Four More Years!

Your favorite Peasant is making an endorsement for 

the presidency, and it is not a difficult choice to make.

President Donald J. Trump has compiled a record of 

accomplishments in one term than most presidents 

have been able to do in two. I know, I remember

when he was nominated by the GOP four years ago

I was shocked and filled with dread. Your then-

fretful Peasant was contemplating a pair of awful 

choices for the White House; a swaggering, ultra-

cocky, bragadaccio-spouting New York billionaire

or a former First Lady with an outsized ego and an 

even larger lust for power who would run over her 

own mother to gain even a smidgen of power.

I chose the least awful of the two awful choices,

figuring that Trump was a question mark while 

Hillary Clinton was without a doubt the epitome of 

elitism, corruption, and downright vileness. 

She was, and is, more crooked than a spine with 

scoliosis. 

Thank God that Donald Trump won that election,

one in which Clinton was favored by almost everyone

on both sides of the political divide to win (even by 

your faithful Peasant; I figured she'd win by some 

shenanigans such as electoral fraud, a' la John F. Kennedy

in 1960), but oh, the shock and horror exhibited by the

Democrats attending their victory parties (Gee, this wasn't

supposed to happen!) and the amazement mixed with joy 

at the Republicans' parties, including the one I attended

in downtown Milwaukee! As soon as Donald Trump 

was inaugurated he hit the ground running, and here

is but a few of his accomplishments in fulfillment of 

his campaign promises:

1) New Jobs

In the first two months of 2017, Trump's first two months

of his first term, President Trump helped create an economic 

climate which made possible the creation of 238,000 jobs

in the private sector. Wages grew during this time by an 

average of 2.8% while unemployment dipped to 4.7%.

Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians have all benefited from 

historic employment gains. People who lost their jobs

during the Obama years, many of whom had given up 

on finding new jobs returned to work in brand new jobs

at decent wages. 

2) Reduction in the National Debt

When Trump's predecessor Barack Obama left office he 

left the country a debt load of $19.947 trillion. President 

Trump cut that figure by $68 billion. It was the first time 

in decades that the nation's debt didn't increase under a new

president.

3) Manufacturing Jobs Come Back

U.S. manufacturing jobs made a comeback, according to the 

Philly Fed Index which measures how well manufacturers 

are doing. The index shows this field having its best numbers

since 1984 when President Ronald Reagan was in office.

If we re-elect President Trump we could very likely top that

mark in his second term.

4) Companies from abroad are planning or are already 

planning to or are already investing in U.S. production.

Samsung, for one, will be among those overseas firms which

will be hiring and/or transferring production to our country.

What a nice change from having our companies and our jobs

moving from our country to companies in other countries!

5) The Stock Market Sets New Record Highs With 

Astonishing Regularity

With the growing confidence of businesses big, medium and

small, it's no wonder that stocks are on a rocket ride.

6) Trump Saved the Coal Industry from Being Regulated Out 

of Business

President Trump rid this industry of the crushing regulations 

imposed upon it by President Obama, who had it in mind to

eliminate coal as an energy source and therefore the very

industry itself. Hillary Clinton promised to continue this 

terrible policy if elected. Trump saved many jobs and 

kept an option for the American people's energy.

7) The Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership is Gone

President Trump removed the U.S. from a trade pact which 

was of no real benefit to the county while giving other 

countries in the pact an upper hand over us, causing the 

loss of many jobs.

8) The Repeal and Replacement of Obamacare is Underway

The so-called Affordable Care Act (ACA), an Obama creation,

with its Individual Mandate and Obama's and the Dems' con job

in selling it to the American people ("If you like your doctor, 

you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan ...")

is going away thanks to President Trump, who is working on 

creating a replacement which will be truly affordable and 

will be market-based rather than bureaucratic and intractable.

9) The Appointment of Conservative Supreme Court Justices

Three new justices, all conservatives, are now on the United States

Supreme Court, and will be a strong bulwark against the liberal

justices and their judicial activist mischief against the Constitution.

All chosen by President Trump.

