I wasn't planning on writing about politics today, but here we are. I guess I'll just start.
I haven't watched the news myself, but from what I'm hearing, the President has floated a new promise: if Republicans hold Congress in the midterms, everyone gets a $5,000 check. Turns out that's roughly right — Trump announced a $5,000 "dividend" tied to tariff revenue, contingent on a GOP win in November. It's already drawing bipartisan pushback and could face legal challenges, for what it's worth.
Funny thing is, I'm still waiting on the $2,000 tariff dividend he promised almost a year ago. According to ABC News, that one still hasn't shown up either. So forgive me if I'm not holding my breath on this new number.
Anyway, here's how I ended up down this road: I was on the phone with my father — we don't talk much these days, and he's been trying to "rekindle things" lately — and he brought it up.
Whenever he gets going on politics, I ask him a few questions he usually can't answer. It's become our routine at this point. He was a DFLer back when we lived in Minnesota. Once we moved to Kansas, he became a Republican. Now? I think he's drifting left again. That's fine by me — everyone's entitled to change their mind.
The conversation always starts the same way: "I wonder what that idiot in Washington has done today." When I push him to explain why he calls the man an idiot, it usually comes down to wondering what he's shot his mouth off about now.
I remind him the guy isn't a career politician — he's a billionaire businessman who says what's on a lot of people's minds already. He just doesn't have a filter.
Do I agree with everything Trump says? No. But I respect that he says what's on his mine, out loud, with his name attached — unlike some people these days, who'll say anything from behind a keyboard or a camera and never own it. Looking at you, social media influencers.
The alternative, I guess, is someone polished and politically correct who has no idea what they're doing. And honestly — whatever happened to common sense anyway?
Anyway, that's my rant for the moment.
Until next time,
Stay Old, Bold, and Bald and may be a bit Grumpy too!
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