It’s been said that in New England, winters go by with the swiftness of a snail pulling a boulder, while spring and summer fly by with the speed of light. So even though it’s still just May, August will be here before we know it.
Once upon a time, Massachusetts gave people a 2-day holiday from its 6.5% sales tax on a designated weekend in August. Shoppers and businesses loved it. But some of our politicians? Well, not so much. The topic came up at the state house 2 weeks ago and Governor Charlie Baker said he would be in favor of bringing back the August weekend sale tax holiday. But Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and the new Senate President Harriet Chandler said not so fast or “They would look at it very carefully”. Suspected translation: ‘Not if we can help it’.
Said one reader in a call to this newspaper “What is it about liberal Democrat politicians? They would rather have all their wisdom teeth pulled out with a rusty pair of pliers and with no anesthesia, than give taxpayers even the smallest tax break. That massive pay raise, worth tens of millions of dollars, that the legislators voted for themselves a couple of years back must have taken up all the available money. It’s funny how that works”.
With the confirmation hearings in DC taking place earlier for CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel, the subject of ‘Water Boarding’ came up as a concern by some US senators, who feel the practice is cruel and savage torture. The concerned senators said that they would oppose Ms. Haspel, because she was part of the CIA when it was said to have Water Boarded captured terrorists to get information from them. In response, another reader wrote in to say that she has no problem with Water Boarding terrorists, if it will get them to divulge vital information that could save American lives. She went on to say “Each time I see video of the planes flying into the World Trade Center and of terrorists cutting the heads off of their prisoners, I become even more in favor of using the technique against them. Sorry, but I cannot and will not feel compassion for those animals. I never thought I’d see the day when our leaders would worry about offending the sensibilities of the terrorist enemies of our country who have vowed to kill each and every one of us if they ever get the chance”. It is hoped that when Gina Haspel takes over as CIA director, she directs the agency to do what it must to protect American lives.
Great news for fans of the big hit TV show ‘Last Man Standing’. It’s coming back! As many of you know, there was outrage and a massive backlash when ABC cancelled the show. It is widely believed that ABC took that action because of the Conservative political leanings expressed by the star of the show Tim Allen. ABC denied it, but the viewing public wasn’t buying ABC’s excuses. What followed was a massive letter writing campaign and petitions with millions of signers demanding the show be brought back. The pressure was on. It soon became apparent to those in control of ABC that the show’s popularity was huge, and the fans of the show were passionate about bringing it back. ABC hesitated and waited too long. FOX stepped in and has revived it. Said one reader who wrote in to SBT “I used to look forward all week to watching the show. I was sad when it was cancelled, but now I can’t wait to see the new episodes”.
Now for those who may be unfamiliar with ‘Last Man Standing’, millions of Americans think it’s great, yes including myself. It’s a very funny show. Like the return of ‘Roseanne’, it does have its share of Conservative political content, which helps a bit to offset the rest of television which leans mostly to the left. The fact that Last Man Standing was brought back, after being cancelled because of political reasons, shows the power the public has when they put their collective minds to something. They responded, made their voices heard and accomplished their goal. Oh, and as for Tim Allen himself, he could not be more pleased and humbled by the support he received. And as he said, he’d rather be on FOX than on ABC anytime.
Finally, for this week, the State of California is back in the news once again with a proposal in their state legislature to eliminate either the day designated to observe the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln or George Washington and replace it with ‘International Workers Day’ on May first – May Day. This is a holiday that is celebrated in Communist Countries around the world. Is anyone really surprised? But the big surprise just might be coming in the next election in that state, as voters there have finally realized that their state house has been taken over by crazy leftist politicians, who have made the state the laughingstock of the nation. There is a movement, a ‘wave’ if you will, to clean house when it’s time to vote this year.