10) President Trump is the Most Pro-Life President Since 

Ronald Reagan

President Trump also chose the conservative justices for SCOTUS

for their being pro-life regarding an unborn baby's right to live and not 

be hideously killed via abortion. This raises the bar of respect and 

reverence for human life in our country, especially within its govern-

mental functions and operations.

And although the economy had taken a hit in March from the 

Coronovirus pandemic, sending it into recession, it came storming

back, breaking out of the recession while registering a historic increase 

in GDP (7.4% for the 3rd quarter of 2020; 33.1% for 2020 so far!)

Nothing like this had ever happened in our nation's history. Your joyful

Peasant could go on with mentioning still more of President Trump's 

accomplishments --- all made during one single four-year term --- 

but I would well be at it until Saint Patrick's Day. Suffice to say, 

my wonderful readers, that this most unlikely of people, this 

true political outsider, this fantastically wealthy fellow who could

simply have opted to continue to run his real estate empire and

gradually wind down his career, lolling around in his money and

his opulence had taken it upon himself to seek the highest office

in the land with the goal of rebuilding our economy and revitalizing

our country --- at a frightful cost. The hate thrown at him like 

sacks of burning excrement, the brickbats coming at him, 

his family, and his administration from many places including

but not limited to the media, the Democrats, the radical feminists,

even people in his own party does not make for a peaceful life.

This endless torrent of hatred bedeviled President Trump 

ever since he was elected, let alone inaugurated. But there 

are many, many, many of us who appreciate what he has done 

for us in repairing our country, and we must, and we shall,

vote for our courageous president on November 3 (that is,

those of us who were able to vote early in their states.

Your eager Peasant voted on the first day of early voting

here in Wisconsin!). Many people have said that this 

election is the most important election yet, but all of our 

past elections have been important. How could an election

NOT be important, for your vote is your voice in how we

are to be governed and by whom. But this election is going

to determine more than that, much more. Our election

is going to be not just the choice between which presidential

candidate, the choice between which party is to control

the House and the Senate, but also will be the choice between

which kind of country we shall have; will we continue to 

have the country that our Founding Fathers meant for us to

have --- toiling and sacrificing so much, including fighting 

a long and especially bloody war against a then world power

to gain our independence and to live as free people without

the diktats of a huge, overbearing government micromanaging

all that we say and do, or will we have exactly that type of

government which our Founding Fathers wanted to avoid,

where we will be intimidated into censoring ourselves when-

ever we want to speak our minds about what we see is lacking

in our government and our society; to be expected to adjust

our day-to-day lives to fit the rules and regulations mandated

by our government officials on high (elimination of "Hate 

Speech", the Green New Deal, etc.), to have "Open Borders"

coupled with "Sanctuary" laws across the country

allowing all to enter our country without following our 

longtime laws regarding immigration, even especially

violent criminals and international terrorists who would then

wreak havoc and make mayhem against us with impunity;

to have welfare programs the likes and scope not yet created

and implemented, all of which would crush anyone and every

entity (especially businesses) who pays taxes with taxation

beyond anything our country has ever had. And as for the

respect and sanctity of human life, forget it folks because 

we'll all be expendable and devalued in Orwellian ways.

And there will not be another opportunity to take back

and restore our country as we've always known it for a 

horribly long time. Want to know what would happen to any

dissidents who would try to begin that process? Just look

at China to see what they do with their dissidents. Open a

history book and see what Russia, in their Soviet Union days,

did with their dissidents. Do you know that the CPUSA

(Communist Party USA) has not nominated a candidate for

President in recent years, this year included? That's because

they have publicly announced that their stands on the issues

of the day are so much in allignment with the Democrats

that they are simply recommending to their comrades that

they vote Democrat. They found political commonalities with

Barack Obama and with this year's Democrat nominee

Joe Biden, and with the Democrat platform. This illustrates 

how far the Dems have sailed leftward, they are now that 

extreme in their politics and therefore cannot any longer be 

trusted with power. 

Your serious Peasant is not going to offer any Halloween

bromides, no such humor, this Halloween day, as there are

so many serious issues for us to deal with. Let us pray that

we can once again engage in levity and laughter after

November 3.

So, there's plenty of reasons and plenty of motivation to 

vote in this election. Vote as if your country, your freedom,

and your lives depend on it. Because they do. 

