Today’s scribblings are inspired by the words of the late, great Joe Schmidt – again. The man’s memorable, graphic maxim on life had inspired a post here the past July
As a refresher, Schmidt was a Pittsburgh native, played linebacker at Pitt, went on to play in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, including winning an NFL championship with them, then coached the Lions for six seasons and afterward moved on to a successful career running a firm that supplied the region’s auto manufacturers.
While still involved with football, Schmidt uttered the definitive observation on the human condition: “Life is a shit sandwich and every day you take another bite.”
Life isn’t easy, and it isn’t supposed to be, regardless of what you hear from the congenital whiners of Gen X or Gen Z. You put on your big boy pants and soldier on, which is what Schmidt said and did.
But, there are times when the sandwich is tastier, when the news is good and hope springs for even better.
This is such a time.
Just Monday, Tampon Tim Walz, bowing to the mounting Somali fraud scandals Democrats seem to have abetted in Minnesota, announced he would not run for re-election as governor there.
Considering the checkered military background of Walz, him running away is somehow fitting.
Walz went from denying the scandal and branding any that spoke of it as racists or islamophobes to acknowledging – sort of – massive corruption occurred on his watch. Oh, he still carped about Republicans taking advantage of the situation to make political hay.
You might say Walz fell on his sword, but this klutz would have missed the blade. Have you seen videos of him trying to load a shotgun?
It’s hard not to shudder at the thought that this fool would have been a mere heartbeat away from the presidency had Cackling Kamala’s Democrats been able to pull off another election “miracle” on par with 2020.
Now, Tampon Tim can go from screaming nonsensically at rallies, rejoicing that his state’s employee pension funds took a hit when Tesla stock declined, or doing photo ops as the human trophy of Democrat powerbrokers, back to wrangling his strange family that includes the cringeworthy turn-the-page hand gestures of wife Gwen, odd social media ramblings of daughter Hope and any foibles of son Gus (whose name should be Change to go with Hope, right?).
In typical Walz unintentional humor, Tim (referred to as Tim, not dad, by Hope) posted a video before a morning run to announce Tim is not running. You can’t make up this crap.
All of this came on the heels of a weekend that saw Nicolas Maduro surgically removed as dictatorial head of Venezuela, prompting the usual outcry from enemies of America, both foreign and domestic.
I was particularly encouraged, though, that many culled through the social media archives to find prominent Democrats in the not-too-distant past screaming for Maduro to be handled. They just didn’t like that Donald J. Trump did it this time.
There was a post from Clueless Joe Biden as a campaigner vs. Trump, calling Maduro a thug and dictator, accusing Trump of talking tough but doing nothing and Biden promising to do something about it once he was president.
Well, for four years of hiding in the potted plants as president, Biden did nothing. Less than a year on the job during his second term, Trump has eliminated Maduro as a problem, both for us and Venezuela.
Also, crying Chuck Schumer, the Democrat leader terrified the ultra-left wing of his party is going to send him to the old folks home for inept politicians, decried Trump’s weekend removal of Maduro. Yet, there Chuck was in 2020 complaining Trump had not dealt with Maduro.
It is true that if Trump walked on water tomorrow, Democrats and their lapdogs in LameStream media would headline: Trump Can’t Swim!
While it truly is heartening to see the Walz, Biden and Schumer types of this world be exposed for the hypocrites that they are, I’m more encouraged by the long game Trump seems to be playing.
It is becoming increasingly clear that blue states and cities have bastardized social programs and found a way to use them to funnel money toward maintaining Democrat political power, the better to keep the cycle repeating.
Similarly, Venezuela was a critical source of aid and comfort to our enemies, from a base in our hemisphere. From propping up Cuba, to helping China and Russia skirt economic sanctions and restraints, Venezuela was the international equivalent of Minnesota’s Somalis.
By cutting off the purloined money domestically, Trump is leveling the political playing field here. By taking out Venezuela, he is doing the same regarding matters of international security and economics.
Looming over all this is the very real possibility that Democrats will be able to pull a psyop on the American populace and take control of the House of Representatives in November.
That would neuter Trump and end all the great long-range plans. It is a very real possibility and it would result in more bites of Schmidt’s disgusting sandwich.
Until then, let us enjoy the moment.
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