautiful island, and a natural tour destination for Americans.

Maybe Marco’s got the right stuff to pull it off. It will be fun to watch.

Odds for 2028

Posted on by Fritz Pettyjohn

Vance is the favorite right now, but I’d pick DeSantis. When Rubio resigns his Senate seat, DeSantis should appoint a place holder, so he can run in 2026. Great platform to display his skills, and, very carefully, to distinguish himself from Trump.

Worth a try. What else is he going to do?

Trump is a Shit Disturber

Posted on by Fritz Pettyjohn

If your business is failing, you bring in a turnaround specialist, or shit-disturber. He can be a bit of an asshole, but that’s OK. You want him to shake things up. Fire people. Set a new direction.

He’s not a long-term hire, just temporary. Over the long haul you want someone who unites your company, once it’s been turned around. Not a job for a shit disturber.

Trump will be stirring up shit for four years, then it will be time for him to go.

That’s a good thing.

Four more years

Posted on by Fritz Pettyjohn

I’m running out of time. Babbie looked it up on the internet and says I have 8.8 years left. I think I’ll live till I’m 90. Time will tell.

So, my reaction to the election was relief. Having Harris as President would have been extremely depressing four years, and I thank God I don’t have endure it.

I believe DeSantis could have beaten her more soundly than Trump did. For every Trump lover there’s a Trump hater. You didn’t have to like him to vote for him, and that’s what a lot of people did. Including me. But a lot of people, some my friends, could never stomach voting for Trump, and refused to do it.

Just like in 2016 the media nominated Trump. Back then, they had the Hollywood Access tape, demonstrating that he was a sexist pig. They could have released that tape before the Republican Convention and torpedoed his nomination. Instead, they saved it for the general. It leaked early, and Trump had a few weeks to recover, and won in spite of it.

This year the Democrats used lawfare to make him a martyr. People were so pissed off at this that they switched from DeSantis to Trump. At the beginning of this year Democrats were in desperate shape. All the signs pointed to a landslide loss, so they decided to gamble on another Trump nomination.

Oops! In their defense, they were desperate.

The people who hated Trump before the election still do. They always will.

Trump knows this, but he doesn’t care. He’s just going to kick ass and take names. He doesn’t have to worry about his approval rating.

This country will remain divided for four years. Then, we can all hope, we’ll get a President everybody can get behind. Then we’ll get an honest to God landslide. A new political coalition will form. It will include Trump haters.

The next four years will reveal who will lead this next phase of American renewal. Unlike the Democrats, we have a deep bench.

Women

Posted on by Fritz Pettyjohn

Babbie and I just celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary. This only happened because I figured out how to stay on her good side. With a woman, you never criticize her, you tell her she’s beautiful, and you give her anything she wants.

Works for me.