Vote Trump. Vote Republican. Vote freedom.

MEM

Thoughts on My Second Trump Rally

Your joyful Peasant received a call on Saturday from a longtime friend

and fellow conservative, inviting me at the eleventh hour to join him,

two of his brothers and his nephew to attend the Trump Make America

Great Again Rally to be held that afternoon in Waukesha. Having 

attended a Trump bash in Milwaukee last winter just before the 

Coronovirus pandemic got underway and nearly everything was 

shuttered, with this same friend and the two of us having the time of 

our lives, how could I resist? 

We arrived at the location for the event around four o'clock, and for the

next four hours we had the delight of listening to a mix of patriotic, 

country, classic rock and pop music while also getting to see the 

campaign ad commercials that have been airing on TV around the 

country, promoting President Trump's achievements while showing 

Joe Biden to be the cavalier, uncaring, babbling elitist we have come 

to know him to be. One must realize that politics is not a game of 

patty-cake; it's a tough, uncompromising field.

We also heard speeches from some local GOP office holders and office 

seekers, as well as former Ambassador Richard Grenell who 

currently serves as the Special Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace

Negotiations. Grenell, in my estimation, was the most exciting and

truly riveting speaker of a very esteemed group of speakers who 

addressed us that afternoon. He is a man of great scholarly and 

career accomplishments, and is a rising star in the Republican Party.

Although he arrived an hour late, having been travelling about

Wisconsin speaking at other rallies, President Trump made his 

entrance around eight and he was as exciting, as informal, as

much energy and fun as he was at the first rally I attended.

The rally was every bit as grand, exhilarating, and as much 

fun as the other one and the people there in attendance were

friendly, open, and a delight to be with. I took a misstep going

up to the seats my friends and fell, but was helped by a couple

of attendees, one of whom gave me his arm to grasp as I righted

myself and made my way to my party. I thanked them heartily

and declared "This is the difference between us and the Biden

Democrats!". Conservatives truly care about their fellow man,

and they always step forward to help someone who is in a 

tricky situation, as I was at that moment (my ageing knees are

not what they used to be). 

A nice little extra was when we discovered that we were, at least

briefly, on TV; one of our party was texted by a relative who sent 

a picture from her TV showing the five of us in a shot that wound

up on NBC-TV, whether it was the national network or our local

affiliate I don't know but it was a great image. I shall try to get the 

link so I can post it for you; it is a fine picture!

President Trump came to visit Wisconsin to bolster his support 

here in the Badger State, as some polls as of this posting showed

Biden with a lead here. I'd say that, if the other rallies held for

our president were as exciting and thrilling as this one then

any lead Biden has or may have should melt away like a 

snowflake in the sun. And that will help our president to 

once again carry Wisconsin and storm to victory on 

November 3.

MEM

Prayers for Rush

As you, my fantastic readers know, especially those of you 

who are longtime "Dittoheads" --- the nickname for Rush 

Limbaugh's radio show audience --- Rush has been battling

lung cancer for several months. This week, Rush announced

that his cancer is in Stage 4, which means that the cancer has 

grown and metastasized (spread to other areas heretofore not 

yet affected). and remission is much less likely. 

A talk radio staple for over thirty years, Rush has over time 

become the top rated talk show host among all talk radio 

shows, and still holds that distinction today. In February,

Rush revealed on his show that he had advanced lung cancer

but promised to stay on the radio while battling the Big C.

However, on Monday of this week he informed his audience

(yes, the Peasant was tuned in to Rush's show that very day)

that after halting the growth of the cancer, it began making 

progress again, and the long-term prognosis is not good.

"From the moment you get the diagnosis, there's a part of 

you every day (that says) OK, that's it. Life's over. You just

don't know when. But when you get that diagnosis, I mean, 

that's ... So, during the period of time after the diagnosis, 

you do what you can to prolong life, do what you can to 

prolong a happy life. You measure a happy life against 

whatever medication it takes. 

"And at some point you can decide, you know, this medication

may be working, but I hate the way I feel every day. I'm not 

there yet. But it is part and parcel of this. It's tough to realize 

that the days where I don't think I am under a death sentence

are over."

