As a native Washingtonian I have seen this coming for many years. The democrats have not held a single safe and secure election for many years. They have cheated their way up the ladder to the point that everyone knows it, but no one does anything about it (got that Bondi?) This is the most beautiful state in the country and soon it will be the first to go bankrupt at the hands of the democrat socialists. The state is actually red, just look. Seattle is blue along with a few other Puget Sound cities and they tend to control the state which has been a topic for many years as well. To see her elected makes me want to vomit. However, you should see the condition of the city that elected her and you will then understand how she got elected. People there want everything they can get for free. Largely a homeless and drug infested city Seattle is pretty ugly these days. Kind of like Portland, only perhaps worse. Don't be surprised if ALL business leaves the premises as fast as they can. Nothing to hold them there any longer. Actually, I'm not sure there are any important businesses left in the city anyway.
Academics seem awfully prone to raising dangerous children, don't they? We can add Calla Walsh to the list though she's in the terrorist wing not the infiltrate-political-office one.
I particularly like how Katie Wilson created an activist organization that then started paying her a salary to run it. This is rather a common ploy as I can testify from my years working with a grantmaking foundation (I was just the secretary so my hands are clean-ish).
Anyway these kids grow up--like Obama and Kamala too--with no interior sense of self. Such people are ruinous to everything.
When discussing Mamdani the other day, a colleague said something to the effect of "well - it could be worse". People in Seattle: "Hold my beer".
Katie's resume reads like a theater kids yearbook notes of "things I did last summer". Yet here we are. There are many good people in that area of the country. I'm praying they don't have to suffer too long with this mistake.
Apparently there's quite a living to be made by pitting one class against another, in the eternal struggle originally fomented by a huge hairy load living in his Mom's garage. No, not Bernie Sanders, who's only marginally hairy, but rather it's "Hot" Karl Marx himself, the be-carbuncled extremist who wrote things once a long time ago.
Contrast the cities in the times and places where this intellectual crapulence has taken hold, in varying degrees. Burlington, VT, the birth canal of Bernie, has slowly degraded under the progressivism that has taken hold in the urban politics, bolstered by a transient class of college students flitting in and out of the workers' paradise on their way to places that pay livable wages (in this example, they're not moving to Rutland, VT, for the job of their dreams).
NYC waxes and wanes with this crap, so I expect the cycle to come around again. I'm still having trouble understanding exactly *who* votes for a Mandami, with such a robust working class ethic in much of the city, the financial sector that must be simultaneously laughing at the lunacy but also checking home prices in Florida, NC, Tennessee, anywhere where a more rational political atmosphere is still in place.
It's a "takers vs makers" mentality, purporting to actually represent true "makers", the individual contributors who physically build things (like unions claim to do), but in the end the re-distributionist approach simply hollows out the local economy and inflates the dependent class of people who will only clamor for more from a diminishing supply of people and businesses willing to support those who won't work for themselves.
Who voted for Mamdani? Not the natives. Those who voted for him are transplants from liberal towns and cities across the nation. If only they would return there. New York is the melting pot. Unfortunately, the ingredients are more and more unsavory. These people are not invested here. There should be a 5 year residency requirement to vote. They will do the damage here and then leave to spoil another city.
Read more history, put cut out the spin. The original colonies were religious socialism. Nothing like starving to death and having to be saved by a bunch of half naked savages.
Then there was the original Norman's. Tried to run a socialist commune in NY but got run out. Then tried to set up shop in MI, got run out. Finally set up in Utah, only once again, starving to death has a way of knocking the ideology out you.
Plenty more attempts by other to set up communes. Then there is the original progressive era that started out great. Competitive bidding and professional city managers. Went down with all the bankrupt canals and railroads that wound up selling for pennies on the dollar.
It's a regular occurring feature of humanity to keep trying to spend other peoples money.
I’ll begin by saying that our middle grandson-just turned 21–decided college wasn’t a good fit for him. While he maintained over a 4.0 average in high school, played on the varsity baseball team for 4 years, his learning disability made studying extra hard on him. So, after graduating , he worked a couple jobs but eventually decided to try working with an electrician. His boss immediately recognized his astounding work ethic and his dedication to doing a job correctly. He’s been a well paid apprentice for the same electrician for 3 years and hopes to become a certified electrician—when he feels he can pass the tests. His older brother graduated from college in May and is trying to pass the last of 4 tests in order to be paid for his job as a financial advisor. He lives with his brother in their family home which they are buying from their parents. Neither of these young men can understand how two very questionable people, both born with silver spoons in their mouths, could possibly win an election as mayors in two important cities in our country. We all discussed this very issue, and finally, the younger of the two said he thought he knew why and how. His answer? They lied their way to gain votes; they got support from people who believe their lies. And they concluded that that is the way all democrats win—but they steal, too.
