We Can Fix Things

Just get rid of those who keep breaking everything

Photo: Henry Schulte

There’s a disturbance in the Force.

These are not the politicians you are looking for.

Often times it takes multiple slaps in the face to finally get someone’s attention. America has been slapped so many times in the last four years that maybe finally there’s an awakening. The era of idealism and social engineering is burning up like the fires in Los Angeles and people are paying attention now.

From East Palestine, Ohio, to Maui, to the hurricanes in Florida to the floods in Ashville, NC and now the disastrous fires in California, there’s one thing you can count on from your chosen liberal leaders and government, you can’t count on them.

Sadly, it takes a disaster the magnitude of the fires to hit the left in their own backyards, literally. They’re finally being forced to admit all the dumb social stuff doesn’t put out flames. That requires leadership and planning and not cutting services in the name of DEI. Why it takes catastrophes and the loss of life to pull back the curtain and expose all the waste, corruption and bad decisions made by those who were supposed to have your back is beyond me. Many of us saw it for years but way too many didn’t want to look. During way too many disasters we’ve seen reckless decisions and expose the weak leaders responsible. Then the cures are ignored over and over again until the next disaster. Things get watered down until it dies like the flames in LA eventually will. Only this time, we can’t let it happen.

And I’m not just talking about the fires. I’m talking about everything. Billions wasted in the name of helping the homeless only to make those charged with providing the help, enrich themselves.

Newsom and Bass do the dance of joy when they announce they’re going to toss a fortune at something they’re clueless how to fix and are responsible for creating the mess in first place.

What about the never-ending flood of foreigners who continue to reap our kindness and will likely continue to do so until Trump kicks them out. In the meantime, it will be very interesting to watch the next nightmare begin for those who lost their homes. How much help will they get? FEMA couldn’t handle the eastern floods and claimed they gave it all away helping illegals. As bad as that was, the fires are a thousand-fold worse in so many ways. Maybe we can ask Ukraine to give us some of the billions back. We need it more than they do. Also toss in some of the military equipment we gave them. We left billions in Afghanistan and would love to replenish our own military.

California has to be the worst state in the country, if not globally with more regulations and rules to drown even the strongest of stomach to not suffocate under the piles of paperwork and fees. If homeowners get through the insurance process, then begins the building approval process. Here’s where Mayor Bass and the city of Los Angeles have a chance to redeem themselves.

They may have to hold their noses, but they better make it easy to build the new homes.

The bigger concern is the Coastal Commission. That group can’t think straight. I could almost see them taking the opportunity to claim now is the time to keep open space in PP for the red legged frog. Or the loss of homes along PCH for the Commission to take advantage of what they could claim is a wonderful gift handed to Californians to be driving along with unobstructed views of the ocean. They’re capable of twisting things in so many ways some will almost believe what they’re saying makes sense. They will be a fun group to watch.

Newsom, the LA mayor all the various department heads have their fingers pointed in all the wrong directions instead of the one direction it should be pointing, back at them. There’s no need for me to repeat what all of us have already learned about the what ifs and the stupid things that were done leading up to the fires. The key to all this glaringly points the headlights smack in the face of all those who make, I don’t want to say earn, huge salaries but don’t work for it. They love to pat themselves on the back for adding gender-neutral bathrooms but won’t stand up and grow a set when people are looking to them for answers.

Saying we’re going to rebuild is not an answer. Admitting you spent more on illegals, homeless and cut critical budgets is the answer and then explain why. Maybe you had good reasons. If not admit it was a mistake and take your hits. And then, consider in good conscious you messed up and time to step aside. You were not cut out for the job. This applies not only to someone like the mayor of LA but Newsom himself. He’s the poster boy of everything wrong in this state and somehow his stink keeps getting smothered in liberal cologne.

Maybe it’s time to get out the pitchforks and torches.

I like where I live. I couldn’t see myself move anywhere else at this station in my life. I can’t stand California politics but it’s shifting. With that said, I can see some of those who lost their homes saying now is the time to get out. Enough is enough. It will take years to rebuild. If homeowners have the wherewithal, put the land up for sale, go to Florida and buy a new house for around 600K and start life anew. Okay, hurricanes can be an issue, but just imagine when California gets hit with the “big” one.

What a sad way to start the new year, except for those who lost everything, a positive benefit can be a cleansing of sorts. A chance to remove the political rubble and rebuild the state again as well. This time use common-sense as the foundation.