So Rush's treatment regimen is being adjusted "in hopes of 

keeping additional progression at bay for as long as possible."

In the meantime, Rush's preternatural good cheer has not 

diminished one iota, even on days when Rush cannot be on

the air because of his feeling weak and/or nauseous. He has

profusely thanked audience members who had sent get well

wishes to him online as well as through the mail, and has 

kept his show as upbeat and cheerful as Rush himself

when on the air.  A more happy warrior one cannot find!

Even while talking about the seriousness of his condition,

Rush more than balanced it out with discussing his blessings.

"You know, I wake up every day and thank God that I did.

I go to bed every day praying that I'm going to wake up.

I don't know how many of you do that, those who are not sick,

... But it's a blessing when you wake up. It's a stop-everything-

and-thank-God moment."

Rush has helped we conservatives through politically challenging

times: The elections and re-elections of Presidents Clinton and 

Obama, the changing of control of one or both chambers of 

Congress, recessions, the current Coronovirus pandemic and the 

attempts to use it to make political hay by power-hungry poli-

ticians and government officials, the radicalization of college

campuses, and the spread of political correctness and the advent

of "woke" to name but a few such examples. And Rush has plenty

of positivity, faith, and cheer to keep his spirits and ours high 

during this tense and critical time regarding Rush's health and 

whatever remaining time he will have to be with us. As Rush is 

being strong, let us too be strong and keep Rush in our thoughts 

and prayers each and every day. And let us be thankful for the 

blessing of having Rush in our lives, our visits with Rush over 

the airwaves, and for some of us the further blessing of meeting 

Rush at a book signing stop hosted by bookstores near us 

whenever Rush wrote one of his wonderful books in which

he shared even more of his thoughts and observations of the

news items from the realm of politics. And let us also remember

that Rush is still with us as this post gets published. Let us 

praise Rush while he is still present to receive and appreciate 

our praise, and to bask in our love, for too often we wait too 

long to praise someone dear to us, then we end up giving our 

praises at the wake and funeral or memorial service.

And, for as long as Rush can be with us hosting his show, let us

continue to tune in to enjoy our visits with this happy warrior 

and champion of conservatism!

MEM

Yet Another Reason Not to Vote for Biden

Remember when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 

during President Obama and the Democrats'

efforts to ram Obamacare through Congress 

and hasten its course to the president's desk,

haughtily answered Republican demands to first

discuss what was in the bill saying "We have to 

pass the bill to see what's in it!". She was coyly 

keeping the contents of the bill to herself and her

fellow Dems, trying to sneak one over on the 

American people. Well, Democrat presidential 

candidate Joe Biden is employing his own 

version of this shameful stratagem by not 

answering the question on the minds of many 

people as to whether if elected he would pack 

the Supreme Court with left-wing justices,

increasing the number of justices from the present 

nine to ... how many? All for the purpose of

assuring a long lasting lefty majority which,

if his party also retains the House and wins the

Senate, will dominate American politics for 

a long time --- and even though the presidency 

and Congress will change hands at some point

the Supreme Court will have a lefty tilt which 

will last for decades.

In a rare occasion of actual journalism from the 

press, Biden was asked why he won't answer a 

straight-forward question as to whether or not 

he would increase the Supreme Court by adding

liberal justices to it for a solid, long-lasting 

left-majority. Biden's answer? That voters will

"know my opinion on (Packing SCOTUS) when

the election is over." The former Vice President

then added: "Now, look, I know it's a great question,

and y'all --- and I don't blame you for asking it.

But you know the moment I answer that question,

the headline in every one of your papers will be 

about that." Uh, Joe, that's called news. 

Not long after that exchange Biden was asked by

a reporter in Las Vegas, where Biden was making

a campaign visit, "Don't the voters have a right to

know where you stand on" Court packing? Like 

a true elitist jerk Biden shot back with "No, they 

don't deserve, ... I'm not going to play his 

(President Trump's) game."

Ah, but this is no game, Joe. This is an election which 

will have far-reaching consequences over the coming

years. This is much more serious than any game.