What seemingly only the working class under socialism understands is that the shit jobs remain the same under both systems - but I can well understand how jobless college grads want to become well paid members of the vanguard of the proletariat -
You need to put the hammer and sickle sign in Chicago and LA too.....and it wouldn't hurt to put it in SF even though they got rid of their communist mayor. The SF people are communist adjacent.
Socialism is nothing more than a crutch or a tool designed by people who can't make it without the collective help of others. They don't WANT to work hard at making it on their own. They want what someone else has already earned. So in a sense socialism is a thug. And so are the people who believe in it.
I will take a different perspective here if I may: socialism is not about the voters who favor it, rather it is about the megalomaniacs who believe they are 'anointed by (fill in the blank)' to lead the poor huddled masses. Contrast this with the vision of our founding fathers, who counted on the guidance of Almighty God to lead the people. All government, at all levels, is susceptible to being misinterpreted by the winners as a mandate to impose their will on the voters, and frequently to fleece them too.
Katie Wilson was on TV last night addressing her supporters. I was struck by her comments: "I want free child care, I want everyone to have a roof overhead, I want health care, I want, want. . ."
You get the point -- it was not a speech about what her public wants, it was about her. I was frankly surprised: did she have any idea how tone-deaf she sounded? I think she did not, probably because she is still supported by her parents and probably thinks of herself as a special person. I wonder how long it will take for that to either wear thin or get changed by a political aide who convinces her to change her tune. BTW, I'm willing to accept the possibility that she meant ". . .for my constituents, I want. . ." but it sure did not come across that way.
As for Mamdani, he is polishing up quickly and well. He has amazing self-confidence for someone who is not entirely native or New Yorker, and his challenge to Trump to leave New York alone (except for sending money) shows, I think, surprising chutzpah, even for the mayor of such a large and important city. He carries himself like he thinks of himself as equal to the President of the USA, which I suspect he does.
In both cases, I think they suppose they'll "do it right" for the first time. A little humility would go well for both of them. Fat chance.
You can polish a lump of coal if you smear enough oil on it. But only under extreme pressure will it ever amount to anything of value. Madmani will never survive the pressure as Mayor of Gotham. He's a cream puff. Plus, he's not just unconnected, he's out of touch.
In 2016, Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders was the front runner for the Democratic nomination for President of the U S. until the powers that be decided that Hillary Clinton would wear the crown. Hillary was bumped by "The Anointed One" Barack Hussain Obama in 2008 which she felt was a slight. Since Bernie got the screws put to him by Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016 he has amassed a net worth of over 3 million dollars and up until recently owned 3 homes. Bernie the rich hypocritical socialist. So the Democrats believe it is time to unleash Socialism on our country. God help the United States.
As Thomas Sowell is quoted as saying" Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. "
Of course the pro-faith and pro-Patriot USA will survive. They represent the voter majority who who elected Donald Trump the 47th President correct? And since his pro-active leadership is impressing the heck out of the same voters plus the even more of conservative and moderate Demonrats who voted for in 2024, Presidential candidate JD Vance will also likely be elected in November 2028. Dittos that the latter voters who will favor Patriotic GOP candidates in the next Midterm election in November 2026.
Remember, according to Romans 13:1, God decides who becomes President of the USA to effect His perfect timing for the beginning of Daniel's 70th week aka The Great Seven-Year Tribulation Period. Coming soon to a theater near you!
Or a plumber. They both make more than hospital surgeons, especially those service techs who own their business. HVAC is right behind them. Sadly, many companies are combining to plumbing, electrical and HVAC. This means your tech on call is now minimally certified in all and not great at any. Sigh.
To us Seattle residents, it's staggering how thoroughly outvoted we are by the self-assured 'progressives', who've grown up in thoroughly leftified educational circumstances since elementary school, and seem to have unlimited campaign funds. Ms. Wilson's opponent was no sort of conservative himself, but had served a term as Mayor with some little respect for law enforcement. It was an election of 'vote for the least-worst and pray'.
As a native Washingtonian I have seen this coming for many years. The democrats have not held a single safe and secure election for many years. They have cheated their way up the ladder to the point that everyone knows it, but no one does anything about it (got that Bondi?) This is the most beautiful state in the country and soon it will be the first to go bankrupt at the hands of the democrat socialists. The state is actually red, just look. Seattle is blue along with a few other Puget Sound cities and they tend to control the state which has been a topic for many years as well. To see her elected makes me want to vomit. However, you should see the condition of the city that elected her and you will then understand how she got elected. People there want everything they can get for free. Largely a homeless and drug infested city Seattle is pretty ugly these days. Kind of like Portland, only perhaps worse. Don't be surprised if ALL business leaves the premises as fast as they can. Nothing to hold them there any longer. Actually, I'm not sure there are any important businesses left in the city anyway.