Never mind that the question is key to American 

self-government. The Democrats on the ever-lurching

left think that the Supreme Court is, and should be, 

a backup legislature to pass policies that don't pass 

in Congress. The Constitution be hanged; no more

separate branches of government with checks 

and balances to keep any and all of the branches 

from grabbing power, and no letting the peasants in

on the plan or any other governance plans by Biden 

and the Democrats. The peasants shouldn't worry their 

empty little heads about such things, all they need to do 

is vote Democrat on November 3 and leave it to the 

hyper-elite smartypants of the party to deal with the details.

All the more reason to vote for President Trump

and the Republicans. 

MEM

How to End an Endless Emergency

Michigan's Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer, like many

Democrat governors, has been having a field day with the 

Coronovirus pandemic. Since the outbreak became news 

she has placed her state under a lockdown more tight and 

restrictive than that which my state's governor, Tony Evers,

did with Wisconsin. Gov. Whitmer had ordered retailers to 

cordon off parts of their stores deemed, no doubt by Her 

Majesty to be "nonessential". She also mandated that buying 

a lottery ticket in a store is OK but not, for instance, cans of

paint nor gardening supplies. And she cracked down on the 

ability of landscapers to provide service to their clientele,

all in the name of protecting Michiganders from contracting 

Coronovirus. Your quizzical Peasant thinks perhaps Whitmer

is a nonessential governor for Michigan; she certainly is a 

nonessential dictator.

In an opinion issued last Friday the Michigan Supreme Court

quoted Montesquieu: "When the legislative and executive 

powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of 

magistrates, there can be no liberty." Gov. Whitmer had issued

a state of emergency in Michigan, then recently extended it 

through October 27, WITHOUT authorization from the state

legislature (the Republicans currently control both chambers),

as is required under Michigan's constitution as part of their 

"checks and balances" between the three branches of their

government. 

Gov. Whitmer acted under two state laws: the Emergency 

Management Act allows a governor to declare a disaster,

but just for 28 days. Now, if a longer period is approved 

by the legislature the governor can then extend the state

of emergency, but only under these conditions. The GOP

-controlled legislature declined to give such an extension, 

so Gov. Whitmer extended her emergency order unilaterally,

and was promptly sued by the legislature. She argued in court 

that the aforementioned law said that the Governor "shall"

declare an emergency "if he or she finds that an emergency 

has occurred," and Gov. Whitmer stated that she "had no choice

here but to redeclare a state of emergency" since she claimed 

to have found an emergency still existing in Michigan. 

However, Justice Stephen Markman wrote for the court

in their unanimous decision, "To allow such a redeclaration

would effectively render the 28-day limitation a nullity."

In other words, Justice Markman stated that the Governor's

unilateral redeclaration would zero out the law regarding 

this situation and would also weaken, if not dissolve, 

a check on the scope of the Executive branch of the state

government. 

The second state law which Gov. Whitmer cited for her actions,

the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act which says the 

governor can take "reasonable" action as needed "to protect 

life and property or to bring the emergency situation within 

the affected area under control." The court said that these orders

had, among other things, mandated residents to stay home;

mandatory masks; forced closure of houses of worship, eateries,

schools, libraries, and gyms; prohibited nonessential travel;

and barred private gatherings between people from different 

households. This law, unlike the other one, includes no 

specific time limitation, meaning that in theory the Governor's 

emergency powers could continue indefinitely (!). This sounds

like how governance in communist-ruled countries function,

in that their governments suspend civil liberties such as free 

speech where one may openly criticize the government without

fear of punishment, with the rulers explaining that all civil 

liberties will be restored once the revolution is permanently 

secured --- and that the comrades would inform the people 

when that would be. Except that they never say when the 

revolution is secure, so a lockdown on said liberties remains 

in force. As British statesman Lord Acton put it those many 

years ago, "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Justice Markman once again wrote for the majority,

"no individual in the history of this state has ever been vested with 

as much concentrated and standardless power to regulate the lives

of our people, free of the inconvenience of having to act in accord

with other accountable branches of government." In a 4-3 vote,

the Michigan Supremes struck down the statute as "an unlawful

delegation of legislative power' under Michigan's constitution."