Academics seem awfully prone to raising dangerous children, don't they? We can add Calla Walsh to the list though she's in the terrorist wing not the infiltrate-political-office one.
I particularly like how Katie Wilson created an activist organization that then started paying her a salary to run it. This is rather a common ploy as I can testify from my years working with a grantmaking foundation (I was just the secretary so my hands are clean-ish).
Anyway these kids grow up--like Obama and Kamala too--with no interior sense of self. Such people are ruinous to everything.
Bread always molds from the edges.
When discussing Mamdani the other day, a colleague said something to the effect of "well - it could be worse". People in Seattle: "Hold my beer".
Katie's resume reads like a theater kids yearbook notes of "things I did last summer". Yet here we are. There are many good people in that area of the country. I'm praying they don't have to suffer too long with this mistake.
Why won’t the republicans bury them both in law fare? After all the constitution still applies even to them
Apparently there's quite a living to be made by pitting one class against another, in the eternal struggle originally fomented by a huge hairy load living in his Mom's garage. No, not Bernie Sanders, who's only marginally hairy, but rather it's "Hot" Karl Marx himself, the be-carbuncled extremist who wrote things once a long time ago.
Contrast the cities in the times and places where this intellectual crapulence has taken hold, in varying degrees. Burlington, VT, the birth canal of Bernie, has slowly degraded under the progressivism that has taken hold in the urban politics, bolstered by a transient class of college students flitting in and out of the workers' paradise on their way to places that pay livable wages (in this example, they're not moving to Rutland, VT, for the job of their dreams).
NYC waxes and wanes with this crap, so I expect the cycle to come around again. I'm still having trouble understanding exactly *who* votes for a Mandami, with such a robust working class ethic in much of the city, the financial sector that must be simultaneously laughing at the lunacy but also checking home prices in Florida, NC, Tennessee, anywhere where a more rational political atmosphere is still in place.
It's a "takers vs makers" mentality, purporting to actually represent true "makers", the individual contributors who physically build things (like unions claim to do), but in the end the re-distributionist approach simply hollows out the local economy and inflates the dependent class of people who will only clamor for more from a diminishing supply of people and businesses willing to support those who won't work for themselves.
Who voted for Mamdani? Not the natives. Those who voted for him are transplants from liberal towns and cities across the nation. If only they would return there. New York is the melting pot. Unfortunately, the ingredients are more and more unsavory. These people are not invested here. There should be a 5 year residency requirement to vote. They will do the damage here and then leave to spoil another city.
Most were AWFL’s between 18-29. Mamdani captured 95% of their vote.
This is so disgusting. I never thought America would fall This way. Our only hope is God almighty. Come Jesus come.
Read more history, put cut out the spin. The original colonies were religious socialism. Nothing like starving to death and having to be saved by a bunch of half naked savages.
Then there was the original Norman's. Tried to run a socialist commune in NY but got run out. Then tried to set up shop in MI, got run out. Finally set up in Utah, only once again, starving to death has a way of knocking the ideology out you.
Plenty more attempts by other to set up communes. Then there is the original progressive era that started out great. Competitive bidding and professional city managers. Went down with all the bankrupt canals and railroads that wound up selling for pennies on the dollar.
It's a regular occurring feature of humanity to keep trying to spend other peoples money.
I’ll begin by saying that our middle grandson-just turned 21–decided college wasn’t a good fit for him. While he maintained over a 4.0 average in high school, played on the varsity baseball team for 4 years, his learning disability made studying extra hard on him. So, after graduating , he worked a couple jobs but eventually decided to try working with an electrician. His boss immediately recognized his astounding work ethic and his dedication to doing a job correctly. He’s been a well paid apprentice for the same electrician for 3 years and hopes to become a certified electrician—when he feels he can pass the tests. His older brother graduated from college in May and is trying to pass the last of 4 tests in order to be paid for his job as a financial advisor. He lives with his brother in their family home which they are buying from their parents. Neither of these young men can understand how two very questionable people, both born with silver spoons in their mouths, could possibly win an election as mayors in two important cities in our country. We all discussed this very issue, and finally, the younger of the two said he thought he knew why and how. His answer? They lied their way to gain votes; they got support from people who believe their lies. And they concluded that that is the way all democrats win—but they steal, too.
What seemingly only the working class under socialism understands is that the shit jobs remain the same under both systems - but I can well understand how jobless college grads want to become well paid members of the vanguard of the proletariat -
You need to put the hammer and sickle sign in Chicago and LA too.....and it wouldn't hurt to put it in SF even though they got rid of their communist mayor. The SF people are communist adjacent.
Socialism is nothing more than a crutch or a tool designed by people who can't make it without the collective help of others. They don't WANT to work hard at making it on their own. They want what someone else has already earned. So in a sense socialism is a thug. And so are the people who believe in it.
I will take a different perspective here if I may: socialism is not about the voters who favor it, rather it is about the megalomaniacs who believe they are 'anointed by (fill in the blank)' to lead the poor huddled masses. Contrast this with the vision of our founding fathers, who counted on the guidance of Almighty God to lead the people. All government, at all levels, is susceptible to being misinterpreted by the winners as a mandate to impose their will on the voters, and frequently to fleece them too.
Actually, it's both. Put people who want to be taken care of together with a megalomaniac and you have a perfect and you have a perfect storm.
Katie Wilson was on TV last night addressing her supporters. I was struck by her comments: "I want free child care, I want everyone to have a roof overhead, I want health care, I want, want. . ."
You get the point -- it was not a speech about what her public wants, it was about her. I was frankly surprised: did she have any idea how tone-deaf she sounded? I think she did not, probably because she is still supported by her parents and probably thinks of herself as a special person. I wonder how long it will take for that to either wear thin or get changed by a political aide who convinces her to change her tune. BTW, I'm willing to accept the possibility that she meant ". . .for my constituents, I want. . ." but it sure did not come across that way.
As for Mamdani, he is polishing up quickly and well. He has amazing self-confidence for someone who is not entirely native or New Yorker, and his challenge to Trump to leave New York alone (except for sending money) shows, I think, surprising chutzpah, even for the mayor of such a large and important city. He carries himself like he thinks of himself as equal to the President of the USA, which I suspect he does.
In both cases, I think they suppose they'll "do it right" for the first time. A little humility would go well for both of them. Fat chance.
After the lawsuit from Leticia James and Mamdani's election, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump moved his whole organization out of NYC to Florida.
The reign of narcissists in this century reflects the moral vacuum which "nurtured" them.
Rules for thee not me.
You can polish a lump of coal if you smear enough oil on it. But only under extreme pressure will it ever amount to anything of value. Madmani will never survive the pressure as Mayor of Gotham. He's a cream puff. Plus, he's not just unconnected, he's out of touch.
Mr. Simon,
In 2016, Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders was the front runner for the Democratic nomination for President of the U S. until the powers that be decided that Hillary Clinton would wear the crown. Hillary was bumped by "The Anointed One" Barack Hussain Obama in 2008 which she felt was a slight. Since Bernie got the screws put to him by Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016 he has amassed a net worth of over 3 million dollars and up until recently owned 3 homes. Bernie the rich hypocritical socialist. So the Democrats believe it is time to unleash Socialism on our country. God help the United States.
As Thomas Sowell is quoted as saying" Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. "
Thomas O'Connor
Of course the pro-faith and pro-Patriot USA will survive. They represent the voter majority who who elected Donald Trump the 47th President correct? And since his pro-active leadership is impressing the heck out of the same voters plus the even more of conservative and moderate Demonrats who voted for in 2024, Presidential candidate JD Vance will also likely be elected in November 2028. Dittos that the latter voters who will favor Patriotic GOP candidates in the next Midterm election in November 2026.
Remember, according to Romans 13:1, God decides who becomes President of the USA to effect His perfect timing for the beginning of Daniel's 70th week aka The Great Seven-Year Tribulation Period. Coming soon to a theater near you!
Or a plumber. They both make more than hospital surgeons, especially those service techs who own their business. HVAC is right behind them. Sadly, many companies are combining to plumbing, electrical and HVAC. This means your tech on call is now minimally certified in all and not great at any. Sigh.
A Chronology of recent movements:
Civil Rights
Anti-Vietnam War
Environmental (Earth Day)
Anti-nuclear Power
Global Warming aka Climate change
Socialism
To us Seattle residents, it's staggering how thoroughly outvoted we are by the self-assured 'progressives', who've grown up in thoroughly leftified educational circumstances since elementary school, and seem to have unlimited campaign funds. Ms. Wilson's opponent was no sort of conservative himself, but had served a term as Mayor with some little respect for law enforcement. It was an election of 'vote for the least-worst and pray'.