Gov. Whitmer went 0-for-2 before the state's high court as a result.

What's next, then? The Detroit News stated in an editorial following

the decisions "Representative democracy should not go away in a 

crisis --- that's exactly when it's needed most." Your favorite 
Peasant couldn't agree more. May this truth become more contagious

around the country than the Coronovirus.

MEM

The Presidential Brawl (er, Debate)

Your bemused Peasant listened intently to the first 

Presidential Debate on the radio, and although I 

have long known that President Trump has limited 

debating skills he can still get his points across

and also dismantle those of his opponents. But the 

debate I heard was more like a world championship

boxing match without the gloves and the physical

blows and sounded like it should have been refereed

by a boxing ref or a UFC official rather than moderated

by Chris Wallace, who was overwhelmed by the 

savagery on the part of both candidates.

President Trump did some things in the course of the

debate which, if a high school or college student 

on his school's debate team did same he would have

been disqualified, or at least would have cost his team

some points. In a debate it is absolutely forbidden to 

interrupt your opponent when he is getting his allotted

time to speak; Trump did this several times to former

Vice President Joe Biden, and Chris Wallace could not

get him to stop. This went on throughout almost the

entire debate, almost resulting in a three-way battle!

Our president also has to learn that it is prudent to let

your opponent babble on, making mistakes which will

trap him like quicksand; it will not serve you well if you 

stop or interrupt him, just let him trap himself in his own

hogwash. But the ex-VP interrupted many times himself,

merely mirroring the president.

Now, Chris Wallace gave many admonishments and warnings

to President Trump regarding interruptions but not as many 

to Biden, and no, it wasn't because Biden interrupted fewer

times; I didn't tally the number of times that either participant

interrupted the other but it was certainly noticeable that 

Wallace had taken Trump to task more so than he did Biden.

At one point the former VP barked "Shut up, man!" to the 

president and also called him a liar, all without any warnings

from Wallace (!). Trump zinged Wallace, saying "I guess

I'm debating you, not him!", in retaliation for Wallace

letting Biden get away with his interruptions and his 

ad hominem attack. It is no secret in media circles, nor 

to those who closely follow national politics that Chris Wallace,

who hosts FOX News Sunday, has no love for President Trump.

It would have been better had those who arranged the debate

chosen someone who either dislikes both candidates roughly

equally or has enough professionalism to enforce the rules of

the debate equally without regard to political preference or

personal feelings for either participant. 

In addition, many in the media --- liberal as well as conservative

--- were openly critical of Chris Wallace's performance as debate 

moderator, even more than they were for that of both of the 

debaters (!!). In summation, your flabbergasted Peasant makes it 

that the debate was a three-for-all free-for-all, and all three of 

the combatants were carrying on more like bar room brawlers

than debaters and a moderator. But, through it all, President Trump

refuted and shot down Joe Biden's fallacious claims as to his 

law school education, his performance as a United States senator,

and the programs of President Obama's (especially Obamacare),

as well as Biden's statements regarding the waves of race-based 

violence in several American cities (i.e., Black Lives Matter being

"an idea" rather than an organization; never mind that this particular

idea burned businesses, government buildings and police precincts,

looted businesses, and shot, stabbed, and ran down people in the 

streets). And this was enough to give President Trump the win

in a very ugly donnybrook of a debate. 

President Trump is no Ronald Reagan when it comes to debating

skills. He is no John F. Kennedy regarding clarity and smoothness

of delivery. But he gets results as the top government executive and

head of state. The miraculous economic rebounds (following 

shockingly weak Obama economy, then after the Coronovirus 

outbreak), getting Israel and some of her regional enemies to 

sit at the negotiating table and create a bond of cooperation and

comity, revamping and re-energizing our military, especially at 

a time when China is preparing to challenge us for the top world

superpower status, and standing with the people of the beleaguered,

violence-torn cities whose Democrat mayors and Democrat state

governors refused to intervene to restore order, peace, and 

protection all made believers out of people who either didn't 

and/or wouldn't vote for him four years ago, making supporters 

of his in this election year as President Trump vies for a second

term. 

And this spells big trouble ahead for the Democrats. 

MEM